New Carpet Anemone

[abecker]

I bought this anemone on Sunday. It looked fine Sunday night and Monday, but now it is small. Should I be concerned or is it still getting used to the new environment?

 

[Crabs McJones]

What are you parameters? WHat lighting are you using and how old is the tank?

 

[abecker]

Nitrates and phosphates and ammonia 0. All corals seem healthy. Temp 77, SG 1.025. I have the Red Sea Max E-260 so it has the Hydra 26s over it. Physical tank is around 3 months old but everything was moved from a tank which was over a year old.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Nitrates and phosphates and ammonia 0. All corals seem healthy. Temp 77, SG 1.025. I have the Red Sea Max E-260 so it has the Hydra 26s over it. Physical tank is around 3 months old but everything was moved from a tank which was over a year old.

Possibly still adapting, give him a little bit and see if he improves.

 

[abecker]

Possibly still adapting, give him a little bit and see if he improves.

Sounds good. I have Cipro and another tank, but didn’t want to medicate unless it was necessary.

 

[abecker]

It seems to still be shrinking.

 

[Crabs McJones]

It seems to still be shrinking.

You said all the rest of your corals are doing good though? Theres got to be something that the anemone doesn't like.

 

[Amoo]

What kind of lights did it come from?

What is your current lighting schedule and intensity? (screenshot is fine)

How far above the tank are your lights hung?

 

[EleMental]

Did you count your livestock? I had a maxi (not so) mini do this for two days after eating my mandarin...sigh

 

[abecker]

What kind of lights did it come from?

What is your current lighting schedule and intensity? (screenshot is fine)

How far above the tank are your lights hung?

Below are pictures of the light schedules. The lights are about 8-10 inches above the water. I think I LFS has Current USA LED lights over the tanks which have the anemones but I can't remember exactly.

 

[abecker]

Did you count your livestock? I had a maxi (not so) mini do this for two days after eating my mandarin...sigh

All livestock is there. It hasn't seemed interested in eating since I got it but it had only been 2 days.

 

[abecker]

I do have a small bubble tip, but I have seen people where the two coexist.

 

[Amoo]

Has his mouth closed at all or has it been gaping like that the whole time? If not how long.

 

[abecker]

The mouth was open when I got it

 

[Amoo]

If it hasn't settled in and started to close up within 72 hours I would treat personally.

 

[abecker]

I just added it to a hospital tank with Cipro.

 

[Amoo]

Since you had Cipro on hand you're probably already aware, but I'm going to toss this up here just for informational purposes. Carpets are generally the worst when it comes to shipping stress. It doesn't seem to matter if it's Cali to Texas or a 20 minute ride home from the LFS, they seem to go down hill the fastest. Good luck with treatment, keep us updated.

 

[abecker]

@Amoo I think based on your scale from https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-i-cipro.211822/ I would rate it currently between a 6 and 7.

 

[Amoo]

Sounds about right from what I could tell from the pictures @abecker The mouth seemed pretty seriously open.

 

[abecker]

Tonight