Deflated nems?

[Parker Kufel]

Here’s a pic of the anemone. He’s been looking deflated/not colorful at all for a while now, any suggestions why? (Both look like this ever since it split into two)

 

[blaxsun]

I have one like this at the moment (it came out on the losing end of a territory dispute with another anemone over a rock). I think the clownfish have been unduly harassing it as well. I'm cautiously optimistic that with light and occasional feeding it will return to its former glory.

 

[outhouse]

yours is hiding in shade. SO either your lights are to bright, OR your water foul or to much water flow on it

 

[Parker Kufel]

Well, he can move around if he wants, so maybe water could be it

yours is hiding in shade. SO either your lights are to bright, OR your water foul or to much water flow on it

 

[outhouse]

What kind of lights? And what intensity?

 

[Parker Kufel]

What kind of lights? And what intensity?

Red Sea 50 light. 42 gal tank. Blues 100% whites 50% for 9 hours.

 

[outhouse]

They are only 50 watts, but you could turn them way down for 2 weeks and see what your little buddy does. I turned my intensity down to 8% B and 1 % W and my 150 nems all came back out from under the rocks where they were hiding under 70% intensity. With low intensity they multiplied and are growing like weeds now.

 

[outhouse]

 

[Parker Kufel]

They are only 50 watts, but you could turn them way down for 2 weeks and see what your little buddy does. I turned my intensity down to 8% B and 1 % W and my 150 nems all came back out from under the rocks where they were hiding under 70% intensity. With low intensity they multiplied and are growing like weeds now.

Ill give it a shot. I think it’s gotta be lighting now that I think about it because all the other softies SPS and LPS are doing fantastic. Nems are only issue so I’ll tone em down!