anemone shrinking and getting darker

[Reefing_addiction]

i know it i’m more concerned with the color right now

does it’s mouth stay open?

 

[nanonøkk]

You shouldn't expect someone who doesn't suffer from anxiety to understand it. Anxiety and depression are often debilitating, deadly, and usually completely overlooked/ignored by bystanders.

Feel free to ask away, we got your back!

yea i have both unfortunately and yea i have lots to ask my next thing would probably be sps or something

 

[nanonøkk]

does it’s mouth stay open?

no mouth is closed all day till 5

 

[Reefing_addiction]

no mouth is closed all day till 5

Are you judging it’s color at night when your lights are ramping down?

 

[Tired]

It looks healthy. A very light-colored anemone is often one that has lost some of its photosynthetic algae, which is a bad thing. Also, when they shrink down for the night, it concentrates their color and makes them look temporariy darker.

 

[nanonøkk]

Are you judging it’s color at night when your lights are ramping down?

no it looks like that during the day like it’s lost some of its orange

 

[nanonøkk]

It looks healthy. A very light-colored anemone is often one that has lost some of its photosynthetic algae, which is a bad thing. Also, when they shrink down for the night, it concentrates their color and makes them look temporariy darker.

but it also looks that color during the day

 

[Reefing_addiction]

@nanonøkk i understand your worry I feel the same way about mine. Darn anemone has me on edge.
Things to remember
If it is opening up during the day. If it is fairly stuck to its rock. If it’s moth is closed expect when pooping or eating. Than don’t stress. Enjoy it.

If it starts to always be moving. Or if it’s deflated for loooooong periods of time ( like most of the day durning day time hours) if it has a gapping mouth. If you see filiments (I’ll find the thread I made with my nem when it was actually sick). Than we can help you through treatment.

How long have you had him you had him?

 

[Reefing_addiction]

@nanonøkk
This was my nem a few weeks ago. This is when you need to worry

EMERGENCY - What’s going on with my nem

Ok I don’t know if this is an emergency but I don’t know what this is and it has me worried He was open and fine this morning I was getting ready to do some aquascaping rearranging and this is what I see when I get his rock and move it

www.reef2reef.com

 

[nanonøkk]

@nanonøkk i understand your worry I feel the same way about mine. Darn anemone has me on edge.
Things to remember
If it is opening up during the day. If it is fairly stuck to its rock. If it’s moth is closed expect when pooping or eating. Than don’t stress. Enjoy it.

If it starts to always be moving. Or if it’s deflated for loooooong periods of time ( like most of the day durning day time hours) if it has a gapping mouth. If you see filiments (I’ll find the thread I made with my nem when it was actually sick). Than we can help you through treatment.

How long have you had him you had him?

i’ve had him for about a month now i think

 

[nanonøkk]

@nanonøkk
This was my nem a few weeks ago. This is when you need to worry

EMERGENCY - What’s going on with my nem

Ok I don’t know if this is an emergency but I don’t know what this is and it has me worried He was open and fine this morning I was getting ready to do some aquascaping rearranging and this is what I see when I get his rock and move it

www.reef2reef.com

oh is your nem ok now tho and what did it have

 

[Reefing_addiction]

oh is your nem ok now tho and what did it have

Yup my men is fine now. And I’m assuming some bacterial infection of sorts. Don’t really know. He spent a week in an isolation cup within my tank before I treated him. But as you can see he was pretty bad off. He has filaments coming through his oral disc.

Don’t stress ( I know easier said than done) feel free to pm me if you have questions. But your nem seems to be acting normal. It’s like having a kid, always stressing you out!

 

[Reefing_addiction]

i’ve had him for about a month now i think

He may just be getting use to your tank still.

Keep your water parameters stable. He will adjust. They just take their sweet time and they like to put us on edge

 

[nanonøkk]

Yup my men is fine now. And I’m assuming some bacterial infection of sorts. Don’t really know. He spent a week in an isolation cup within my tank before I treated him. But as you can see he was pretty bad off. He has filaments coming through his oral disc.

Don’t stress ( I know easier said than done) feel free to pm me if you have questions. But your nem seems to be acting normal. It’s like having a kid, always stressing you out!

yea i guess it’s like having a kid and it’s looking really good

 

[nanonøkk]

He may just be getting use to your tank still.

Keep your water parameters stable. He will adjust. They just take their sweet time and they like to put us on edge

ok i’ve been keeping them really stable i’ve been having coraline algae growing on the second pump i added but it’s been there for months but only now is it starting to cover it

 

[Reefing_addiction]

ok i’ve been keeping them really stable i’ve been having coraline algae growing on the second pump i added but it’s been there for months but only now is it starting to cover it

Than just keep at it. relax and enjoy the view!

 

[nanonøkk]

Than just keep at it. relax and enjoy the view!

yea i will i’m watching my chalice coral grow and it’s fun to watch

 

[Reefing_addiction]

yea i will i’m watching my chalice coral grow and it’s fun to watch

Than your having better luck with your chalice than I’m having with mine.

 

[nanonøkk]

Than your having better luck with your chalice than I’m having with mine.

why is your receding or bleaching or is it browning out

 

[Reefing_addiction]

why is your receding or bleaching or is it browning out

Not receding slightly started to look like it was bleaching so I moved it down. Just not growing. Granted I go it and it was already the size of a slice of pizza. I’m impatient. I’ve actually noticed it starting to color up and actually change colors on me.


I can’t really complain. It was free. It will work itself out. I feed it, it gives me the feeding response.

My hammer just mad a new head so something is right in my tank. I think the chalice is like your nem just trying to stress me. So now I’m in set it and forget it mode!