Why is my anemone shrunken up?

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I’ve had this bubble tip anemone for around 3-4 weeks now. It footed itself right away as soon as I put it in, and it’s been in the same spot ever since. It has been doing really well, and looked great. I’ve directly fed it a couple times and it was very responsive and grabbed the food. Yesterday night it was very small and shrunken up, a little more than it usually is at night. Then today it seemed not as open and full as usual, and again at night it’s super small. Is it dying?

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It might just be digesting, I don’t have too much info about nems. @OrionN might be able to help.
 
It might just be digesting, I don’t have too much info about nems. @OrionN might be able to help.
I noticed it would shrink up a lot while digesting, my worry was it didn’t shrink this much. It was like 2-3 inches wide and now it’s about 1.
 
I’ve had this bubble tip anemone for around 3-4 weeks now. It footed itself right away as soon as I put it in, and it’s been in the same spot ever since. It has been doing really well, and looked great. I’ve directly fed it a couple times and it was very responsive and grabbed the food. Yesterday night it was very small and shrunken up, a little more than it usually is at night. Then today it seemed not as open and full as usual, and again at night it’s super small. Is it dying?

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Often when they do this, its due to too much light and/or water flow. Additionally, assure the Phosphate level is not elevated.
 
Often when they do this, its due to too much light and/or water flow. Additionally, assure the Phosphate level is not elevated.
I haven’t changed the lighting or water flow in the tank. Also, I ordered a phosphate testing kit earlier this week, so hoping to get it soon and then will test it.
 

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