I have had this bubble tip anemone for over 1.5 years, and it has done excellent, showing lots of growth in that time. The last few days, though, it has been struggling, going through inflation and deflation cycles 2-3 times a day. The times that it is inflated, it isn't fully extended, though the tissue looks normal in color and texture. The mouth is not gaping and the foot is attached firmly to the rock. It was obviously pooping in the last week as well, but typically the deflation period is several hours when it is expelling waste, not over several days and not cycling back and forth. Typically this nem will be fully inflated for the entire daytime photoperiod (10 hours) and deflate at night. It has been hosting a clownfish pair for ~3 months now, and they have been living together peacefully. I do feed mysis twice a week and have been since I got it with no problems.
My parameters are stable, lights and flow are the same as they were a month ago when it was doing fine. I do have a mild aiptasia outbreak going on, and there is one small one growing near the nem, but I don't know if that might be the problem. Not sure what is going on and would appreciate any insight, I've really enjoyed this nem and it has grown extensively since I bought it, so it'd be a real shame if it ended up dying.
My parameters are stable, lights and flow are the same as they were a month ago when it was doing fine. I do have a mild aiptasia outbreak going on, and there is one small one growing near the nem, but I don't know if that might be the problem. Not sure what is going on and would appreciate any insight, I've really enjoyed this nem and it has grown extensively since I bought it, so it'd be a real shame if it ended up dying.
