HELP - Anemone stuck in filter

[William Spak]

I made a post on here a few days back, my nem was stuck in my filter for a few mins, it got out and it was ok.

I left for a family party for a few hours to find THIS, and I don't know how long it was in there for.

I came home and my tank was cloudy (ish).

What can I do to help my nem!!! Will it be okay? Below is a picture of it's current state.

 

[William Spak]

Sorry for bad quality on that picture, let me know if you guys need a new one.

Thanks

 

[WIReefer]

I would remove filter and try and get him out nicely, would run some carbon and do a water change.

 

[fishguy242]

sorry to hear,carbon first,how are fish,yes a better pic of nem will help,

 

[Cell]

Turn off pump, slowly work the nem out of the filter and put it in a box or basket, do a big water change and run carbon.

 

[DSEKULA]

Turn the filter off leave other surface agitation on. See if it will come out or go in all the way so you can get it out more easily. Help if you can but be careful not to cause more damage. Run carbon in the tank wc if possible 30%ish. Post pic of nem once it's out of the filter

 

[William Spak]

I would remove filter and try and get him out nicely, would run some carbon and do a water change.

Last time he was able to work himself out of it, I just lightly pulled on it- hes a bit looser now. I can see some tears on it, but no damage to the foot, so he should be fine. Fish are ok, I have a sick tang right now who's pretty stressed so I hope he's taking this well.

 

[William Spak]

A better picture for you guys.

 

[William Spak]

Another note, the quality of the water wasn't terrible, just a slight cloud. I think I made it sound worse than it was, it was just cloudy enough for me to notice. I'll do a water change asap.

 

[fishguy242]

leave filter off ,should pull itself out,would move one or the other

 

[William Spak]

NEM IS OUT; heres a picture

I kept gently moving the output head, I did no extra damage.

 

[fishguy242]

think you avoided disaster looks like will be ok

 

[DSEKULA]

I'd also recommend a sponge cover for the filter at least until it settles down. If you don't have one on hand a piece of a nylon rubber banded on will work. if you don't have a female around to steal one (assuming William dosent wear stocking) you can use a piece of an old worn out t shirt (make sure no perfumes or fabric softener stuff is on it), cheese cloth or something similar.

 

[NashobaTek]

Looks like he had one he** of a party and has a hang over.

I hope he's ok.

 

[William Spak]

think you avoided disaster looks like will be ok

I'd also recommend a sponge cover for the filter at least until it settles down. If you don't have one on hand a piece of a nylon rubber banded on will work. if you don't have a female around to steal one (assuming William dosent wear stocking) you can use a piece of an old worn out t shirt (make sure no perfumes or fabric softener stuff is on it), cheese cloth or something similar.

Alright I'll see, I moved the filter to an entirely different place for now. Thanks for the help, all of you

 

[fishguy242]

a piece of a fishnet will work also

 

[DSEKULA]

Looks like it's hosting your clown too, that could be good the clown should take care of it removing dead flesh cleaning/fanning etc. Seems like it should be fine.

 

[William Spak]

think you avoided disaster looks like will be ok

Im glad!!! thank you so much. The nem moved towards the back of my rock ever since I had a power outage and won't go back to the normal spot. I'm already running carbon so the water should clear up.

 

[William Spak]

Looks like it's hosting your clown too, that could be good the clown should take care of it removing dead flesh cleaning/fanning etc. Seems like it should be fine.

Yeah my clowns love this anemone, glad they can help him out. I'll keep you guys posted as to how my nem does. Thanks for the help.

 

[William Spak]

There's dead anemone bits everywhere... should I do anything about those?