Help With Bubble Tip Anemone: Shrunk Overnight

[schrocker]

Would appreciate any guidance on this issue. Picture attached.

Bought the anemone about a month ago. Was doing great and this morning I woke up it looked the picture.

Feeding Mysis shrimp.

Tank. 24 gallon Nano. 0 Am./Ni/Nitrate. Calcium 480. Alk. 12.5Dkh

Existing clown was aggressively living in the anemone. Anenomone has not moved since placed (attached well).

Should I leave it alone, take it out? Try silverfish.

Just performed a 15% waterchange.

 

[fishman1069]

What type of lighting do you have? I add a nem do the same thing when i had insufficent lighting (pc) . When i upgraded to T5 it was back to normal. Anemones need strong lighting to thrive. Also,be careful how much you feed it. I would say once a week should be good. Good luck with it

 

[schrocker]

Once a week. Now it is completely closed. Maybe digesting something? Updated pic? Was this way when I woke up (not after feeding).

 

[schrocker]

And I have 150w Metal Halide. Supplement with Blue Utility Light (Act.)

 

[Mike389]

give it time.. it may inflaate back up, the foot doesnt seem to be detached or injured so it may need a lil time

 

[JimmyR1rider]

Did you feed it last night on the late side? Sometimes after they're done digesting what they wanted/needed of what you fed it they deflate and get 1/2 dead looking while expelling left over/ digested waste of the food you fed them.

If that's the case hell spit out the food and then look normal again after.

 

[andylee]

Just leave it alone and see what happens. Mine shrinks like that every night. Sometimes if a hermit crab gets into it. Always back to normal a while later.

 

[rookie07]

The open mouth may be a bad sign. They often have a droopy open mouth before dying...but as mentioned above, they often do that to expel whatever waste they have. Keep an eye on it, if it stays like that for more than a day be prepared to remove it from tank so it does not die and pollute your tank.

 

[schrocker]

All worked out. Was just pooping apparently. Thanks for the posts! Appreciated.