Dying/most likely dead anemone

[Reefthedayaway]

Is it best to lift a dying anemone or leave it and let its toxins fade away. I checked in the area where 1 of my 3 BTAS stayed and I noticed a purple patch in the sand. I got a torch out as its dark under the rock and I noticed its a BTA lying there with grey tentacles across the sand. No sign of life. Do I disturb it and risk putting the toxins in the water column or what!?

 

[Florida Sunshine]

Remove it! Try to stir it up as little as possible and do a large water change. Dead anemones have crashed more than one tank.

 

[Dom]

Is it best to lift a dying anemone or leave it and let its toxins fade away. I checked in the area where 1 of my 3 BTAS stayed and I noticed a purple patch in the sand. I got a torch out as its dark under the rock and I noticed its a BTA lying there with grey tentacles across the sand. No sign of life. Do I disturb it and risk putting the toxins in the water column or what!?

If you think it's dying, pull it. Dead / dying Nems can kill everything in the tank.

 

[Dom]

Post a pic of the Nem

 

[Reefthedayaway]

Post a pic of the Nem

Definitely dying can't get a pic because all you get too see is the light off my phone

 

[Reefthedayaway]

Definitely dead it stank the house out. Water change and carbon

 

[Dom]

Water change and carbon

Good plan.

 

[Reefthedayaway]

Good plan.

Nothings dead yet

 

[Reefthedayaway]

How long before the poisons of a nem start to work? I got it removed with little getting into the water column. Even sucked all the sand out it was lying in. If everything is still alive nearly 24hrs later, are they in the clear?

 

[LesPoissons]

I think the drama of nems crashing tanks is a bit blown up or outdated, esp now that people have proper filtration and tank sizes to support keeping them . Im sure it happens occasionally in small or very particular systems or with a huge nem, but much like boxfish, the death of a nem usually is like the death of any other creature of a similar size IMO. I've lost a couple rock flowers, btas, a sebae etc over the years. They disappeared into the tank and were never seen again, but my tank was never affected. Just a thought so you dont worry too much.

 

[Reefthedayaway]

I think the drama of nems crashing tanks is a bit blown up or outdated, esp now that people have proper filtration and tank sizes to support keeping them . Im sure it happens occasionally in small or very particular systems or with a huge nem, but much like boxfish, the death of a nem usually is like the death of any other creature of a similar size IMO. I've lost a couple rock flowers, btas, a sebae etc over the years. They disappeared into the tank and were never seen again, but my tank was never affected. Just a thought so you dont worry too much.

Thank you for your reply. That would probably explain why the other 1 has dissapeared. I had 3 now I've 1. The other 2 never came out an weren't in great health when I got them. This is the 1 I have left. I'll be getting rid of it along with my clarkii clowns.

 

[LesPoissons]

thats too bad, that one looks beautiful. Its hit or miss sometimes. good luck!