Dependig on the species some may open a bit.
Green carpet anemone mouth open.
A wide open mouth is a bad sign.
This is one of the larger anemone species.
I probably should have started a new thread the anenome mouth should not be wide open unless pooping or eating.
Is it good bad nothing to worry about.
Everything looks great and the color is beautiful.
Hey guys i need some advice asap.
He stopped in this spot this morning and there is this spirally string and what seems like little tiny balls of something.
He has done really well grasping and moving almost constantly.
Got a carpet anemone saturday night.
Once the lights went out it closed a little and he started to fill with water and get shape.
I normally wouldn t be too worried but the hermits are eating what.
Bleaching occurs when an anemone is exposed to prolonged extreme high temperature conditions.
A healthy carpet anemone should have a closed mouth.
Strings out of mouth.
What all should i be testing for with the anemone.
Green carpet anemone posted this in the wrong spot earlier so now it s here i just bought a new green carpet and his mouth is wide open and hanging out.
The mouth of the anemone should be tightly closed.
Unless you have money to lose don t buy anemones that are light pink or light green white or see through.
They are capable of stinging and semi aggressive so should be kept away from other anemones and corals.
Basically my tank has been a fowler with some snails and crabs.
Also what is considered moderate flow.
Mushroom mouth open all day normal.
I put a beautiful green carpet anemone in my 30gal last night.
Is it direct fow or tank turnover.
The haddon s carpet anemone has a very potent sting and may harm corals and other anemones as it moves about the aquarium.
Once in place carefully move some sandy substrate around the column and increase the flow rate back to the normal output.
If it is a green bubble tip anemone it should be a medium to dark green in color.
However this morning it looks like its mouth is open and its just hanging out in the tank not eating i cant find anything online that explains this at all.
But his mouth is still open real wide.
Is this a normal open brain mouth.
Doing so will allow the anemone time to settle in and bury its foot completely into the sand bed.
The green carpet anemone nbsp stichodactyla gigantea also known as haddon s anemone is best kept on a soft substrate bottom.
An open oral cavity with the guts sticking out is definitely not a good sign.