Petco Anemone

TangsRLife · Aug 28, 2016

so I've had this long tentacle anemone from petco for 6 months. It's been with me in my 55 gal and when I upgraded to my current 125. I know petco anemones don't last long and my very large carpet anemone is doing great. Since the upgrade to the 125 the aneome has been acting strange. He hid in the rocks for a month and emerged, then he was super small and still currently is, now it seems like there's a tear in his column and parts of him are sticking out. To be honest I could care less about this anemone but I don't have the heart to throw it out unless I know it's gonna die and pollute my tank. Here's a pic.

cromag27 · Aug 28, 2016

You photo isn't showing up but it's possible it didn't like the change from one tank to the other. was the 125 fully cycled?

Also, petco anemones are about as good as any anemone. same goes for their fish. they actually get their livestock from a lot of the same companies your lfs uses.

TangsRLife · Aug 28, 2016

The tanks is fully cycled. Idk my petco doesn't have the best items. Lot of ick on fish. I don't buy livestock from them anymore just some additives and food

cromag27 · Aug 28, 2016

A tear in the column would usually indicate physical trauma. any fish picking on it?

TangsRLife · Aug 28, 2016

I added a kole tang and a lieutenant tang last week and just because it's my time off I have been paying a lot of attention to the tank and enjoying it and I haven't seen anything touch it

Tahoe61 · Aug 28, 2016

LTA typically foot in the sand not on rock, so I am inclined to think that might be a Condy.

If stringy mesenterial filaments are protruding from the column it's time to remove the anemone.

Such a small anemone in a 125 gallon cycled tank should not foul the water, but I would removed based on your description of the anemone.

cromag27 · Aug 28, 2016

Just a theory....it could have hid because something was picking on it. when it emerged, you saw the aftermath.

TangsRLife · Aug 28, 2016

Tahoe61 said:
LTA typically foot in the sand not on rock, so I am inclined to think that might be a Condy.

If stringy mesenterial filaments are protruding from the column it's time to remove the anemone.

Such a small anemone in a 125 gallon cycled tank should not foul the water, but I would removed based on your description of the anemone.

I placed him in the sand and he moved himself in the rock. I tried putting him back but he just kept moving so I left him

cromag27 · Aug 28, 2016

I see the photos now and it looks like a condy. they generally don't have as good of a survival rate as a quadricolor once damaged. do you have a qt?

cromag27 · Aug 28, 2016

Ah , did you possibly damage it when removing it?

TangsRLife said:
I placed him in the sand and he moved himself in the rock. I tried putting him back but he just kept moving so I left him

TangsRLife · Aug 28, 2016

When I upgraded to the 125 that was about 3 months ago. I fiddled around with him 2 months ago by trying to get him on the sand after he came out of hiding then this past month he shrunk down and has been on the rock. I had a temporary qt setup for the tangs but I don't think it be worth it. But I think if I would've damages him 2 months ago this would've happened earlier

RushReefer2112 · Aug 29, 2016

Lights too bright? Too much flow? I've never had an Lta or Condy so I can't tell you much about their habits unfortunately. I'd leave it alone and let it walk to a spot it likes. If he looks starts looking like he's disintegrating, pull him out asap. Recently, i had a large sebae eaten by a blower and that almost ruined my system because I wanted him to have a chance to recover. I gave him 3 weeks and then when I pulled him out he was slime and had that "dead anemone smell." If you've ever smelt that before, you'll know what I mean

TangsRLife · Aug 30, 2016

So I ended up throwing it later the next day. It seemed worse than before with more of it petruding out of its column.

RushReefer2112 · Aug 31, 2016

That's too bad. What's worse is that you don't know the cause of it.. gonna try again with a different kinda nem? Can't go wrong with a bta. Always try the local forums before paying 3x the price for one at a shop. Gl