So I meant to purchase a small carpet anemone to put in my tank. To my surprise, I go this giant!! Not that I am complaining as I didn't pay a whole lot, but I don't know what to do with it. My water is now cloudy with mucous floating around and this thing won't stay in one place. tried to put it in sand but it floats away. Had to turn off power heads for almost the entire day. Help!!! Someone. It seems to have stopped moving in a place I don't really want it, but not sure it has attached to the rock?
Please help!!
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DasCamel
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He looks sick/infected. I would look at the sticky posted in the forum for treating with Septra or Cipro in a quarantine tank. I wouldn't leave him in the main tank, if he dies it will be really messy in there. Water changes daily, 50% will help greatly in the QT. Was it shipped?
Looks like a Haddoni btw.
Looks like a Haddoni btw.
addictedreefer
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What kind of lighting do you have on that tank?
DasCamel
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The mouth is open, should be closed and tight. Was it shipped? And I wouldn't feed it yet.
GroktheCube
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Given open mouth, failure to attach, and lots of mucus, I think doing a round of antibiotics would be wise. Just my 2 cents.
If you can get him healthy, looks like he'll be a gorgeous specimen! Good luck!
If you can get him healthy, looks like he'll be a gorgeous specimen! Good luck!
Reefahholic
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He's a little sick, but not bad. I would do a big water change and see how he looks tomorrow evening.
I have a sea max250. Not sure what the lighting is on that tank. Two power heads, skimmer and carbon. He was shipped to me. He seemed to attach to the rock and looked ok, but in the last hour he seems to have deflated? Should I remove him from the tank and treat in a separate tank?or is he just in shock and needs to acclimate? How much of a water change should I do? I did a 10% already? What does an open mouth mean?
SwampyBill
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Haddoni's are definitely not a beginner anemone...How long has this tank been set up if you're new here this month? What's water parameters, & how can you 'not be sure of the lighting on your tank'?
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OrionN
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Haddoni needs a sand bed. It looks like your sand is minimal. You may consider adding more sand to it. You cannot treat your tank with antibiotic. Reef tanks depends on bacterial filtration to break down waste. Adding a broad spectrum antibiotic will have a lot of consequences that are not entirely predictable.
The anemone seem OK but stress and sick anemone put out a lot of waste, mucus and what have you. You will need to do frequent water changes to get rid of this waste. When I treat anemone in HT, I change 100% of the water at least daily when they are not doing well, sometime twice a day.
It does seem like you did not really know much about hen you order this guy.
Best of luck.
PS. your yellow tang seem to be is poor shape with ragged fins. The tank looks new, the rocks covered with darkish looking algae. Overall, I do not think that the anemone will do well in this tank.
The anemone seem OK but stress and sick anemone put out a lot of waste, mucus and what have you. You will need to do frequent water changes to get rid of this waste. When I treat anemone in HT, I change 100% of the water at least daily when they are not doing well, sometime twice a day.
It does seem like you did not really know much about hen you order this guy.
Best of luck.
PS. your yellow tang seem to be is poor shape with ragged fins. The tank looks new, the rocks covered with darkish looking algae. Overall, I do not think that the anemone will do well in this tank.
taylor t
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This was my thoughts as well. I was looking for more specific tank parameters, not size of tank. Not knowing lighting is a critical piece of the puzzle, among several other key factors.
For those of you who have given me some great ideas, I thank for all your input. The tang came from the same place, so I have concerns overall. The tank has been set up for awhile however this is the first time I have had this type of anemone. And to top it off, they sent me a giant. As for the lighting, the red sea max has the following:
234W T5 linear (1 watt/ litre)
117W 10,000K/117W Actinic
8 Blue LED moonlights
For those who are ragging on me, I thought this was what this forum is for. Getting assistance. How else is someone supposed to learn without help from those who have been through it. Would you rather me just let it die and chalk it up to a bad breeder, or ask questions to try and save it?
Thanks - D
234W T5 linear (1 watt/ litre)
117W 10,000K/117W Actinic
8 Blue LED moonlights
For those who are ragging on me, I thought this was what this forum is for. Getting assistance. How else is someone supposed to learn without help from those who have been through it. Would you rather me just let it die and chalk it up to a bad breeder, or ask questions to try and save it?
Thanks - D
taylor t
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I'm sorry if our posts seemed like we were "ragging" on you. NOT our intention. :love1: Please try to understand, those of us around a while, see thread after thread of these anemone's dying because of this very situation. Offending isn't our intention. But, haddoni are not a beginner's anemone. They can be difficult to get acclimated to a different system, even when healthy. They even take a while to get acclimated, even when the tank is coated in purple coraline on the back of the glass and rocks, they can still be fickle. They need a stable tank, strong light (again, another thing to acclimate to), and waterflow that isnt' too strong, but strong enough. Difficult to achieve this sometimes, especially not having experience, but even experienced reefers are challenged with this very issue, including me.
Reality is, that anemone may do better in an established tank, with a reefer that has more experience, but this is a tough piece of advise to give, without sounding condemning. My thoughts aren't meant to discourage you, I really hope your anemone adjusts to your tank, but this situation is seen time and time again. With this, I'm not sure really what to recommend, besides finding another home for it. Again, I'm not trying to sound condemning. Best of luck to you, I hope you stick with the hobby, and this site. A lot of good guys here, really interested in helping.
Taylor -
I appreciate your comments. Thank you. I agree it is not a good idea to have this Anemone, although I am not new to the hobby, I am new to Anem's, especially this one. The company who sent it made a mistake, and so I am left with this beautiful creature that is reeking havoc on my tank and my nerves as I hate when things die. I don't even like to lose a hermit crab. I just want to try and save it without killing everything else in my tank, and at the same time it would be a great addition if it works out. It seems the best thing to do is put it in its own tank and hope I can help it, because there is no one around my area to take over the care.
I appreciate your comments. Thank you. I agree it is not a good idea to have this Anemone, although I am not new to the hobby, I am new to Anem's, especially this one. The company who sent it made a mistake, and so I am left with this beautiful creature that is reeking havoc on my tank and my nerves as I hate when things die. I don't even like to lose a hermit crab. I just want to try and save it without killing everything else in my tank, and at the same time it would be a great addition if it works out. It seems the best thing to do is put it in its own tank and hope I can help it, because there is no one around my area to take over the care.
taylor t
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In this situation, I think water changes may be your best option.
Two schools of thought, feed or not feed. I'm in the "not feed" camp for the first while, until it looks more acclimated, one day, one month, anyone's guess. I go by sight. When they look good a few days in a row, I would try a small piece to see reaction. If they don't look well, I won't feed. If when I feed they don't react quickly, I won't try for a while longer. They should react quickly when ready to eat, but some strugglers may need more time to react. This is a tricky one to advise on also, individual dependent, IMO.
Two schools of thought, feed or not feed. I'm in the "not feed" camp for the first while, until it looks more acclimated, one day, one month, anyone's guess. I go by sight. When they look good a few days in a row, I would try a small piece to see reaction. If they don't look well, I won't feed. If when I feed they don't react quickly, I won't try for a while longer. They should react quickly when ready to eat, but some strugglers may need more time to react. This is a tricky one to advise on also, individual dependent, IMO.
