Is this normal or I have a Sick Anemone w/pics

KAZEKY

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Hi, i'm sorry but English is not my first language.
I have a 55 Gallons with two 65 watt 10,000K Daylight and two 65 watt True Actinic 03 Blue Compact Fluorescent Lamps and lunar lights, wet/dry filter 75pro with attached skimmer (20"H x 3"W), a 9Watts UV, and a extra 350B Penguin Bio-Wheel Filter, two Maxi-Jet 1200 Powerhead, and heathers
water parameters
ammonia=0
nitrite=0
nitrate 40 ppm
pH between 8.2
specific gravity between 1.022-1.023

I have a LTA since 2 months ago she was doing perfect, and two days ago she start turning like this (with tiny tentacles) I thought that was normal.

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a close up
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but then yesterday her mouth start growing and now I don't know if it is normal.
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can anyone help me.

Thank You!


KAZEKY
 
Are the smaller tentacles always like that or just on occassion? Overall, the anemone looks pretty healthy to me, but I'm definitely still learning about these creatures. Do you have a host clown or some other animal that might be irritating the anemone in that one area?

By the way, your English is better than most of the native English speakers posting here.
 
since 2 days ago they always been like that, I have an Ocellaris Clownfish but he never host the anemone.

thank you!!!
 
Your LTA is perfectly fine. That is normal. I have had mine now for about 8 months. I have found mine will retract in the evening then slowly fill out with the lights on. Occationally I will find it looking completely shrunk down. Then after a few hours it will look fine. These are just ways that the LTA flushes out it's system and takes in fresh water. They don't have a circulatory system.

Differen clownfish host different anemone's. I would probably give it more time. ;)
 
Thank You! mcrase Now i'm come because i know now there is nothing wrong with my LTA.
thank you! David I alreary fix the picture its better to see now

i appreciate your help thank you! everybody

KAZEKY
 
It looks like your LTA is sitting on rocks. I have read that they prefer a deep sand bed. I have mine in about a 4 inch (10 cm) sand bed that it has buried its foot in. If yours is staying where it is it might be fine.

Your welcome and good luck!
 
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