Anemone spitting out intestines?

BlakeK. · Mar 4, 2018

I’m pretty sure my anemone is dying. It was doing great for about a week. It was eating mysis shrimp and seemed happy, but it’s mouth started gaping in the last hour and looks like it’s spitting out it’s innards. Do I try to save it? Or should I take it out right away? At what point do I have to worry about it nuking the tank? It’s a small anemone in a 50 gallon tank. However, the tank is fairly new. I’ve had it up for 2 months but all the rocks and fish and everything came from a 10 month old tank. Any help is appreciated. Thanks guys.

potatocouch · Mar 4, 2018

It still look bubbly though .. I don't think it's dying but then I'm not an expert ..

cracker · Mar 4, 2018

How old is the tank?

BlakeK. · Mar 4, 2018

cracker said:
How old is the tank?

I mentioned it in there. Ive had it for 2 months, BUT everything came from a 10 month old tank with the exception of the addition of about 20 pounds more of dry rock when I first received it.

BlakeK. · Mar 4, 2018

Here’s another picture from within the last 5 minutes. Almost looks like it’s just throwing up all the mysis shrimp? Is that normal? I heard they “throw up their intestines” when they’re dying, but don’t know how true that is. Maybe this is just how they poo?

fishbox · Mar 4, 2018

Mine has done this before a couple times. Not sure why but it's healthy. I'd like to know though

BlakeK. · Mar 4, 2018

fishbox said:
Mine has done this before a couple times. Not sure why but it's healthy. I'd like to know though

Yeah, wow he finally just spit it out and then closed back up. Had no idea they did that. Clownfish tried picking at it after he was done. Weird

cracker · Mar 4, 2018

sorry I missed it

fishbox · Mar 4, 2018

BlakeK. said:
Yeah, wow he finally just spit it out and then closed back up. Had no idea they did that. Clownfish tried picking at it after he was done. Weird

Yeah it's definitely weird lol
I never really researched it because it was always fine afterwards.

Triggreef · Mar 4, 2018

What goes in must come out, right?

TinyChocobo · Mar 4, 2018

I'm no expert - but I think that's a sign you're over-feeding it.

fishbox · Mar 4, 2018

TinyChocobo said:
I'm no expert - but I think that's a sign you're over-feeding it.

Well I don't target feed mine. It just gets whatever floats by when the fish eat, but you could be right.

BlakeK. · Mar 4, 2018

Triggreef said:
What goes in must come out, right?

Haha I guess so. Just didn’t expect a giant ball of undigested mysis shrimp to get thrown up

TinyChocobo · Mar 5, 2018

BlakeK. said:
Haha I guess so. Just didn’t expect a giant ball of undigested mysis shrimp to get thrown up

Can you imagine if your mouth was also your butthole? Blegh.

Tallison · Mar 5, 2018

I think it may have just been pooping. Nem looks pretty healthy from the picture and as long as it's still attached and out I'd be happy

fishbox · Mar 5, 2018

Just wanna check on how your little guy is doing. Coincidentally mine decided to open its mouth and start pooping the brown stuff today again. Right now it's all closed up but I'm sure it's all good.

BlakeK. · Mar 5, 2018

fishbox said:
Just wanna check on how your little guy is doing. Coincidentally mine decided to open its mouth and start pooping the brown stuff today again. Right now it's all closed up but I'm sure it's all good.

He seems like he’s doing just fine. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was from over feeding. I read that they will just spit the food up with a “slime coat” if they get too much. Mine wasn’t brown though, it was just a ball of mysis shrimp. Yours might just be digested...?

fishbox · Mar 5, 2018

BlakeK. said:
He seems like he’s doing just fine. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was from over feeding. I read that they will just spit the food up with a “slime coat” if they get too much. Mine wasn’t brown though, it was just a ball of mysis shrimp. Yours might just be digested...?

Well it's done the brown stuff before. So who knows....