Help with my Condylactis Anenome

[shag26272]

I fed him a shrimp 2 days ago and he got real big for a day now he looks really small anyone help please

 

[shag26272]

whats the most effective way to raise my PH its at 7.8 this might be why my anenome is shriveled

 

[shag26272]

he looks better all of a sudden

 

[Jenemone]

Where did you purchase the shrimp? I fed a piece of shrimp to my condy that I had bought at Kroger, and it had a very bad reaction to it. It blew up like someone had put an airhose inside it, and it never fully recovered.

Later, Kroger put up a label at the seafood counter that their shrimp contains sodium bi-something (sulfate, phosphate, can't remember now). I wondered if that was the problem.

 

[Bomber]

Newbie,
This is normal behavior, don't worry about it.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote

whats the most effective way to raise my PH

Kent Super Buffer, you are checking your alk, right?

 

[Ocyurus]

Condy's often emit their waste shortly after eating in other words they will get really shrivled up for a few hours then get larger, mine does this every couple of weeks. another reason condys might behave this way is a sign that the bulbs in your lamp need to be replaced. hope this helps.

 

[Anonymous]

I will also put you at ease by telling you that it is normal behaviour. Anemones contract to expel waste water and soon after refill with fresh oxygenated water.

But I will also caution that feeding frozen/fresh-fish/shrimp/squid for human consumption are normally loaded with preservatives consisting of nitrates and phosphates,as well as iodized salt.


GL

Dan