anemone question

i have a new bulb anemone. its alright while the lights are off , but a few hours after i turn the lights on it kind of shrivels up. maybe too much light? 2 250w halides on 55 gallon tank. nem is about18-20 inches down. params all good tank been goin for over a year. also possible gold bar maroon too rough with it? any thoughts?

 

Expanding/shriveling is normal for anemone's during light cycles. They tend to spread and get larger in lower light. This is most likely what is going on.

 

For most species, if the anemone really doesn't like the light, he'll move to a more shaded area of the tank

 

but the tentacles will deflate as well? i know with higher light they dont open up as much, but the tentacles were deflated and it looked sad

 

Keep an eye on the coloring. My anemone bleached out about 30% due to strong lighting. He moved down the tank a bit and has recovered quite a bit, but I've been trying to get it to move towards my T5 side of the tank to get the color to shift to a brighter green, with light indirect water flow, but he won't move, he's very stubborn.

 

an anenome - I believe will start the bleaching on the foot...

this is an awesome site for info
Caring for these beautiful creatures - INTRODUCTION

I bought some silverside and my anenome loves them !!!

 

Firstly, anemones are inverts, and not coral. (yeah i know- im always an @$$ for pointing stuff out like this- but thats my job)
With that out of the way- what type of tank did this anemone come from, and what was the lighting situation like in that tank? Sudden increases/decreases in lighting may be the cause of this.