carpet anenome changing color?

[ddboy]

My carpet has changed from a dark green to a neon light green in the last few days. Is it okay?

 

[john37]

Post a picture, make sure it's not bleaching.

 

[Toddrtrex]

It doesn't sound good. But some more info would be nice.
What type of carpet?
How long have you had it?
Any changes to the tank?
What are your water parms? ( and "fine" "good" etc doesn't help much )

 

[ddboy]

I have it for over a year already. It is still eating. I suspect because of the kick ich I have been adding to the tank. I guess I will change the water out today, since the fish is not really getting better from it. I will take a picture and post it later on. Bleaching? I thought that only happens to hard corals. And the type of it is the easiest to care type. As I have it for over a year already.
Thanks for all your input.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Any invert that has zoo ( I won't attempt to spell it out correctly ) can bleach.

While I have never used "kick ich" I am willing to bet that is the reason. I would suggest you stop using it, do some water changes, run some carbon, and run your skimmer a bit wet if possible.

 

[ddboy]

Here are the picture of before and after.

 

[Doahh]

Thats a bleaching anemone.

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10569824#post10569824 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Doahh
Thats a bleaching anemone.

noooo it was bleached now it isnt lol

good job the anemone looks much better in the second pic

 

[GSMguy]

you didnt say which is before and after....

 

[Toddrtrex]

Would be nice if you could take a picture of it without the flash, tends to wash out the colors.

 

[ddboy]

sorry, the top one is now and 2nd was before.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Then it is bleached. I really have a feeling the kick ick is playing into this.
Still would like to know your water parms.

Does it still eat?

 

[bassist6108]

It is always better when treating fish diseases to quarantine the fish so that you don't have negative effects on your other aquarium inhabitants. Especially with something like ich that requires a fish host. If you leave your tank fallow (without fish) for the 6 weeks and quarantine and treat your fish separately, you will be able to return your fish to your display tank, have no more ich, and not harm your inverts and other animals in your display. This is especially necessary with carpet anemones, which are more demanding than other types. There really is no "easiest to care type" of carpet. hth.

 

[ddboy]

thanks for your help. will the anomone lives? and we it go back to normal?
I won't use kick ich again as my fish usually heal itselfs