I have a 24g nano cube dx and it seems the anemone has wandered to the intake spot where the water from the main display enters to the back chamber. Parts of the anemone is squeezed between each teeth. I tried turning off the powerhead and slow touching hoping it would retract back out the other way but it doesnt. It seems like it is stuck there. Is there anyway to remove it?
Anemone help! It is stuck in a bad spot
- Thread starter Ninja120
- Start date
redvipe2010
In Memoriam
Without seeing it, and not being familiar with your set up, I would wait a little while and see if it moves on it's own. Does it look like it's injured in any way?
redvipe2010
In Memoriam
It looks like it's in there pretty good. Can you take something like a plastic spoon or something and see if you can get it out very gently moving small pieces of it at a time? Can you take the chamber apart so that it may be easier to work with?
redvipe2010
In Memoriam
Cutting the grill may be the best thing to do. You may be able to order a replacement part. After you get it removed I would check out this site for ideas on how to eliminate this in the future.
I hope you get it out ok, good luck, and keep us posted.
http://www.karensroseanemones.com/index.htm
I hope you get it out ok, good luck, and keep us posted.
http://www.karensroseanemones.com/index.htm
Ok well I just got home from work. And the anemone sort of just split in half. As I moved it to cut the grill the part stuck in the main display sort of just deteriorated. now I have 2 piece of anemone. Will it be ok? I am going to take some picture right now and put them up in my gallery. Please give me thought on what I should do to care for him especially since he is injured now. Only half of him fell off.
dantodd
New member
I can't really tell much from the picture. I would pull any very small pieces or pieces that don't have and "foot" on them. Then let the healthier parts sit on some rock with low flow for a few days. Once they attach to the rocks you can turn the flow back up a bit and increase the light. Don't feed them until you can see a formed mouth.
Good luck.
FindingNemo has a site that has a lot of good info. http://www.karensroseanemones.com/index.htm
Good luck.
FindingNemo has a site that has a lot of good info. http://www.karensroseanemones.com/index.htm
redvipe2010
In Memoriam
the big rip on the side is from the split, that is normal. It will soon start to heal.
redvipe2010
In Memoriam
Ninja,
I was under the impression that is split on it's own. Was it torn?
I have a good pic of the cut down the side of mine when it split. If you are interested, PM me your e-mail address.
I was under the impression that is split on it's own. Was it torn?
I have a good pic of the cut down the side of mine when it split. If you are interested, PM me your e-mail address.
It has been one days since the falling apart of the anemone. The bigger anemone seems to be ok. It is opened up and the tips are bubbled up, so I think it is going to make it. The smaller 1/2 looks a little better than yesterday, should I try to wait it out or should I throw it away in fear of polluting the rest of my tank. I would put it in a qt tank but my lights, filtration arent sufficient enough.
redvipe2010
In Memoriam
I don't recommend moving the BTA, it will cause more stress, do more frequent water changes, and wait a little longer, If they are showing signs of improvement, they both have a chance still.
Make sure you cover what ever it was it got trapped in. When mine split, they seemed to do a lot of roaming afterwards. You don't want to go through this again.
Make sure you cover what ever it was it got trapped in. When mine split, they seemed to do a lot of roaming afterwards. You don't want to go through this again.
