Anemone stretching

[proud-Noob-aquarist]

so I noticed that my anemone was stretching itself upward and was wondering if this was a sign of the lights not being bright enough. I fed reef roids yesterday and it’s been open and doing fine just started to stretch itself out more. Do I need stronger lights? I thought AI was pretty good?

 

[Stephen8169301]

It’s just being a nem does it stretch like this during daylight hrs

 

[proud-Noob-aquarist]

It’s just being a nem does it stretch like this during daylight hrs

Fine by me hahah

 

[exnisstech]

I have a patch of them all together and one or two will stretch while some next to them will bubble. I gave up trying to figure them out. Nems will be nems

 

[proud-Noob-aquarist]

I have a patch of them all together and one or two will stretch while some next to them will bubble. I gave up trying to figure them out. Nems will be nems

Yeah I guess this is just it’s thing now because a month ago or so it wouldn’t stretch out this much. I’ll just have to adopt that says, “nems will be nems” hahah

 

[D-Nak]

It depends on the light and the size of your tank. If you had an AI Prime on a deep tank it's probably not enough light.

An anemone stretching could very well mean it's not getting enough light, though I agree that they often do unpredictable things.

 

[proud-Noob-aquarist]

It depends on the light and the size of your tank. If you had an AI Prime on a deep tank it's probably not enough light.

An anemone stretching could very well mean it's not getting enough light, though I agree that they often do unpredictable things.

That was my initial thought but it’s only a 20 gallon (16”) so I doubt that’s the reason

 

[Steve and his Animals]

I would wager not enough white light, anemones tend to live in shallower parts of the reef.