anemone has no tentacles showing in the middle of him?

[andrewsky]

my anemone is bare in the middle of himself. my water parameters are fine, hes eating good, he eats every other day. his color is still there and the tentacles that only are on the rim of him, are green which is what he is, a green bubble tip anemone. his tentacles are also still bubbled. but why is the middle of his body bare and nothing there?

i've had him for two-three weeks and i have two black and white ocellaris in my tank but i think the anemone is too small and so are the clowns to start hosting. also the clowns i think are still trying to figure out their dominance.

 

[BonsaiNut]

Photos?

 

[SkullV]

What type of anemone is it? If it's a BTA it is pretty standard to have no tentacles in the immediate area around the mouth.

 

[andrewsky]

ok, and yes its a BTA, but will he eventually grow his tentacles out so u can barely see the empty space?

 

[WaffleWalffle22]

ok, and yes its a BTA, but will he eventually grow his tentacles out so u can barely see the empty space?

They aren't supposed to have tentacles around their mouths.

 

[andrewsky]

ya i know, but its like not the mouth its like a whole inch in diameter around the mouth that is empty. but i guess thats called the mouth?

 

[andrewsky]

i'll try to get a pic up

 

[bradleym]

Most anemones have a bare area around the mouth. The anemones don't ever grow tentacles there, they just get more and fuller tentacles over time that cover the mouth better.

 

[andrewsky]

o ok