I got a S. Haddoni in today that was ordered from DD on Friday--mouth was gaping terribly and was placed in tank after 45 minute drip acclimation. Mouth has tightened slightly and has inflated some--problem is, it hasn't attached. I dug a hole in the sandbed and placed it there for about 30 minutes with flow turned off and still hasn't attached after a few tries--any ideas guys--the outlook doesn't look good as the mouth is still gaping--thanks for the help--
New S. Haddoni Help
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90 Bowfront, 4X54W T5's
Tank has been set up for 2 1/2 years
2X Korallia's plus return
Sandbed is 3-3 1/2 inches
Leathers, LPS, a couple rock anemone's
Pinkskunk
New member
i have been keeping carpets for 15 years, and with many trials and errors, and with many losts......etc.... let me tell you, i have seen litteraly dead anemones come back and healthy. i want to let you lknow this:
the less you mess with the tank, the more chance the new anemone has to survive.
by doing more to your tank, it means you are asking the anemone to do some more adjustments. all of the preparation for a new nem should be done BEFORE you recieve the nem. once you acclimate it to the tank, leave the tank alone and let nature do it's thing. if your nem is not healthy enough to bounce back, doing more won't change the outcome.
so now, my suggestion is you adjust the flow so that the "area" is calm and not turbulance. this will help the anemone settle down, and also prevent the nem from being blown around and eventually end up in the powerhead....etc. other than that, leave the tank alone. if your water parameter is good for other inhabitants, then it should be good for your new nem.
Best of luck and i hope everything will turn out fine for your nem. dont be going crazy and doing all kinds of adjustments/changes because you will not be able to alter the outcome....... and it doesn't matter who say what....
the less you mess with the tank, the more chance the new anemone has to survive.
by doing more to your tank, it means you are asking the anemone to do some more adjustments. all of the preparation for a new nem should be done BEFORE you recieve the nem. once you acclimate it to the tank, leave the tank alone and let nature do it's thing. if your nem is not healthy enough to bounce back, doing more won't change the outcome.
so now, my suggestion is you adjust the flow so that the "area" is calm and not turbulance. this will help the anemone settle down, and also prevent the nem from being blown around and eventually end up in the powerhead....etc. other than that, leave the tank alone. if your water parameter is good for other inhabitants, then it should be good for your new nem.
Best of luck and i hope everything will turn out fine for your nem. dont be going crazy and doing all kinds of adjustments/changes because you will not be able to alter the outcome....... and it doesn't matter who say what....
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
Going to disagree a little bit -- I have found that a water change (( parameters matched )) and fresh carbon go a long way towards helping with the open mouth cycle. My opinion is that there is some sort of infection that seems to show up with newly shipped S. haddonis, and that water change/fresh carbon helps.
I have personally witnessed that "infection" take out otherwise healthy S. haddonis when a new one was introduced into the tank -- the existing one had been with me for 12 years.
I have personally witnessed that "infection" take out otherwise healthy S. haddonis when a new one was introduced into the tank -- the existing one had been with me for 12 years.
Thanks--I did notice a lot of waste in the shipping bag and the mouth was pretty extreme once it was received--
OrionN
Moved on
This happened to me not once but twice. My green Haddoni anemone for 5 years infected and died when I introduced a sick blue Haddoni. Two of my healthy Magnifica 3+ year range, were killed when I introduced a sick Magnifica. I am a believer in quarantine anemone. I have multiple systems so no new host anemone ever go into a system with host anemone already in it. Once I know that the anemone I just got is healthy then they go into another system with other anemones. I do realized that this is not possible with many other reefers, but then most other reefer do not have multiple anemones like I do.
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
That is really tough. Besides losing the 12 year old S. haddoni, I lost a 15 inch red S. haddoni.
For the time being I am steering away from S. haddonis, but when/if I start back up (( still have one )) I too will QT any new ones.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2016886&highlight=haddoni+carpet+anemone&page=5
Look at post #105--looks very similar and has looked that way since intro--
Any hope?
Look at post #105--looks very similar and has looked that way since intro--
Any hope?
I just got home and it looks worse than the one in the picture--it's not sticky at all and it looks like it is trying to turn itself inside out--do I pull it and cut my losses or do I leave it and hope for a miracle?
Thanks for the help guys--I ordered a few more things from DD to get the free shipping and the other pieces are doing great--the haddoni was really the only thing I really wanted so it's frustrating--thankfully DD has a great guarantee!!
Thanks for the help guys--I ordered a few more things from DD to get the free shipping and the other pieces are doing great--the haddoni was really the only thing I really wanted so it's frustrating--thankfully DD has a great guarantee!!
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