Hole in large Haddoni foot, help.

[KirbyBTF]

I bought a large (2" when open) haddoni from a local reefer, never saw the foot until today (had it about a week now) I had it in a tupperware container in the tank, cause thats what I used to keep it from sticking to the bucket while acclimation, hoping it would make its way out eventually. Well it was still there tonight so I propped the tupperware up to help coerce it out and it just fell over. Decent sized hole in the foot, mesinterial filaments were clearly visible. A golf ball sized ball of filament visible. I contacted the previous owner and asked if he had pulled if off the rock/glass too quickly when preparing it for sale. He said it had never been attached to anything which leads me to believe it has had that hole for a while. I've been feeding it krill, and its been eating. Very possible it spit the krill up later, or after I went to bed or something but I dont really know. Where do I go from here, how can I treat it? I've read it's almost impossible to treat this and the nems usually dont make it. I've got all powerheads off right now, and the nem is placed in the sand. Cant keep the powerheads off forever and I highly doubt it will attach overnight. Pic below.

 

[KirbyBTF]

Pic is bad I know. Nem is upside down for the pic, you can see the filaments.

 

[OrionN]

I would take him out and treat him with Cipro, and hope for the best

 

[KirbyBTF]

I have Cipro on hand just in case... It seems happy at the moment which is why I'm hesitant to treat it. Don't want to to stress it further. I thought about digging a hole in the sand and putting the foot on the glass directly, then burying the foot. What do you think? Is it possible to heal on its own?

 

[ThRoewer]

I would place the anemone on a piece of eggcrate so that the medicated water can reach the wound. If it sits on a smooth surface which seals it off the wound may start to fester and the treatment fails.

 

[OrionN]

I would treat him ASAP.

 

[Sandberg1222]

I wouldn't feed him. Do the eggcrate and cipro if you feel that you need to, but let him be. Make sure he's getting good lighting and your water quality is good. You'd be surprised how hearty anemones are if they are getting what they need. I've had one of mine get pretty messed up in my wave maker and it made it. Took 2 weeks but he's back to normal.

 

[KirbyBTF]

Well right now it looks exactly like a carpet that is settling into a tank. Inflated great and healthy. It's trying to bury its foot but I think the injury is preventing it. So I dug a hole to the glass and put him in there. While doing that I checked the foot and it looks MUCH better. I'm holding off on treatment for now.

 

[Sandberg1222]

Very good. Ya. My rbta lost almost all it's tenticles. Probably had 4 or 5 remaining. But still survived. It still was a stressful moment.