Leather anemone

Alex_hairymoney · Mar 8, 2019

He’s back at looking crazy

Alex_hairymoney · Mar 8, 2019

He’s back at looking crazy think I had enough of this dude gonna take him back to the LFS see if I get some kind of credit and get something more hardy he’s a beautiful coral but to much work, is every leather like this?

GK3 · Mar 8, 2019

Where are you located?

jsvand5 · Mar 8, 2019

It’s not a leather or a coral. It’s an anemone that needs to be greeted with cipro. Once treated and healthy they are extremely hardy. I’d be surprised if a fish store would take back a dying anemone. It’s sad that it is going to die because you didn’t want to do what is needed to get it healthy.

GK3 · Mar 8, 2019

jsvand5 said:
It’s not a leather or a coral. It’s an anemone that needs to be greeted with cipro. Once treated and healthy they are extremely hardy. I’d be surprised if a fish store would take back a dying anemone. It’s sad that it is going to die because you didn’t want to do what is needed to get it healthy.

Sorry, but I have to disagree. Reading this thread and looking at pics, I nor you have any definitive idea what is going on with this Nem. Maybe one of his fish got chopped up in a powerhead two days ago and now there is a huge nutrient spike. Don’t shame the owner and make an assumption that a treatment of “Cipro” is the silver bullet to fix the issue. I’ve successfully kept many nems in this hobby and never once treated with cipro. There are so many other issues that could cause an issue with a new nem. Frankly if someone is going to admit it’s too much and try to save the nem before it dies, I applaud them.

Alex_hairymoney · Mar 9, 2019

GK3 said:
Sorry, but I have to disagree. Reading this thread and looking at pics, I nor you have any definitive idea what is going on with this Nem. Maybe one of his fish got chopped up in a powerhead two days ago and now there is a huge nutrient spike. Don’t shame the owner and make an assumption that a treatment of “Cipro” is the silver bullet to fix the issue. I’ve successfully kept many nems in this hobby and never once treated with cipro. There are so many other issues that could cause an issue with a new nem. Frankly if someone is going to admit it’s too much and try to save the nem before it dies, I applaud them.

Exactly my point, I’m located in Miami he was doing super good this morning and then at night after work it’s back to being like in the pic I feel like I should add more flow to it but reality is I really don’t have all the time I spend most of my time at my business

Alex_hairymoney · Mar 9, 2019

Also can this NEM by being sick polute my water and damage my other corals? I’m just asking because I don’t have a QT so if so I gotta remove him asap

jsvand5 · Mar 9, 2019

GK3 said:
Sorry, but I have to disagree. Reading this thread and looking at pics, I nor you have any definitive idea what is going on with this Nem. Maybe one of his fish got chopped up in a powerhead two days ago and now there is a huge nutrient spike. Don’t shame the owner and make an assumption that a treatment of “Cipro” is the silver bullet to fix the issue. I’ve successfully kept many nems in this hobby and never once treated with cipro. There are so many other issues that could cause an issue with a new nem. Frankly if someone is going to admit it’s too much and try to save the nem before it dies, I applaud them.

Not really with gigantea anemones. This condition is very common with them and they should not be purchased if you aren’t willing to do what it takes to get them healthy. I have dealt with a lot of giganteas and they virtually always need cipro treatment. They are not at all comparable to most other anemones. I agree, cipro isn’t a magic bullet but it’s pretty much the only chance this anemone has.

To the OP. They won’t really pollute your tank until it actually dies and starts melting. It still may be saved if you do what it takes to bring it back to health. Do a search for cipro treatment protocol for anemones.

Millimylilly · Mar 9, 2019

Get a small 10 gal or so tank for a QT and put your nem in that for treatment

reef lover · Mar 9, 2019

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-i-cipro.211822/
Ill leave this here again....

Gregg @ ADP · Mar 9, 2019

jsvand5 said:
They will do just fine on light and whatever fish food they happen to catch.

I have a client who had a big ultra-green gigantea for years. Got to be at least 18-20” in diameter.

As to what it ‘happened to catch’...I think the final tally on this guy when it finally came out of the tank was ~$3500-4000 in fish. It ate a pair of adult Sargassum triggers, countless wrasses (including a Labouti), a purple tang, etc. Of course, cheap fish like firefish were safe. It kind of became a running joke.

It had moved itself up onto a rock platform near the overflow, and the fish food just flowed right into it. And, with the fish food came the fish. That thing was green death.

jsvand5 · Mar 9, 2019

Gregg @ ADP said:
I have a client who had a big ultra-green gigantea for years. Got to be at least 18-20” in diameter.

As to what it ‘happened to catch’...I think the final tally on this guy when it finally came out of the tank was ~$3500-4000 in fish. It ate a pair of adult Sargassum triggers, countless wrasses (including a Labouti), a purple tang, etc. Of course, cheap fish like firefish were safe. It kind of became a running joke.

It had moved itself up onto a rock platform near the overflow, and the fish food just flowed right into it. And, with the fish food came the fish. That thing was green death.

I’ve been lucky with my giganteas. I’ve been keeping them a few years now and have only lost a cleaner shrimp. I had three stuffed in a 90 gal at one point. I never tried triggers with them though. I had one little radial filefish that got spooked into one once. I pulled it out within a few seconds. I put it in an aclimation box and of it’s fins and tail melted away over the next few days. It just floated upside down at the surface. Still ate pellets from the surface though and after a couple weeks it grew back enough fins to be able to swim again. I’m assuming the tough skin protected it just enough to let it survive.