new anemone

[one shot]

i have read many threads on anemone health and tried to choose the best one possible but i cant tell if my anemone is healthy or not i wanted to ask here to make sure it does not need any extra care. i bout it from a cheaper peat store in town that i usually consider the health of their animals. it attached itself right to a rock in my tank and has seemed normal but just wanted to make sure.

 

[ocellaris123]

Your anemone is bleached thus not healthy. What is your lighting looking like? The species of anemone you have is a Condylactus anemone which hails from the carribean. Good parameters, adequate lighting, as well as supplemental feedings should help him recover to a purple, tan, or grayish color.

 

[one shot]

i have a 400w metal halide and two 55w 50/50 t-5s. but at the store it was kept under one actinic and one 10k t5 bulb. my parameters are natrate 0, nitrite 0, ammonia 0, ph 8.0. i have been trying to feed it but it seems that whatever i try to feed it it just spits it out. i have tried shrimp and was going to get some silversides. but it takes stuff in and just spits it back out about an hour later. it is still sticky though.

 

[ocellaris123]

Try feeding small chunks of food, or better yet mysis

 

[Toddrtrex]

That is a very big change in lighting. You are going to need to acclimate it to your lights. I suggest using 3 layers of window screening b/t your tank and the lights, and removing one layer each week. Though considering the huge increase, might want to extend the time b/t removing each layer.