my anemone is acting weird

[nanonøkk]

ok so the last few nights it would drink down and then have it’s mouth open it did this for two nights the only thing i could say it was is because i was feeding it every day so i didn’t feed it today and it went from the first picture is what it normally looks like to today’s picture so should i be feeding it or no or should i do like one big feeding a week and it definitely has more of color in the second picture but it’s not as big

 

[WIReefer]

Doesn’t look bad, it might have been just expelling waste mine do this often. How old is the tank? I used to feed mine once a week.

 

[nanonøkk]

Doesn’t look bad, it might have been just expelling waste mine do this often. How old is the tank? I used to feed mine once a week.

the tank is 9 months at this point

 

[footgal]

That nem looks alright to me. I feed all of my nems every day, helps them grow better and gives em big bubbles. Just make sure what you’re feeding isn’t too big about half the size of the mouth is a good size. I use mysis shrimp and feed them one at a time

 

[SAWFISH]

The bubble tip anemone look great and healthy in my opinion I wouldn't worry to much about it!

 

[nanonøkk]

That nem looks alright to me. I feed all of my nems every day, helps them grow better and gives em big bubbles. Just make sure what you’re feeding isn’t too big about half the size of the mouth is a good size. I use mysis shrimp and feed them one at a time

yea i tried that but it kept looking like this at night and it was expelling waste

 

[nanonøkk]

The bubble tip anemone look great and healthy in my opinion I wouldn't worry to much about it!

ok i thought it was due to like not feeding it or not good lighting but the mouth is closed and the foot is sticking really well to the rock but i’m worried about it moving when i set up my new ai prime

 

[footgal]

ok i thought it was due to like not feeding it or not good lighting but the mouth is closed and the foot is sticking really well to the rock but i’m worried about it moving when i set up my new ai prime

I have all my bubble tips under AI Prime. Do the acclimation setting and it should be fine. It may move but at least it won’t bleach.

 

[nanonøkk]

I have all my bubble tips under AI Prime. Do the acclimation setting and it should be fine. It may move but at least it won’t bleach.

ok thanks and tonight it closed up again and it was expelling waste but the thing is dose hydrogen peroxide bother anemones because he’s fine until i dose hydrogen peroxide into the tank

 

[footgal]

ok thanks and tonight it closed up again and it was expelling waste but the thing is dose hydrogen peroxide bother anemones because he’s fine until i dose hydrogen peroxide into the tank

That could be your issue then, stop dosing that and see if it changes anything

 

[nanonøkk]

That could be your issue then, stop dosing that and see if it changes anything

yea i’m not gonna dose it tomorrow instead i’ll try using some vibrant instead

 

[footgal]

yea i’m not gonna dose it tomorrow instead i’ll try using some vibrant instead

Vibrant does not bother my anemones

 

[nanonøkk]

Vibrant does not bother my anemones

yea when i first got it i dosed vibrant and the anemone was fine but every tim i dosed hydrogen peroxide it seems to have shrunken up

 

[footgal]

yea when i first got it i dosed vibrant and the anemone was fine but every tim i dosed hydrogen peroxide it seems to have shrunken up

What algae are you trying to get rid of?? How often are you dosing?

 

[nanonøkk]

What algae are you trying to get rid of?? How often are you dosing?

i dose every night and it’s a small amount of green hair algae that’s slowly receding off my rocks

 

[footgal]

i dose every night and it’s a small amount of green hair algae that’s slowly receding off my rocks

Woah every night???? Vibrant is meant to be dosed once every week or every two weeks!!

 

[nanonøkk]

Woah every night???? Vibrant is meant to be dosed once every week or every two weeks!!

no not vibrant the hydrogen peroxide

 

[chizerbunoi]

ok thanks and tonight it closed up again and it was expelling waste but the thing is dose hydrogen peroxide bother anemones because he’s fine until i dose hydrogen peroxide into the tank

Don't dose hydrogen peroxide. The anemone cannot tolerate it and will die. I should explain, it causes them to close up and deflate. this is not a water change, but has a negative affect. There are other ways to maintain hair algae.

I would recommend that you stop dosing, and stop feeding. Let it purge its waste and settle back. Then when you feed once a week, only give it a small pellet or mysis shrimp size food.

 

[footgal]

Don't dose hydrogen peroxide. The anemone cannot tolerate it and will die.

I would recommend that you stop dosing, and stop feeding. Let it purge its waste and settle back. Then when you feed once a week, only give it a small pellet or mysis shrimp size food.

I agree with this. Just use vibrant. It’s safer and will get rid of your algae just the same. Bump up your snails a little and dose vibrant 1 mL per 10 gallons 1x a week. The anemone should bounce back. Hydrogen peroxide kills EVERYTHING not just algae. This is why we use it to clean wounds.

 

[nanonøkk]

Don't dose hydrogen peroxide. The anemone cannot tolerate it and will die. I should explain, it causes them to close up and deflate. this is not a water change, but has a negative affect. There are other ways to maintain hair algae.

I would recommend that you stop dosing, and stop feeding. Let it purge its waste and settle back. Then when you feed once a week, only give it a small pellet or mysis shrimp size food.

ok i’ll stop dosing hydrogen peroxide and only use vibrant and i won’t feed it for a few days to see if that helps