Green Carpet Anemone dying???

[Rookiie Reefer]

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

I have a green carpet anemone that I have had about a week. At first it was expanding and looking good. After a couple days "it fell off" the rock it was attached to. I moved it back close to the rocks and it re-attached. Same thing happened a couple days later. Now for the last 2 days I haven't seen it expand at all, just stays "compressed" up against the rocks, stil attached, just not expanding. It looks like it is shriveling up and very flimsy. I tried to put some food in and near the tentacles, a couple stuck but I didn't see it eating any.

How worried should I be that it is dying. Am I risking damaging other corals if it does die.

I would post pics but don't know how yet. As you can imagine, I did a little research on these, but nothing indepth.

Thanks for your advice.

 

[55semireef]

Go to photobucket and upload your images their. Its free. Then you copy the image code thingy and paste it on a post and the picture will show up.

Is your green carpet a Haddoni, Gigantea...?

 

[Canyon]

Don't poke at it, move it or try to feed it. It is trying to get use to its new surroundings and any interference will only stress it more. You are at the mercy of nature like fly on the wall.

 

[zoomfish1]

Canyon got it right I think. It may take the nem several weeks to adjust to his new home. I would wait until it opens up again to try and feed, then only a small piece of shrimp, or krill or shoot some mysis on the tenticles and see if he moves them toward the mouth.

They are delicate creatures and do not adjust very quickly to change. Give him some space and time, he will be a great addition to your tank.

 

[Rookiie Reefer]

Thanks for the advice, I thought it would have remained closed during the acclimation period. Since it was so open the first couple days, I thought that now that it is closed and limp, maybe it wasn't going to work. How long can it go without eating? It's been a week.

Also, is there any risk to other corals if it dies, I thought i read it can pollute your tank.

 

[bureau13]

Well, if it falls on its face in the sand, is all shriveled up, and then appears to be regurgitating its insides you need to get it out of there fast...it can certainly pollute your tank while its decomposing.

If its a Haddoni, they generally seem to like to be in the sand, not up on the rockwork. If its a Gigantea, then you're in for some fun times, as they're much more challenging.

jds

 

[COreefer]

My green Haddoni turned insiode out for 24 hours then rexpanded and looked healthier than ever. I think the anemones are fairly rsilient and it is probably falling off the rockwork b/c the sand is it's natural habitat.

 

[COreefer]

My green Haddoni turned insiode out for 24 hours then rexpanded and looked healthier than ever. I think the anemones are fairly rsilient and it is probably falling off the rockwork b/c the sand is it's natural habitat.

 

[Rookiie Reefer]

I put it on the sand initially, and it attached to the rocks itself. It opened up last night and is open this morning. It had un-attached from rocks, except for what looks like an inside diameter of the trunk that it still attached to the bottom of rocks. If it is still open tonight I will try to fed it while it is open.
Thanks for your advice.

 

[55semireef]

Are we talking about Haddoni or Gigantea? Two completely different anemones in terms of care level.

 

[aquaruki]

If you try to post pics, that would be great.

 

[55semireef]

agreed^^^

 

[Rookiie Reefer]

 

[Rookiie Reefer]

Wow, can't believe I got that to work without help. Okay, today when i got home, it had moved to the center of the tank, to the left of where it is at now. It was attached to bottom rock and was moving up the rock, fully open and looking good. Went to dinner and come back and it was laying face down in the sand. I gently flipped it back and the pic is what it looks like now.

I will try to get a better pic in a few minutes.

 

[Rookiie Reefer]

 

[55semireef]

Based off the pictures, I think its a Haddoni since I see no distinct Verrucae. Have you tried feeding your Haddoni? If not, try feeding it. Place a fresh, raw piece of shrimp or fish on the anemones mouth.

 

[Canyon]

Update?

 

[Rookiie Reefer]

I chose to take the safe approach and took it out. It remained face down overnight and hadn't moved at all. Took it to the local fish store and they said it would have been hard to bring it back.

Thanks for all of your advice and help, hated to lose it, but not worth the risk to others.

Thanks.