1st anemone mouth open

Lhall9187 · Oct 24, 2018

I got my first anemone today, it has been in my tank about 5 hours, i have a 30 gallon with 2 clowns, 1scooter blenny and 1 bicolor blenny, also a couple of corals that are doing well, the long tentacle anemone looks great it has stayed put with its foot in the sand and is open and inflated, my only concern is that the mouth is gaping open, i am not sure if it is still adjusting or if i should be concrened, also it has closed its mouth several times and reopens it, but it is mostly open. There is nothing coming out of the mouth at all that i have noticed, any advice would be appreciated

HotRocks · Oct 24, 2018

Give it time. These guys take a while to adjust.

@Amoo @AcroNem @OrionN any insight here?

Lhall9187 · Oct 24, 2018

HotRocks said:
Give it time. These guys take a while to adjust.

@Amoo @AcroNem @OrionN any insight here?

Ok, thanks, I wasn't sure because everything i read makes it seem like an open mouth is a death sentence.

Lhall9187 · Oct 24, 2018

Lhall9187 said:
I got my first anemone today, it has been in my tank about 5 hours, i have a 30 gallon with 2 clowns, 1scooter blenny and 1 bicolor blenny, also a couple of corals that are doing well, the long tentacle anemone looks great it has stayed put with its foot in the sand and is open and inflated, my only concern is that the mouth is gaping open, i am not sure if it is still adjusting or if i should be concrened, also it has closed its mouth several times and reopens it, but it is mostly open. There is nothing coming out of the mouth at all that i have noticed, any advice would be appreciated

Picture from tonight

HotRocks · Oct 24, 2018

Lhall9187 said:
Picture from tonight

I have zero experience with LTA. Hopefully the nem guys will be to your aid shortly.

Katrina71 · Oct 24, 2018

@Amoo

cromag27 · Oct 24, 2018

could just be expelling waste.

xellos88 · Oct 25, 2018

Lhall9187 said:
Picture from tonight

That's one of the most beautiful LTA I've ever seen. Hope it's doing better. I think it looks fine despite the gaping.

Amoo · Oct 25, 2018

Would have advised to stand fast last night and check it in the morning. It either closed up or got worse. Will be curious to hear today which.

Lhall9187 · Oct 25, 2018

Amoo said:
Would have advised to stand fast last night and check it in the morning. It either closed up or got worse. Will be curious to hear today which.

I work 3rd shift, on my way home now, i'll update as soon as i get home

Lhall9187 · Oct 25, 2018

Just got home and its worse, its shrunk down some and mouth is open even more

Amoo · Oct 25, 2018

Deflating some during lights out isn't uncommon. The BODY itself still looks promising. Dunno when your full lights come on vs when you sleep/wakeup, but a picture after a few hours of full light would really tell us a lot.

Lhall9187 · Oct 25, 2018

Amoo said:
Deflating some during lights out isn't uncommon. The BODY itself still looks promising. Dunno when your full lights come on vs when you sleep/wakeup, but a picture after a few hours of full light would really tell us a lot.

Ok, lights are fully ramped in another 2 hours so ill check on him again at that time, that's why i was so unsure about its health though the body looks great, nice and plump and its not expeling anything that ive seen its just very open

Lhall9187 · Oct 25, 2018

Amoo said:
Deflating some during lights out isn't uncommon. The BODY itself still looks promising. Dunno when your full lights come on vs when you sleep/wakeup, but a picture after a few hours of full light would really tell us a lot.

Ok, mouth has closed some and it has inflated back up, mouth is still open but looking much better

Captain Quint · Oct 25, 2018

It is not uncommon for an anemone to take anywhere from a few hours to a few days to adjust to the water it is now in. The first photo was expelling water it was in, the last photo it has taken water back in to reinflate.

Food/water can only enter and exit from its mouth and the last pic certainly appears to be adjusting. I would keep an eye on the mouth and hope it fully closes before long.

Please keep us updated.

AcroNem · Oct 27, 2018

Sorry I'm late. But it sounds like others have already said what I would have at the beginning. It can take a while to adjust to a new system, and it appears this M. doreensis isdoing just that. It looks like it's gotten better since Wednesday, hopefully it continues to do so. Through all of this it's stayed mostly inflated with a gaping mouth, which isn't (for most cases) a death sentence just a sign of stress. Keep us updated of any changes.

Lhall9187 · Oct 27, 2018

AcroNem said:
Sorry I'm late. But it sounds like others have already said what I would have at the beginning. It can take a while to adjust to a new system, and it appears this M. doreensis isdoing just that. It looks like it's gotten better since Wednesday, hopefully it continues to do so. Through all of this it's stayed mostly inflated with a gaping mouth, which isn't (for most cases) a death sentence just a sign of stress. Keep us updated of any changes.

Thank you, its looking much better mouth open only slightly, it has moved towards the back of my tank directly under the lights but is looking promising