Help Anemone shedding Good or Bad?

[MombasaLionfish]

My hermit crab anemone is shedding. What should I do? This is a new tank and nitrates might be the problem. 20gl only critter in the tank is the hermit with the anemone on its back. I will test water tomorrow and get pictures.

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

What do you mean "shedding"? Can you post a pic?

 

[MERKEY]

Crabs molt so it could be melting.

They do this when they grow.

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

I guess I'm a little confused from your post. It the crab molting or does it look like an anemone is shedding?

 

[ahiggins]

Crab anemone is a new one for me. Would love to see pics! I’m envisioning a monster evil crab villain with this stinging monstrosity on its shell

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

Crab anemone is a new one for me. Would love to see pics! I’m envisioning a monster evil crab villain with this stinging monstrosity on its shell

Me too!

 

[MombasaLionfish]

I guess I'm a little confused from your post. It the crab molting or does it look like an anemone is shedding?

Anemone is shedding sorry for confusion. This is it open.

This is the anemone closed.

 

[Malifry97]

hmmmm I dont know, I'd say we need parameters and lighting info to start off, also tank age.

 

[MombasaLionfish]

Crab anemone is a new one for me. Would love to see pics! I’m envisioning a monster evil crab villain with this stinging monstrosity on its shell

It is closed in these but you can still see it on the side of the shell.

Here is one were the anemone is open.

 

[MombasaLionfish]

hmmmm I dont know, I'd say we need parameters and lighting info to start off, also tank age.

I will have some parameters soon. I have an LED light on there at the moment but this anemone is mostly non photosynthetic. It was started a few weeks ago I put the filter in my 60 gl to get some bacteria going then I put it in the new 20 gl and waited for it to cycle as soon as it cycled I put the hermit in. If parameters are the problem I can put him back in my sump.

 

[Malifry97]

I will have some parameters soon. I have an LED light on there at the moment but this anemone is mostly non photosynthetic. It was started a few weeks ago I put the filter in my 60 gl to get some bacteria going then I put it in the new 20 gl and waited for it to cycle as soon as it cycled I put the hermit in. If parameters are the problem I can put him back in my sump.

Ok cool!

 

[LadyMac]

No help but I just want to comment on how fabulous your hermit crabs eyelashes are.

 

[MERKEY]

That's really cool!

Looks like it is molting. Never seen a nem do that. It looks "dry" if there is such a thing in a tank.

Parameters would help a lot

 

[old salt reefer]

My answer would be to leave it alone and see what happens. Nothing comes fast in this hobby and sometimes we do more damage trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist.

 

[MombasaLionfish]

Ok here are the parameters.
Ammonia: 0.02
Nitrate: 10
Nitrite: 0

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

It looks to me more like a slime layer on the anemone would detritus or find sand particles embedded.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks like folds of skin and slime and hopefully the case as nems do not shed.
Try gently blowing the nem with a turkey baster and see if the tissue you see falls off leaving a clean anemone behind. If not, may indicate deterioration

 

[Malifry97]

Ammonia should be 0, could be irritating nem, I'd use prime to detox, other than that I don't know.

 

[Malifry97]

Looks like folds of skin and slime and hopefully the case as nems do not shed.
Try gently blowing the nem with a turkey baster and see if the tissue you see falls off leaving a clean anemone behind. If not, may indicate deterioration

+1

 

[MombasaLionfish]

Ammonia should be 0, could be irritating nem, I'd use prime to detox, other than that I don't know.

Ok. Is the nitrate a problem at 10?