Anemone Shriveling Please Help

[TODDVICKI]

I put an anemone in brought home an anemone in my tank yesterday. He moved all over the place. The lights went out at night time. Lights have been on for a couple of hours. He is starting to shrivel. He does not look as good as yesterday. I am not sure this is good. Is it normal for this to happen? It is an LT Anemone. My clown has not bedded with him. Can anyone help?

 

[clowns101]

Sound like he could be aclimating to your tank.But not %100 sure.

 

[TODDVICKI]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=277902&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500

 

[TODDVICKI]

Above should be a picture of the anemone. I have not posted a picture before

 

[patriots81]

hard to tell, but it doesnt look that bad

 

[TODDVICKI]

That was when I first put him in. Should I see his but like that?? (the orange piece)

 

[Toddrtrex]

The orange piece is its foot. Your anemone is an LTA (( Macrodactyla doreensis )). The foot should be buried in the sandbed.

Did you try digging a hole for it?

How deep is your sand bed?

What lights do you have?

Current water parameters -- with numbers.

 

[TODDVICKI]

well... Sand bed is between 2 and 3 inches, depending on where my clown has dug holes. I will try digging the hole. How deep should the hole be? I have 1 175w halide. I will check water parameters.

 

[patriots81]

dig a hole deep enough for the anemone's foot to be covered (the redish pinkish part). Lighting should be enough assuming that you have a 30 gallon tank that you have listed

 

[Toddrtrex]

Do you know what lights it was under before you got it? You might have to acclimate it to your lights -- I prefer to use window screening, most of the time I use 3 layers and remove a layer each week.

 

[TODDVICKI]

he is looking better now that i dug a hole for him and placed him in it.