I need some Carpet pros in here... PICS/Questions??

[reefvilla]

I bought this Carpet on Saturday. It has been looking good and today I decided to see if he would eat Mysis shrimp.
I just don't know what to look for because this is the first Carpet I've had...

Shot some Mysis with a baster, he caught them then did this...

These next pics are over about 5 mins.

He swelled up on this one..

 

[reefvilla]

This is what the mouth looked like and I was just wondering if this all looks normal?

Stringy Mucus...

 

[reefvilla]

I think the fish ate more than he did.

Would it be better to feed Silversides or something thats a little bigger?

 

[reefvilla]

And here is about 30 mins. after I fed.....

 

[rxonco]

I always went with silversides. Seemed to keep it happier.

 

[Toddrtrex]

That first picture is normal for when a Haddoni catches food.

I am a little surprised that it didn't eat the rest right away -- should take a second or two for it to pull the food in. However, given that you have only had it for a week, I wouldn't be too concerned. I would hold off another week before trying to feed it again, to give it more time to settle in.

For that last picture, it appears that its foot isn't really buried in the sandbed, is that true?

What lights do you have?
What lights was it under?
Are you acclimating it to your lights?

Some tank specs would be nice, size, how long been set up, water parameters, etc.

Overall it looks pretty good, but would like to see the tentacles a bit fuller and closer together.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Oh and as for food, I only feed mine thawed krill, don't care for silversides.

 

[reefvilla]

That first picture is normal for when a Haddoni catches food.

Yeah, not attached at all. It was like this at the store too... Not attached and sorta laying on its side. I question one of the workers and he assured me it was fine and that they can take up to 6 months to settle!?!

It was under T5's

I have a 120g 48x24x24 with eight 4 foot VHO's for a total of 880 watts. I have only been running 4 of them since I put him in Sat. and today I have the other 4 to come on at noon and go off at 1:30....I'll do this a few days and up it some more and so on.
The tank has been running for 6 months.
water .026
Temp 79-80
Amn. undetectable
Nitrites undetectible
Nitrates .2
PH 7.9
Alk 7

 

[Toddrtrex]

Yeah, not attached at all. It was like this at the store too... Not attached and sorta laying on its side. I question one of the workers and he assured me it was fine and that they can take up to 6 months to settle!?!

It was under T5's

I have a 120g 48x24x24 with eight 4 foot VHO's for a total of 880 watts. I have only been running 4 of them since I put him in Sat. and today I have the other 4 to come on at noon and go off at 1:30....I'll do this a few days and up it some more and so on.
The tank has been running for 6 months.
water .026
Temp 79-80
Amn. undetectable
Nitrites undetectible
Nitrates .2
PH 7.9
Alk 7

6 months to settle is crazy. If a Haddoni hasn't settled in within a couple of weeks I would be very worried. A healthy one should bury its foot within an hour of being put in the tank.

If they didn't have sand in that holding tank, it should have at least attached to the glass, and not just be laying there.

 

[reefvilla]

No it had sand... Thats what I thought but this is a really decent store so I figured he knew more than me.
Every other Anemone i've had (not carpet) would attach pretty much instantly.

I'll keep an eye on him....

 

[Toddrtrex]

Yea, at this point, just keep an eye on it. And make sure the water parameters stay in check.

The only time I would start to worry is if it starts to invert its stomach.

 

[reefvilla]

Yea, at this point, just keep an eye on it. And make sure the water parameters stay in check.

The only time I would start to worry is if it starts to invert its stomach.

Thats why I posted the pic above with the white in his mouth... was a little worried with that?!?

Thanks for the help..

 

[Toddrtrex]

Thats why I posted the pic above with the white in his mouth... was a little worried with that?!?

Thanks for the help..

Sure thing.

That is sort of normal when they are eating. Just when it starts to happen when they aren't eating is when you should be concerned.

It would look something like this,

 

[reefvilla]

Cool, thanks again.
I'll just keep everything in check and hope he does ok.

 

[reefvilla]

I might be heading for some problems... His mouth has been open for the last hour like this.

 

[Toddrtrex]

At least the stomach isn't inverted, but I would keep a closer eye on it --- a gaping mouth like that isn't a good sign.

 

[Greg 45]

After purchasing a new anemone . I try to do a few small water changes to the tank. It helps in my opinion. For some reason this works. I think when they are settling in the release bad stuff and water quality goes down. I watch this in my system redox levels seem to drop. After a few water changes nem looks better.

 

[bues0022]

Is there a possibility of any chemical warfare, or intolerance with that other nem you have?

 

[reefvilla]

Is there a possibility of any chemical warfare, or intolerance with that other nem you have?

Thats a Toadstool Leather if your talking about the big guy in the pic... The Carpet is the only Anemone.

I'm gonna try a small water change tomorrow and just keep an eye on it.
I checked everything that I have a test for today...
Calcium is at 480-500
Alk is low so I need to get that up.
Everything else looks good. I am buying a test kit Friday for Magnsium just to test my levels.

 

[elegance coral]

If that were my anemone, I'd dig a hole under a rock and stick the anemone's foot in it. I've never seen a haddoni look "comfortable" when its foot is exposed. I'd also turn the other lights on. At least for part of the day. Healthy haddoni's are very efficient at adjusting the amount of light that reaches the zooxanthellae, in their tissues, just below the tentacles. Dur ring periods of low light, they expand the gaps between the rows of tentacles, like your anemone is doing, to expose the zooxanthellae to more light. For a healthy haddoni, this is a sign that the lights are to low.

Unfortunately, this is not an exact science. I'm not saying that the above is the "correct" or "best" way of doing things. It's just what I would do if the anemone was mine. Good luck, and I hope it pulls through for you.