Why Does My Carpet Aneome Have Swollen Mouth

If a specimen s mouth is opened up for no apparent reason and especially if any of the guts are protruding from the mouth you should not purchase it.

Why does my carpet aneome have swollen mouth.

Is it direct fow or tank turnover. Certain breeds of clownfish like certain types of anemone as well. Hi i ve had this long tentacles anemone for about 5 years now with no issues. When inspecting an anemone the most important thing to look for is a closed mouth or more properly oral cavity.

Dependig on the species some may open a bit. Carpet anemones have difficulty tolerating changes in their environment and buying a carpet anemone that was recently acclimated and then moving it two days later will most likely lead to the death of the animal. Hi the mouth could be open for a number of reasons. Also what is considered moderate flow.

Basically my tank has been a fowler with some snails and crabs. The parameters have been stable for 6 months the only change is that i added some phosegard about 2 weeks ago. You re posting in the thread asking about an open mouth on an anemone is your anemone currently having this problem. What all should i be testing for with the anemone.

Some never have any interest in the anemone at all. As they are sensitive to water chemistry changes you should have drip acclimated for a. Swollen lips that are the result of allergies is a condition known as allergic angiodema. One reason could be from the way you acclimated him.

In the past week his mouth has swollen up and the tentacles have deflated. Lta symbiotic relationship question i have just witnessed my long tentacle anemone doing something i didn t know they did. Helloooo hellooo my brothers and sisters i m back it s been alooot since my first post i don t post anything becouse my job got me so bad but here we are guys well i can tell you that i have this carpet anemone for 2 weeks already she find her apot very quick thanks god lol but believe or not 12 years reefing this s my first carpet anemone yeah i know it s crazy but true my very. I don t regularly feed him.

A carpet anemone s mouth is usually easy enough to spot being right in the middle of its disc. I probably should have started a new thread the anenome mouth should not be wide open unless pooping or eating. While it was lying on a live rock the center of it started to enlarge around the mouth area when it enlarged it was white in color mouth area and it looked like it had opened its mouth and leaned over to the rock and out of it s mouth came a small creature about. It could also signal something more serious.

That s usually a bad sign and clowns are likely to ignore a sick anemone. According to the mayo clinic allergic angiodema is most common with food allergies.