Is my anenome dying?
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Another picPls help... it's been like this for wks..wont eat krill or mysis
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Yes, it looks unhappy. How long have you had it, and what did it used to look like? Also, what are your tank parameters and inhabitants?
If it was mine, I would attempt to feed it krill. If it won't "grab on" to the krill, I would hold it gently against its mouth, until the mouth swells up around the krill. This can take several minutes (and thus, patience).
Kevin
If it was mine, I would attempt to feed it krill. If it won't "grab on" to the krill, I would hold it gently against its mouth, until the mouth swells up around the krill. This can take several minutes (and thus, patience).
Kevin
I think I'm too late...didnt feed it for over a month ughh.. looks nothing like the first couple days
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Lights are viparspectra 165 x2 on my 90...80 blues 30 whites ...it was always hiding..I now have lights at 10 and 5..only 10 inches above water
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Reef noob_
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I wouldnt be changing up lighting that's just likely to stress it out more.
Have you tested for any parameters?
How old is the tank?
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Have you tested for any parameters?
How old is the tank?
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Little over a year, it was stressed b4 I changed lighting
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Has he moved recently, or is this the original area and stubstrate he selected?
Not fed for a month would not result in this, provided enough light was available and consistent.
Mine is under same lighting as yours, but sitting higher. You can't really provide to much , they will move, you just have to keep corals in mind.
Mine has not been directly fed for 2 months now by me, but I see the clown toss in a piece once in a while.
They tolerate much range in parameters but do not tolerate much change.
Notwithstanding water, your tank is clearly mature enough for this inhabitant.
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Hes moved a couple times...hes only there cuz the wife tried to force feed it krill...
Hes looked drab for a long time now
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Don't try to force feed, the mouth is not drooping and it hasn't lost all its colour if it disintegrates remove to trigger feeding I would try squeezing a muscle or prawn so the juices blow over it. I would also move it over to the rock and let it attach and find its own place.
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I find my 5 anemones have their own preference none eat the fish I bought for them. The bubbles like muscle and shrimp. The magnificent anemone preferred cold water prawn. The carpets I use to keep preferred muscles and my fish which is why they had to go. Try different foods but don't over do it. They will feed on food meant for your fish.
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ThRoewer
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I haven't fed my BTAs for months and the ones not being sick do just fine with what they catch themselves and the energy their Zooxanthellae provide them.
These are two small wild ones that I have in one of my sump-tanks. After moving around for a couple of weeks they settled in those spots:
This is one I got from a fellow reefer after being less than a month in one of my tanks:
And this is how it looked when I got it:
I haven't fed any of them.
I would be concerned if the anemone constantly deflates or if it is always on the move. The first could indicate that it is sick, while the latter would suggest that it can't find a spot in your tank that suits its needs.
These are two small wild ones that I have in one of my sump-tanks. After moving around for a couple of weeks they settled in those spots:
This is one I got from a fellow reefer after being less than a month in one of my tanks:
And this is how it looked when I got it:
I haven't fed any of them.
I would be concerned if the anemone constantly deflates or if it is always on the move. The first could indicate that it is sick, while the latter would suggest that it can't find a spot in your tank that suits its needs.
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Sometimes, there seems to be no reason.
He stuck, he moves, I would do nothing at all, he won't be happy until he stops
Moving.
Small Heavens
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Some LFS give Nems great lighting, other times, the Nems get very low lighting while waiting to be adopted by a hobbyist.
-If the Nem looks big and healthy right after being introduced into a new tank, it can be because the light is lower than usual and the Nem is expanding its tissue to let in the light easier.
-If the Nem deflates, it can be because it is decimating or removing part of its dinoflagellates (the zooanthrellae). If that is the case, it just need time to adjust while eating up the dinos that it doesn't need.
Since the Nem has a tightly closed mouth, it does not appear to crave food. If it gets hungry, its mouth will open like it is exhausted and then it is an easy task to drop any foodstuff into its mouth directly btw.
-If the Nem looks big and healthy right after being introduced into a new tank, it can be because the light is lower than usual and the Nem is expanding its tissue to let in the light easier.
-If the Nem deflates, it can be because it is decimating or removing part of its dinoflagellates (the zooanthrellae). If that is the case, it just need time to adjust while eating up the dinos that it doesn't need.
Since the Nem has a tightly closed mouth, it does not appear to crave food. If it gets hungry, its mouth will open like it is exhausted and then it is an easy task to drop any foodstuff into its mouth directly btw.
