inverted anemone?

[Always J]

Hi, everyone, (obviously!) i'm a newbie here, and I'm kinda puzzled about something that I read about anemones. I just got a condy one last week, and so far, it seems to be doing well in my 55 gal fish only aquarium . . .however, i read that when an anemone is dying, it will invert its mouth. I don't quite understand what they mean, or what this would look like . . if anyone could explain, that would be great. Thanks!

Jamie

 

[iphy]

Think of it like turning themselves inside out through their oral opening. Not a pretty site.

 

[Len]

If it happens, you'll know what it is This is only one of the many symptoms of a dying anemone; others including shrivelled appearance, lose of coloration (newly introduced anemones tend to be paler), or inability to grip the substrate with its foot. An inverted mouth just looks like the anemone is puking its insides out through the oriface.