What is wrong with this anemone!?

[67RedDonzi]

He was doing great for a week after buying him. he started moving around and would close up a bit, open again, and then close. Now he looks like this! What is going on?

Sorry I cant get the picture right side up

 

[wuuzzzuuppp]

That is crazy looking. What is that white thing sticking up in the middle of it? Is that part of the anemone? What kind of anemone is it? What are your water parameters? What kind of light do you have?

 

[67RedDonzi]

I have no clue what the white thing is, that is what I am so worried about :squigglemouth: It is part of the anemone but I don't know what part. I'm thinking its stomach/guts but im not sure. It is a green bubble tip anemone. PH:8.1 Ammonia:0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 8 Salinity 1.024 Temp:78.4 We have a 250 Watt MH

 

[philr]

How long has it been like that? I have a similar problem with a bubble tip.

 

[wuuzzzuuppp]

I have 3 BTA's and have never seen them do this. Have you done a water change lately? You should try to get the nitrates down more.

Here's a good read. Try to get your water parameters close to what they say.

Keeping Anemones - Reef Aquarium

 

[cheezybuda]

How old is the tank?

 

[OrionN]

That is an air bubble inside the anemone. Either the anemone exposed to air and got air bubble inside it, or else it got infected by a bacterial that producing gas and form the air bubble (very bad thing)

 

[preston469]

I've never seen the sides be brown either.. looks like it is deteriorating...

 

[Squishie89]

Does the white thing seem solid or more flowy/flexible? Very odd.

 

[67RedDonzi]

Well good news, the white bubble looking thing is gone this morning! He moved a bit more last night but is still looking rather upset today. He is hanging upside down near the bottom and his sides are still brown. His actual bubble tips are green but he is not inflated. Last night when he was moving he would go from a section of him inflated to completely limp again.

I wont be home until around 6 tonight but I will check him again then. Water change was done a few days ago (bought the tank a little over 3 weeks ago, but it was set up when we got it, reused all of the live rock and water) Water parameters were monitored until everything was good. Have a few other corals in the tank that seem happy as can be. Though I know anemones are very sensitive

The white bubble thing on him was very soft and flexible. It only had the bubble for maybe 5-6 hours.

I will try and get new pictures of it tonight if it isn't hiding behind a rock

 

[Mhumbach]

The anemone looks very stressed. Keep a close eye on your parameters to make sure their stable also keep an eye on the anemones mouth is it opened at all?

 

[67RedDonzi]

yes its mouth is open. Is that good or bad?

 

[preston469]

Can be the end of the nem.

 

[67RedDonzi]

What does a dead or dying anemone look like? I have no clue how to tell if its dead or not so that I will know when to take it out of the tank

 

[67RedDonzi]

Here he is right now. Sorry the color is way off in this picture. He was hanging upside down off the bottom of the rock so I turned it over to get a better picture. His bubble tips are still green but he just wont inflate and hold himself upright

 

[preston469]

It will look like he is deteriating like dissolving flesh, and shrivel up

 

[preston469]

 

[67RedDonzi]

Thank you for the picture! If they are dying, will they still hold onto the rock? or will they let go completely ?

 

[preston469]

They will loose there footing

 

[67RedDonzi]

good to know. Mine is still hanging onto the rock this morning....though he is very stretched out and does not look good