condy problem?

[purplexfiles]

Got a condy from someone who was taking down his tank. He had it for about 4 months. It was very white w/ purple tips. Now, after I've had it for 5 weeks, it is becoming tan. It deflates about every day and exudes yucky brownish gunk. It has been in the same area every since I put it in my tank.
Water parameters good, MH lighting w/ VHO.
We feed mysis. It has been taking food.
Sound okay?

 

[bjonesjr1]

The condy shrinks and re grows all the time, to flush water out of it, thats its way of doing it... The brown stuff I think IMO is just a valve movement... and my is tan also but is looking very healthy... Mine stayed in the same place for 3 months then it decided to move the other day to my glass... I'll have a picture soon on my thread of where it moved too... I feed mine silver sides twice a week, and it catches some pelets here & their.

 

[stykthyn]

It was bleached, tan/pink is it's natural color. The brown stuff is waste from the food it has been eating. I have noticed that atlantic anemones seem to deflate themselves more often than nems from other portions of the world. I dont know why they do this, but unless it stays deflated for more than a day or so I wouldnt worry about it.

 

[bjonesjr1]

Also sometimes if their is not alot of flow in the tank, and stuff does fall onto their tenacles all the time, its a way of getting rid of that stuff that may fall on them... Hence why they like to stay around alot of flow... Mine moved up right near a power head almost. Going to have to watch and make sure that he doesn't get sucked in.

 

[bjonesjr1]

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[purplexfiles]

Good, we just needed some reassurance!