My first carpet
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it will start coming apart
it will start coming apart
first the insides will be all out and then you will see tentacles coming off. They can start decomposing even before they are completely dead but I'd remove it at that point.
Most likely it will go thru a cycle of sucking in its stomach then spitting it out again ... over and over. I wouldn't remove until you start seeing bits of it starting to come off.
Also it will STINK really bad.
it will start coming apart
first the insides will be all out and then you will see tentacles coming off. They can start decomposing even before they are completely dead but I'd remove it at that point.
Most likely it will go thru a cycle of sucking in its stomach then spitting it out again ... over and over. I wouldn't remove until you start seeing bits of it starting to come off.
Also it will STINK really bad.
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
It will most likely look like this if it is dead.
How big is that tank? It is hard to tell from those pictures, but it looks really small.
What are your current water parameters (( with numbers ))?
What is the whole system like? You said it was connected to another tank, would like more info about it.
The tank itself is a 6 gallon fluval edge that is tied into 20 gallon Elos Mini with sump. Water parameter: NO3=0.5, PO4=0, Nh4=0, Ca=450, Mg=1450, KH=9, Ph=8-8.1.
You can read the build thread here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1792200&page=9
You can read the build thread here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1792200&page=9
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
Even with it tied to a 20 gallon tank you are going to have issues. It is going to be difficult to keep the water parameters in check --- anemone put out a lot of waste.
Besides the fact that any "carpet" is going to get way too big for a 6 gallon tank.
Thanks.. I've considered that before I placed him there. The plan is when it gets too big for the tank, I will relocate it.
I have liter meter3 that automatically do water change 3 liters a day. So far my water parameters has been great. Are you saying that the small tank will have different parameters than the bigger one?
I have liter meter3 that automatically do water change 3 liters a day. So far my water parameters has been great. Are you saying that the small tank will have different parameters than the bigger one?
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
Relocate it to where?
Not different, but they can/will fluctuate a lot faster in a smaller tank, which will not be good for an anemone.
daniel89
New member
I think where you really made the mistake was buying it from your lfs the same day they received. How are they really suppose to know if its healthy or not if they their self haven't had it in there position long enough to NOTICE if anything was wrong with it. Next time request that they hold the Species that you're interested in for a few days to make sure it is healthy, that way if something is wrong it is at their lost not yours. Even if you have to put down a 50% refundable holding fee to ensure they don't sell it it is greatly worth it.
Overall I wish you the best of luck with your carpet and hope it does well within your system.
Overall I wish you the best of luck with your carpet and hope it does well within your system.
Thanks, I need it. Hopefully it'll make it.
uh..bigger tank.:worried:
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
Uh, type of reply isn't really helping much.
To your 20? Because that will still leave you will the same issues that you have now.
ocellaris123
Active member
Well a six gallon tank is really no place for a carpet anemone. Not even large enough for the easier bubble tipped anemone.
Your parameters arent too bad, except you fail to mention SG? The likely cause of your carpet anemones condition is likely due to shipping trauma. Newly imported carpets have horrible survival rates. The tank size wont help it in the long run, and may hurt the situation. Hope all goes well for the carpet and good luck
Your parameters arent too bad, except you fail to mention SG? The likely cause of your carpet anemones condition is likely due to shipping trauma. Newly imported carpets have horrible survival rates. The tank size wont help it in the long run, and may hurt the situation. Hope all goes well for the carpet and good luck
daveonbass
New member
I would say that the 6 gallon tank is too small even for the fish...much less the nem. If you are serious about this species, then you should have researched it to greater lenght and I'm sure that you would have understood that this nem should be placed in a much bigger set up where, as mentioned before, the water params will not fluctuate as fast. "Fluctuate" being the key word here...not good or bad water. But fluctuating water. Even by doing daily water changes automatically, you are changing the params...maybe for the better, but they are still changing rapidly in such a small system (26 gallons total, give or take?).
if it pulls through, and I hope it does, then I would say that at the first available chance of it being safely moved, that you should put it in a much larger system...but I would still follow the "carpet god's" advice on here before, durring, and after that point. They know what they are talking about.
good luck.
if it pulls through, and I hope it does, then I would say that at the first available chance of it being safely moved, that you should put it in a much larger system...but I would still follow the "carpet god's" advice on here before, durring, and after that point. They know what they are talking about.
good luck.
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
Looks fine, but would like to see the mouth tightly closed and none of the stomach showing.
