Long tentacle... sick... or part chameleon?

[doch]

So, fully open it is only about 3 inches across the disc... should it be able to take a frozen shrimp? Like I said before, it grabbed onto it a couple of times, and then let go after a couple minutes. Firts atempt was a full shrimp (about 1 inch diameter), second attempt was broken into a third and tried again... same result.

[ponokareefer]

I have read on numerous places that you should feed smaller items, like Mysis. to anemones. I just use a turkey baster and spray it in their direction. They catch a bunch and eat it. And unlike LPS corals, nothing takes things from anemones, with the exception of host clownfish, but that is rare. My cleaner shrimp have tried, and just about become food themselves.
As bvlester pointed out though, it probably lost its photosynthetic cells if the color doesn't come back right away. This was probably due to stress. Give it good light and feed it at least once per week. I target feed mine mysis 3 times/week, and they catch other food during feedings as well. My 2 large anemones started out around 2 inches and are now over 6 inches since the summer.

thawed shrimp only and table sized on the big ones break it up if you think it is to big they are very nutritional for the Nem as they have a bit of iodine in them. Myisis shrimp are cold fresh water shrimp not salt water and do not have the same properties in them you can feed them to the Nem they are higher in protien value if they are the PC myisis shrimp. Cleaner shrimp will take stuff from Long tenetical Nems Mine do all the time.

Bill