Anemone dying?

Brian Stewart · Jan 20, 2019

Is my anemone dying? He was hiding at the top of the tank for a while when I moved a rock and found him.

kichimark · Jan 20, 2019

I remember years ago I had an anemone that was a spitting image like the one you posted and it was a goner. Is the foot still able to firmly attach to the rock? If it is just floating around and not attaching I would remove it before it deteriorates in the tank.

Brian Stewart · Jan 20, 2019

It was attached then I moved him then he reattached. He is still the same size

kichimark · Jan 20, 2019

Brian Stewart said:
It was attached then I moved him then he reattached. He is still the same size

That is some good news then. I would give him some very small, fresh foods since he is very bleached. I am thinking pea sized about a couple times a week until he regains the zooxanthellae in the tissues.

How long was he hidden?

Brian Stewart · Jan 20, 2019

I think about 2 weeks his spot before he disappeared was kinda hidden so I didn't notice when the clowns stopped sleeping up there

Dom · Jan 20, 2019

You may want to consider getting it healthy in a QT. This way, if it dies, you won't nuke your tank.

jsvand5 · Jan 20, 2019

Can you get some better pics under white lights? How deep is your sandbed? It’s a haddoni so it should be in a deep sand bed. Did you initially place it up in the rocks? How long have you had it?

davocean · Jan 20, 2019

jsvand5 said:
Can you get some better pics under white lights? How deep is your sandbed? It’s a haddoni so it should be in a deep sand bed. Did you initially place it up in the rocks? How long have you had it?

I was going to say it looks like hadonni as well, and agree sand bed if that's what it is for sure, hard to tell as it does look pretty bad in pics, very bleached and no tentacles showing.

I agree qt may be best so it does not mush on you in display

Brian Stewart · Jan 20, 2019

It's just a green bubble tip. It was up high. I have a 175 gallon. Now I have it about 5 inches above the sand bed 9n rock work

Gonebad395 · Jan 20, 2019

Brian Stewart said:
It's just a green bubble tip. It was up high. I have a 175 gallon. Now I have it about 5 inches above the sand bed 9n rock work

That is not a green bubble tip. It appears to be a hadonni and a dying one at that

Gonebad395 · Jan 20, 2019

Also a little more about your tank would help. Size, equipment, etc, etc

Dimmy007 · Jan 20, 2019

Gonebad395 said:
That is not a green bubble tip. It appears to be a hadonni and a dying one at that

I agree and I wold trust the guy with a description of "anemone hound" under his name.

Brian Stewart · Jan 20, 2019

This is what it looked like when I got him

Brian Stewart · Jan 20, 2019

I run a bubble magus curve 7. In a marine depot 36 sump with a marine pure block in the fuge.

Brian Stewart · Jan 20, 2019

I use aquavitro additives.
My levels are a bit off cause I replaced my sump. But not far off

Gonebad395 · Jan 20, 2019

Brian Stewart said:
This is what it looked like when I got him

Wow if that’s what it looked like when you bought it and the first post is what it looks like now that thing is in really bad shape buddy I would qt it and see if you can bring it back I haven’t seen one in that shape ever. It truly looks like a hadonni and no where near a bubble tip. I’ve had bubble tips hid in rocks for a long time and lose color but still have their tentacles never had one lose them totally will be following this thread to see where it goes