Anemone HELP!!!

[neoonex]

Hey guys, in need of some advice / guidence. Ive got a 110 display with a 75 sump. The tank has been up for about 2 months. I have a beautiful long tenticle anemone (when I got it) that isnt doing so well (pictures below). It attached the first time I put it in, I feed it and it moved, attatched again, I feed it and it move again. Now its just floating around the tank secreting a mucus like substance and its not eating. I feed it a silver side a couple days ago and it held it for a bit and let go. My arrow crab had a ball with it. Most peramerters are at 0: (From two days agao. Ill check pon these again tonight an update)

Am 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 0
Ph .25Ph 8.4
Salinaty 1.025
Cal 140
Kh 15

I know the cal is low and im dosing and the Kh is high. Im not sure what do as im not that experienced with anemones. I do have two misbar "tank raised" perculas that arent really interested in it. Please help. I dont want to lose the anemone. Thanks.

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[frnkynlop]

check out this website http://www.karensroseanemones.net/. I know she talks about rbta, but alot of the stuff could be used for any nem. hope this helps

 

[neoonex]

Cool, I just got a small quarter piece rbta from a friend, His found its way into his powerhead. Luckly both pieces survived. Thanks!

Any other advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[homegrownREEFER]

It's a severely bleached LTA. You should start by putting some screening on top of your tank, possibly a couple layers to drown out some of the light. Most likely it's way to intense for it and irritating it even more. Try to get a closer shot of the foot, if it's damage then it's chance of survival is pretty low. Also maybe put that arrow crab in the sump for now of you want that lta to make it.

When I first got mine it was healthy and colorful however it had a tiny hole in its foot and refused to plant it's foot. It would just hide it somewhere in my rockwork but would not attach to anything. 3 days ago it decided to plant it's foot deep in the sand. It's foot has healed up finally.

 

[neoonex]

OK guys, im reviving an old post here because im in some desperate need of some help and advice. So the anemone I purchased a couple month ago wasnt doing so good im my newly established tank. The perameters were up and down and I didnt have adequet lighting. :headwallblue:

Now I got the right lighting (4 x T5 bulbs / 10k, 6500k, reef, & coral) and the perameters are perfect. Everything at 0 & kh is 11, only thing that is high is the cal at 560, which the coraline algae is taking good advantage of.

So... about this anemone, I dont know what to do. Im between a rock and a hard place here and im not sure how to get this anemone back on its foot. :lmao: I would hate to see it go, if it hasn't already. Im not even sure if it can/will recoup from the condition its in now. :facepalm:

Ever since I got it it never stayed in one spot, and it kept deteriorating ever so slowly. I also have a tiny RTBA that seems to be doing fine. Its attached to one of the rocks ever since I put him in the tank, (which was around the same time I place the now sick anemone in the tank).This is a cry for help guys, i dont want to lose it and if i do i dont want to make the same mistakes with the next one.

Any help / advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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[hollister]

A 2 month tank to new for this criter. Then you cant move him he will find a spot and be happy. It might be where you cant see him but thats that.

 

[sqwat]

Get a 4 inch wide and a 3 inch tall piece of Pfc pipe.pile the sand in a bright lit spot and put dowm pvc then in the center dig out most of the sand put anemone in the whole and cover it.lightly with the sand u removed he will dig down and attach to bottom of tank lta are not as hard to bring back if bleached but not unless foot is buried and pretected in the sand they are sand anemones and are not happy till foot is hidden.gl

 

[bradleym]

The anemone has been eating itself from the inside out because it doesn't have any zooxanthellae to process light. I would suggest trying the PVC container, but honestly it is probably not coming back. If it closes it's mouth in the next few days and starts turning brown in the next few weeks, there's hope, but that should've already started happening by now. From the looks of the picture, your tank is still too new and this anemone had very little chance in ANY tank, established or not. Sorry to be rough but it's true. Good luck.

 

[neoonex]

You really thing this will work? even at this stage? ill give it a shot. but im not holding my breath. :sad1:. Thanks guys for the advice.:rollface:

Get a 4 inch wide and a 3 inch tall piece of Pfc pipe.pile the sand in a bright lit spot and put dowm pvc then in the center dig out most of the sand put anemone in the whole and cover it.lightly with the sand u removed he will dig down and attach to bottom of tank lta are not as hard to bring back if bleached but not unless foot is buried and pretected in the sand they are sand anemones and are not happy till foot is hidden.gl

 

[bradleym]

I think it will help. But at this point it's more like giving a pillow to a man dying of cancer. It's not medically sound, but comfort can heal. I just don't know if it'll help ENOUGH.

 

[neoonex]

When should I remove it if need be? I don't want it to cause havoc if/when it dies.

 

[sjwitt]

I don't think this anemone is going to make it, but you never know. BTW, I don't believe that LTAs do well in the same tank as a BTA so I think this is part of your problem. This LTA was bleached to start with and is just starving to death. I doubt it will attach to anything but honestly I'm surprised it's lasted this long. It looks like it's pretty far gone. Does it smell bad? If so, it's gone already.

 

[rssjsb]

Threads about blue LTAs pop up on here from time to time and I don't think I've ever read one where the anemone made it. It's a real shame for the nem and the person who's trying to keep it.

Selfishly, I would also like to know what color they're "supposed" to be.

 

[seamonkey84]

+1 to PVC, but in a slightly shaded spot maybe, and with moderate current. if that mouth closes, try to feed it very lightly with mysis or finely chopped seafood of some sort 2-3 times a week. Use a baster to put a small amount right by the mouth, maybe a bit on a tentacle to stimulate a feeding response more. Good luck.

 

[SomeDude12]

I'm not sure if you caught my previous post. However, your LTA is/was a Purple, not Blue. Even in the original photo, it's in fairly poor health exhibited by the lack of color. Most often, during shipping, an anemone will expel it's zooanthallae, causing it to turn white. I would suggest having a look at a few photos of a healthy Purple Long Tentacle for future knowledge. Hopefully you can avoid buying an unhealthy specimen in the future.

 

[Blitzburggirl]

Agreed, the tank was too new, and the nem was really in distress to begin with. How sad that sometimes in this hobby, a distressed animal is "prettier" than a healthy animal.. anyway..

Silversides aren't a good food for anemones. Feeding a sick anemone, in many cases is thought to add food to the animal, which it doesn't have energy to expend on attaching and eating a large meal, and the food rots. The anemone dies. If you must feed it, feed it something smaller, and easier to digest, like a blob of mysis, or a very small peice of table shrimp, or other sea food. NO garlic.

What fish do you have in this tank?

What kind of flow do you have this animal exposed to? M Doreensis doesn't like alot of flow, just enough to allow the tentacles to sway.

No offense squat, but what on earth good will a container and pvc do at this point? There is a sand bed. M Doreensis likes to attach in the sand and have a rock or the glass to prop against. This poor animal is out in the "open sea." Forget the container and pvc. Give it a rock. Get a strawberry basket or collander, and gently position the anemone where it can receive full light, a bit of flow, and place the collander or basket over it.

Secondly, M. Doreensis IS indeed hard to bring back. How many healthy ones do you really see? Especially these goofy colored (sick) ones?

Really, all other things aside, the best thing you can do at this point is give the anemone to someone with experience (with anemones) and a more appropriate environment.