anemone help... green ball

just bought a new anemone (long tentacle) i placed him in the tank last night where i though he should go and of course he moved he stayed on the sand. when he moved again there was a green slime ball left behind i scooped it out and put it into a container. its about the size of a pea and is the same color and has the consistancy of mucus. any body know what this is.

 

I am by no means an expert but I do think that anemones expel mucous (sp) when excreting things from their systems....I'm sure there is a much more technical name for it. I would guess that is what you have. It sounds disgusting but a pic would probably help. Has it expanded afterwards? How does the anemone look now? That will tell you whether it was anything to be concerned about....

 

Agreed, probably expelled food or items found in the digestive tract.

The anemone should have expanded again by now at least somewhat.

A dying anemone will have a gaping oral opening, the exposure of Mesenterial Filaments, will not foot for long, floats around the tank.

If decay sets in you will see a detectable ammonia value.

 

the annemone kicked the bucket he looked like he was fine for a couple of days he never settled any where and my clowns hosted it. then one morning i came in and it was shriviled up and split into a pile of goo