Carpet Anemone QT or not

[moonlightdriver]

should I pull him out or not?
I don't want him to take out the tank...

sometimes you can see the mouth bubble up like in the pictures


so my question is how do you know when to pull them out?

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[moonlightdriver]

Here are some better pictures... sorry they are not the best quality...

these pictures are take a couple mins apart...


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[Gary Majchrzak]

how long have you had that anemone?

(I'm guessing it's new)

 

[pascal32]

These are gorgeous creatures! On a personal note they are on my wish list, unfortunately I haven't had the time to research them so it will have to wait.

back to your pictures, out of interest I googled around a bit and found this - not sure if it relates or not, lots of good stuff in there though:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1942967&page=1

 

[moonlightdriver]

it's a couple weeks old now... is it still adjusting to the tank?

 

[Jacwil]

Maybe pm Gary M. re: the condition of this critter? Typically a mouth of any anemone that has that appearance, is a BAD omen.

Good luck!

 

[spinoleo]

if you still have the nova light it might not be enough also what is on the sand in the pic algae?

 

[moonlightdriver]

I have a nova extreme 8 bulb T5 light... I that isn't enough?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Haddon's anemone doesn't require the intense lighting Stichodactyla gigantea does.

That being stated, I don't know if this anemone is a gigantea or haddoni.
(I would GUESS haddoni.)

One good tip I can share is research species before purchase because Haddon's anemone is easier to keep alive than gigantea.

If this anemone is still curling up today like seen in the earlier pix it's probably a goner.

 

[moonlightdriver]

Last night it was fully stretched out... but there was a little white piece sticking out of the mouth... I will post a picture tonight

 

[mr86mister]

Is it's foot still strongly attached to something? They also seem to not grab hold of stuff if they aren't doing well.

 

[moonlightdriver]

yes it's foot is attached really well to a rock

 

[moonlightdriver]

This is what he looks like today

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