my ritteri has arrived

[BonsaiNut]

I would not TOUCH it. At this point any moving it will just stress it. Take photos to show what you are describing - a picture is worth 1000 words. If it deflates when the lights come on, it is possible the lights are too bright for it (initially). You might put screen above it for a week or two so it can get used to your lighting.

 

[shred5]

I would not TOUCH it. At this point any moving it will just stress it. Take photos to show what you are describing - a picture is worth 1000 words. If it deflates when the lights come on, it is possible the lights are too bright for it (initially). You might put screen above it for a week or two so it can get used to your lighting.

I agree.. I think you are panicking.. I would wait a bit. A anemone will deflate and inflate at first. It will try adjusting to the new water conditions, lighting, flow and position. If it stays deflated for long period that's a different story. I agree moving it will stress it more at this point.

 

[M Woodhill]

Are the clowns beating it up? they may be the culprite stressing the nem. My clowns are pretty rough with my mag..

my occ's or percula kinda well-behaved. they just pick up away those purple rubbish--probably kinda in a kinda tough manner

i'm tryin to sneak home from work and take some pix

snapshots from my monitorin

it started to deflate then

the mouth started to open

then it became flat and dry

completely

 

[psusocr]

if it deflates around the edges like that but the mouth looks o.k i wouldnt panick yet.. mine did the same thing for about a month and then never did it again.but if the mouth is opened up thats a different story but i would just give it some time.. I always tend to worry when clowns jump right into a mag since they seem to pound on the mag sometimes..mine are pretty rough..

 

[garygb]

I would provide the anemone with the best water quality possible (skimming wet, activated carbon changed regularly, regular water changes, specific gravity 1.026-1.027 on an accurately calibrated refractometer or good quality (expensive) hydrometer, temp. 80-82F). I wouldn't bother it by moving it at all. I personally wouldn't try to feed it yet. I'd wait until the anemone stayed inflated consistently for 2 or 3 days. Then I would try a small piece (pea size) of fresh shrimp or PE mysis.

 

[M Woodhill]

if it deflates around the edges like that but the mouth looks o.k i wouldnt panick yet.. mine did the same thing for about a month and then never did it again.but if the mouth is opened up thats a different story but i would just give it some time.. I always tend to worry when clowns jump right into a mag since they seem to pound on the mag sometimes..mine are pretty rough..

the mouth kept openin up actually even in the tank of lfs, kinda wide

and when it deflated worst, some inner parts just guts out and some purple rubbish--i don't know what, they look even kinda like the pellets

ive stopped the auto feedin to avoid it caught more pellets---if those were

or possible some issue decompositions due to injuries

yet thanks for all the nice words. i'm gonna just sit and pray, givin it time to adjust

if the conditions remain, i'd consider some treatment this weekend

 

[M Woodhill]

the latest picture

it just remains this 50%-60% inflated condition for most of the time under led moonlight and now

and very sensitive to any change like current changes from tunze or my shadow oer tank while takin a pic

i guess very few tentacles were really hurt

best of its time in the tank

 

[baudhya]

Did you try to feed it some. Feed small amounts of shrimps. My ritteri went through the same things as you described. I fed it almost everyday and here it is today.

All the best of luck.

Regards
Binayak

 

[M Woodhill]

Did you try to feed it some. Feed small amounts of shrimps. My ritteri went through the same things as you described. I fed it almost everyday and here it is today.

All the best of luck.

Regards
Binayak

nope, i didn't

 

[M Woodhill]

two damages around mouth

two damages around mouth

i changed some water this mornin

and after havin swiched off the returnin pump and tunze, i finally saw clearly the two holes around the mouth. i can pretty sure they r two holes that r yet not very deep. just like the skin is gone and what beneath is seen

so i guess i gotta quarantine it right now?

or it is possible it can recover by itself

 

[M Woodhill]

Did you try to feed it some. Feed small amounts of shrimps. My ritteri went through the same things as you described. I fed it almost everyday and here it is today.

All the best of luck.

Regards
Binayak

i guess mine dooms

i tried to feed it this noon with some penicillin soaked frozen shrimp

but it ****ed it off

it's seemingly stopped eatin

sigh, i'd better leave it alone and wait to see the destiny

 

[OrionN]

I would treat it in a quarantine tank with antibiotic. Keep light low. It seem that when these anemones not well, light cause worsen of problems.

 

[M Woodhill]

I would treat it in a quarantine tank with antibiotic. Keep light low. It seem that when these anemones not well, light cause worsen of problems.

ok, i've set up my quarantine tank and decided to use some in-date human safe antibiotics. my clinic doc kindly prescribed me some penicillin

i'm usin 3/16 amount for an adult a day. dunno if it's overdose

i take a rubbermaid, a eheim heater a thermometer and an mp10---horrible noise and use some egg crate to separate the heater and mp10 from the anemone

light comes from the bathroom's natural lightin. if not enough, i can add a 100 watt lamp on it

so must add a canister or somewhat filter? i have a very small hang-on filter

finally it was moved to the quarantine

check it's widely opened mouth and those purple waste

 

[M Woodhill]

guess quarantine accelerates its death

now it looks completely dead, most of its stomach i guess guts out

there's a big wound in the pedal, it was torn

magically it's still attached to the rock

tomorrow morning it'll be a sad story

 

[M Woodhill]

guess quarantine accelerates its death

now it looks completely dead, most of its stomach i guess guts out

there's a big wound in the pedal, it was torn

magically it's still attached to the rock

tomorrow morning it'll be a sad story

 

[xtlosx]

Sorry to hear . I hope someday to have a much larger tank with a gig or mag...

Your nem was awesome looking.

 

[M Woodhill]

feel so heart broken

now it retreated back to a ball

how deadly i wish there would be miracle tomorrow morning

 

[M Woodhill]

feel so heart broken

now it retreated back to a ball

how deadly i wish there would be miracle tomorrow morning

 

[M Woodhill]

thanks to god

the ritteri seemingly returned a little, blowin out lots of purple waste--big chunks

i cleaned all the mess out

few questions:

1. am i supposed to change water right now or regularly daily?

2. how much water am i supposed to change

3. am i supposed to feed it to help recover? guess replacin those necroses needs some energy? or how about zeovit amino acid?

the quarantine has no filtering system

 

[OrionN]

Don't have too much current. Keep the light low. Don't feed him. It will do more harm than good. Anemone will shrink but won't die if you doon't feed them, not like fish where then get thin and starve. Anemone just get smaller.