New Blue Haddoni

[mwood]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8716262#post8716262 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by adtravels
I agree the one I have ate my geometric pygmy hawlfish in about 3 hours of it being in the tank then coughed up a cartoon style fish skeleton.

:lol: Comments like that require a pic. Even if it's fake. :lol:

 

[rkelman]

Mine was gaping for a few days.. No worries yet.

 

[55semireef]

If your S. Haddoni starts to gape for more than a couple days, then you can start to worry. Do a 20 percent water change and feed your haddoni. I think the best cure for any anemone is feeding your anemone which gives it energy. Let us know how it is doing in a day or two.

 

[mwood]

Do a water change sounds like the reeftank equivilant to restart your computer. :lol: Ever call up a tech support and hear the same set of lines. Restart your computer, clean up tmp files, defrag your disk...

I feed him two peices of krill each night. I've noticed that he looks better after a feeding, but he is still gaping most of the time.

I assume he is just getting used to his new tank, but I will keep updating this thread.

 

[55semireef]

Yes a gaping mouth is a sign of adjustment to a new tank(acclimation) but if your carpet's gaping mouth pursues on, then you will have to restart your computer.

 

[rkelman]

lol

 

[mwood]

Mouth was looking a little tighter last night. I have noticed the mouth looks a little tore, I assume that's why it was stressed.

Was looking better last night though. Was inflating and deflating and getting a little bigger. Not sure how much longer he's going to fit in that bowl.

Marcus

 

[55semireef]

rkelman, now thats an avatar.

mwood, is your bluecarpet's foot actually attached to the bowl? If its starting to outgrow it and its attached to the bowl, I would gently take the carpet off and place him/her in the sand by the rocks. Your carpet might stress if it becomes squeezed in that bowl. Plus its getting less oxygen and light by being in the bowl.

 

[mwood]

Yes, he appears to be attached. I've considered trying to move him but haven't wanted to stress him out. Would I just peal his foot off with my fingers? Is there another way?

 

[55semireef]

If your carpet is on a smooth surface, you can use your thumb nail and slowly wedge it underneath the foot. Once your carpet releases itself place it on the sand.

 

[mwood]

Well, I did it. I was concerned about stressing him out, but it seamed to go well.

Rather than trying to pry is food off the bowl, I dumped the sand out of the bowl, turned the bowl upside down, and pressed on the outside of the bowl. I pressed on the outside where his foot was on the inside to warp the surface he was holding onto. Took a little while, but he let go.

Got him to the spot I had prepared and he dug right into the sand to the bottom of the tank. He was gaping a little, but looked good otherwise.

I'll take pics tonight if all is still looking ok.

Marcus

 

[55semireef]

Pics please.

 

[rkelman]

I hope your wrong about his mouth... That's not good. PICS

 

[mwood]

His mouth from the first day.

Two pics from tonight.

 

[55semireef]

I like how your carpet folds. Does your carpet ever do this?

 

[mwood]

Not quite. He does pick himself off the sand after a few pieces of krill. That looks like a tornado.

What do you think of the mouth? Do you see what I mean?

 

[55semireef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8747623#post8747623 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mwood
Not quite. He does pick himself off the sand after a few pieces of krill. That looks like a tornado.

What do you think of the mouth? Do you see what I mean?

If the mouth is still gaping, I would just keep an eye on it. If you havn't done a water change yet, do one and continue to feed your carpet. They like meaty foods best such as pieces of fish or shrimp.

 

[rkelman]

Nice carpet.. Why the plastic containers? Make sure you leave him alone he'll settle in alot faster with no contact from you. Mine folds like that after a feeding I like when they do that. Sometimes he does the vase thing like yours 55semireef. Lately he's taken to roaming around the tank and just generally ****ing me off... I don't think he's overly impressed with hosting clowns...

 

[mwood]

He was in one of the containers, and the other was to help him settle in the area I provided without blowing around the tank till he settled in. He's settled in now, but I was going to move the containers slowly to I don't change the flow too quickly.

The folds are like that before he is feed. He really ruffles up and lifts off the sand after a few pieces of krill. Other than feeding, I really don't mess with him or change much. Keep it stable stupid.

Marcus

 

[mwood]

Pic o' the day! Yah yah, I'm hooked.