Anemone Stringy And "White Lips"

beehive124 · May 18, 2021

Hello All! My new bta has been in my tank for 4 days now and it appeared ok for the first 2 or 3 days, but today it's not looking too hot. It has these big white lips, around its mouth and there is pinkish purple stuff coming out of it. I hope it's not zooxanthellae

If someone could help me out, I included some pics of the white lips, stringy tentacles, and pinkish purple stuff.

Eagle_Steve · May 18, 2021

beehive124 said:
Hello All! My new bta has been in my tank for 4 days now and it appeared ok for the first 2 or 3 days, but today it's not looking too hot. It has these big white lips, around its mouth and there is pinkish purple stuff coming out of it. I hope it's not zooxanthellae If someone could help me out, I included some pics of the white lips, stringy tentacles, and pinkish purple stuff.

Looks to be adjusting, but that tank looks awfully new as well.

Can you provide your parameters, tank age and lighting to us please? These will help a lot to see if it is just adjusting or if something else is off.

Poof No Eyebrows · May 18, 2021

it’s mouth is definitely open.
How olds the tank and how did you acclimate it?

beehive124 · May 18, 2021

Eagle_Steve said:
Looks to be adjusting, but that tank looks awfully new as well.

Can you provide your parameters, tank age and lighting to us please? These will help a lot to see if it is just adjusting or if something else is off.

My parameters are, ph: 8.1 kh: 8 nitrate: 0 nitrite: 0. I have a Current USA LED and just ordered an AI Prime, that should be here sometime this week. I added an LED I had laying around to try and help get some more light in the tank. My tank is 1 in a half years old and I had to flip the one rock because the nem wedged itself underneath, thats why the rock is white in that spot.

beehive124 · May 18, 2021

Poof No Eyebrows said:
it’s mouth is definitely open.
How olds the tank and how did you acclimate it?

Tank is one in a half years old and I floated it for 30 minutes and drip acclimated for about 45 minutes

Poof No Eyebrows · May 18, 2021

Raise your nitrates and try lowering your lighting.

beehive124 · May 18, 2021

Poof No Eyebrows said:
Raise your nitrates and try lowering your lighting.

My lighting is quite low already, but I’ll take off the second LED I put on. Do I raise nitrates by not doing water changes?

Poof No Eyebrows · May 18, 2021

0 nitrates isn’t good. Nems like some as well as many other critters. You could just feed a little heavier and see if that raises it.
did you turn your lighting down when you added the nem? Usually an acclimation period for photo is a good idea. Also, was it’s mouth open at all when you got it? Have you seen it inflating itself and then shrinking? It could be expelling some zoo’s it could also just be pooping. Does it repsond to being touched? Are the tentacles sticky at all?

beehive124 · May 18, 2021

Poof No Eyebrows said:
0 nitrates isn’t good. Nems like some as well as many other critters. You could just feed a little heavier and see if that raises it.
did you turn your lighting down when you added the nem? Usually an acclimation period for photo is a good idea. Also, was it’s mouth open at all when you got it? Have you seen it inflating itself and then shrinking? It could be expelling some zoo’s it could also just be pooping. Does it repsond to being touched? Are the tentacles sticky at all?

My lights are pretty low right now. I ordered the nem off liveaquaria and it was inside out when I got it. The tentacles will get some thickness to them and then go to spaghetti. It sort of responds to being touched, but the tentacles dont seem to be sticky.

beehive124 · May 18, 2021

Also, how long should my lights be on an acclimation period?

Lost in the Sauce · May 18, 2021

beehive124 said:
My lights are pretty low right now. I ordered the nem off liveaquaria and it was inside out when I got it. The tentacles will get some thickness to them and then go to spaghetti. It sort of responds to being touched, but the tentacles dont seem to be sticky.

Inside out?

beehive124 · May 18, 2021

Lost in the Sauce said:
Inside out?

Its guts were outside its mouth…it closed up during acclimation

Poof No Eyebrows · May 18, 2021

It’s guys we’re out when you bought it?

beehive124 · May 18, 2021

Poof No Eyebrows said:
It’s guys we’re out when you bought it?

It came from live aquaria like that. It spent 48 hours in the bag

beehive124 · May 18, 2021

Also, the tentacles are responding to touch

Hincapiej4 · May 18, 2021

beehive124 said:
Tank is one in a half years old and I floated it for 30 minutes and drip acclimated for about 45 minutes

1 and a half years old..

Is that new rock? Full tank shot? I find it hard to believe just from these pics...

beehive124 · May 18, 2021

The rock is hasn't fully matured yet. There are spots of coraline algae all of the rocks, but I don't think it has grown much due to my lighting conditions. I ordered an AI prime that should arrive this week. Here is a pic of the full tank.

Poof No Eyebrows · May 18, 2021

Honestly I think the tank is probably too sterile to support a nem at this time. It might come around. I wouldn’t mess with it just keep an eye on it. Try and get those nitrates up.

beehive124 · May 18, 2021

Poof No Eyebrows said:
Honestly I think the tank is probably too sterile to support a nem at this time. It might come around. I wouldn’t mess with it just keep an eye on it. Try and get those nitrates up.

Ok will do!