Need help with anemone

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Hello, I’m having trouble with my anemone. I bought it about a month ago and it’s still not looking good. It stays shriveled up and hides behind my Rock where the light barely hits. I have corals and currently have 3 fishes, 2 cleaner shrimps, 6 red legged hermits, and 5 nas snails and they are all doing good. but the anemone isn’t. I’d appreciate if you guys can help me with this. Thanks!
 

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Hopefully the welcoming committee will come and sound off shortly ..: but until then welcome to R2R!

My experience with nems so far... I have a rainbow bubble tip nem for almost a year now.

Some observations ... they like dirty water!!

I mean 5-10 ppm nitrate and some phosphate will keep them happy with some good lighting
 

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I reread your post twice but I dont think you state what kind of anemone
 
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Water parameters and pics would probably help figure out what's going on.
I have 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, and small amount of nitrate. Here’s the anemone and the tank

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Cleaner shrimps will sometimes pick at anemones and keep them from opening up.
 

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What lights do you have?
 

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From your pictures it looks like you don't have a lot of live rock for it to climb on that could contribute to this and also how much flow do you have.
 

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