Anemone with 'growth'

[MrWright]

Hi everyone, has anyone every saw this on an anemone before? it looks like some kind of growth. Came on some live rock that I purchased from an established tank.

never saw it before!

 

[bradleym]

It looks like the anemone is extremely unhappy and is spitting it's stomach out of it's mouth. Can you please provide parameters for the tank?

 

[MrWright]

Thanks for the reply,

Temp - 26 degrees
PH - 8.3
Alk - 10dkh
nitrate - 2.5ppm
phosphate 0ppm
Ca2 - 380 mg/L

those params have been stable for quite some time before that rock with anemone was added, with all other fish and coral having no issues and growing fine.

 

[bradleym]

It looks like the mouth is right by the edge. Maybe it is from a bad split or it was torn when the rock was removed from the old tank. Those are best guesses.

 

[Spare time]

Thanks for the reply,

Temp - 26 degrees
PH - 8.3
Alk - 10dkh
nitrate - 2.5ppm
phosphate 0ppm
Ca2 - 380 mg/L

those params have been stable for quite some time before that rock with anemone was added, with all other fish and coral having no issues and growing fine.

What test kits do you use

 

[MrWright]

What test kits do you use

salifert

 

[MrWright]

It looks like the mouth is right by the edge. Maybe it is from a bad split or it was torn when the rock was removed from the old tank. Those are best guesses.

Is it best to just leave as it is or anything that can be done?

 

[Spare time]

salifert

0.00ppm is not good for phosphate. You want a little bit.


If you want to, try adding some brand of dissolved foods (reef energy, fuel, aquaforest af energy, vitachem). I like these for anemones that aren't doing well. However, I think the anemone will be ok as long as it's attached to the rock. Once it can't attach then I would be more concerned

 

[Rtaylor]

It looks fine. Did the tank the rock was from have rainbow bubbletip anemones? Looks like a baby bta from what I can see.