ritteri anemone deflated at night

[brian91]

Bought new ritteri nem was open all day came home now that lights are off it’s deflated and mouth seems opened hasn’t moved from location

 

[MofoCorals]

Most nems shrivel up at night

 

[brian91]

Most nems shrivel up at night

Alright thanks because I got a bubble tip and it never has so it got me worried

 

[MofoCorals]

Alright thanks because I got a bubble tip and it never has so it got me worried

My Bubble tips turn into a small balls at night as well.

 

[this is me]

Well. you have to be able to differentiate between shriveled up, deflated, and balling up.
Balling up on Ritteri and BTA is not a concern. This is their natural behavior.
However, the term deflated or shriveled up and especially used in conjunction with mouth opened does sound like an anemone in distressed. I wouldn't be that much concerned if it's a BTA. But a deflated Ritteri with gaping mouth is something you should keep a close eye on.
Ritteri, in general, are harder to get acclimated and is a poor shipper. Good luck.

 

[brian91]

Woke up this morning and it was inflated and back to normal

 

[brian91]

Move it up higher closer to the light when I got home from work and more flow what do you guys think

 

[jah-hoeva]

Keep an eye on its mouth. If it open and it’s not eating at that time, I’d be concerned.

 

[brian91]

I hasn’t been wanting to stick to anything I’ve only had it for a day tried a new location

 

[PamBrent71]

Any chance it had to poop? Our BTAs all get smaller (but not nicely balled up) and the mouth/butt looks more inflated when they have to poop. Then, after a brownish stringyness is expelled, they come back happy and inflated as ever.

My fav BTA has yellow tentacles and a red foot, so when he balls up and just has tentacle tips hanging out he looks like McD french fries in the red container. This is unrelated, I just think it is really cool how dramatically they can change their volume.