What happened to my anenome?

[newbie2022]

A newbie just at 1 year. 32 gallon tank, anenome was one of first inhabitants, 11 months ago. Two pics from yesterday. I noticed a detail by the foot - looks like a worm? This morning, nem is gone - no residue, no blob, nothing, ... like it climbed out of the tank. My question is, could a worm do this? That fast? Corals, shrimp, snails and fish all seem fine. Where did the nem go?

 

[Rtaylor]

That’s a bristleworm and no it wouldn’t harm your anemone. It probably just moved somewhere you can’t see. It appears to be desperate for more light by the way it’s stretching. You likely need to upgrade your lighting.

 

[newbie2022]

Thank you for the observation on the light. Our tank is a 32 gallon biocube and the nem is no longer an occupant. We even picked up the rock and the nem is gone.

 

[Cell]

It's likely shrunk into a hole or crevass in your rockwork. A healthy looking nem like that does not just disappear overnight.

 

[Bucs20fan]

ITs probably under a rock in a gelatinous blob decaying. Does your water smell? Thats a bristle worm and poses no threat to a nem.

 

[Cell]

ITs probably under a rock in a gelatinous blob decaying. Does your water smell? Thats a bristle worm and poses no threat to a nem.

Why would you think it's decaying? No indication of that in the pic provided.

 

[Bucs20fan]

Why would you think it's decaying? No indication of that in the pic provided.

Because he says it is gone without a trace. A nem can hide and start to decay in hours. The pic is previous.

 

[Rtaylor]

Thank you for the observation on the light. Our tank is a 32 gallon biocube and the nem is no longer an occupant. We even picked up the rock and the nem is gone.

They can shrink shockingly small. It’s in there somewhere. It’s possible it somehow got back into the back chambers if you haven’t checked there.

 

[Cell]

Because he says it is gone without a trace. A nem can hide and start to decay in hours. The pic is previous.

It does not happen quite that fast and their will be signs of poor health before it gets to that point.

 

[Bucs20fan]

It does not happen quite that fast and their will be signs of poor health before it gets to that point.

I am inclined to agree, but stranger things have happened. At a minimum its shriveled up in the tank somewhere.

 

[kingoftheHiLLpeople]

Something else is amiss here - parameters? Recent changes?

 

[Rtaylor]

Did it reappear?

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Have you checked the rear chambers ?