Anemone ill?

[Tlledsmar]

Hi, I just want to preface by saying that I recently nursed an anemone back to health in my tank just to make a stupid mistake and drop the rock ge was on during routine maintenance, killing him. That basically just to outline that my tank was supporting an anemone.


Now, I went to a much better fish store, albeit 4 hours away, and bought a bunch of fish and a few soft corals and inverts, etc. While I was there I saw a beautiful green BTA. I couldn't resist, it was the most bubbled up I've ever seen and seemed to be thriving even under the shop's cheap display led strip (seemed to be a fluval sky or knock off of one) anyway the journey back was well prepared for, used large Styrofoam coolers and heat packs. When I arrived home the bags were all at 77*f which is pretty good. Started acclimating everyone and the anemone was kind of inside itself, to be expected from stress. Anyway after aclimating I set the anemone on a rock formation and he almost immediately started looking for a place to be. He seemed settled and it was about 12am so I went to bed. In the morning, he's inside out, upside down and wedged between rocks with his foot up. Called the pet store, they said leave it be. Late last night I look and he's right side up but covered in mucus and I can't tell if the tentacles have melted or withdrawn. But here's a pic , I don't know what to do, if anything

Parameters:
75gallon
Heat:78*F
Salinity:1.024
Ammonia:0ppm
Nirtrite:0ppm
Nitrate:0ppm
Phosphate:0ppm
Ph:8.2
Current flow is just the filter return at about 700gph, the skimmer, probably in the 400gph range maybe? And a maxijet1200 all those on the opposite side from the nem, I had shut off my powerheads on his side.

 

[James M]

If it’s all white and falling apart it’s dead. Hard to see in the pic

 

[Tlledsmar]

If it’s all white and falling apart it’s dead. Hard to see in the pic

The foot is still good color, and tentacles around the top outer edge show color

 

[Tlledsmar]

Just thought of something. All other critters were packed in large bags. The nem was packed in a small bag. Is it possible that over a 4 hour drive he started to suffocate? Could that kick off this type of catastrophic stress?

 

[Jekyl]

Can't see the nem in the pic. However your parameters and color of the rocks would leave me to think that this isn't a good environment for an anemone.

 

[Tlledsmar]

Can't see the nem in the pic. However your parameters and color of the rocks would leave me to think that this isn't a good environment for an anemone.

I know, I wouldn't have tried this early. The fist anemone success gave me overconfidence. I just wanna know if he's salvageable at this point...

 

[dedragon]

No, sorry but unfortunately not. it is best to suction it out with a siphon at this point imo.

 

[Tlledsmar]

No, sorry but unfortunately not. it is best to suction it out with a siphon at this point imo.

I'm gonna give it time then till it's fully dead, there's nothing in there really. All my fish are in other tanks.

 

[dedragon]

? you shouldnt really have fish in there that you plan to do die, other than unethical, them dying just causes nutrient spikes that are annoying to deal with because they come with other problems like hair algae and cyano.

 

[Tlledsmar]

Can we get back to what(if anything) can be done to possibly help this guy out.

 

[dedragon]

Sorry wasnt trying to be mean there just trying my best to help your tank in its current situation. I would add fritzyme asap to the system just in case there is an ammonia spike in the future and beneficial bacteria never really hurt anything. BTa treatment is usually a cipro treatment but im almost positive it is too far along for that, before I message the anemone recover expert can we get a better pic of it just to make sure.

 

[dvgyfresh]

Need a better pic I can’t tell anything lol but the 0 nutrients would be an issue for me

 

[Tlledsmar]

Need a better pic I can’t tell anything lol but the 0 nutrients would be an issue for me

Yeah, I am researching more and more into it and although a lot of easily searched threads just say " only in a mature tank" not many get into why or what that means. Well, now I know why and what that doesn't mean

 

[dedragon]

It has to do with the overall biological stability that a tank establishes over time as bacterial and algal populations begin to stabilize. That is why usually recommended to wait 9 months to a year for anemones
They are just more susceptible to what i could only presume are bacterial issues that are more favorable in younger tanks.

 

[Tlledsmar]

It has to do with the overall biological stability that a tank establishes over time as bacterial and algal populations begin to stabilize. That is why usually recommended to wait 9 months to a year for anemones
They are just more susceptible to what i could only presume are bacterial issues that are more favorable in younger tanks.

That's what I'm finding, basically. I'm not getting another one for a long while. My tanks been going a few months and while it is cycled, it's not MATURE. I'm beginning to understand the difference. When I got the first nem and it was going well, I figured the whole mature tank thing was internet hoopla.

 

[dvgyfresh]

That's what I'm finding, basically. I'm not getting another one for a long while. My tanks been going a few months and while it is cycled, it's not MATURE. I'm beginning to understand the difference. When I got the first nem and it was going well, I figured the whole mature tank thing was internet hoopla.

It’s a lot of conflicting information because even it depends on the anemone , you could have had an aqua cultured nem that has only known aquarium life vs a wild caught green anemone

 

[James M]

The foot is still good color, and tentacles around the top outer edge show color

Anyway you can grab a pic of the actual nem ?

 

[Tlledsmar]

Anyway you can grab a pic of the actual nem ?

Yeah, that's it. Front and center.

it's wedged between the rocks and this is all you can really see

 

[Tlledsmar]

Well, no need for further intervention. Came home from work, whole house smelled funky. Popped the lid and it smelled of death, somewhere between old barn cat and human remains. Tank was pretty cloudy too. So, I'll wait. And wait. And wait, once my tank is ready I'll shop for a nem.