Is my long tentacle dead or dying?

[DirtinLa]

He has been miserable the last couple weeks...

this is him this morning?

How quickly should I get him out if you tell me he's dead?

thanx in advance

-=Fred=-

 

[kduen]

Cant really tell from the pic what the maroonish colored stuff is around the tentacles but it doesn't appear dead. However LTA's are sand dwelling anemones and really like to have their foot buried 4-6 inches in the sand bed. The best option would be to cut off most of the flow in the tank, dig out an area of sand near the rock work down to the glass, place the nem in the hole and gently fill the sand in around it's foot. Give it an hour or so and then slowly return your flow back to normal. You will know when it is begining to die it will smell horrible and will begin to fall apart.

 

[addictedreefer]

How long have you had it? Has it ever buried its foot and attached or has it always been unanchored?

 

[DirtinLa]

We've had it a while and it has always attached between the rock and sand but has never really seemed happy...

will take your advise and bury it and see what it does then

thanx again

-=Fred=-

 

[DirtinLa]

as of 10:30 a.m.

tried to move him and he's attached to the rock so we'll leave him be

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Is my long tentacle dead or dying?

If it's attached it a good sign. I would leave it be.

 

[DirtinLa]

he didn't make it