Sick or acclimating

[Ken_wied]

I have had this anem for under a week. Is it stressed, dying or still acclimating? Also, when I added it, my female GSM clown looked like she rubbed up against it, and now she is being a recluse, and not eating. Any ideas? Its my first anem so maybe I'm being paranoid.
Water Params are:
Nitrate .5
nitrite 0
ph 8.2
temp 78
sg 1.23
Thanks!!!

 

[Toddrtrex]

First I am assuming that that is a typo with your salinity -- think you left off a zero. Anyways, I would slowly bump it up to 1.026.

Would prefer that the mouth was tightly closed, would think that after a week that it would be -- keep an eye on that.

Is the bottom of the oral disc smooth or does it have bumps? Right now I am leaning towards it being a Haddoni, but answering that question would go a long way.

If it is a haddoni, it looks like your sand bed is fairly shallow, think I can see the bottom of the glass. They prefer to have their foot in the sand bed, most of the time right at the sand bed, rock interface.

What do you have for flow in the tank?

 

[rkelman]

^ what he said... I think the clown will be fine. It was just a little too quick to try and get in the nem. Maroons are eager.

 

[Ken_wied]

ok. Yeah, that was a complete typo in the salinity - should have been 1.023. The sandbed is usually about 2 inches deep but the clowns keep fanning it with their tails to make a mound at the front of the glass.. I still havent figured this behavior out. Ive only had it for 4 days, so I guess that I am a little paranoid. For flow, I have a koralia 3 on one end, and a slight movement near the anemone. There is also a magnum return above it - just runs the polisher. The oral disc is smooth for about 1/2 inch around the mouth. Here is a little better picture.
Thanks guys and gals!