Maxi Mini Question

[tcwoodrn]

I added 2 Maxi Minis to my tank today. One came attached to a rock already and I placed him on the sandbed leaning up against my rock structure. He has unshriveled a little bit but only to about 25% of the size he was in the store.

The other was attached to an empty snail shell. I buried the snail shell in the sand underneath my rockwork. This one has not opened up or unshrivled at all. His mouth is normal and colors are fine but is only about an inch in diameter and thick (it was 4-5" in the store).

Neither have moved at all from where I put them.


Do they normally take a while to open up? they've been in the tank for 6+ hours.

 

[reefwisher]

When I bought mine it was late in the afternoon, I floated it for 20 minutes then drip acclimated him for 1 1/2 hours. When I put it in the reef tank he was about half the size as when I bought it. He had light on him for about 6 hours then light off for the night. The next day he was open up to what he was when I bought him at 4 inches. I don't know if this help or the reason why your has,nt open up, but I belive in drip acclimation and good water parameter. If you did'nt it might just take some time to adjust. Just trying to help you as this is my first anemone too.

 

[nata]

Some are slower than others..if mouth looks ok no need to panic...

 

[tcwoodrn]

They both were opened about 60% this morning before the lights came on. After the lights came on, one tucked back into the rockwork and the other got a little smaller and let its bottom half get covered in sand.

I might have to move the one up into the rockwork so he doesn't get buried, especially since I only have my vortechs at about half of what they normally are right now.

 

[Kweli]

Mine did some weird things for the first few days... by the end of the week they were in their full glory..

Ive learned to stop panicking until the 48+ hour mark.