Haddoni Treatment Progress
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Pinkskunk
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hi,
i suggest you use one of a glass bowl small size and put him on it. later when you need to remove him it would be easier as you just remove the whole bowl and put him back in the DT without trying to move him off the cup or whatever. i tried this and the process is so easy. just share an idea or two to minimize injury. see my nem sitting in a bowl as an example.
BTW, nice nem, good luck.
i suggest you use one of a glass bowl small size and put him on it. later when you need to remove him it would be easier as you just remove the whole bowl and put him back in the DT without trying to move him off the cup or whatever. i tried this and the process is so easy. just share an idea or two to minimize injury. see my nem sitting in a bowl as an example.
BTW, nice nem, good luck.
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Pastey
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Good tip! If/when my LFS sources a blue haddoni for me, I'll keep that in mind if I have to do a round of treatment (which I may do just as a precaution). The anemone put his foot down right where he is shown in that picture. I meant to take a picture this morning but it slipped my mind.
Observation 5:45AM: He had opened up (not completely) and his mouth was gaping but only just a bit. It looked pretty healthy to me for just having gone through what it did. I did not notice much in the way of black/dark brown "pellets" so I did not manually remove anything. I turned the light on before I left and will turn the light off after getting home which gives it a roughly 12 hour time period. Longer than I wanted but I don't see any harm.
Plans: I'll vacuum any wastes/discharges from the tank and remove 5 gallons of water. I'll transfer 5 gallons of water from my DT, turn the light off and administer the next dosage of Cipro.
Observation 5:45AM: He had opened up (not completely) and his mouth was gaping but only just a bit. It looked pretty healthy to me for just having gone through what it did. I did not notice much in the way of black/dark brown "pellets" so I did not manually remove anything. I turned the light on before I left and will turn the light off after getting home which gives it a roughly 12 hour time period. Longer than I wanted but I don't see any harm.
Plans: I'll vacuum any wastes/discharges from the tank and remove 5 gallons of water. I'll transfer 5 gallons of water from my DT, turn the light off and administer the next dosage of Cipro.
D-Nak
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For some reason, I still think it looks fine, and I'm typically very cautious when it comes to treating nems. Do you have any photos of what it looked like when it was deflated? I've seen quite a few haddoni that didn't look happy when acclimating but bounced back after a few days in the DT.
IME, gigantea and haddoni react very differently during the acclimation process. Haddoni look bad, then bounce back without the need for Cipro. Gigs can look good for weeks, then quickly go downhill. With haddoni, I err on the side of not treating rather than jumping the gun and treating (especially if its strong enough to plant its foot). It could be my failed attempts at treatment with haddoni and my successes with gigs that's clouding my judgement.
IME, gigantea and haddoni react very differently during the acclimation process. Haddoni look bad, then bounce back without the need for Cipro. Gigs can look good for weeks, then quickly go downhill. With haddoni, I err on the side of not treating rather than jumping the gun and treating (especially if its strong enough to plant its foot). It could be my failed attempts at treatment with haddoni and my successes with gigs that's clouding my judgement.
Pastey
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It looks great in that picture....that's actually pretty close to the best I've seen it since I've had it. If you could have seen it with deflated or with an elongated/open mouth, you might share my reaction. I didn't take any pictures of when it completely deflates but I've seen it happen about 3-4 times. It looks just as you described...an empty balloon...with the mouth open very wide and some "guts" hanging out. Not inverted or anything like I've seen before but obviously upset. I'm usually pretty passive when it comes to causing stress to livestock in the name of treatment. It's the reason I haven't pulled my pyramid butterfly fish to treat for infection because they're still active and have ravenous appetites. I respect your opinion and there is a great chance that you're entirely right that treatment is/was unnecessary but I went with my gut telling me that it was important to not waste time deliberating about the treatment. Please keep chiming in with your experience and opinion...it really is invaluable to both my livestock and my sanity! Thank you.
Jule of the Sea
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Green Haddoni
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Hi Pastey!
Do you have any Green Star (GSP or GPS, I think you call it) coral in your tank? I have two haddoni's in my tank and I placed just recently a 'Star Mat' (which is what we in Australia call it) on the sand bed about 10cm from my haddoni's and they moved after being very happy where they resided. My green is now up close and personal with my red, literally face to face! So last night I removed the Star Mat and placed in my other tank. This morning before I came to work and before the lights are due to come on they were still snuggled up and sleeping. But the only thing that was different in the tank was the recent addition of the Star Mat. Food for thought :rollface: Cheers Julie
Green Haddoni
Hi Pastey!
Do you have any Green Star (GSP or GPS, I think you call it) coral in your tank? I have two haddoni's in my tank and I placed just recently a 'Star Mat' (which is what we in Australia call it) on the sand bed about 10cm from my haddoni's and they moved after being very happy where they resided. My green is now up close and personal with my red, literally face to face! So last night I removed the Star Mat and placed in my other tank. This morning before I came to work and before the lights are due to come on they were still snuggled up and sleeping. But the only thing that was different in the tank was the recent addition of the Star Mat. Food for thought :rollface: Cheers Julie
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Jule of the Sea
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Sorry Pastey; I didn't see the previous link which determined that your Haddoni was a recent addition. 
Pastey
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Thanks for sharing your experience, Julie. I do have GSP in my tank but this was the first time I've heard of a negative correlation between them and anemones. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable can shed some light on that?
No real update or changes from yesterday. Mouth was still slightly agape this morning but only a little.
No real update or changes from yesterday. Mouth was still slightly agape this morning but only a little.
knight2255
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Do all haddoni's need to be qt'd with cipro?
