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Helen
Background. The aquarium is about 3 months old, with a volume of 34 liters. Water parameters: Nitrites - 0, Phosphates - 0, pH - 8.0. No other tests have been done. I perform water changes of 7.5 liters once a week. Temperature is 25-26°C, salinity is 1.024. Lighting is 2 watts per liter, with a 50/50 mix of actinics and 10k daylight. The problem is this: after moving to my aquarium, the anemone turned a bit white and started to expel its mucus. I fed it once a week. It kept getting worse. It was constantly moving and shifting in one spot... About two weeks ago, after browsing foreign websites, I found information that a anemone that has lost some zooxanthellae needs to be fed every other day until fully recovered. I have been doing this for the last two weeks. The anemone has started to feel much better. It has increased in size and begun to restore its zooxanthellae. BUT! It is lying in one spot and doesn't seem to want to attach to the live rock. It just lies there... At night, it opens up halfway. In the morning, a little light hits the aquarium from the window - this is how it looks in the morning before the lights are turned on - and this is how it looks two hours after the lights are turned on. The question is this: I understand that it should attach to the live rock, right? Why isn't it doing this and not even trying? P.S. The anemone has been with me for 2 months. I know it was extremely unwise to place an anemone in a newly established aquarium, but it is what it is... I am currently preparing for a move to a larger aquarium. All the other inhabitants are doing great! Thank you!