billyboy2

I just bought a RBTA from my LFS. i drip aclimated it for an hour. when it footed it's self it was against the glass and substrate. it was mostly inflated and began swelling like a ballon around the foot area, but still inflated and moving slow. this morning it was face down and shrivled like a stump. i thought it was going to make a great addition to my tank whem my male percula went into it a few times within hours of having it, but when i found it this morning it was face down the foot had not realeased all the substrate it had attached to it but i picked it up and placed it right side up on the highest live rock i have. It seems to be anchored to the rock now. i'm hoping this was a good idea...is it normal for it to have slime/mucas comming off the the tenticle area they are small strands...its not comming from the mouth but it also doesn't look great as it is loose and possibly open partially ...its hard to tell because i cant get a good view of it. I had my LFS test my water before i purchased it , and it looked healthy when i bought it. The rock it is on is about 12" away from the light, 8" from the top of the tank. is it going to be ok??

i have 2 false perculas, 2damsels, normal cleanup crew, some pulsing xenia that is expanding rapidly, some unidentified polyps that i haven't identified yet but are also growing steadily.

water parameters salinity - 1.024 pH 8.4 nitrate,nitrite,ammonia -0ppm. temp 80, I have a small 30G tank using the coalife lunar aqua light supplying approx 5watts/G. The tank is almost 1 year old with much success.

any feedback appreciated

Hypnox

Anemones tend to take on water during the day to make themselves as big as possible to encourage the intake of light. During the night they expel the water and tend to appear to shrivel up.

Give it a few days to let it acclimate and see if it keeps letting go of its place. RBTA's are notorious for moving around a lot.

sgould

anemone behavior can be panic inducing, especially when first introduced to the tank, but chances are it is just fine. As Hypnox said, just give it some time to get acclimated. It may move around to find the spot it likes best. Let it...don't try to move it around manually.

billyboy2

well as you said it is probably fine and looked like it was inflating and i went out to buy some groceries and when i got home it had fallen off the rock it was attached to, i was startled to see the mouth it is a gaping hole i can see the insides of the anemone. my cleaner shrimp seem to be interested in it and are picking at it. i put it face up on the rock it fell on and it is like a stump again. the mouth i would say is the size of my pinky finger. it doesn't look as if it is breaking down into mucas but i am concerned. should i get it out? i know all anemones should have a tight mouth. i have had other anemones in the past but the sight of this one now is alarming. what should i do?? i have re-tested my water and are ideal. temp 80, pH 8.4 salinity 1.024 ammonia/nitite/nitrate 0ppm