Anemone Dissapeared?

[SaltyNovice]

I went to my daughter's graduation this weekend and returned last night. The tank was fed by a friend for two days. My anemone is gone!! Or atleast I can't find him - have any of you guys ever heard of something like this? He looked fine when I left and water params are great. Can these guys hide in the rocks?

 

[iCam]

Yes, they can hide in the rockwork. Did you check behind it?

Also, do you have an overflow box?

 

[SaltyNovice]

I did check the overflow box - nothing? I looked for about an hour with a flash light and stuff - but I didn't move any rocks. I have the beginning of an algea bloom - I don't know if these things can start that quickly - if my friend over fed. I told him how much to feed, but this is all new to him so - I figure he fed them good (read too much). Maybe the algea bloom made the anemone a little unhappy?

Hey - I was in College Station for my daughters graduation. Are you part of the University?

 

[hairymushroom]

Nennies are notorius for cruizing around the tank, he should show up

 

[iCam]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7369843#post7369843 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SaltyNovice
I did check the overflow box - nothing? I looked for about an hour with a flash light and stuff - but I didn't move any rocks. I have the beginning of an algea bloom - I don't know if these things can start that quickly - if my friend over fed. I told him how much to feed, but this is all new to him so - I figure he fed them good (read too much). Maybe the algea bloom made the anemone a little unhappy?

Hey - I was in College Station for my daughters graduation. Are you part of the University?

Student here, not faculty

 

[annetate]

i had one just up and disapear when i left for the weekend.. i took out all the rocks to look for him and never found him... i think the shrimp ate him or something

 

[hairymushroom]

what shrimp do you have , ive only heard bad things abt candy shrimp

 

[annetate]

blood shrimp

 

[SaltyNovice]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7370027#post7370027 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by annetate
blood shrimp

I do have a very good sized "Blood Shrimp" or "Fire Shrimp" is what everyone around here calls them. I wonder if that is possible?

 

[unmc2001]

I had my RBTA disappear out of my office tank a week ago. I came in on monday and the tank smelled a bit and my skimmer collection cup was completely full of the most horrible smelling stuff. After checking out the fish they were all alive but had fat bellies and I noticed small pink bits on the bottom of the front of the tank. Then I noticed my anemone was gone. The fish and shrimp were eating the chunks of anemone. I have a gold stripe maroon clown, bicolor angel, neon damsel, cleaner shrimp, and coral banded shrimp. two days later my cleaner shrimp died. I have no idea what happened but even my clown was eating bits of the anemone.

 

[InvertLover]

It may still be alive if you're not getting any ammonia. Dead anemones decay very fast. What kind was it? I had a condy that was bigger then my hand, but could shrink down to a golf-ball size. ( It never went roaming though, I guess I got lucky and got a happy one). Do a water change and put a little bit of food juice in the water, that may convince him to come out. You may end up moving a few rocks around. =/