Anemone acting strange

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  1. nanonooners

    nanonooners Astrea Snail

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    My rose bubble tip anemone was doing really well the first 6 weeks or so, but now it has been deflated for the past week, and has turned itself into a ball. (i don't know how else to describe it). This normal? or should it be moved to a better tank? I'm in the process of setting up a 40 gallon breeder but its currently in a 20 gallon long.
     

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  3. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    How old is your tank?

    Usually when my anemones do that they are only expelling the water and they come back to normal ( sometimes even bigger) afterwards.

    Yours looks like it's healthy, the foot seems nice and smooth, coloring looks good too, still attached right?
    So that's my best guess.
     
  4. nanonooners

    nanonooners Astrea Snail

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    ya thanks your probably right. The tank is a year old. I'll just let it be. If the thing didn't cost me 80 bucks I probably wouldn't care that much haha
     
  5. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    i would not worry for now unless it losses color or detaches from the rock
     
  6. bucksfan1976

    bucksfan1976 Banned

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    Yea no worries mine do that all the time.