Pull the plug

[hobbyreefer]

Woke up this morning and my 2 day old Haddoni is pretty deflated. How long should I give it before removing from the tank? Here are the details:

Purchased a Haddoni from CA and it was delivered Tuesday morning (12 hour trip).

Temp acclimated the anemone for about 20 minutes and then dropped it in the DT. My logic was it needed to get out of the dirty shipping water ASAP.

The anemone was very sticky, but the mouth was open more than I would have liked. That evening (~8 hours later) the anemone tippled in size and looked pretty happy even though the mouth was still open a bit.

It's now Thursday morning and it looks pretty bad (deflated and mouth open). Is there a chance it is still acclimating or should I pull it out?


Here is a pic from Tuesday night and one from this morning.

This morning

 

[Brandon3152134]

I wouldnt pull it until it starts to melt because it could pull through. I'd leave it alone as long as it's not fowling the tank. Be ready for a water change. Good luck I hope it makes it.

 

[James M]

Give it time to acclimate to the tank. Anemones usually take about a week to fully acclimate

 

[ScubaFish802]

Looks no where near dead to me. Give it time

 

[Tankkeepers]

It's looks in fairly decent shape honestly

 

[Tankkeepers]

Just becouse its deflated does not mean somthing is wrong somtimes nems just defalte for a few days with no real reason why

 

[Tankkeepers]

Nems are alot like leathers they go threw stages of looking lkke crap for no reason at all only for u to wake up one day and it's bigger then it was before

 

[jamie1210]

That's not bad at all. Deflated and flat like a pancake + gaping mouth is when I would start to worry. ( The "outtie belly button" mouth isn't considered gaping btw )

 

[hobbyreefer]

Thanks for the encouragement. I was SO happy when my two small clowns immediately dove in the carpet. I would hate to lose it. I had a Haddoni for 2 years, so I'm familiar, but the mouth on this one just looks rough to me. Thanks.

 

[Jon Fishman]

Looks no where near dead to me. Give it time

Yeah. Looks pretty nice to me, although I have no haddoni experience

Edit: You don’t have to say where or even how much, but how much did you pay for it? It’s a nice neon green. Was it an “ultra deluxe” or just normal?

 

[Pillahump]

looks decent so far, i would get some cipro on hand just in case.

@OrionN what do you think?

 

[hobbyreefer]

I picked it up from https://reefbeauties.com. I've made a few purchases from them and have always had positive experiences. I think they price things very fairly, but price was not my motivation. I honestly don't know if it is appropriate to to share the price on the forum, but PM and I'll let you know if you are really interested. I just checked their website and don't see any carpets listed right now. I don't remember if this was listed as "Ultra." Their customer service emailed me after I purchased online and said they had a couple to chose from and we decided on the best looking/healthiest option. My previous Haddoni was bright green, but this one does appear to be a bit brighter than my last one (whatever that means).

 

[OrionN]

he look like a new Haddoni. As long as he continue to look better day after day, then he will be fine. If he start to look worst then pull him and treat him with antibiotic. I would get some Cipro to have some on hand and get ready to treat him if needed

 

[Pillahump]

he look like a new Haddoni. As long as he continue to look better day after day, then he will be fine. If he start to look worst then pull him and treat him with antibiotic. I would get some Cipro to have some on hand and get ready to treat him if needed

side note...not trying to steal the thread

what par does haddoni need at the bottom of tank? any idea? thanks ahead of time!

 

[mcshams]

Nems are not for the faint of heart. These creatures will just do the weirdest things. Deflate for a few days, move, hide, etc. This one shows good color, tissue looks healthy. I agree with the people here in that you observe and leave it alone.

As for the PAR, I have a few that are fine at 90 (give or take a few) and love the gap of the rock/sand location.

 

[hobbyreefer]

Mine is getting blasted pretty high since it's an all acro tank. I'm getting 300-400+ in this location when T5 and LED are maxed. I believe I have read that nems can pretty much take as much light as you want to give, but we can let the expert chime in.

 

[old salt reefer]

I thought a Hondoni was a sand dweller. Doesn't look like there is any sand/gravel in the tank. I've never gotten one cause all my tanks are bare bottom--tell me something to give me hope.

 

[hobbyreefer]

Yes most research I've found on R2R shows they are typically found in the sand. However, my previous tank was bare bottom and my Haddoni appeared very happy for 2 years (grew large, healthy looking mouth, didn't move around, etc). There are others on this forum who have had success with Haddoni on bare bottom. I'm not trying to cause any controversy. In general, I try very hard to maintain healthy conditions for all my pets

 

[chizerbunoi]

Do you have any pics of your old tank to share? I’m very interested to know more about the bare bottom success with haddoni. I really hate sand. So much work to keep clean.

 

[OrionN]

Tiny Haddoni stay on the rock, but as Haddoni get larger they prefer the sand. Most would search around for sand. There are likely Haddoni and Gigantea hybrid that sorta look like Haddoni but stay on the rock.
I am sure if there are no sand, they may not died but would likely move around more so than normal. I never try to keep Haddoni without sand before, other than short time in treatment or QT tanks.