possible help with anenome

[R_Hudson]

it started out looking like this
when i got it 3 months ago

and over the last couple of weeks it looks like this

the only thing that has changed is my lighting i went from halides to HOt-5 It still eats fine and in fact it split today which im kinda excided about. anything i should be worried about my phosphates are a little high but i wouldnt think that would affect it.

 

[$eaba$$]

I'll ask for params before anyone else does haha.. Could it possibly be your clown that is "loving it to death", as in the anemone? Looks as it is quite a big clown for that anemone honestly, but I am no expert.

Good Luck!

 

[R_Hudson]

all parameters are in good shape except for phosphates...and im slowely getting that under control. I had a feeling someone was going to say loving it to death. everything has been fine with it for over 2 months and the clown has been in there for a year now

 

[Lmecher]

Your anemone should be at least 3x larger than your colwn. Is this a photo after the split or before. If the clown is too rough it could really be a problem for the anemone while healing, usually is not a problem but such a big fish and small anemone. Is there any way you can protect it for a while to give it a chance to heal?

 

[dragonette]

too big of a fish for the nem

also

is that even a clown or am I crazy?

 

[ocellaris123]

yeah thats a clown. Red saddleback clownfish

 

[tquick]

The clown is going to kill it. They get real aggressive with it to the point the anemone gives up and dies. Had a clarki the did it to 3 of them.

 

[R_Hudson]

it is a clown its a ora fireclown i have a mated pair of them...that is the female who has taken it over the male is about half her size...I had a feeling thats what everyone was going to tell me but just had to hear it. the anenome was given to me by a lady i do work for the clowns have been in the tank for a year now and the anem. for about 3 months maybe longer dont remember exactly, but it didnt start doing this until recently and when she was inflated she was about 2.5x the clown at least her disc was.