my new blue carpet

[speedingredline]

I had the opportunity to pick a blue carpet anemone at a very reasonable price, so the wife is now very happy. I hope the blue carpet ends up making it. Fedex delivered it to my home after it sat in the 90+ degree heat for 2.5+ hours yesterday at the wrong address. Here are a few pics of it. Let me know what you think. It currently is sitting a little over half way up in the tank, 30" tall tank. And appears to be on the move slowly. From what I have been reading, the mouth being open is a bad thing, but for now I am going to assume it is stressed from the shipping, heat, and acclimation. I don't currently have any clown fish for it, was going to pic up a couple of perculas or ocellaris but the LFS's have slim pickings right now.

 

[javatech]

Do you have a BB or a sand bed can't see in the photo's
but they like to be on the sand right next to a rock at least most of them do

 

[speedingredline]

Yes I do have a sand bed. I was suprised to find the anemone in this location. Should I attempt to move it to the sand bed or leave it be?

 

[javatech]

No it will go were it want's to go and's it's not always were you want it to be

 

[lux_06]

so do your dottybacks and gramma harrass the cleaner shrimps or what? they seem to be pretty happy co existing to me?

im jelous of your nem... wish i had halides so i could keep one cos that has some geat colour to it.

 

[skeeter-doc]

ya, but good luck keeping all those fish with it, over time it will catch and eat them, I suspect, ... good luck

 

[speedingredline]

I have been very lucky so far with everything. All my tank inhabitants seem to be getting along fine. The dottys and the gramma don't bother the shrimp at all. At the moment my orchid dotty lives in the rock under the carpet. When I got home from work this morning there was a sexy shrimp walking around on the carpet. I watched it for about ten minutes, the shrimp was actually standing right on the anemones mouth. I was waiting for it to get eaten, but nothing.

 

[bluerug]

Is the anemone sticky, it should be very sticky, touch it to see if it is but do not pull your hand away really quick if it is sticky b/c you might damage it. Better yet if you have any silversides or squid or any raw saltwater fish cut it up so you can give it a feed, if it is healthy it should close upon the food within seconds. The gapeing mouth is probably due to stress and being in 90 degree weather. Best of luck!

 

[phender]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7823648#post7823648 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by skeeter-doc
ya, but good luck keeping all those fish with it, over time it will catch and eat them, I suspect, ... good luck

I have never had a problem with carpets eating preditory fish like hawks, dottybacks or basslets. I have lost a few tangs, angels and gobies however.

 

[speedingredline]

My wife had to move my neon green candy as the carpet was moving towards it. She said it was sticky. All I have is krill at the moment, so we are going to give it a try. Thanks for all the info.

 

[bluerug]

No problem. And good luck!

 

[speedingredline]

Well the carpet really showed zero signs of interest in the krill. Its only been about 3 days, and its still moving around trying to find its spot. I picked up four true perculas today for it which are acclimating at the moment. I will go to a local seafood store tomorrow and see if I can pick up something else for it to eat. Any thoughts on the situation.

 

[dantodd]

Try scallops, thawed raw shrimp, silverside (from the LFS), mysis shrimp (a thawed cube using a turkey baster to gently squirt it on the anemone near the mouth)

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Let a Haddon's anemone acclimate and settle down before feeding it. Never force feed any anemone.

 

[speedingredline]

What is a suitable time frame to "settle down". I don't think I fed the rose anemone for a few weeks after I got it.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Certain anemones acclimate quicker than others. It depends on the aquarium environment and the anemone. An anemone usually (hopefully!) settles down within a month after introduction. Once it settles, you should start feeding it. I usually offer smaller items at first and work my way to larger foods.

 

[falco]

I agree with Gary. You will know when it wants to eat. You will only get it aggitated by trying to feed it when it doesn't want to eat.

 

[speedingredline]

My LFS suggested I start feeding it right away. My wife called me a little while ago and said it "guts" were out of its mouth, then a little bit later they were back in again. The anemone has moved again, its now all the way to the top of the tank can't get any higher. All four perculas are hosting in it, so hopefully that will aid in its adjustment.

When we first introduced the anemone it was on the bottom where the pink montipora is. It then moved to area where the royal gramma is located. And it is now in the location you see in the picture.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7835477#post7835477 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by speedingredline
My LFS suggested I start feeding it right away. My wife called me a little while ago and said it "guts" were out of its mouth, then a little bit later they were back in again. The anemone has moved again, its now all the way to the top of the tank can't get any higher. All four perculas are hosting in it, so hopefully that will aid in its adjustment.

When we first introduced the anemone it was on the bottom where the pink montipora is. It then moved to area where the royal gramma is located. And it is now in the location you see in the picture.

"Guts out of the mouth" means the anemone is still acclimating.
Don't try to feed the anemone until this stops.
Fish pestering the anemone at this point isn't a good thing.
Based on this last picture I'm wondering what type of water movement you have in the aquarium and where the flow is located? (top, middle, or bottom).
Haddon's anemone will usually avoid the heavy water flow located at the top region of an aquarium.

 

[speedingredline]

The area that it has picked at the moment is in a rather high flow area. Anywhere in the tank is pretty moderate to strong flow, except for the lower right corner of the tank. This is the location of I had expected for it to occupy, of course I can't make it stay there. Tomorrow I am going to be adding my 2 WavySea+'s. So it will then be in some very high flow area.

I will not attempt to feed the anemone anymore.
Hopefully the perculas will leave it alone.
I have a powerhead to the right of the picture which we don't see here. And the water return is located to the right of the anemone in that black area

Thanks again for all the input and help.

My wife and I really appreciate it. Hopefully with everybodies guidance it will pull through.