Hi there, we have recently purchased a bubble tip anemone for our marine tank. He seemed to settle in ok, moved himself into a spot that suited him and today the third day of having him we found him deflated. I understand they can sulk but not sure that they would do it three days later and if so how long should we expect him to sulk for???

Thanks heaps for your help :-?

mine was just sulking now, but opened up, its normal for them. they do that every once and a while

They do it pretty regularly, sometimes for a day or 2. Just keep an eye on it, hopefully looking better in the morning.

are there clowns hosting it?

that won't make any difference to it deflating or having a rest

Thanks for the help. Yes there is one clown fish which has grown a liking to it, however the anemone is large (inflated about 20cm in diameter) and the clown fish is fairly small. Would this be stressing the anemone?

probably not

Thanks for the help. Yes there is one clown fish which has grown a liking to it, however the anemone is large (inflated about 20cm in diameter) and the clown fish is fairly small. Would this be stressing the anemone?

no won't stress the anemone

even my big maroon is dwarfed by the BTA when its fully inflated

Thanks for your responses and keeping my mind at ease last night. He was back to his usual self this morning :happy2:

great, any pics? :thup:

great, any pics? :thup:

yes please - we just love pictures! :thup:

Hi there, we have recently purchased a bubble tip anemone for our marine tank. He seemed to settle in ok, moved himself into a spot that suited him and today the third day of having him we found him deflated. I understand they can sulk but not sure that they would do it three days later and if so how long should we expect him to sulk for???

Thanks heaps for your help :-?

MIne shrinks from a dinner plate size to next to nothing at the same time every night. It really annoys the clown fish who still try to get in it even though it's tiny. I takes an hour or two to get back to full size. Sounds like yours is perfectly normal

Hi everyone,

I will post some photos soon. You wouldn't believe that the anenome has since got stuck to our wave make and lost nearly all his tentacles - was absolutely horrible. We got him out of it and let him rest and a week later he has grown new tentacles and is his happy self again.

:happy2:

Sorry Im not sure how to add photos???

Sorry Im not sure how to add photos???

http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?t=2406

anemones can take a rough time so long as you don't damage their stomach