New gigantic Carpet Anemone in trouble

[Ryan009]

Brought this beauty home last night:

Here's what it looked like about 1/2 hour later when I turned the lights on briefly:

And unfortunately, here is what it looked like this morning:

I had acclimated it for about 3 hours and I though it was doing fine (I should point out it did have a small tear on its foot, but the LFS had if for 3 weeks and it seemed like it was healing nicely).

This morning, it had flipped upside down with the crown in the sand and the foot in the air. When I flipped it around, the third picture is what I found.

Is it doomed or is there still hope?

 

[garygb]

Unfortunately, I think it is likely doomed. You want to keep a very close eye on it as anemones tend to die and dissolve very quickly--as in hours. They can foul your system. I wouldn't want to go to sleep tonight with an anemone in my tank that close to the verge of dying.

 

[phender]

If it had been flipped over, then that is sometimes what they do. It should get back to normal in a couple hours.

If it doesn't then you have a problem.

FWIW: I think it is a saddleback or haddon's carpet (S. haddoni) rather than a giant carpet (S. gigantea)

 

[traveller7]

I have not seen one recover from that stage If it looks like that central mass is disolving, i.e. a whitish cloud or pieces drifting away, you are likely done. Smell test would likely confirm it.

Tear or erosion on the foot might be indicative or other issues, but a recent tear is not the issue with that anemone.

Nice color, mouth appears tight in one of the pictures, but the bleaching, missing tentacles, and flacid appearance all scream issues IME. It does you little value now, but that one looks like one to have put a deposit on and let the LFS hold for another few weeks.

Hoping for a miracle and good luck.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11993943#post11993943 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by phender

FWIW: I think it is a saddleback or haddon's carpet (S. haddoni) rather than a giant carpet (S. gigantea)

I agree- and I wouldn't rule out it being a dyed specimen.

 

[cartman5579]

I wouldn't give up yet. These guys can fool ya. Although it doesn't look to good.

 

[kris4647]

It's toast. Bleached out to begin with. Dark vibrant colors are what you are looking for in these anemones. Which indicate a healthy zoo population. Was it sticky at all when you bought it?

Light flourescent colors are no "bueno".

 

[Ryan009]

That's the weird thing, he was, and still is, extremely sticky?

 

[Rod Buehler]

I agree that its an S. hadoni and also agree that there isnt much hope. I would recommend getting it a little further away from that leather, and those shrooms and kenya. I would guess that the carpet had stung the leather and shrooms to the point of sliming up creating a chemical warfar

 

[traveller7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11996166#post11996166 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ryan009
That's the weird thing, he was, and still is, extremely sticky?

I have had to toss more then one that was decomposing in the oral cavity, yet the tentacles would still discharge and stick to whatever I was using to remove the anemone remains.

 

[garygb]

How is it looking today Ryan? Any pics? Has the mouth closed up and the filaments gone back inside?

 

[Ryan009]

Well bad news guys. Here's what it looked like tonight:

I tried everything I could - High random flow, low light, etc.

It looked like things weren't getting any better and even slightly worse. So I decided to take it out of the tank. When I did, it erased any doubts about taking it out. It fouled the tank all the way up and when it was finally out, it made skimmate smell like perfume!

Thanks for your suggestions though, I appreciated whatever help I could get.

 

[Pacific Reefs]

Sorry about your loss. It stinks when that happens. I would do a water change just for safe measures...just my 2 cents.

 

[garygb]

Sorry it died, but it was a goner when you got it. You couldn't have brought it back if you took it back to the ocean where it came from. Along with the water change already suggested, fresh activated carbon will also absorb toxins.