I purchased a purple long tennicle anenome Sunday. It is my first anenome. It seems to have become a mushy slimy thing and is releasing white slimy stuff. I quarantined it tonight. Can anyone tell me what is going on or what to do? Thank you in advance.
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Without an image I would have to say it's dying or dead.
Once your start to see the walls of the column degrade or mesenterial filaments (white strings) then is a lost cause.
Once your start to see the walls of the column degrade or mesenterial filaments (white strings) then is a lost cause.
mOnsterzOas26
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Get it out quick looks dead
Z06-Hec
Valuable Member
If it didnt make it 6 hours, I would have to say it wasn't acclimated enough. Your water must've been a big difference from where it came from.
Dont be afraid to try again, just read around and take everyone's experience and your own and learn from it.
I killed my first bubble tip and learned from it. Now i have 6 in the tank. Started with 1, bought another 2 and those split on me. 6 total now.
Trying to separate the smaller ones to see if i can trade them locally for other things, but its proving to be easier said than done. (to remove them)
Dont be afraid to try again, just read around and take everyone's experience and your own and learn from it.
I killed my first bubble tip and learned from it. Now i have 6 in the tank. Started with 1, bought another 2 and those split on me. 6 total now.
Trying to separate the smaller ones to see if i can trade them locally for other things, but its proving to be easier said than done. (to remove them)
rayn
Bluefin Believer
If you like them you will try again. A climate slowly. I float to adjust water temp, then start a drip acclimation. Usually a hour is long enough, maybe two if parameters are way different. Every half hour I drain out about half of the total water in the acclimation container.
Trex
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Whomever told you that was wrong.
In fact it is more important to do that with an anemone compared to a fish.
If the anemone was shipped, (( or in the back for a decent period of time )) need to be aware of the ammonia spike when you open the bag and drip acclimate.
For it to go down hill that quickly there had to be something very off/different...
What size tank?
What lights?
What are your current water parameters -- with numbers please, and include salinity/SG
How long has your tank been set up?
Are you using RO/DI water or tap? If RO/DI, what is the TDS.
In fact it is more important to do that with an anemone compared to a fish.
If the anemone was shipped, (( or in the back for a decent period of time )) need to be aware of the ammonia spike when you open the bag and drip acclimate.
For it to go down hill that quickly there had to be something very off/different...
What size tank?
What lights?
What are your current water parameters -- with numbers please, and include salinity/SG
How long has your tank been set up?
Are you using RO/DI water or tap? If RO/DI, what is the TDS.
We bought the anenome from a person that sells frags from their home. Our tank has been set up and running approximately 1 year. We have 2 clowns, an emerald crab, a porcelain crab, a goby,and a starfish. We also have a mushroom, toad stool, and zoa. Our water parameters were perfect until we put the anenome in and saw problems. Everything is still perfect except nitrites and they went off the chart. Doing a water change today. Luckily we quarantined the anemone before it could harm or kill anything else. It's a 55 gallon tank. Which we are upgrading to a 90 so nothing else will be introduced until new set up is complete.
Trex
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Sorry, but "perfect" doesn't tell me much --- do you have the actual numbers? Including the salinity/SG? Plus the answers to the other questions I asked --- not trying to be rude, but those answers will go a long way towards knowing what happened.
If your Nitrites and not Nitrates went off the charts from this, there is something else going on with your tank -- what all do you have for filtration?
If your Nitrites and not Nitrates went off the charts from this, there is something else going on with your tank -- what all do you have for filtration?
Trex
Valuable Member
Are you sure that isn't the reading for Nitrates (( with an "A" )) and not for Nitrites (( with an "I" ))?
From the value you gave (( 160 )), it pretty much has to be Nitrates, and would be surprised if they jumped that high within 6 hours (( they are the end product after ammonia and nitrites )). I would suggest doing a series of water changes to bring them down.
All you have is the canister filter? How much live rock?
From the value you gave (( 160 )), it pretty much has to be Nitrates, and would be surprised if they jumped that high within 6 hours (( they are the end product after ammonia and nitrites )). I would suggest doing a series of water changes to bring them down.
All you have is the canister filter? How much live rock?
Not much live rock. Trying to grow the tank and my knowledge slowly versus jumping in head first and loosing everything. We are starting our water changes today and we have a sump filtration system set up for the 90.
saltyphish
Certified Sand Groomer
I would say the temp acclimation for 45 min with no drip acclimation shocked it and if your nitrates were 160 that also contributed. The Nitrates in my guess was there before the anemone. You will have to do a series of large water changes to bring that number down. You said you are using a canister filter. Those are notorious nitrate factories without proper regular maintenance.
Trex
Valuable Member
I would suggest waiting to try another anemone until you get the 90 up and running for a bit.
Yes Trex I definitely agree. I want everything to be perfect...or as perfect as I can make it. I have learned a lot about saltwater tanks and feel sure of myself in most areas. But there is so much to learn. I don't plan on buying anything else until the 90 is complete and everything I have is settled and happy in it. It will be a while before I get another anenome because this one broke my heart. I might try a stony anenome next.
