? About My Anemone

[tcarroll]

Bought one today at my LFS my first one,Small Haitian Pink Tipped,acclamated for about 30 minutes put it in tank.Did good for about 5 hours now it has shrunk up,excreted a long tenacle and does not look good at all.Is this normal?All water parameters are in check,T5 Lighting.

 

[yote]

Its hard to tell without a pic.But if the anemone had been fed,them it could just be relieveing itself.

 

[tcarroll]

I had fed the fish earlier with some shrimp,it has shrank up a bunch it is about ten times smaller then when i bought it.Not sure whats going on with it,it may be dieing.I will try and get a pic of it.

 

[daugherty]

give it a little time. it may be just be a little stresssed. but keep a close eye on it.

 

[Bifferwine]

It could be because your tank is so new. Anemones have a hard time surviving in new tanks. They require pristine water conditions and generally need a tank that's at least 10 months old.

 

[Doc]

they also like a bit longer acclimation that 30 minutes. It is probably just stressed

-Doc