I think I killed my anemone...

[SueQ]

With the help of my GSM! I got an RBTA 2 weeks ago from a friend. All was well between the GSM and RBTA although I did note the GSM was a bit rough on it but a fter reading some of the posts here about it I decided to give it more time. Well, she never settled down and kept increasing her harassment of the RBTA to the point where it shrivled to a fraction of its size. I didn't have a strawberry cont. around, so I took a small gladware tub (~4"diam.), cut some holes in it and placed it around the anem. Within 1/2 hr it started perking back up, until the GSM wiggled her way into the cup. Ugh. So I decided to remove the GSM yesterday and take her to teh LFS for some credit. Anem. was pretty shrivled last night and totally deflated this am with only a partial foot hold in the rock and its mouth exposed but not fully agape. But, it still has its color.
So, have I killed it or will it possibly recover???
TIA!!

 

[nickterp]

I believe it has a good chance of recovering. I've heard of some anemones recovering from being sucked into powerheads! . Hope it turns out ok.

 

[SueQ]

Thanks! I came home tonight to find it a bit perkier than is was this morning. Hopefully it'll make it!

 

[dc]

Hopefully it will make a full recovery. It may have just expelling waste also.

 

[SueQ]

Ok, now it is back to bing deflated...... Is that bad??

 

[dantodd]

Give it a couple days. If it starts to look better regularly start feeding him small meals. IT certainly doesn't SOUND impossible to come back but it won't be easy. I assume you have appropriate lighting, nice water, etc.