dying haddoni

[reefkeeper2]

I have had a purple haddoni for about 5 years. Its been in good shape with awesome color since I got it. It's also grown quite large. The first thing I noticed that something was wrong was that it seemed to shrivel up a lot which it rarely ever did before. Next was that it lost its stickiness and wouldn't eat. Now its tentacles are white around the base with purple only on the tips. I don't think its going to make it. The other anemones in the tank are all fine, although the gigantea looked distressed about a month ago with simmilar symptoms. It has since recovered and looks great again. Anyone have a clue to this mystery illness?

 

[shutiny]

Paul,

Paul,

When I was away during the summer months, I lost 3 Haddoni for no discernable reason. It started out closing when lights were out, then progressed to several times a day. I use natural sea water and we had some problem along our sea shore this summer, sewer spill I think the water quality may be compromised for the three months that I was gone.
I did a 30% water change when I got back and all seems to be OK after the water change with the exception of some minor bleeching. I have seen new S.gigantea tentacles turned white at the base when the animal is severely stressed, but not an established anemone.
Not much of help; good luck any way

 

[reefkeeper2]

I'm really perplexed. Today it moved to another location and its color has changed from purple to blue. Its looks bad and the worst part is there is nothing I can do but watch and wait.

 

[SVXH6]

do you have pics?? what looks bad about it?? whats the lighting, how old are the bulbs?? whats your params??

 

[reefkeeper2]

Parameters are all fine, lighting is 10k metal halide. There are other anemones in the tank all doing well, but as I said the gigantea went through a simmilar problem a month ago. For a while I worried it was going to die. It came back fine and has expanded to about 2' wide. It's as if a virus or something is being passed around. The haddoni is a lot sicker than the gigantea was as the haddoni has lost color and stickiness where the gigantea was just shriveled for a few weeks. I think there is some sort of pathogen present.

 

[55semireef]

How old are the bubs?

 

[aquaruki]

I am sorry to hear about that. I would put it in another tank, but I don't know if you have a bright enough light to put over a hospital tank... I have heard that anemones can poison each other over time, do you think that may be the case here? In any case, good luck to you.

 

[55semireef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8302757#post8302757 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by aquaruki
I am sorry to hear about that. I would put it in another tank, but I don't know if you have a bright enough light to put over a hospital tank... I have heard that anemones can poison each other over time, do you think that may be the case here? In any case, good luck to you.

I doubt is chemical warefare because I have seen many tanks with multiple anemones that do great, including mine. His anemones are also in a rather large tank too.

 

[reefkeeper2]

Today I noticed some improvement. The blue coloration has returned to purple and some stickiness has returned as well. It is moving about the tank however. I really thought it would be mush by now, but I actually have a little hope.

 

[55semireef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8313868#post8313868 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reefkeeper2
Today I noticed some improvement. The blue coloration has returned to purple and some stickiness has returned as well. It is moving about the tank however. I really thought it would be mush by now, but I actually have a little hope.

Good to hear. Keep us updated.