Rock anemone huge

Wagonpitt · 05/16/2017, 02:49 AM

I just got 3 new rock anemones. I already had one. 2 out of the new ones get extremely big at night once all lights have been off a few hours. Has anyone else noticed this ? One of the new ones stays small closes up a little at night and opens during the day. Just like the one i already had.

Pic 2 the blue-er pic is durin the day when lights are on. The one with darker colors on very left stays "normal". The two on the right get 3 or 4 times bigger/puffier

Pic 1 is at night time. The rock anemone which is in the middle in pic 2 has puffed up so much it pushed the other one off the rack. The other one is on my sand also very puffed up.

Anyone noticed this before.? Like i said the rock anemone i already had and one of the 3 new ones are very "normal".

Wagonpitt · 05/24/2017, 05:01 PM

So ive had them for a few days now and still same. During the day often the have open mouth. Sometimes i see like a black mucus floating ontop of the anemone. Ive read that this can be thier "guts". usually i only see this in the morning when lights first come on. They still inflate during night about 2 3 times normal size. The inflation is in the foot not so much the top open part where mouth is that we usually look at Lots of views on this thread but no comments yet. I highly doubt im discoving something new because im not special like that so someone has to have an idea of whats going on. On another hand it doesnt seem like rock flower anemones are very popular like bta or other anemones so maby thats why not many people have experienced it and the right people armt seeing the thread.

elegance coral · 05/25/2017, 05:46 AM

I don't see anything out of the ordinary in the pic's. They're probably just adjusting to the new lights. The "black mucus" is probably zooxanthellae.

Pond Boy · 05/25/2017, 05:24 PM

It's just acclimating itself to your water nems expand and contract night or day depending on conditions.

Wagonpitt · 05/28/2017, 02:11 PM

How do i know when its dying and when its time to take it out of the tank ? 2 of them are not improvig at all and only looking worse.

1 of the new ones never looks too happy but not as bad as these 2.

The 1 one i had befor i got these 3 is always happy fully open never gaping mouth never any mucus just little poop pellet once in a while.

05/25/2017, 05:46 AM	#3
elegance coral They call me EC Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: central Florida Posts: 6,208	I don't see anything out of the ordinary in the pic's. They're probably just adjusting to the new lights. The "black mucus" is probably zooxanthellae. __________________ "Most of the failures with marine aquaria are due to lack of knowledge of the biological processes that occur in the aquarium." Martin A. Moe, Jr. "A scientist seeks the truth, wherever that may lead. A believer already knows the truth, and cannot be swayed no matter how compelling the evidence." Current Tank Info: I'm trying to see how many tanks will fit in my house before the wife loses it.

05/25/2017, 05:24 PM	#4
Pond Boy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: In a tube amp Posts: 141	It's just acclimating itself to your water nems expand and contract night or day depending on conditions. __________________ Bringing back a 12g JBJ from some serious neglect... Current Tank Info: JBJ 12g

05/24/2017, 05:01 PM	#2
Wagonpitt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 112	So ive had them for a few days now and still same. During the day often the have open mouth. Sometimes i see like a black mucus floating ontop of the anemone. Ive read that this can be thier "guts". usually i only see this in the morning when lights first come on. They still inflate during night about 2 3 times normal size. The inflation is in the foot not so much the top open part where mouth is that we usually look at Lots of views on this thread but no comments yet. I highly doubt im discoving something new because im not special like that so someone has to have an idea of whats going on. On another hand it doesnt seem like rock flower anemones are very popular like bta or other anemones so maby thats why not many people have experienced it and the right people armt seeing the thread.