RBTA problems :(

[WaffleWalffle22]

About a week or so ago my 8" RBTA has been having some troubles. It has been opening up in the mornings like usual, but after about 4 hours of being open it deflates to nothing and expels lots of poop. I can't see the guts of the anemone when it expels poop, so I'm guessing that is good. I worried because it is deflating a lot, and I've heard that lots of deflation could be a sign of an unhealthy anemone. I think it is pretty healthy. It is deep red in color. It has been int the same spot since two days or so after I got it. It reaches up the about 2-3" below the surface of the water to get light. My 12" RBTA is also up there with it, and covers a few inches of the 8" anemone, but the 8" still gets a lot of light.
I hand-feed all my anemones as much mysis shrimp as they will eat twice a week, but the 8" one hasn't been opened when I feed them, so it has only been fed as much mysis as it can take once a week for the past two weeks. My pair of Black Ocellaris clowns have been hosted by that anemone since a week after I got it.

Here's the latest tank video so you can see what everything looks like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iGK9HeV6L4

What do you think could be effecting the 8" RBTA?

 

[shimmyuk]

That seems a lot of flow blasting over the nem from that outlet, i'm surprised the nem hasn't moved away from it.

They all look healthy enough. Mine also deflates pretty much daily, but only for an hour or two.

Have you tried feeding them with something a little more substantial than mysis? I feed mine either cockle, muscle or lancefish.

 

[WaffleWalffle22]

I've only tried feeding them krill, mysis, and silversides. I know that some anemones can digest silversides, but I like to stay on the safe side and feed them something easy to digest. Are there any squishy and easily-digestible foods anybody could recommend? I'll try the cockle and muscle...

 

[NirvanaFan]

chopped uncooked clams, squid, scallop, shrimp, tuna, and any other seafood are all good foods.