PLEASE HELP! Anemone problem!

RocketBunny · May 7, 2018

I bought a Rose bubble tip anemone last week and it was fine all the time until a couple hours ago. I fed it a little food pellet.
The next hour it shrunk to about a quarter size - tentacles deflated, mouth gaping open, and he was letting out a thin, brownish line of either waste... or zooxanthellae. it is still shrunken up and mouth is open... what to do?
ammonia = about 0
nitrites = 0
nitrates = about 0
temp = 77 no fluctuations
salinity is 1.024

I also have two ocellaris clowns and a maroon clown - a nice friendly trio... all pretty small

I also have beneficial bacteria, and photo-plankton for some corals in the tank... as well as a dose of trace elements...

I also have a green bubble tip that feels really well and doesn't shrink crazily... he's totally ok.
What could be wrong with the red bubble tip???

NY_Caveman · May 7, 2018

If he is eating that is obviously good. It is not unusual for an anemone to close up after eating, but since you have another anemone you probably know that. Since new to the tank I would continue to monitor.

RocketBunny · May 7, 2018

NY_Caveman said:
If he is eating that is obviously good. It is not unusual for an anemone to close up after eating, but since you have another anemone you probably know that. Since new to the tank I would continue to monitor.

Thanks... dondifferent species of anemones excrete their wastes differently? Right now mine inflated a bit... but is still looking really weak... the clownfish are trying to help out

Carterfish · May 11, 2018

Anemone is probably excreting waste. Do you really have a maroon with 2 common clowns? I’d be careful with that trio as they grow.

RocketBunny · May 12, 2018

Carterfish said:
Anemone is probably excreting waste. Do you really have a maroon with 2 common clowns? I’d be careful with that trio as they grow.

Yes i noticed that a trio doesnt work well... so I had to give the two bullies (normal clowns) back to the store...

The anemone is better but would randomly close fully into a ball and open back up

Keen4 · Mar 24, 2020

My anemone is trying to excrete waste and the maroon bully clown wont let it finish closing up to go potty.
I think this is normal? New to this and its my first anemone.