New Anemone! Need Some Help

beehive124 · May 16, 2021

Hello all! I just purchased a Green BTA off of LiveAquaria. I was excited to see the nem when it got to me, but it got delayed and the nem spent 48 hours in a bag! When I opened the box I saw that the nem was inside out. There was zooxanthellae all over the bag. I floated the bag in my tank for 20-30 minutes. I then added some ammonia remover to the bag water, after I opened the bag, and started a drip. After 30-45 minutes (drip acclimating) the anemone had slowly retracted its guts back inside of itself. However, around the mouth there are these big white "lips". I don't know if that is normal or not. The tentacles also seem to be quite small, but not stringy like they were when it first arrived. I placed the BTA on a rock, and it attached, but moved and let go. The tentacles were in the sand, so I grabbed the nem and put it on another rock. It did the same thing. I tried one more time, same thing. It would let go and go to the bottom of the tank and sit there on its tentacles. I figured I'd leave it be for the night. I woke up this morning and the nem wedged itself under and inside a rock. There was no way I could move it. I turned the rock, so the nem could get some light. It hasn't moved since. This morning I also noticed that the white "lips" are still there. Is that normal? Should I feed it? Here is a pic of the nem.

vetteguy53081 · May 16, 2021

With loss of zooxanthellae which contributes to coloration, allow it time to take in water and light which you will need to provide.
Moderate light and water flow s generally sufficient for its needs.

Uncle99 · May 16, 2021

If he went from rolling around unattached to attached, that would be an excellent sign IMM. Just let him be.
I would definitely not feed it for a month, but, provide the normal system lighting schedule and let him find home.