LeJeune981
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That and all I have read highly recommends NOT feeding a new nem for about a week
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Anemone closed!! :(
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Thank you all!!...Nem shrunk today again...hopefully I'll find it better tomorrow. All I did was to turn ONE powerhear (the one blowing right on top of her) to see of the food stayed above her and the clowns would come check her out. Pump stayed on as well as one more powerhead. I kept it off less than a minute as I saw it starting to close slowly. It looks like this one is extremely sensitive.
I am not messing with the flow or the nem anymore at least until my next water change.
I am not messing with the flow or the nem anymore at least until my next water change.
If you are sure your water is perfect and your lights not to strong (while he is getting used to the new environment) and he remains secure to the rock, I would just leave him alone.
They shrink when they eat, they shrink when the poop, if the piece of shrimp you feed was big it could takes days for him to digest. Keep the food small, 1-2 per week max, size of your baby fingernail, or better, shoot some frozen brine on him with a turkey baster. After they acclimatize, so about a month or so, they do less shrinking.
They shrink when they eat, they shrink when the poop, if the piece of shrimp you feed was big it could takes days for him to digest. Keep the food small, 1-2 per week max, size of your baby fingernail, or better, shoot some frozen brine on him with a turkey baster. After they acclimatize, so about a month or so, they do less shrinking.
Uncle, I posted some pics from last evening of the nem closing for no apparent reason in my other thread. People believe it's sick. Do you mind taking a look and giving your opinion?
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2660531
Thanks!
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ReefMaster48
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I do not turn off the pumps for feeding. The fish can work for their food lol
Also, you nem has only been in the tank for a day. I would expect it to do some odd stuff in the first day or two. You are drastically changing his environment, so he will be POed and scared. Nothing to worry about. I would be more concerned with covering your powerheads or doing something to make sure that he doesn't get blender-ed.
Also, you nem has only been in the tank for a day. I would expect it to do some odd stuff in the first day or two. You are drastically changing his environment, so he will be POed and scared. Nothing to worry about. I would be more concerned with covering your powerheads or doing something to make sure that he doesn't get blender-ed.
How old is your tank? This is a magnifica Ritteri anemone!!!! Probably the hardest most delicate creature we attempt to keep in reef aquariums. You must have a mature tank (2yrs old minimum), perfect water and knowledge about this creature. This is an expert only type animal.
Most Mags come in sick and stressed and need antibiotics (cipro to be exact) before they should be introduced to an established tank. Even then they can have a low survival rate. Go to nem forum and post and read sticky about antibiotics treatment for them. Get cipro ASAP!!! And start treating..
Whoever sold this to you did you no favors at all... I have successfully kept Mags for years so I understand the process.
If it keeps doing the deflate, inflate cycle every 12-14hours or so it is losing the battle and will most likely not recover. Please get it into a hospital tank with cipro... it maybe able to be saved still.
Most Mags come in sick and stressed and need antibiotics (cipro to be exact) before they should be introduced to an established tank. Even then they can have a low survival rate. Go to nem forum and post and read sticky about antibiotics treatment for them. Get cipro ASAP!!! And start treating..
Whoever sold this to you did you no favors at all... I have successfully kept Mags for years so I understand the process.
If it keeps doing the deflate, inflate cycle every 12-14hours or so it is losing the battle and will most likely not recover. Please get it into a hospital tank with cipro... it maybe able to be saved still.
Yup...I'm on it. Trying to to get Cipro asap, not an easy task, and setup a warzone hospital.
Thanks
Nem is already in the hospital tank with her rock (geez, she picked the largest) a PW and air. A friend has Cipro and I'll go get it in a couple of hours to start treatment.
BTW I could not find it on Amazon at all, all I was able to find was Amox.
Light will be later today.
Make sure you keep the intake covered on the Powerhead to avoid any issues and keep the heater guarded as well... easiest HT setup for nems is a 10g with an eggcrate divider and keep heater and PH on one side and nem on the other... definitely keep her on the rock to lessen the stress.
Make sure you do following the dosing instructions on the antibiotic treatment sticky in the Nem section and stay on top of the water changes to keep fresh water and remove the waste...
Once treated successfully and placed into an established tank i have found Mags tend to do well. But you have keep your tank water params rock stable or they will move and can get sick/stressed and start the inflate/deflate cycle. If it happens you need to pull them out and treat again.
Google Fish Flox and you can find the Cipro online.
Make sure you do following the dosing instructions on the antibiotic treatment sticky in the Nem section and stay on top of the water changes to keep fresh water and remove the waste...
Once treated successfully and placed into an established tank i have found Mags tend to do well. But you have keep your tank water params rock stable or they will move and can get sick/stressed and start the inflate/deflate cycle. If it happens you need to pull them out and treat again.
Google Fish Flox and you can find the Cipro online.
Also you don't need/want a ton of light while they recover... a nice 65w led grow light or flood light option works well with a clip on... you want to give some light but not too much that will stress out even more as they recover.
it is a beauty of a nem with that purple foot so i hope you can save her!
it is a beauty of a nem with that purple foot so i hope you can save her!
You are definitely doing the right thing by treating it. Follow the protocol exactly and you have a very good chance of it surviving. Mags respond very well to cipro. Once you get past the initial sickness, mags are just as easy as any other Anemone to keep healthy.
Magnifica anemones are legendary for inflation/deflation cycles when infected. They will typically look good in the morning, then all shriveled up in the afternoon and then look better the next morning .... thus 'recovering' to the novice keeper. Each successive cycle looks slightly worse and eventually you are left with a pile of goo. The folks in the anemone section are practiced hands and know of what they speak. I see that you are treating it, just make sure to do the full 7 days regardless of how good it may look before then. Mags are quite difficult to ship and acclimate, but once acclimated they are very enduring.
