Need Advice Anenome deflated

[Lisa Cain]

Does anyone know what would make an anenome go from fully extended to active to totally deflated as in the picture below. Is it dying? Water parameters are good. It was a bubble tip anenome. The clownfish loves it.

 

[Supurderek]

Post exact parameters. Anemone hiding under the rock isn’t the best spot since it won’t get nutrients from light. You may want to target feed it a bit. Also, what light do you have exactly?

 

[Supurderek]

Also, what do you use for flow in the tank?

 

[Lisa Cain]

Post exact parameters. Anemone hiding under the rock isn’t the best spot since it won’t get nutrients from light. You may want to target feed it a bit. Also, what light do you have exactly?

32 gallon biocube with LED lights that came with tank
ammonia 0
nitrate 0
nitrite 0
Flow- pretty good , I use nothing special simply flow from biocube

 

[jackson2424]

How often do you feed it?

 

[Lisa Cain]

I tried to feed it shrimp last week but did not eat. It is normally aggressive about eating. It seems to be on the delcine. I was so proud of it. Last night I tired to target feed it reef roids since it is deflated.

 

[jackson2424]

Hmm I’m not sure then. Sometimes when you feed them too much they go under rocks because they don’t need to use the light for food. What is you lighting

 

[Lisa Cain]

How often do you feed it?

I used to feed it twice a week. mIt loved shrimp.It had a wonderful apetite. but the last time I tried to feed it . It would not eat. It started to change color and get dark and it also started to deflate. Now it has been under the rock for two days. How to I get it back to normal.

 

[LPStandard]

Give it time. Sometimes they deflate for a day or two, then come right back.
Could be splitting, expelling waste etc.

 

[Lisa Cain]

Hmm I’m not sure then. Sometimes when you feed them too much they go under rocks because they don’t need to use the light for food. What is you lighting

the LED that comes with teh biocube. I will post a picture of the tank.

 

[Supurderek]

I wouldn’t worry too much. Give it time as stated above.

 

[Lisa Cain]

He started to defleate the same day that I noticed that my Skunk cleaner shrimp was missing. I saw a head with two eyes. I thought that probably he ate the shrimp and got sick.

 

[Lisa Cain]

Would you do a small water change? Do you think that will help? I thought that I was changing the water two much.

 

[jackson2424]

Mabey the light?

 

[Lisa Cain]

Mabey the light?

Do I need more or less light?

 

[Supurderek]

More would be better but I have seen anemones live on biocube lighting before.

 

[Lisa Cain]

More would be better but I have seen anemones live on biocube lighting before.

What type do you suggest?

 

[Lisa Cain]

What type do you suggest?

It seems to be getting worse everyday.

 

[jackson2424]

I have the ai prime hd and I love it. A little pricy but it pays off

 

[Lisa Cain]

How do I save it?