Need help ASAP!!!!

[Mgoc]

Hi everyone. Any advice will be appreciated. My wife and I got our first anemone and she was looking ok for 5 days or so (pic1) but last night she detached and was floating around. Today this is what she looks like (pic 2) Is it a goner? If not, Is there anything I can do to help it recover?

Thanks

I also took this pictures of what seems to be the inside of the anemone?

 

[Squishie89]

Can you tell us your current water parameters? How was it acclimated? What fish and inverts do you have?

 

[Mgoc]

Can you tell us your current water parameters? How was it acclimated? What fish and inverts do you have?

S.G.= 1.025
No3= 20ppm
No2=0ppm
PO4=0.25
Ammonia=0.25
PH=8.2
Dkh=12
Calcium=450

Temperature fluctuates between 77 to 81 most everyday


We dose Mg, Iodine, Trace elements and calcium weekly

And we did a 45 minute drip acclimation

Livestock: Yellowstripe Maroon Clownfish, 2 firefish, 1 Mono argentus and 2 Columbian sharks, also Turbo and Astreae snails and hermit crabs (scarlet and "yellow tip"??)

 

[james30ct]

How long has the tank been set up and what do you have for lights? Ammonia should be zero.

 

[mike007]

I agree ammonia should be at zero and i believe your alk level is a bit high. Nems are sometimes difficult to keep. They like pristine water conditions. Alot of times when they are removed from another tank there foot gets a tear and then they usually die.

 

[Mgoc]

How long has the tank been set up and what do you have for lights? Ammonia should be zero.

The tank has been running for 7 weeks only, I know I probably shouldnt have put an anemone in there so soon but it was a present.

I currently have 4 T5 HO light bulbs and 2 regular crappy T8's just because I like the color they add to the aquarium, I also have MH but the ballasts got wet and I need to order new ones, so I havent used them for the nem.

 

[Squishie89]

I think unfortunately it may have been too soon to add a 'nem. They do better in established tanks 6+ months old.

 

[Gillman]

That nem has had it. I would remove it from your tank before it leaches more stuff into it.

 

[Mgoc]

i believe your alk level is a bit high. .

I agree but its really hard for me to keep good ph levels for some reason. I need to open my windows EVERYDAY or else ph drops to about 7.8 before lights out.

 

[Mgoc]

I think unfortunately it may have been too soon to add a 'nem. They do better in established tanks 6+ months old.

So.. do you think I should remove it from the tank?

 

[Squishie89]

To be honest, I am not sure. I know about anemones, but I do not have first hand experience with them. Hopefully you can get some more answers soon.

 

[Mgoc]

To be honest, I am not sure. I know about anemones, but I do not have first hand experience with them. Hopefully you can get some more answers soon.

Thanks a lot man!! I just removed it. I just hate having animals die.

 

[uall8up]

Honestly, I would not try another nem until your tank is at least 1 year old. I had countless die because I kept adding them before my tank was completely established. Now, 1 1/2 year old and I have several in my tank that are doing amazing.

 

[Mgoc]

Honestly, I would not try another nem until your tank is at least 1 year old. I had countless die because I kept adding them before my tank was completely established. Now, 1 1/2 year old and I have several in my tank that are doing amazing.

Thanks for the advice, I will wait for sure.

 

[OrionN]

That was a LTA, very sick and bleached one at that. Next try you may want to get a BTA instead. Good luck

 

[Genesis Corals]

+1 to waiting a year, especially if this is your first tank. While you can have a stable tank much quicker then a year, the lessons you learn about reefing in that first year will go a long way to helping you keep these creatures. Good luck.

 

[glb]

I agree but its really hard for me to keep good ph levels for some reason. I need to open my windows EVERYDAY or else ph drops to about 7.8 before lights out.

Mine does the same thing at night because of high co2. I live in south Florida so I can't leave the windows open. Mine gets to 8.0-8.1 during the day. The fish and corals are fine. Of you have a co2 problem, raising the alk won't help. If you have a skimmer you could get a co2 scrubber. I don't so I've just left the ph where it is and everything is fine. Good luck!

 

[Mgoc]

Thanks everyone for the good advice!!!!

 

[Bigpapa1]

Don't feel bad fish stores throw them in tanks with crap parameters everyday. I think what was said earlier abou the ripped foot a d health of the animal was compromised. I would agree that you should wait a few more months.

 

[nanoman28g]

That anemone looked sick from the beginning(bleached). Your water parameters have to be perfect also and not to mention that your tank was too new. Now you know. BTW, you have to acclimate it way longer than 45 minutes. I use an aqualifter dosing pump to acclimate very slowly. Yeah, the same thing happened to me, but after reading up I had success in keeping anemones.