online anemones survival rate?

[Santoki]

Received a Doreensis yesterday afternoon. Upon arrival I noticed shipping bag water was extremely cloudy with particles which looked like anemone poop. Opening the bag released a rotten smell. The anemone looked literally inside out. I then proceeded to remove as much of the shipping water as I could and began drip acclimation. I was very close to tossing it, but decided to give it a chance. It has been roughly 18 hours since introduction to the display. During these hours, it changed shape a couple times. Tentacles remain deflated. Tissue has not started narcosis as far as I can tell. Clowns are going in the anemone.
My question is:

1. those of you who have gotten anemones in the mail, is this how they usual arrive?
2. chance of survival?
3. if none, how long before tissue narcosis?

I want to have an idea so I can remove it before it fouls my display.
Thanks,
-Robert

 

[StealthRider]

I have gotten some anemones in the mail and they always arrive healthy. This nem sounds like it was in the box too long, like days. Or handled roughly, or was not healthy when it was shipped.

 

[kduen]

If you are trying to give it a chance at a comeback, seperate the clowns from it as they will probably only hinder the process.

 

[125mph]

Yes the clowns will probably beat it up. I've seen this happen.

 

[Santoki]

yes, that is what i thought. So far I've only been able to remove the female.
Has anyone received an inside out anemone and had it survive?

 

[ReeferBill]

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You can cover it with a plastic strawberry container to keep the clowns off of it. When and if it starts to look like it it melting ,siphon it out because you will not be able to pick it up , it will just fall apart and make a mess.:wildone:

 

[Santoki]

I take it from the responses no one has had an inside out anemone make it?

 

[ocellaris123]

I am 0-3 with haddoni anemones. all of the anemones I got were quarantined before being shipped out so they were healthy, but shipping did them in. The last one I recieved came in similiar to how you described you LTa. Needless to say he didnt make it. When I put him in my tank the shrimps were all over it eating at th necrosised tissue

 

[bradleym]

The only one I received by mail gaped it's mouth terribly, but didn't spit out it's stomach. It sounds like yours did. Usually once they hit that point it's pretty much done for. But not always. IMO turn off all the flow for a minute or 2 and watch for movement. As long as it is still moving, give it a shot. When it doesn't move and stops changing shape, it's time to flush it.

 

[bradleym]

Worst off nem I've had pull through.

 

[R33f3r]

I am 0-3 with haddoni anemones. all of the anemones I got were quarantined before being shipped out so they were healthy, but shipping did them in. The last one I recieved came in similiar to how you described you LTa. Needless to say he didnt make it. When I put him in my tank the shrimps were all over it eating at th necrosised tissue

I know your pain. I am 0-3 with online gigs. It's a matter of pure luck the shipping doesn't kill them.

 

[Santoki]

Worst off nem I've had pull through.

That picture is what I'm looking for....thanks.
mine looked worse than the one in your pic.
How long did it take for that one to attach?

 

[ocellaris123]

Here is how my last shipped anemone came in

 

[bradleym]

That picture is what I'm looking for....thanks.
mine looked worse than the one in your pic.
How long did it take for that one to attach?

It took about 18 hours before the grip was good enough to use powerheads.

 

[bradleym]

Here is how my last shipped anemone came in

GAAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

That poor thing!

 

[ocellaris123]

GAAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

That poor thing!

I know right. You can see the area of necrosis in the front of the anemone

 

[Santoki]

Here is how my last shipped anemone came in

I assume that one didn't make it?
That is how mine looked upon arrival, but I did not see any tissue narcosis.
Yesterday I came home (roughly 24 hours after introduction) and the anemone had taken in water and was "puffed up" (for the lack of a better term), but still was not making any attempts to dig into the sand or attach. This morning it was deflated again with some mesenterial filament oozing out one side. Still seems to be alive. I will have to wait and see.
Roughly 36 hours since introduction so far...

 

[this is me]

I wouldn't even put something like that in the tank. Hope you don't have much to lose in the tank.

 

[jake levi]

I've been watching these exchanges for some years now, quite a few actually, its my gut feeling that if its not a condy or a BTA that is stands somewhere between a 1 in 4 to a 1 in 5 chance of making it.

To me that means a LOT of wild clowns had no place to live or to hide.

Until there are some F3 or F4 CB generation carpets etc I wouldnt touch them, no way.

Just my 2 cents, before inflation. But to me its not responsible reef keeping. The odds are way against their living as long as a BTA, and for many clowns not surviving because their homes and shelters are gone.

 

[ocellaris123]

I assume that one didn't make it?
That is how mine looked upon arrival, but I did not see any tissue narcosis.
Yesterday I came home (roughly 24 hours after introduction) and the anemone had taken in water and was "puffed up" (for the lack of a better term), but still was not making any attempts to dig into the sand or attach. This morning it was deflated again with some mesenterial filament oozing out one side. Still seems to be alive. I will to wait and see.
Roughly 36 hours since introduction so far...

It didn't last too long. I knew it was a goner when the cleaner shrimp started to take chunks out of the area which was rotted away. I only put it in the tank for an hour and chucked it in the trash after wards. Didn't want to risk an infection to my blue one.