Anemone Not well after tank flooded - Help

[redvipe2010]

Seven days ago I came home to my 90 gallon tank drained (plumbing issue). I had 2 BTA's, that had been out of water for a long time, still attached to LR. I rushed them to the closest saltwater tank. One started splitting soon after I got them both to salt water. The other has been attached to two rock, in a hard to see place. They were all looking great for a few days. However the other one (that didn't split) occasionally it gives me a good enough visual to see it's mouth. There is something wrong with it. At first I thought it was splitting like the other anomone did. After a few days, and no split, I see this hole, where the mouth was. I tried to feed it, at first and it wouldn't take food, it may have took some food last night, but not positive that it didn't drop it or spit it out. It's tenticles are long and healthy looking like it did before, but I just know this guy too well and he's in trouble. Is there any liquid food I can give him? Vitamins? Something? I spend many hours a day reading, watching them, feeding, etc. They are my love, really really don't want to lose them. It was hard enough coming home to them and seeing them all dried up. There has to be something I can do for them, we've made it a week already and they are still alive (all 3 now).

Please Help!

Thanks!

 

[finding nemo]

Redvine, not sure what your question is but it sounds like you are doing the best you can.
Just keep the water perfect and do more frequent water changes, once a week for a few weeks, it is amazing how well sick anemones respond to new water.
Keep trying to feed them and try not to bother them otherwise.
Post some pictures of the problem if you can. Not sure I understand how we can help you.

 

[redvipe2010]

Just want to make sure I'm not missing something that I can do for him. Specifically, I want to know if there is any liquid form of food that may help him, since I'm not positive he ate the food I gave him. I wan't to do the best I can for him before he gets any worse. Getting a pic of him showing the hole near the mouth is about impossible because of his location, and I really don't want to move rocks around and take the chance that he is attached to two rocks.

 

[dantodd]

The anemone's stomach is basically like an extension of his mouth. This means that if you see the rock though his mouth he will not be able to digest any food at this point.

The only nutrition he'll get at this point is from his zoox colony. Keep giving him adequate light and give him time to heal. Try to keep the water quality up as much as possible and expecially as stable as possible. It takes a bit of energy for your anemone to adjust itself to changing water parameters.

 

[dustybuddy]

i heard anemones get transported in hardly any water though. dont they? if they dry of for a while, they should be fine....i would give the anemone some smaller food maybe like some mysis shrimp or some bloodworms. but i agree entirely wit dantodd. food probly wont do much good. stay wit the lighting and good water parameters.

 

[redvipe2010]

Thanks everyone!!! I'm not giving up on him. Well if it takes a bit of energy for them to adjust to changing water parameters. Mine most have felt like it was electrocuted when it went from being without water for several hours to being put in a saltwater tank it had never seen before. I have been giving him a lot of light already, so hopefully he will start to show signs of recovering soon.

Thanks Again!!!