Condylactis Anemone Help

[spyder_steve]

I've had this little fellow for over 6 months, grown massively and his tentacles grown over 5 inches, until recently, he shrivelled right up and his tentacles are no bigger than a few mm's and some of them look bruised, he clearly doesn't look happy and he's not interested in his favourite prawn food either, he's been like it for for over a week,

We thought it might be down to the Razor light, but recently turned it down but it didn't make a difference
I've tried moving him but he just went back to the same place, we've tried putting him in different places away from the other corals but he's quite adimant to stick in a particular corner :headwally:

He's now in the sump under a lower fluorescent bulb until we know what to do
Any suggestions.. Not sure if he's dying or not

 

[AdamSabina]

Dumb question but they might help.

Do you have a butterfly fish?

What are your ammonia, nitrate, and Alkalinity levels?

 

[spyder_steve]

No butterfly fish..
Ammonia = 0
Nitrate = 0
Alkalinity pH = 8.4
Carbonate hardness Alkalinity KH = 200 approx
Nitrates 10-20 ppm
Phosphates = below 0.25
Calcium = 540 mg/l
Magnesium = 1400 approx
Salinity = 1.025

Parameters have always been the same, very little change in the tank as far as test results

 

[spyder_steve]

We've just noticed anemone that our Clarke clown fish hosts is going the same way too, but not as bad...

 

[spyder_steve]

We think we know the answer to the lame anemone, we changed the food recently from cheap-o uncooked prawns to high quality cooked tiger prawns, in addition we've been target feeding all the corals with supplements, after a little research found anemone's suffer with supplement target feeding.. Lesson learnt
We're slowly introducing small chunks of food to get it perked up again, also we introduced a porcelain crab which took to the anemone straight he way, looking positive again

 

[worm5406]

When feeding it is best to use raw food. In this instance the digestive juices attach the prawn/shrimp and dissolve it. Cooked food is tougher at times and takes longer to digest.

I use sea scallops and shrimp, both raw and about the size of a dime to nickle, for each piece, but cut thinner.

How often are you trying to feed it?

Glad it is looking better.