BUBBLE TIP ANEMONE DYING???

[YandyRiv]

Good afternoon to all,

i have a bubble tip anemone that seemed to ve doing fine and now it has closed and is not extending out. It is currently attached to the back wall of the tank.

 

[Reef_gardens]

Wow what’s your primates if there good try to feed it

 

[Jason mack]

So long as hes still attached and got colour he will be fine ...

 

[YandyRiv]

So long as hes still attached and got colour he will be fine ...

thank you so much for you fast reply. Im new to this community.

 

[Reef_gardens]

thank you so much for you fast reply. Im new to this community.

Yes but you can see it’s getting worse and something needs changed I’d do a water change was this picture taken in a dark area or with the lights in the tank off?

 

[Jason mack]

I dont feed my anemone...only what he gets from the water when feeding fish ...he will move back into the light when hes ready ..

 

[GabeM]

Think that's a LTA not a BTA. How long has it been like this?

 

[YandyRiv]

Wow what’s your primates if there good try to feed it

Water parameters are Ok i just checked them. I did a 15 % water change a couple of days ago.

 

[YandyRiv]

Yes but you can see it’s getting worse and something needs changed I’d do a water change was this picture taken in a dark area or with the lights in the tank off?

This picture was taken in a dark area of the tank for sone reason the nem likes that spot. I moved one time about 1 month ago and it made his way back to that spot

 

[Bryce M.]

Just be careful not too change too much, it will get worse. Nems can just be weird too and act all odd. Mine likes to run in the dark

 

[Bryce M.]

This picture was taken in a dark area of the tank for sone reason the nem likes that spot. I moved one time about 1 month ago and it made his way back to that spot

they like shaded areas

 

[YandyRiv]

Think that's a LTA not a BTA. How long has it been like this?

Its been like that for about 2 days. Today being the second. It opened a bit more today but then went back to that size

 

[TheKyle]

Just be careful not too change too much, it will get worse. Nems can just be weird too and act all odd. Mine likes to run in the dark

I would second this line of thinking especially for water quality. Even if you are “improving” tank parameters the nem might not like it. Mine was perfectly happy with sky high phosphates. When I started bring it down to a normal level the nem closed up for a week and a half. It finally adjusted and is back to normal.

 

[Bryce M.]

I would second this line of thinking especially for water quality. Even if you are “improving” tank parameters the nem might not like it. Mine was perfectly happy with sky high phosphates. When I started bring it down to a normal level the nem closed up for a week and a half. It finally adjusted and is back to normal.

exactly, I have learned of stability over perfection the hard way. I wanted to improve my parameters since my corals weren't doing too well but they were growing. Ended up having a full coral die off. Parameters swinging wasn't the only issue but it was that gateway that sent me down to a tank full of fish and no corals