Not so sticky carpet anemone

[unicornis]

I just bought a brilliant red carpet anemone( Haddoni) 2 days back. Before buying, I have inspect the anemone to make sure its foot is not damage and mouth is not sunken. The anemone looks to be in fantastic condition but the only worry is that its stinging tentacle is not very sticky.

Now its in my tank looking healthy, foot tightly stick to base of my tank but stinging tentacle still not very sticky.

Is this a bad sign or is it normal for carpets to be like this?

 

[InsaneClownFish]

What kind of carpet? Any pictures?

To answer your question-

I think that while "stickiness" can be an indicator of general health, in some cases it may also be a sign of stress. Anemones will have different levels of "stickiness," and it is safe to say that it's just one contributing factor in an anemone's overall health.

I had a large green Haddoni that never seemed very sticky to me. I currently have mini carpet anemones that you can't get off your fingers with a crowbar.

The lack of stickiness might correlate to a lack of nematocysts which could be an indicator of health. Is this a continuous thing or periodic. Pictures would help.

 

[unicornis]

Its a Red S. Haddoni carpet. Below is the picture of it and my tank.
Its hosting a pair of Chrysopterus clown. Currently the female clown is just recovering from pop- eye, used to look much worst.

70 gallon BB reef tank

Carpet's side view

Carpet's front view

 

[InsaneClownFish]

Gorgeous carpet. Looks perfectly healthy to me.

 

[Jeff]

Me too. The color of it is a big indicator of it's health.

 

[SWITCH420]

InsaneClownFish have any mini carpets for sale looking for 1 thanks

 

[unicornis]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14809689#post14809689 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by InsaneClownFish
Gorgeous carpet. Looks perfectly healthy to me.

Yeah, it does look healthy just that stinging cells are not that sticky

 

[unicornis]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14809780#post14809780 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jeff
Me too. The color of it is a big indicator of it's health.

What would be the colour if the carpet is not doing well?

TIA

 

[brich1027]

white/transparent

 

[Toddrtrex]

If it isn't sticky in a couple more days I would start to worry. I have noticed that when they are stressed they can "turn off" the stinging cells. But, I have never had any of mine be non-sticky for more then a day.

Also, it looks like you don't have a sandbed, that might be an issue. They prefer to have their foot buried in the sandbed right at the rock/sand interface. I have notice that any time my clowns clear out all the sand of one of my Haddonis it will start to move.