Anemone is currently in bag, DOA???

[FloodWaters]

Never mail ordered an anemone before and just got this green bubble tip in. Heat pack was pretty faint, bag had low water and he looked as the picture aka brown and beat to hell. Order also had some zoas in it and those were packed much better, I'll know more after dipping.

I currently have the bag floating in my sump on the off change he is savable. Is he toast or just REALLY angry? My concern is that he will die overnight and foul my 3 year established 150 DT.

Would it be possible to quarantine the bubble tip in my coral QT tank that just had Bayer dipped(and double rinsed) frags place in moments ago. I assume the Bayer may be the death blow if he is not already dead.

Poor guy is floating in a bag waiting on you're input.

 

[KMench]

If you rinse the bayer dipped frags before adding them to the frag tank, I would try putting the anemone in there.

 

[KMench]

Is the third picture top down, or bottom up? It's hard for me to tell. If it's mouth is gaping thats definitely not a good sign.

 

[madweazl]

I dont see anything out of the norm.

 

[S-t-r-e-t-c-h]

I dont see anything out of the norm.

Agree. Just looks shrunk up from being in the bag.

 

[nashorn]

I wouldn't dip yet but looks ok to me.
Water doesn't look Cloudy

 

[FloodWaters]

I'm not looking to dip him. I was is it wondering if the residual bayer in the QT would cause more harm.

It's sounding like I should acclimate and then give him a shot, because he is just ticked from the shipping process? Mouth is not gaping, but a little opened

 

[FloodWaters]

Update:
Colors are returning, looks like it was just shipping stress after all. Now for the real waiting period to start... Thanks for all the quick replies!

 

[laverda]

Anemones are 90 some percent water, which they can expel. They do so for a wide verity of reasons, including at night to some extent. I would say it looks fine and should inflate and color up with time.