Anemone Dead?

[NoMu Fish]

Hello everyone,
This anemone was shipped from LiveAquaria. I ordered this along with some fish, and the whole shipment was delayed. The fish were both dead on arrival and this was not looking good. I have placed it in the tank in an attempt to save it but I was wondering if this is savable or if i’m just harming my tank by trying? Please let me know what you think! Thank you!

 

[musel101]

I’d wait dont Touch it and let it Acclimate to the tank set and forget it. It’s not Melting away which is a good sign. Does it smell rotten?

 

[NoMu Fish]

I’d wait dont Touch it and let it Acclimate to the tank set and forget it. It’s not Melting away which is a good sign. Does it smell rotten?

Thank you for the quick reply! Okay I will try to walk away and let it be haha. No, I didn’t notice a smell at all, the water was discolored and and dirty but not fragrant by any means.

 

[NoMu Fish]

It also has a lot of slime shedding from it. For the most part the slime is clear or white in color!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello everyone,
This anemone was shipped from LiveAquaria. I ordered this along with some fish, and the whole shipment was delayed. The fish were both dead on arrival and this was not looking good. I have placed it in the tank in an attempt to save it but I was wondering if this is savable or if i’m just harming my tank by trying? Please let me know what you think! Thank you!

How did you acclimate it and for how long?
Not dead but needs to adjust to water in your tank hence importance of acclimation. Lower water flow so it has an opportunity to plant its foot in a select location on its own

 

[musel101]

Keep me posted and updated if you can thanks.

 

[NoMu Fish]

How did you acclimate it and for how long?
Not dead but needs to adjust to water in your tank hence importance of acclimation. Lower water flow so it has an opportunity to plant its foot in a select location on its own

I first floated it because the water was freezing when I got it, then I drip acclimated for i’m not sure around 45 minutes to an hour but the water it was in was still too cold so I placed it in the tank. I am sure that wasn’t best but I was panicking a little bit and hoped that the drip was enough to adjust it to my water’s chemistry!

 

[NoMu Fish]

Keep me posted and updated if you can thanks.

Will do. Thanks again!

 

[NoMu Fish]

How did you acclimate it and for how long?
Not dead but needs to adjust to water in your tank hence importance of acclimation. Lower water flow so it has an opportunity to plant its foot in a select location on its own

Thank you for the reply! I have turned down the flow and hope it’s low enough!

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

The cold water isn't what will cause issues if brought back up to temp slowly.

Carpets should be shipped in a Large volume of water, which L.A. Doesn't do ( anybody surprised?) When the ship and foul the water with waste ( which it looks to have) reingesting that water will often cause a bacterial infection later on.

Watch it closely. If the mouth continues gaping, or gets worse, it may need to be treated.

 

[NoMu Fish]

The cold water isn't what will cause issues if brought back up to temp slowly.

Carpets should be shipped in a Large volume of water, which L.A. Doesn't do ( anybody surprised?) When the ship and foul the water with waste ( which it looks to have) reingesting that water will often cause a bacterial infection later on.

Watch it closely. If the mouth continues gaping, or gets worse, it may need to be treated.

Thank you for the reply! Awesome, I appreciate the feedback! So it looks like it may be okay? The mouth hasn’t gaped any larger but has pushed out a significant amount of clear/white hazy slime! Is this something alarming?

 

[musel101]

The fact that it’s still expelling anything is confirmation that it’s still alive more than likely it’s expelling zooxanthella It’ll have to adjust to your lighting so keep it in a low lit area and leave it be don’t think about it too much you’ll just stress yourself out

 

[NoMu Fish]

The fact that it’s still expelling anything is confirmation that it’s still alive more than likely it’s expelling zooxanthella It’ll have to adjust to your lighting so keep it in a low lit area and leave it be don’t think about it too much you’ll just stress yourself out

Thank you again! I’ve been staring at it, so I am going to go to the gym and hope it acclimates more and gets settled! I’ll update you in a couple hours probably

 

[NoMu Fish]

The fact that it’s still expelling anything is confirmation that it’s still alive more than likely it’s expelling zooxanthella It’ll have to adjust to your lighting so keep it in a low lit area and leave it be don’t think about it too much you’ll just stress yourself out

Update… Not good, tank water is murky, so i take it out?

 

[NoMu Fish]

Thank you for the reply! Awesome, I appreciate the feedback! So it looks like it may be okay? The mouth hasn’t gaped any larger but has pushed out a significant amount of clear/white hazy slime! Is this something alarming?

The mouth has expanded to this point after couple hours

 

[NoMu Fish]

How did you acclimate it and for how long?
Not dead but needs to adjust to water in your tank hence importance of acclimation. Lower water flow so it has an opportunity to plant its foot in a select location on its own

What should I do at this point?

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Do you have a small container you can make into a hospital tank?

I'm assuming you don't have any antibiotics on hand like ciproflaxin?

@Eagle_Steve thoughts?

 

[NoMu Fish]

Do you have a small container you can make into a hospital tank?

I'm assuming you don't have any antibiotics on hand like ciproflaxin?

@Eagle_Steve thoughts?

I can’t right now cuz of time restriction. I also don’t have that on hand no. Is it ok to leave in there for now or does it need to come out?

 

[musel101]

Yes use a separate tank or at best of bucket put an air bubbler in there and may be a heater and some sort of like if possible and keep it low

 

[NoMu Fish]

Yes use a separate tank or at best of bucket put an air bubbler in there and may be a heater and some sort of like if possible and keep it low

If I am unable to do that at this moment but will be able to i’m a few hours can I wait or does this need to come out asap?