Why's my anemone crumpled
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Big K
Reefing newb
It may take it a few days to get acclimated to your tank. It is amazing how big they can get and how small they can shrink. Mine always shrunk up at night.
salt_for_brains
Alabama Reefer
+1
It is pretty stressful on the anemone when introducing it to your tank. Give it some time to adjust, don't try to feed it and don't mess with it (unless it puts itself in harms way).
It is pretty stressful on the anemone when introducing it to your tank. Give it some time to adjust, don't try to feed it and don't mess with it (unless it puts itself in harms way).
salt_for_brains
Alabama Reefer
That is typical behavior of BTA's. They like to plant their foot in a crevice in the rock work and stretch out toward the light when they need it. You want to light acclimate the anemones as you do coral especially if you have really intense lighting.
Big K
Reefing newb
Mine did the exact same thing. I thought it had split for a while because it was coming out two different holes.
Northstar24
The Tang Herder
Not to hijack a thread, but I've added an anemone this weekend and it hasn't really opened much either. Its also got a bunch of stringy stuff coming out of the mouth. Is behavior of regurgitating its insides also normal upon the first introduction to the tank?
salt_for_brains
Alabama Reefer
What kind of anemone is it?
Yes, generally after shipment or transfer from the lfs to your tank they tend to expel and expand trying to flush their system out. The stringy stuff could be zooxanthellae it is expelling from the stress. I wouldn't be alarmed unless it kept doing it.
