wobble Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 My rose anemone has been looking strange the past few days. It's mouth is very wide open and it looks like the inside of it is coming out. White and puffy stuff is pushing out of it's mouth. I've noticed in the past month or so it's been alot thicker and puffier than it has in the past. Should I be concerned? Thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Have you been feeding it small pieces of meaty food? If not, try that. Gaping mouth is usually not a good sign. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobble Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 I've been feeding it weekly silversides mostly. Sometimes little chunks of shrimp or squid when I feed my eel. It's difficult to feed him though since my maroon clown usually grabs the food away from the anemone and puts it elsewhere in the tank so he can have his nice soft anemone bed to himself again. I try to guard the anemone with a feeding stick until the anomene has a chance to get the food in it's mouth, but sometimes it takes a long time and I get tired of standing there chasing the clown away. Should I feed more often? Should I feed it something else? More light, less light? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewie Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 How are your nitrates? That looks like 1 of my clones. Did you get it @ SWF? How long have you been feeding silversides? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobble Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 Wow Chewie, you're good! Yes, I got it from SWF in Jan or Feb of this year. It's really darkened up since then. Just hasn't looked so good recently. Been feeding it mostly silversides for the past two months or so. Before that it was a mix of silversides, shrimp, and squid. I tested water a week and a half ago (before water change). Nitrates 0 PH 8.0 Alk 9 (been buffering with baking soda) SG 1.025 I've been doing changing 16g of water every two weeks. I have another anemone in there and it's going great. The other one is on the bottom of the tank though. This rose is a little above mid height. It's pretty much been there since I put it in. It's a 75g with 216w of T5 w/icecap ballasts. Blues are on from 9am - 10pm. Other two lights are on from 10am - 9pm. Fuge light is on 24/7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewie Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Stop feeding it. Especially silversides IMO/E I have had terrible luck with silversides. Anytime that I have ever fed silversides to my anemones I noticed a bad reaction. I have NO PROOF, but I attribute the loss of BOTH of my S. Giganteas to bad silversides. The purple carpet in my avatar was 1 of them. Other than that, I think you're doing everything you can. Just leave em be. If it is one of my clones, I wouldn't worry yet. Those RBTA's are tough as nails! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobble Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 What do you recommend feeding it on a regular basis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewie Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Raw prawns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobble Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 Thanks chewie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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