HELP!!! I think my anemone is dying - what do I do???

[dvleemin]

Hi,
2 hours ago my anemone was looking fantastic and was fully expanded. I just went back to me tank and this is what he looks like now.

Here's a link to a higher res picture:
http://chasmconsulting.ca/images/anemone_bad_large.JPG

What can I do? My wife is frantically taking ammonia and nitrite levels, however a few days ago they were zero. Nitrates 2 hours ago were about 20 . . .

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Darryl

 

[dvleemin]

OK,
Nitrite is 0.05 . . .basically non existent. . .

 

[BeginnerReefer]

is flow ok to him? I don't know much.. but GL any living things in the tank that could harm him?

 

[brich1027]

How long have you had it?

 

[dvleemin]

I've only had him 4 days. However he came with a 30g we bought and he had been in there for 3 years.

Only fish is a clown. Some snails and hermits - nothing else.

This is a pic of him from 2 days ago:

Darryl

 

[dvleemin]

Ammonia is 0 . . .

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Its not dying..its just doing what BTAs do best. Deflate then inflate in a couple of hours. They look pretty darn pathetic when they do this. It is either getting rid of waste or just changing its water inside its body to acclimate itself to your tank.

www.karensroseanemones.com

 

[dvleemin]

Thanks.

Should I do a water change or anything? Or just sit here and stress. . .

 

[Toddrtrex]

Honestly, right now I wouldn't worry about it. It could just be doing an internal water change -- which is common with new anemones. BTAs, can look awful when they are doing that.

If it doesn't look back to normal by the morning, then I would start to worry.

But, what is your salinity?

 

[dvleemin]

Salinity is 1.025 via refractameter

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14726903#post14726903 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by wicked_NaCl_h2o
Its not dying..its just doing what BTAs do best. Deflate then inflate in a couple of hours. They look pretty darn pathetic when they do this. It is either getting rid of waste or just changing its water inside its body to acclimate itself to your tank.

www.karensroseanemones.com

Dang, I type way too slow.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

It is fine..calm down every thing is ok.

 

[dvleemin]

I think he's getting worse . . .

 

[dvleemin]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14726959#post14726959 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by wicked_NaCl_h2o
It is fine..calm down every thing is ok.

I bet he's not even a 10th of the size. . . possibly some brown clingy like stuff around him as well . ..

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

trust me..it will look better by tomorrow or in a couple of hours. If it doesn't look better by morning then it is time to be concerned.

I remember freaking out with my first bta( I think everyone does) . Read that link I posted it will show you pictures of a normal deflated anemone. They do this quite often when they are new to your aquarium.

 

[dvleemin]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14727019#post14727019 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by wicked_NaCl_h2o
trust me..it will look better by tomorrow or in a couple of hours. If it doesn't look better by morning then it is time to be concerned.

I remember freaking out with my first bta( I think everyone does) . Read that link I posted it will show you pictures of a normal deflated anemone. They do this quite often when they are new to your aquarium.

Thanks.

I just read the links. I'm still concerned he seems smaller and more shrunken than some of those pics . . .

Darryl

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

No problem Darryl,
Your pictures look like a normal deflated anemone to me. I know what a dying or dead one looks like and yours doesn't even come close.

 

[dvleemin]

There's something that almost looks like fish line or string coming out of his mouth. Any idea what that is? Should I remove it?

 

[dvleemin]

Here's a better picture of what's in his mouth

 

[dvleemin]

OK,
He's slightly more inflated.

Thanks so much to everyone for such a quick response. . . What a great community . .

Darryl