Anemone Dead? Dying? Unsure.

[Alec Meacham]

Hi Guys, im fairly new to the hobby, about 2 and a half months in. I've had my anemone for about a week or so and everything has been great hes been doing well but when i came home today i think one of my rocks may have pinched it on the corner or something, because it wasnt attached to anything and wasnt facing the right direction. (Pic for reference) Is it dead? Dying? My salinity is at 1.025 and my water tests okay, coral is fine, fish are fine. just my anemone. Tentacles are still sticky, but he doesnt seem to want to attach to anything, and is much smaller than he usually is. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Leslie Tabor]

Your tank is super new for having an anemone, so it may just not be established enough. It looks unhappy and to be moving. What type of anemone is this? Welcome to the hobby, it is great, but can be very frustrating.

 

[JoshH]

What kind of lighting and flow do you have? Also what are your "good" parameters? As @Leslie Tabor has said, your system is VERY new and probably not ideal for a nem, almost looks like an LTA but hard to tell for sure...

@Amoo, #Reefsquad what do you think?

 

[Leslie Tabor]

What kind of lighting and flow do you have? Also what are your "good" parameters? As @Leslie Tabor has said, your system is VERY new and probably not ideal for a nem, almost looks like an LTA but hard to tell for sure...

@Amoo, #Reefsquad what do you think?

I was guessing LTA as well, but wanted to confirm.

 

[Alec Meacham]

Its a long tentacle, Im using a seastar light, Unsure on the flow.. I have one 525 I think? Its a 30 gallon tank. my ammonia is non-existent, same with my PH, Nitrate, Nitrite. Everything was going great until i got home today and like i said i think it was related to being pinched/slightly smashed by a rock. He seems to be doing better though.. His tentacles are still sticky and hes slowly sticking to the sand. Maybe just in recovery mode.

 

[Justin....#JAMAS]

It looks to me like his foot may have gotten damaged somehow....looks very very swollen! I hope he pulls through!! Usually the rule of thumb is to resist the urge to get a nem until atleast your 8-12month mark in your tank, so it can mature....def a little too early for a nem right now....nems can be tricky and even though the water par may be good, just the tank not being mature enough yet alone could throw him off....but of course things happen, like a torn foot, or you got a nem that was sick, just didn't show any signs until you got him home. Have you inspected his foot to see if it's torn anywhere? What's his mouth look like? Is it gaping wide open or is it tight? Hoping all works out for ya man

 

[The new fish on the block]

Could you get a better picture of the foot? It almost looks like clumped sand but it could be a tear. And welcome to R2R

 

[Justin....#JAMAS]

Found this site to have helped me a time or two with my nem...

http://www.karensroseanemones.net/hideandseek.htm

 

[Alec Meacham]

False alarm guys, It seems to have re-attached and its tentacles are almost back to normal length. PHEW. Thanks for all the warm welcomes

 

[Amoo]

1. It's definitely a LTA. Pretty textbook example for those trying to learn. The red foot is an immediate give away, but without even seeing that, look at the raised "spots" on the underside of the nem. Those are your key identifiers for LTAs.

2. What kind of light do you have, please be specific, and what are your settings?

3. Has anything changed in your tank since you added the nem?

 

[Alec Meacham]

@Amoo Ive pretty much gotten it figured out at this point, unfortunately the foot got pinched by a rock that shifted and it all kind of just went downhill from there.. I have it in my emergency tank RN but its not looking too hot.