Is carpet anemone sick or just normal shedding?

[Digicop]

I have had this carpet anemone in my tank since February 3, 2020 (13 days) and I noticed the tissue and area around the mouth do not look normal. My tank parameters are stable. Any insight and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Should I remove from the tank before it gets anything else sick?

This is what it looked like when I took it home on Feb 3rd:

 

[lemonade]

It definitely does not look to be in good shape. How old is the tank?

 

[D-Nak]

Does it ever deflate? Has it dug into the sand? How deep is the sandbed?

 

[Fishy212]

Your tank looks fairly new. How old is it? Usually nems do much better in an established reef tank (6 months) at least.

 

[Digicop]

It definitely does not look to be in good shape. How old is the tank?

The tank is 3 months old. I learned after I purchased it that I was moving too fast.

 

[Digicop]

Does it ever deflate? Has it dug into the sand? How deep is the sandbed?

The day I took the pic he deflated, but otherwise he is always open unless I feed it. He seems to be bouncing back. The mouth looks a lot better. The edge lying on the sandbed is the only part that still doesn't look good. The bed is about 1.5" deep.

 

[Mical]

The tank is 3 months old. I learned after I purchased it that I was moving too fast.

Granted it's only 3 months old but it's "do-able". Carpets do all kind of strange things. Mines' mouth does that on occasion and it''s a normal reaction. Now the color looks like it's stressing. So you're going to have to be on your game keeping parameters stable. Make sure it gets plenty of light & flow and you might try feeding it something small (thawed frozen shrimp a very small piece) Don't jam it into it's mouth but lay a small piece of shrimp out about an inch from it's mouth, it will curl up and suck it in. (see attached)

 

[D-Nak]

If you can add some sand to get the depth to 4" minimum, that will make the nem feel more comfortable.