Anemone with open mouth

iMob

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I've had this anemone for about 3-4 months and the past few days it's been acting funny.i fed it a piece of shrimp 5 days ago and it spit it back out after a few hours because it was double the size of what I usually feed it.
Recently it's mouth started to open a little,not alot but enough to concern me because the mouth was always closed very tightly looking.
Yesterday I fed it a small piece of shrimp and this morning I woke up and it had thrown it up and was expelling its food and did the typical deflating when they go poo.
It hasn't looked good ever since.
Tank is mature and my params are normal,nothing has changed at all.
Lights are 4xt5's with new bulbs
This is what it was like yesterday
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Now:
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It doesn't look too bad. I would try a different food in a few days. Mysis, krill, scallops... Give it a small piece. They like variety so maybe it's just tired of shrimp lol.
 
Doesn't look too bad to me...

As you have found out, small food is better for anemones than large food. Additionally, make sure (especially when feeding raw food) that the food is FRESH. If you wouldn't eat it, don't feed it to your anemone. If your shrimp isn't PERFECTLY fresh, with no smell or discoloration, don't feed it.
 
imo your nem looks fine. If its mouth starts gaping or it pushes its inside out, then Id be a little more worried
 
It looks fine to me, have you tried silversides? I'd leave it alone for a few days and keep an eye on it. My Rose does the same thing every now and then. It's beautiful.

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My RBTA was acting a little funny about a week before it split. It sounds a lot like how yours is acting
 
It's fine now,I just gave it a few days and fed it some mysis once it started to look better.
Where can I get silversides?
 
Looks great to me also. I am not a professional. Those are some nice pics. Very well done. How you keep the glare from the glass out of the photo? My daughter told me to turn off the flash. Is that correct? Anyway, Your rbt is beautiful!
 
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