Rescued an anemone

James M · Oct 2, 2018

Feeding it optional as long as the nem isn’t bleached

jorge0912 · Oct 4, 2018

Mine is bleached

can I give it freshly cut peaceas of shrimp one every other day ?

jorge0912 · Oct 4, 2018

By that I mean a very small peace of shrimp like finger nail size

James M · Oct 4, 2018

Yes but not once a day, try 2 times a week

tr3 · Oct 4, 2018

I have found that rose bubbles are not as sensitive as I once thought. Mine started moving around in my old 46 gallon and got ripped up in my overflow. stuck between my return pipe and overflow box. I had chunks of meat hanging out it was a mess. when this happened I was cycling my new 130. I did now want it to die in my 46( I was always told it can poison the water) but I did not want to give up either. So I balled up its flesh (no tentacles left on him) and just threw him in my 130 (about 2 weeks old). I started just putting frozen food around him almost everyday and nursed him back to this. 6 months later.

RtomKinMad · Oct 4, 2018

jorge0912 said:
Mine is bleached can I give it freshly cut peaceas of shrimp one every other day ?

What kind of light do you have?

jorge0912 · Oct 4, 2018

I got it like that for free and i have a 165 watt black box
100 percent blues and 20% whites
It seems to like the ligth can I feed it reef foods it might take it in ? As it didn’t even want the shrimp it was in really bad shape when I got it

looking better

Oshengems · Oct 4, 2018

They are very hardy these nems, I had one go through my power head it bleached lost all its tentacles disappeared for 2 weeks popped up one morning on top on my rock stood in the same spot for 3-4 months when it started picking up color and grew its tentacles back it went on the run but has settle ever since, something I saw my maroon do was actually feed it the female maroon which hosted another bigger one I have and from time to time lays on the smaller one I have seen it grab big chunks of LRS reef frenzy and drop it on the Nem, the first time I saw it I thought the Nem took its meal because he grabbed a piece and laid on the Nem and it closed right away and she left to her actual home, but the other times i have seen her deliverely grab food drop it on the smaller Nem then go to the big one and rest I have seen her do it on the bigger Nem as well... btw the smaller(hope she pairs up with him) male maroon is not allow on neither of the nems and she makes sure of that he is allow to hang around her now so I see progress but it’s a no no if he gets too close to either of the nems

Oshengems · Oct 4, 2018

If you feed it make sure it’s smaller cut up food so they could eat it faster they waste a lot of energy eating

RtomKinMad · Oct 4, 2018

jorge0912 said:
I got it like that for free and i have a 165 watt black box
100 percent blues and 20% whites
It seems to like the ligth can I feed it reef foods it might take it in ? As it didn’t even want the shrimp it was in really bad shape when I got it looking better

Should be ok lights. Hope it will take the food. How about mysis? Keep us updated.

jorge0912 · Oct 4, 2018

I will try my best to keep it happy I have an mp40 in there with diferent modes and loves them all as I can see

RtomKinMad · Oct 4, 2018

jorge0912 said:
I will try my best to keep it happy I have an mp40 in there with diferent modes and loves them all as I can see

That’s good. I’m glad you took it and are trying. You will be so happy when it makes it! I hope it hangs in there. I wish you both the best.

jorge0912 · Oct 5, 2018

What lovely creatures

jorge0912 · Oct 5, 2018

tr3 said:
I have found that rose bubbles are not as sensitive as I once thought. Mine started moving around in my old 46 gallon and got ripped up in my overflow. stuck between my return pipe and overflow box. I had chunks of meat hanging out it was a mess. when this happened I was cycling my new 130. I did now want it to die in my 46( I was always told it can poison the water) but I did not want to give up either. So I balled up its flesh (no tentacles left on him) and just threw him in my 130 (about 2 weeks old). I started just putting frozen food around him almost everyday and nursed him back to this. 6 months later.

jorge0912 · Oct 5, 2018

RtomKinMad said:
That’s good. I’m glad you took it and are trying. You will be so happy when it makes it! I hope it hangs in there. I wish you both the best.

Thank you and I couldn’t see my freind throwing it away -.-
When every living creature has a fighting chance

BubbleFett42079 · Oct 5, 2018

The tentacles will eventually grow back. Anemone's can be very sensitive but strong animals.

Good luck.

jorge0912 · Oct 9, 2018

thanks you i been seing him moving a lot lately where he got to a point where he is in a dark cave no light then moved out to the light has not been eating yet

but is very sticky