Red carpet anemone

[sprungson]

Just got me a new red carpet anemone and thought id share.

 

[Reeffraff]

Very nice. A pair of black storm clowns in that anemone would look stunning.

 

[sprungson]

Very nice. A pair of black storm clowns in that anemone would look stunning.

unfortunately, i already have some clowns, but i agree!

 

[OrionN]

Nice Little Red

 

[sprungson]

@OrionN I have a question for you. An hour ago he looked like this.

And now he looks like this

Is this expected? I know rbta sometimes deflate in the evenings. Only reason why I ask is my green toxic carpet never really does this.

 

[AcroNem]

If it is a new import I would have a tank ready to run a Cipro treatment just in case. They can go through phases of inflation and deflation or when stressed but I'd watch out for continued signs of infection.

 

[sprungson]

If it is a new import I would have a tank ready to run a Cipro treatment just in case. They can go through phases of inflation and deflation or when stressed but I'd watch out for continued signs of infection.

Cool thanks. He just completed a round of Cipro before I picked him up at the fish store.

 

[AcroNem]

Cool thanks. He just completed a round of Cipro before I picked him up at the fish store.

It could just be stress from the move then. Glad your LFS did a treatment on it first, hopefully it just bounces back and remains your centerpiece, it looks great.

 

[BlazinNano]

Just got me a new red carpet anemone and thought id share.

Beautiful!!!!

 

[OrionN]

He looks sick. I would get him out of DT and start on treatment if he deflates one more time.
regardless get everything together so you can treat ASAP if he go south on you. Good luck to you and your Haddoni.
He can deflate and inflate as he dig in. That is how sand bed anemone dig in but after burry the foot he should remain inflate.

 

[sprungson]

He looks sick. I would get him out of DT and start on treatment if he deflates one more time.
regardless get everything together so you can treat ASAP if he go south on you. Good luck to you and your Haddoni.
He can deflate and inflate as he dig in. That is how sand bed anemone dig in but after burry the foot he should remain inflate.

Looks like he is back to normal, inflated and mouth closed. As mentioned above, he finished a round of Cipro before bringing home. Do you recommend a second treatment potentially?

 

[D-Nak]

I found that more often than not, a LFS will claim to have treated an anemone, but that could mean a lot of things. If not done correctly, the anemone could relapse. As OrionN mentioned, if it deflates one more time, you should place it in a QT tank for a potential second round of treatment.

 

[sprungson]

@D-Nak @OrionN he's happy now. Ate and now hosting my clownfish. Video below

 

[F i s h y]

That carpet is looking great. Hope you have continued good success with it.

 

[D-Nak]

Looking good. I'm glad it bounced back. I know it can be stressful when the nem deflates and looks like crap.

The dark red color is stunning. Nice pick up.

 

[Cstar_BC]

That carpet is amazing ! Do you have two carpets in the same tank ?

 

[OrionN]

He must be deflating when he is digging in. Looking good.

 

[sprungson]

That carpet is amazing ! Do you have two carpets in the same tank ?

I have 3 carpet anemones, and LTA, and 2 RBTA. I don't really keep any coral, since i love the anemones so much

 

[AcroNem]

nice! Great news. It looks really good

 

[sprungson]

Hey guys, I have a question. Is my clown to big for the anemone? I ask because he's pretty aggressive and I'm not sure if the anemone is going to be fine with that.