Rose bubble tip anemone

[Nicksal]

I have 3 anemones and they all have had their month blown up or something for about a month now? They seem to be fine but weird looking. I've had the tank for 3 and a half years and got them over a year ago no issue with them before. Please let me know if you have had any issue like this or if I can do anything to help them?
Parameters:
Salt 1.025
Ph 8.1
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 5
Temp 77
Orp 300
Phosphates 0

 

[Stephen8169301]

Strange what type of lighting do you have ? What’s that white puff on mouth

 

[JCM]

Insufficient light perhaps?

 

[MinnieMouse2]

Nitrate 0 is a bad thing, corals, anemones, and other life in that tank need nitrates. They also need a little phos for their algae inside them. You should be giving your anemones little pieces of shrimp. With zero phos and nitrates your looking to get dino. I would run some good carbon like Marineland carbon just in case something has gotten into the tank. In order to create extra nitrates you have to dose or feed a lot more. Same with phos. You need to be testing for these.

 

[Stephen8169301]

Have they attached to any live rock?

 

[Nicksal]

Strange what type of lighting do you have ? What’s that white puff on mouth

I have an ai 16 prime and I'm assuming it's the anemone mouth but it's weird bc all 3 anemones are doing it.

 

[Sleeping Giant]

are you able to feed them directly?

 

[Sleeping Giant]

what is the larger one on top attached to??? I can't figure it out

 

[Nicksal]

Nitrate 0 is a bad thing, corals, anemones, and other life in that tank need nitrates. They also need a little phos for their algae inside them. You should be giving your anemones little pieces of shrimp. With zero phos and nitrates your looking to get dino. I would run some good carbon like Marineland carbon just in case something has gotten into the tank. In order to create extra nitrates you have to dose or feed a lot more. Same with phos. You need to be testing for these.

I do feed them shrimp once in a while but I will definitely look into feeding the tank more to raise nitrates and phos. Thanks for your input.

 

[Nicksal]

Have they attached to any live rock?

Yeah, they have. 2 are on live rock and one is not

 

[Nicksal]

are you able to feed them directly?

I haven't tried bc I figured they were sick r sometime I will try tomorrow though

 

[Nicksal]

what is the larger one on top attached to??? I can't figure it out

He climbs on top of a sps coral frag from time to time.

 

[Stephen8169301]

He climbs on top of a sps coral frag from time to time.

Try putting in a strainer or acclimation box for a week or so and see of any changes

 

[Nicksal]

I will give that a try thanks.

 

[Stephen8169301]

I will give that a try thanks.

Are you feeding reg shrimp or mysis shrimp

 

[Nicksal]

Mysis shrimp and krill

 

[Stephen8169301]

Mysis shrimp and krill

Are clowns hosting?

 

[Nicksal]

I have one clown in the tank and he is not hosting any of them

 

[Stephen8169301]

I have one clown in the tank and he is not hosting any of them

Typical clowns yeah I’d start with putting in a strainer or box see if it chills out try feeding But not too much don’t want to stress bta maybe start feeding once a week with a baster

 

[Nicksal]

Typical clowns yeah I’d start with putting in a strainer or box see if it chills out try feeding But not too much don’t want to stress bta maybe start feeding once a week with a baster

Lol. I will definitely try and move and feed them tomorrow. Thanks for the advice hopefully it will help them.