splitting anem.

[janastasio]

I am wondering if one of my anemones is splitting. The seven anems are all on one rock. I have one that attached on a rock just below, the anem head is up where all the others are. Under that rock next to where the foot is, I can see tissue like stuff on the underside of the rock. Its a bit dark under there so its hard to tell. Hope I didnt squash a anem under there. I dont know how many were on the rock when I got it, thought it was 7. There had been one on the under side, but it moved up within 24 hours of having it. I took a few pics, but it is really hard to tell. I dont want to lift the rock up because if they are splitting the foot would be attached to two different areas next to each other. If I have squashed something as well, I dont want it rotting uder there. Whatever is under there, it lookes a bit cloudy. The person I bought them from thought that one of the anem was splitting when I purchased the rock. Dont know if this was actually true.....First pic without flash, second pic with flash. Thank you!

 

[lmecher]

Test your water, if something is decomposing such as an anemone you'll have measurable ammonia. I do see some cloudy stuff in the first photo but not in the second.

 

[janastasio]

In the second pic its the white behind the anem foot. Just looks different in the photos with the flash vs. non-flash. I will start an ammonia test now. I need to test params tonight anyway, did a water change about an hour and half ago.

 

[rod buehle]

Its hard to tell from the pic, but I would guess that it is some sponge on the rocks and not part of the anemone.

 

[janastasio]

I was going to post a new thread, but really this has to do with what I posted before. I posted a pic of under the rock where this nem was. It has since moved. It left some string slime where it was. I have notice that at the base of each of the anems they has this stuff. It reminds me of when a leather sheds some skin. Is this common? Do I not have enough circ going? Could this be the problem? I have my canister filter (?300-400 gph) and one Koralia 3 (800gph). I have a second Koralia 3 that is turned off so that the tank is blowing everywhere?