Anemone shrunk & losing tentacles

[Achillies101]

I should of posted sooner. The 1st pic was about 10 days ago. 2nd pic is today. I've done several water changes. Everything water quality is good besides a 10ppm nitrate but, it's always that way. It's shrunk to a dime. Loosing tentacles. Not sticking to anything. What could be causing this? All my other coral besides 1 are doing great. I put in the cup last night hoping it would help. But nothing. Any suggestions would be great

 

[Maritimer]

#reefsquad, any thoughts on saving this anemone?

~Bruce, wishing he were the anemone whisperer . . .

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Oh man I’m sorry for what your going threw and even more so for this animal.
How long have you had this anemone?

 

[NowGlazeIT]

@Bob Loblaw does this look like a job for Ciprofloxacin?

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Looks a little too late for cipro. What corals and what size tank?

 

[Achillies101]

I've had the anemone for around 2 months. It was doing great. 95 gallon wave. I run kessil 150A. Coral are a colony of blasto's I believe. I've dipped all my coral but this blasto's keeps dying polyp by polyp. Have had it for almost a year

 

[Achillies101]

Looks a little too late for cipro. What corals and what size tank?

Would it hurt to try the Ciprofloxacin

 

[Bob Loblaw]

It won't hurt but it looks too far gone and you'd need to move it to a treatment tank. ---Don't put Cipro in your DT! Losing tentacles and shrinking sounds more like allelopathy but Blastos wouldn't be the cause. No large leather or other nems?

 

[Achillies101]

It won't hurt but it looks too far gone and you'd need to move it to a treatment tank. ---Don't put Cipro in your DT! Losing tentacles and shrinking sounds more like allelopathy but Blastos wouldn't be the cause. No large leather or other nems?

No leathers or other anemones. I have 2 clowns & a yellow Tang. A chalice, bounce mushroom, a small acro, some zoas, scoly, monti, acans. Snails, crabs, blue linkia. Might be missing a coral or 2

 

[GK3]

No leathers or other anemones. I have 2 clowns & a yellow Tang. A chalice, bounce mushroom, a small acro, some zoas, scoly, monti, acans. Snails, crabs, blue linkia. Might be missing a coral or 2

How old is your tank? Recently changed lighting?

 

[Achillies101]

How old is your tank? Recently changed lighting?

Same lighting since day 1. Tank is over a year old. I use R/O water & chase it with prime. I'm going to check a phosphate later. I have a test kit for it but noticed it's expired. I'm going to start with that & see if the results are the same

 

[Achillies101]

Ok fellow reefers. I'm hoping I found my problem. So, what about a 1.030 salt level? Could this cause the problem? Still really wouldn't explain why everything else is doing good

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Think you found it.

 

[CPL376]

Not to be a pessimist but I have a guy with an absolutely beautiful reef and he runs his salinity at 1.032 he has a reason I don't remember what it is but his tank looks great. So unless you're salinity spiked really quickly. I'm not sure that is your problem.

 

[Achillies101]

I'm not sure if it was an instant spike but could of been over several days. I was hospitalized for several days & my significant other might of used my pre mixed water instead of the top off water. She's giving me the,"I don't remember what brute can I took it from". Line at this point. I'll keep you guys updated. Phosphate was a 0

 

[CPL376]

I do hope it turn around for you. Good luck

 

[chizerbunoi]

Suggest you label your brute cans to prevent this with tank sitters.

My salinity jumps very often without affect by 3 degrees on my BTA only tank. But the highest it went is 1.029.

 

[chizerbunoi]

What could be causing this? All my other coral besides 1 are doing great. I put in the cup last night hoping it would help. But nothing. Any suggestions would be great

When a anemone is stressed it starts with the tentacles. They aren’t as long and full as they used to. They are shrivelled up and are no longer sticky. The anemone constantly moves around he tank or detaches from its location.

The it’s mouth opens and gaps. This is normally over the course of time but could be days depending on the condition.

Normally when this happens (your pic) it has opened its mouth and is expelling waste. It has inflated/deflated to clean itself. Think water change. It has now expelled so much waste that it’s insides is now outside.

Keep changing the water in the cup very frequently. More than several times a day. If it starts to slime then It’s a goner. Sorry but I don’t think you can save it with meds.

Best of luck!

 

[Achillies101]

When a anemone is stressed it starts with the tentacles. They aren’t as long and full as they used to. They are shrivelled up and are no longer sticky. The anemone constantly moves around he tank or detaches from its location.

The it’s mouth opens and gaps. This is normally over the course of time but could be days depending on the condition.

Normally when this happens (your pic) it has opened its mouth and is expelling waste. It has inflated/deflated to clean itself. Think water change. It has now expelled so much waste that it’s insides is now outside.

Keep changing the water in the cup very frequently. More than several times a day. If it starts to slime then It’s a goner. Sorry but I don’t think you can save it with meds.

Best of luck!

It hasn't slimmed up yet. Today will be the 5th water change at 25 gallons. If this doesn't work I will relocate to a friend's tank & see what happens. Will it's outside make it back inside? Can I feed it anytime to help?

 

[Achillies101]

It hasn't slimmed up yet. Today will be the 5th water change at 25 gallons. If this doesn't work I will relocate to a friend's tank & see what happens. Will it's outside make it back inside? Can I feed it anytime to help?

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