Anemone sucking tentacles?

[Lolas_boy]

Hello, my anemone is sucking on its tentacles. It currently is hosting 2 domino damsels, and I feed the tank phytoplankton daily. Can anyone give me an explanation of why this is happening?

 

[WaffleWalffle22]

Phytoplankton? Who told you to feed that? If it was a LFS, don't go there anymore. Anemones require regular feedings. You should feed them a few pieces of mysis shrimp every 2 weeks or so. Please post some pictures so we can help you more. What kind of lighting do you have? What kind of anemone is it? How long have you had it? What are the water parameters? What temperature do you have the tank at? Good luck!

 

[zaraemna]

That is how they get the food they catch with the tentacles into the mouth. Sometimes they will even turn into a ball with all the tentacles inside.

 

[Lolas_boy]

It is a hatian pink tipped anemone, and it has balled up before. It actually seems quite healthy. The reason I asked this is because I never saw it sucking before. And does anyone know how to turn off the flash on a camera so I can get decent pics?

 

[Lolas_boy]

Well, here are some pics.

 

[WaffleWalffle22]

It is sucking on its tentacles because it is very hungry.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

When eating the food they capture,it will pull the food into the mouth with it's tentacle.It will appear that it is sucking on them.It's normal