Chillbilly
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This is my first anemone, green E quadricolor. The tank inhabitants are a starry blenny, six-line wrasse, 2 true percs, 2 peppermint shrimp recently added. The tank (20 gallon) stays at a constant 78 degrees, ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates all 0, 2 65 watt PC bulbs, 1 50/50 super actinic/actinic white 1 10k bulb. The tank is a year and a half old. I do a 5 gallon water change weekly. I bought the anemone in December of 2012 and it has been in a steady decline since February. It was eating every 3 days to a week, frozen krill or mysis shrimp but now it refuses to eat. At first I noticed the tentacles looked like they were having the tips nibbled off and they were shrinking, then it started to deflate more often and for longer times. For the past few days it deflates for the majority of the day and puffs up and looks better at night. It does excrete a brown slime when it deflates. The following pictures are from past to present. I would really appreciate any help. I am leaning more towards not enough light but want confirmation. I watch the tank for extended periods of time and do not notice anything bothering it except for the clown coming over to play in it a little.