magnifica anemone Deflated... HELP?
 

I have a magnificent anemone in my tank for about 3 years now.

It has been through tentacles chewed up by power head and recovers just fine, it's a tough guy.

However today morning I found its tentacles deflated looks pretty slapy unlike usual. But yesterday it was doing just fine ate too.

It's still attching it self with a rock and still pretty sticky, wondering if it normal?

The only thing I have done is i cleaned my LED glass cover it has like salt and water stain on.

Could this be an issues that lights suddenly got brighter and they are just adjusting it?

All my other corals seems fine tho

Much appreciated for your help or info

Thanks

Berny

If you've had this anemone for 3 years and this is unusual behaviour for it, I would check over your water parameters.
Otherwise, I consider it normal behaviour, as long as it doesn't last too long, like a few days. Do you have any shrimps? I've seen them tear into an anemone to get food that it's recently consumed.

my nems also tend to deflate a bit after a feeding before they poop. But like Mitch said if you have had it for 3 years you should know its tendency's fairly well by now. Start checking parameters if you are worried . Do you have anything hosting in it ?

Thanks for the info I will check my par in a bit

But I have never seen my amemone does this, do have some shrimps but they never get anywhere close to it.

However here are some photo taken


Taken just now
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7282/...b964fd5d_h.jpg

Taken 1 year and halft ago
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7607/...66a1c83c_h.jpg


Taken 3-6 months ago
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7282/...f0e13c2b_h.jpg

It looks fine to me, it seems weird to me that you haven't seen it deflated in 3 years.

Yeah I have never seen it does something like this before. But thanks

I agree, mine does this sometimes (usually to poop lol) its pretty normal. These are sensitive to abrupt changes, especially in salinity, but it should recover.