Have some problems

My green bubble tip anemone has been shriveled up for the past 5 or 6 hours. I did feed it the day before yesterday, so is it just (hopefully) pooping, or slowly dying? I can't upload a video tomorrow morning. In the mean time, does anyone have suggestions? And in the worst case, perhaps pictures of dying/dead anemones?

 

How long have you had it?

They do shrivel up when they "poop"
I have Got to ask the normal questions.....

Water perameters?
Lights?
All that stuff

 

I always forget the basics! I have had it for about 5-6 months. Um, my water parameters are fine, excluding nitrate (20ppm) which is being treated with 5gal water changes once a week. I don't check calcium, mag, phos, etc. I probably should tomorrow. Lights are Nova T5s which are only 3 months old. He may be pooping, but I haven't seen it this "deflated". Help?

 

If its starts looking like snot then your in trouble..Thats what they look like when they die.
Hopefully its ok

How big is your tank?
Are you useing a phosphate sponge?
(Not saying you should) Just want to know

 

I just looked back on some other posts and it seems like the general opnion was that 20PPM trates will not effect an anenome...so thats a good thing!

 

Do you have to like feed you anenomes?

 

Ok. If it does start looking like snot, can I get it off my rock and out of my tank before it kills everything?

I have a 30 gallon, and the anemone is the only coral I have in there so far. I am waiting for a protein skimmer and refuge. I am not using a phosphate sponge.

 

Yes.

 

Very good thing! Thats about where mine are

 

I wouldn't do anything to it. If it ends up dying you need to get it out with a net. It will litaraly fall apart! if you try to pick it up there will be pieces all over your tank.

Maybe its ok.