Is he dying?

[Potter36]

So the anemone was looking ok for like a day and it’s been 24 hrs since he’s been like this. It does have mysis stuck to its tentacles and they were moving a little bit last night. But no other movement. I think it might be dying. It also looks like the tank is becoming more cloudy. I did a water change Monday night.
Any thoughts or recommendations?

 

[jwilliams860]

It does look concerning, I don't like what is coming from its foot.

How big of a tank do you have? What kind of lighting?

LTA can be tricky sometimes, BTA I have found to be better for a beginner anemone, and even more so if you can get one from someone local that was a split from an established anemone.

 

[Potter36]

It does look concerning, I don't like what is coming from its foot.

How big of a tank do you have? What kind of lighting?

LTA can be tricky sometimes, BTA I have found to be better for a beginner anemone, and even more so if you can get one from someone local that was a split from an established anemone.

I have a 40 gallon tank not exactly sure the type of lighting it’s has a switch for a blue light and a white light. I thought I had bought a BTA but it’s also from petco so they don’t know much and unfortunately I didn’t either about the difference of the two kinds. He was moving around Monday night but I also have crushed coral at the bottom of my tank and not sand so I moved him up on the rock to see if that would help.

 

[jwilliams860]

Can you get a better picture of it's foot?

They sound like a basic light strip, could be led or florescent, either way it may not be enough lighting. I'm that small of the tank of it is drying I would remove it sooner than later, it is just likely the cause of the cloudiness.

 

[Rmckoy]

Is there any information on the light fixture at all ?
brand or wattage ?

how recent was the system setup
Have you tested parameters ?

does the water have a foul smell ?
typically when they die , they will cloud the water , and the smell is foul .
Other than the couple clownfish in the picture are there any other tank mates ?

Was the new water matched to the tank water in terms of salinity , temp etc ?

 

[Uncle99]

When it’s dying, it’s giving off ammonia which will not be able to be handled by your bacteria population and may kill those clowns.

50% water change after removal, then another, 2 days later.

I would not risk keeping that.

Really sorry, love your clowns...

 

[Potter36]

Can you get a better picture of it's foot?

They sound like a basic light strip, could be led or florescent, either way it may not be enough lighting. I'm that small of the tank of it is drying I would remove it sooner than later, it is just likely the cause of the cloudiness.

The light brand is an Aquaneat.

 

[Potter36]

When it’s dying, it’s giving off ammonia which will not be able to be handled by your bacteria population and may kill those clowns.

50% water change after removal, then another, 2 days later.

I would not risk keeping that.

Really sorry, love your clowns...

Ok I did check levels again last night and my ammonia is increasing. And water is getting cloudy. I thought when anemones were dying they would owe their color. Is that not true for all cases?

 

[jwilliams860]

Unfortunately I would say get it out at this point. Do a water change and another in a could days like the others have posted.

I would say you're going to need stronger lights to keep an anemone happy in the future

 

[Viva'sReef]

Was it attached to anything before you moved it? You could have damaged the foot if you ripped it off of the rockwork or whatever it was attached too. It looks pretty lifeless and with the tank getting cloudy it's probably time to pull that thing from the tank and toss it.

 

[Tamberav]

If you pull it out and it has a bad smell... it is definitely dying. It certainly doesn’t look good.... like maybe it’s expelling it’s guts.

You want to make sure you buy some reef capable lighting and that the tank has been running awhile and stable before you try another nem. Probably want to try some hardy corals and get those growing first. Looks like the tank could benefit from some better rock and make sure you have proper flow.

 

[Viva'sReef]

The Aquaneat looks like a very cheap Amazon/Chinese light fixture that can be had for around $22 shipped. No info on wattage from what I can see on the web. I don't think the lighting will support any anemone but I don't think it's the lighting that took it out in such a short time. If I am reading your post correctly you've only had this anemone for about 2 days, is that correct?

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

I'm sorry for the loss.

 

[Uncle99]

Ok I did check levels again last night and my ammonia is increasing. And water is getting cloudy. I thought when anemones were dying they would owe their color. Is that not true for all cases?

I don’t know this.
But clearly he’s in major distress and your risking any other living inhabitant you may have in there.

Ammonia is a fast killer at certain levels, it literally suffocates the fish. It would be in minutes after reaching lethal levels, and that tank looks new, so no way will it handle the demise of your nem. Fish would likely start to literally pop out of the water as if gasping.

It’s your call.

I would have chucked him as soon as he became unstuck, unstuck is death IMM, withdrawn but stuck is normal from time to time.

 

[Potter36]

The Aquaneat looks like a very cheap Amazon/Chinese light fixture that can be had for around $22 shipped. No info on wattage from what I can see on the web. I don't think the lighting will support any anemone but I don't think it's the lighting that took it out in such a short time. If I am reading your post correctly you've only had this anemone for about 2 days, is that correct?

It’s been about a week now. He was going fine and just all of a sudden started expelling something on the footing. I just moved him to a spare tank I have with the same water I had in the tank.

 

[Potter36]

I don’t know this.
But clearly he’s in major distress and your risking any other living inhabitant you may have in there.

Ammonia is a fast killer at certain levels, it literally suffocates the fish. It would be in minutes after reaching lethal levels, and that tank looks new, so no way will it handle the demise of your nem. Fish would likely start to literally pop out of the water as if gasping.

It’s your call.

I would have chucked him as soon as he became unstuck, unstuck is death IMM, withdrawn but stuck is normal from time to time.

We’ve had the tank about 2 years but we did just move about 3 weeks ago. Kept all the same water from the tank before the move and just did a basic water change.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

@Eagle_Steve

Any hope for this lta?

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Aquaneat can’t grow anything except for NPS

 

[Potter36]

The light brand is an Aquaneat.

 

[Uncle99]

It’s been about a week now. He was going fine and just all of a sudden started expelling something on the footing. I just moved him to a spare tank I have with the same water I had in the tank.

Perfect.
All safe now.
Good decision.
Turning inside out.