Lunchbox360
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he isnt looking so good anyone know what its doin i crawled outa the rock he was in
anemone isnt looking too good need help pix
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Taahirs
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Looks like your tank is still fairly new, judging by the lack of growth on the rocks. Most articles lean towards waiting a while until your tank matures before adding a nennie. Clowns don't need them.
But if you feel your tank is ready you shouldn't worry.
If it was just added it could still be settling in. It's normal for them to hide and slowly come out as they feel more comfortable.
What lights and size tank do you have?
But if you feel your tank is ready you shouldn't worry.
If it was just added it could still be settling in. It's normal for them to hide and slowly come out as they feel more comfortable.
What lights and size tank do you have?
Lunchbox360
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90 gallon i was wondering what that white stuff was coming out
Bent
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There is lots of information needed to make an accurate assessment of the situation here.
1: I need parameters. Nh3, po4, Dkh, no3, SG, etc. when were these taken?
2: what kind of lighting is he under?
3: what was your acclimation method.
4: what kind of nem is it? Where did u get it from
5: what kind of tank mates are in there?
Answer those and I can tell you what the problem is. The white stuff in the middle looks like it's gaping mouth, which isn't a good sign.
1: I need parameters. Nh3, po4, Dkh, no3, SG, etc. when were these taken?
2: what kind of lighting is he under?
3: what was your acclimation method.
4: what kind of nem is it? Where did u get it from
5: what kind of tank mates are in there?
Answer those and I can tell you what the problem is. The white stuff in the middle looks like it's gaping mouth, which isn't a good sign.
Dkuhlmann
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Yes lunchbox the white thing is the gaping mouth
But I agree with Ben, need your water parameters, but I think this is a case of too strong of lighting more so than what it was use to along with improper acclimation.. Where did you get it? Online or local? How did you go about acclimating it?
But I agree with Ben, need your water parameters, but I think this is a case of too strong of lighting more so than what it was use to along with improper acclimation.. Where did you get it? Online or local? How did you go about acclimating it?
Lunchbox360
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xr30 pro is the lighting i drip acclimated him in a specimen container and i got him from a LFS i added him 3 days ago
temp 77
salinity: 1.026
PH 8.01
Nitrate:0.0
nitrite:0.0
phosphate:0.0
ammonia:0.0
dKh:12
do i need to take him out?
Lunchbox360
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its a bulb anemone
Dkuhlmann
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Its a bubble tip anemone yes, I know that I was messing with Ben that is why I said his name.
The problem here is more than likely the lights like I said before. Please go back and read what I said. Then we can address your problem and get it acclimated.
Its highly unlikely you have 0 phosphates and 0 nitrates.
The problem here is more than likely the lights like I said before. Please go back and read what I said. Then we can address your problem and get it acclimated.
Its highly unlikely you have 0 phosphates and 0 nitrates.
Bent
I got nothin'
Lunchbox360
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you know any good test kits i can use..im currently using API and i guess its not working well
ColinAbi
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Salifert, Red Sea, Hanna checker
CStrickland
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#youngtankproblems
If I were you guys I'd Google some pics of dying anemones. When they die they kind of melt so it can mess up your water, as opposed to a dead fish that doesn't do as much damage cause you can pull out or let your crabs eat it.
Hopefully you'll be able to nurse them back to health, I wish I could help with that but idk much about nems. But if you can't heal them it's good to know what to look for so you can remove them before they harm the rest of the tank.
If I were you guys I'd Google some pics of dying anemones. When they die they kind of melt so it can mess up your water, as opposed to a dead fish that doesn't do as much damage cause you can pull out or let your crabs eat it.
Hopefully you'll be able to nurse them back to health, I wish I could help with that but idk much about nems. But if you can't heal them it's good to know what to look for so you can remove them before they harm the rest of the tank.
Lunchbox360
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should i remove him from my tank?
CStrickland
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Dunno, sorry. I don't have a nem yet b/c my tank is still too young. You're getting good advice from the other posters tho, I just wanted to point out the part about them melting
Maybe one of the threads on here will help too http://reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=36
1) run some carbon. Just in case something is irritating it.
2) turn your lights down a smidge
3) put some stockings over your powerheads... Just in case.
Mackenzy- your p04 is too high. You need to deal with that. Slowly.
Nem's do not tolerate parameter swings very well. You both have new tanks that are still not stable. That's your problem.
2) turn your lights down a smidge
3) put some stockings over your powerheads... Just in case.
Mackenzy- your p04 is too high. You need to deal with that. Slowly.
Nem's do not tolerate parameter swings very well. You both have new tanks that are still not stable. That's your problem.
Dkuhlmann
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Actually you both do not have the same problem, I just decided to do something different on the other one and that is to feed it a tentacle from a healthy nem his is bleached and bleached white. Yours isn't so I never got the two of you confused. Yours is running from too bright of a light and isn't totally bleached I see color in your pictures. So if you don't want my help that is fine, as you apparently don't want it. Adios and good luck!
I'm not even talking with you Mackenzy, this isn't your thread that you are trying to hijack. Go start your own thread and maybe you will get the help you are trying to take from someone else.
I'm not even talking with you Mackenzy, this isn't your thread that you are trying to hijack. Go start your own thread and maybe you will get the help you are trying to take from someone else.
Dkuhlmann
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He didn't want that answer, I gave it to him TWICE :hammer: And he said I didn't know what I was talking about so apparently you don't either :fun2:
Funny how our anemones aren't bleached, also I just had one split yesterday so mine are multiplying :dance:
Man my nem's must hate me for all this torture... Lol.
It's not that you have TOO MUCH. You need to acclimate them.
If you take a fish out of a tank that has 1.023 salinity and plop it in a tank with 1.027... What's going to happen? Shock. Burns.
Same idea.
Slowly. He likely came from under T5's. Then stressed in the journey to your tank, where he was blasted with LED. Very different lighting.
You need to acclimate to your water, AND your lights. Turn them down, wait for the storm to settle, then little by little turn them up until he is happy (and I'm talking over the course of a week, not hours). You may even see him stick out a tentacle once in a while to "test the water"
I'm actually thinking you may not have enough light, but I don't know how to measure in "LED light things". A make and model of your unit would be helpful.
You still need to deal with your params. Frequent deflating and detaching is telling me he's trying to bail out while expelling water.
Don't feed every day. Twice a week for a nem is plenty.
Edit to add: when you have an issue, please start your own thread. You will get better help that way.
It's not that you have TOO MUCH. You need to acclimate them.
If you take a fish out of a tank that has 1.023 salinity and plop it in a tank with 1.027... What's going to happen? Shock. Burns.
Same idea.
Slowly. He likely came from under T5's. Then stressed in the journey to your tank, where he was blasted with LED. Very different lighting.
You need to acclimate to your water, AND your lights. Turn them down, wait for the storm to settle, then little by little turn them up until he is happy (and I'm talking over the course of a week, not hours). You may even see him stick out a tentacle once in a while to "test the water"
I'm actually thinking you may not have enough light, but I don't know how to measure in "LED light things". A make and model of your unit would be helpful.
You still need to deal with your params. Frequent deflating and detaching is telling me he's trying to bail out while expelling water.
Don't feed every day. Twice a week for a nem is plenty.
Edit to add: when you have an issue, please start your own thread. You will get better help that way.
