Need some help with my Haddoni...

[COreefer]

I got this Haddoni from a fellow reefer a week and a half ago. It wouldn't settled and as I began to inspect it I found it had an injury on the column. I didn't notice this when I got it from him...today it is looking worse than ever and it appears as though my female saddle clown may be biting at the column. I don't know what to do. It is eating well, is very sticky and the mouth is shut tight. It still hasn't really settled, it sits in a hole using the opposite side of its column to hold itself in place. Please has anyone experienced this?? Is there anything I can do?? Here are some pics.

The column

And from the top

 

[COreefer]

BTW, If you look closely at the first pic you can see where this anemone has developed a bud.

 

[phender]

If you can't get the clowns out, you might consider turning the wound towards the rock so the clown can't get to it. I don't know of a lot of treatments for injured anemones other than this thread:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=970807

Good luck

 

[COreefer]

I can get them out but have no where to put them b/c my qt is occupied right now with another clownfish. I'll try your suggestion of turning it toward the rock for now. Thanks

Do you think it could pull through this or what??

 

[phender]

I have experience with damage to the foot healing. I have never had to deal with damage to the column, unless you count cutting your anemone in half. In that case I am 50/50.

 

[COreefer]

The injury is to the foot area and the column. It may have orginated with the foot and expanded to the column...I'm getting ready to move it now. It seems to want the injured area exposed so that it doesn't touch the substrate, but I will give it another shot. I don't know if you can tell, but the anemone has contorted itself into a weird position with the injury exposed. the injured area should actually be against the rocks.

 

[phender]

You could also get yourself a small basket/plastic collander and float the anemone in that. That would keep the clowns away and get him closer to the light.

Rubber band a couple small pieces of styofoam to the basket to keep it afloat.

 

[COreefer]

That's a pretty good idea...I think I will try something like that.

 

[aquaruki]

My haddoni's foot was torn to shreds when I got it. I was told by Bob Fenner to add Lougol's (sp?) iodine/iodide to the tank. I did not have Lugol's, but I added another iodine supplement and the anemone pulled through. If yours is healthy otherwise (as it appears to be), I think it should be fine. Try the iodine if you can, but be careful if you have other critters in the tank. The basket idea is smart, but someone on this forum wrote that his anemone died that way because some air bubbles from a return pump got under the basket and got trapped in the anemone's flesh. I don't know if it is a common occurrence.

 

[phender]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8854269#post8854269 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by aquaruki
...........The basket idea is smart, but someone on this forum wrote that his anemone died that way because some air bubbles from a return pump got under the basket and got trapped in the anemone's flesh. I don't know if it is a common occurrence.

Only if you are an idiot (like me) and forget to keep your sump full.

 

[COreefer]

Well, I moved it to a basket which I floated with styrofoam. This morning when I got up the anemone was basically inside out. It's mouth was protruding something awful and looked like death was near. Never the less, I moved the anemone back to it's spot in the sandbed and with in an hour the anemone had gone back to normal and began to inflate. Now it looks about like it did this time yesterday, although, I cannot see it's foot which is underneath it instead of in front of it. Don't know what to do from here other than hope for the best...In the meantime I guess I'll dose a little iodine. Thanks guys for the suggestions...

 

[catastrofe]

My LFS medicates all his new anemone arrivals with Doxycycline (as outlined in the link Phil provided) and has a great success rate.