Bulb Anemone Deflation

[dazoc]

Tonight for night feeding, went downstairs and saw no BTA looked behind the tank and there it is. Deflated, looking real bad. Disc still attached. Call it dead and chuck it. WC and hope?
I,ve read that they stink when dead. I don't smell any funk yet.
Temp. 87
Sal. 1.027
Nitrate way high 1.5
Looked fine this morning. I know my tank parm. are not too good but would this make it do this in less then 7 hours.
Looked like this this morning

Thanks,
Dazoc

 

[lbaskball]

Looks fine in the picture, maybe a lil stressed but it sure as heaven not dead. By the way anemones inflate and deflate, its natural.

 

[reef diver]

Its probably pooping, deflated does not mean its dead, anemones go through all sorts of changes. Loks great in pic

 

[emeralcrab]

Isn't your temp a little on the high side? 87 right? Just wondering. I try and keep mine around 80.
And all anemone's like better water parameters.

 

[dazoc]

Thanks fot the help. Last night it looked worse then the day I got it, as far as closed up stringy tent.
Came home this afternoon and it is better then ever. Seems like it's larger.
Please excuse the noob in me I will try to let it pass as soon as I can
Yeah, tank is 78 my typo.
this is it today

Thanks again,
dazoc

 

[cjml]

Yes anemones will do this-they like silversides.....

 

[tolboy]

My LTA is looking lazy and kind of stringy I tried to feed him a silverside this morning he would'nt take it.I just got him Saturday I was wondering if it's becuase my tank hit almost 86 degrees last night.I took my glaas tops off and put a fan on my sump and now it's a steady 80.Now if I could'nt only get my Naso to eat, but that's a whole nother forum.

 

[reef diver]

Wow, 86? Geez that will cause some damage, how'd that happen. Check ur heater. Ive noticed that when an anemone doesn't look too good dont feed it, it just causes it more stress