New anemone not doing to well

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I purchased a bubble tip anemone for my 75g and it’s been about 3 days and I’m not sure if he’s acclimating well. He’s been partially open during the day but tonight he’s all shrunken up like this. I turned the lights on just for a moment so I could take this picture because the moonlight looks terrible on camera. Is he dying or pooping or still just acclimating i can’t tell. He’s still attached to the rock and the clownfish keep trying to swim on him so they can host. Is this normal acclimation behavior??

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How long has the tank been up for? Parameters? The white flesh is a bad sign...
 
In my opinion 5 months is too soon to keep an anemone unless your tank is full of real live rock (and your rock looks very questionable to me). Unfortunately I don't have much hope for that nem. I'd get rid of it or at least keep a close eye on it as a dead nem will poison your whole tank
 
Give it time to adjust to tank conditions and light. Lower white intensity a little to allow it to acclimate
 

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