Anemone not opening

[JakeShu]

I have had my anemone for a few months now and it was opening great all that time. in the last two weeks it hasn't opened much at all or sometimes not at all. It did open yesterday a little so i tried feeding it krill and i watched it for 30 mins to see if it would eat but it didn't eat it. Not sure what to do.

 

[dylana407]

What are your water parameters?

 

[JakeShu]

What are your water parameters?

Salt 1.025
pH 8
Alk 7
NH3 0
NO2 0
Cal 430

 

[JakeShu]

What are your water parameters?

I do have an Emerald crab that tends to hide under or around it maybe it is bothering it so i might have to take him out.

 

[dylana407]

What test kit do you use? Have you do a water change and light intensity in the last two weeks?

 

[JakeShu]

What test kit do you use? Have you do a water change and light intensity in the last two weeks?

api reef master test kit and other little calc and alk kits and i have done a water change and haven't changed my lights for a month now

 

[dylana407]

There are reefers who would not touch API test kit. I would recommend having your water test by your lfs and separate the crab to see if the BTA improves. Hopefully someone else have better idea.

 

[Justin poirier]

My anemones usually close as I have my dark blue lights on and don't come back out till I switch it back on to the bright whites (same light just different setting) my day and nights I call them.

 

[JakeShu]

There are reefers who would not touch API test kit. I would recommend having your water test by your lfs and separate the crab to see if the BTA improves. Hopefully someone else have better idea.

ahh okay yeah my store uses the same kit that i have.

 

[Justin poirier]

I say try putting the lighting at a lower intensity. So you nems get use to that and then to it up to what you normally like it at and see how that goes for you

 

[Justin poirier]

I know they will not like the intensity at lower but when you turn it back up it'll probably appreciate it

 

[KristiYates]

Is your nem a bubble tip? I brought one home from my lfs that was lacking almost all of his zooxanthellae cells and he got worse before he got better. It took months of target feeding him really tiny pieces of shrimp, and now he has most of his color back... maybe that will help yours if you can get him to eat. I don't have experience with non BTAs though, so it might not be relevant if you have something else!

 

[JakeShu]

Is your nem a bubble tip? I brought one home from my lfs that was lacking almost all of his zooxanthellae cells and he got worse before he got better. It took months of target feeding him really tiny pieces of shrimp, and now he has most of his color back... maybe that will help yours if you can get him to eat. I don't have experience with non BTAs though, so it might not be relevant if you have something else!

ya its a bubble tip i guess ill turn the lights down a bit and try feeding it smaller pieces of shrimp

 

[Justin poirier]

My nems love eating mysis

 

[JakeShu]

My nems love eating mysis

ya mine did till it got so picky lol i guess ill mess with my lights tonight when i get home and try feeding it a small amount of food. Its been opening better when all the lights are off which confuses me

 

[Justin poirier]

Maybe you're lights stressing it. Turning it down sounds like it might help

 

[JakeShu]

Maybe you're lights stressing it. Turning it down sounds like it might help

Just want it to look like this again ='(

 

[Justin poirier]

That's very pretty

 

[Justin poirier]

Just want it to look like this again ='(

I'm guessing nothing's hosting it since it closed

 

[JakeShu]

I'm guessing nothing's hosting it since it closed

ya my clown didn't seem to like it lol