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[ATX aquarist]

I went to my LFS today and saw this trade in, has been in someone's tank for 2-3 years, I got it only for $60. A bit bleached but the stickiest anemone I have EVER seen. It grabbed my hand, bag, and even the
rocks. I put a few cups of sand and made a wall with my rubble for it.
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[Slakker]

That is definitely bleached...it's gonna be a long road to recovery.

Have you tried feeding it yet?

 

[ATX aquarist]

yeah i just did. It grabbed the food, but would let go of it after a while, never ate it. It's only been in there for an hour so I'll try again tomorrow

 

[elegance coral]

Getting it to eat is the key so keep trying. Good luck.

 

[illcssd]

Pic of the underside?
I predict this anemone does not do well, sorry to be negative, but i have never been successful recovering a bleached gigantea anemone nor have i read of it happening. I am fairly certain thats what this is...
Btw, the underside is a pale blue correct?

 

[delphinus]

My first gigantea looked a little like that when I bought in 2004, not quite as yellow, more white basically.

Here's what it looked like back then (around 5" diameter, tops):

Here's what it looks more like today (the one on the left, it's now pretty close to 15" diameter):

So, it's not all negative. But just be advised that the happy stories of recoveries are few and far between. Give the anemone a few days before feeding it to be sure it's settled (if it doesn't eat, any undigested food can start to decompose and cause a bacterial infection, and that's a good way to lose the anemone), make sure it has good flow 24/7. After a week or so, start feeding stuff like mysis and other things, see what it likes best (both mine seem to prefer mysis but I do vary it up every now and again anyhow). That and a little bit of luck and who knows what can happen.

Good luck!

 

[marc price]

hard to argue with you guys having never kept a gigantea (would like to but question the use of my t5's and will never switch to halides), however that looks like s. haddoni to me . it has the classic red ring around the perimeter of the mouth , of which the tentacles are very close to . and the second pic almost looks as though it has a classic haddoni white (because it's bleached) radial streaked patterning (could just be a highlighting effect) .

if it is s, haddoni i'd suggest you follow tony's advice except try a coin sized piece of table shrimp or fish such as perch , etc , instead of mysis . don't force it if it's strong enough to adjust to your system it will begin to feed . 2-3 years , i have to wonder what happened to it ?

 

[ATX aquarist]

how do you feed an anemone mysis shrimp, they are so dang small. The anemone is sticky as hell, but won't eat. It's stickiness has declined a bit since its been here though. Not sure how or why. But if anyoone has any good advice on how to get it to eat I'd love to hear it

 

[illcssd]

give it time, give it time, give it time. It will take a minimum of two weeks to get used to your system, give it a week to settle in before trying to feed it. And can you get a picture of the underside or tell me if it is blue or not?

 

[ATX aquarist]

It's digging its foot into the sand right now i believe, and I pointed a powerhead towards it for more flow, although i don't think its getting very much

 

[SVXH6]

well, if you just added it to the tank today, it may take a few days before it eats. try turning off flow while feeding. also, can we see a pic of the under side of the oral disk of the anemone for positive ID.. that will help us ID it properly, and allow us to give you proper information on keeping the anemone.

 

[ATX aquarist]

ah yeah, the underside isn't blue. Not that I remember. It was like a creamish tan. Looked like a BTA's foot if anything

 

[illcssd]

pic?

 

[ATX aquarist]

Here are some pictures of it now after the lgihts have been off. I tried to see the underside, but it was hard. I lifted it up a bit and took a picture for a better idea. It defenitely has its foot in the sand now though. It's acting healthy at least....

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[SVXH6]

thats a S. Haddoni.. let it settle in for a few days and try to feed again.

 

[ATX aquarist]

can do. What would be better, mysis, krill, silverside, half a silverside? I have all of those in my freezer. I have a new batch of silversides sitting in the fridge soaking in zoecon so they'll be ready in a day or two.

 

[SVXH6]

small pieces of silversides. fingernail size. try different foods it may prefer it over another. you can also try fresh scallops, fresh shrimp, squid.

 

[OrionN]

It is a S. haddoni. They are much less demanding than S. gigantea. Don't have to have much flow. I would wait a few days for him to settle, then try to feed him. Use larger piece of fish, like 1-2 cubic inches of fish at a time.
Good luck with him. As a Haddoni, he is much more likely to survive and do well.

 

[OrionN]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9952102#post9952102 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ATX aquarist
can do. What would be better, mysis, krill, silverside, half a silverside? I have all of those in my freezer. I have a new batch of silversides sitting in the fridge soaking in zoecon so they'll be ready in a day or two.

If you have syringes and needles, just inject some into the fish and not worry about soaking it (Diabetes insulin syringes)

 

[ATX aquarist]

sure I have some lying around, not cause I do drugs but because my dad is a diabetic. What can fit through such a small needed? Maybe just zoecon???