What is going on with my Nem?!?

[Rossko]

Can anybody tell me what is happening, my nem has been doing good since I got it on Tuesday and now his mouth I waaaaay open and he’s deflated and brown stringy stuff is coming out. Any help would be much appreciated!

 

[Rossko]

I did feed it today an ok size piece of something from out of rods original food

 

[Rossko]

 

[Rossko]

I’m starting to think it was just pooping but I really don’t know

 

[Rossko]

 

[D-Nak]

It could be pooping but most likely since it's a new addition, it's adjusting its zooxanthellae population to its new environment. I wouldn't be too concerned as this is common for BTAs.

 

[nezw0001]

+1 on D-Nak comments but it seems like it is generally best to wait a while till the nem is well settled before feeding.

 

[Mical]

+1 on DON'T feed it for a couple of weeks. Let it get acclimated to it's surroundings.

 

[Rossko]

It could be pooping but most likely since it's a new addition, it's adjusting its zooxanthellae population to its new environment. I wouldn't be too concerned as this is common for BTAs.

Thank you D-Nak for the reply! I’ll keep an eye on it, he’s already looking less deflated

 

[Rossko]

+1 on D-Nak comments but it seems like it is generally best to wait a while till the nem is well settled before feeding.

Thanks for the tip still pretty new too reefing, thanks for the tip!

 

[Rossko]

+1 on DON'T feed it for a couple of weeks. Let it get acclimated to it's surroundings.

Thank you! Learning something new in this hobby daily