Ritteri anemone
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johnfallon135
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can a riterri anemone hurt another riterri anemone?
Blue spot
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I'll get a picture folks , he's massive now. I'm not 100% sure John . I have read that anemonies can aggravate each other , but they have the adavantage of being able to move so I always figured they would move if harassed . Maybe somebody on here can give you a more definitive answer ?
Anemone problem
Anemone problem
Hi everyone, I'm new to reefing and took on a 2nd hand aqua one 275l cube aquarium it came with everything including livestock. I have in there 1 clown, 1 yellow tang, 1 damsel,1 purple firefish, 2 peppermint shrimp, green star polyps and a ritteri anemone. I've had the tank about 3/4 months and my ritteri anemone had gradually got worse. I've been getting a lot of brown dusty like algae on the glass aswell not sure if that is part of the problem or not. I've had my water tested today at the LFS and the parameters were ok apart from small trace of ammonia which he said a water change should get rid of although I couldn't get the calcium or phosphate tested as they had run out of testing kits. I have a skimmer I have my lights on roughly 9 hours of sunlight and about 3 hours blue but the lighting unit is one where sunlight and blue light are both on at the same time you just slide the unit backwards and forwards to make it mainly the colour you want but I don't know how old the lights are. I've ordered 2 new sunlight bulbs today. I use RO water to do changes( roughly 20% every 2 weeks sometimes 10% weekly depending on the time I have ) and to top off in sump salinity is always at 1.026. I feed the livestock frozen mysis or brine shrimp cubes once every other day as much as they can eat in 5 minutes (I was told this is how much to feed them) I never really target fed the anemone but have been trying to a bit as of late. I also think that the clown that has hosted the anemone might be taking food from it's mouth, has anyone had this before. I think it might be too late to save the anemone the man at the LFS said I should take it out when I showed him the picture. It won't let me upload photos from my phone but the only way to explain it is that a lot of the tentacles are deflated and look all stringy and few are puffed right up more than they should be. I've also noticed a slight green colour on the tips which should be white and it's not opened up he's gone all small and the mouth is puffed out . Would appreciate some advice as I really liked the anemone and if it can be saved I will do my best to keep it alive I just don't know what I'm doing wrong.
Thanks
Anemone problem
Hi everyone, I'm new to reefing and took on a 2nd hand aqua one 275l cube aquarium it came with everything including livestock. I have in there 1 clown, 1 yellow tang, 1 damsel,1 purple firefish, 2 peppermint shrimp, green star polyps and a ritteri anemone. I've had the tank about 3/4 months and my ritteri anemone had gradually got worse. I've been getting a lot of brown dusty like algae on the glass aswell not sure if that is part of the problem or not. I've had my water tested today at the LFS and the parameters were ok apart from small trace of ammonia which he said a water change should get rid of although I couldn't get the calcium or phosphate tested as they had run out of testing kits. I have a skimmer I have my lights on roughly 9 hours of sunlight and about 3 hours blue but the lighting unit is one where sunlight and blue light are both on at the same time you just slide the unit backwards and forwards to make it mainly the colour you want but I don't know how old the lights are. I've ordered 2 new sunlight bulbs today. I use RO water to do changes( roughly 20% every 2 weeks sometimes 10% weekly depending on the time I have ) and to top off in sump salinity is always at 1.026. I feed the livestock frozen mysis or brine shrimp cubes once every other day as much as they can eat in 5 minutes (I was told this is how much to feed them) I never really target fed the anemone but have been trying to a bit as of late. I also think that the clown that has hosted the anemone might be taking food from it's mouth, has anyone had this before. I think it might be too late to save the anemone the man at the LFS said I should take it out when I showed him the picture. It won't let me upload photos from my phone but the only way to explain it is that a lot of the tentacles are deflated and look all stringy and few are puffed right up more than they should be. I've also noticed a slight green colour on the tips which should be white and it's not opened up he's gone all small and the mouth is puffed out . Would appreciate some advice as I really liked the anemone and if it can be saved I will do my best to keep it alive I just don't know what I'm doing wrong.
Thanks
Hello and welcome. Without a pic it will be real hard for anyone to help. Try an app called tapatalk, it lets you upload photos to the forum right from your phone. Take the pic with white light only.
It may not be too late if the nem is sick, I was able to save one ritteri with the help of this forum. For now, read the sticky at the top of the page on treating it and start eyeing all you'll need in case it does need treatment.
It may not be too late if the nem is sick, I was able to save one ritteri with the help of this forum. For now, read the sticky at the top of the page on treating it and start eyeing all you'll need in case it does need treatment.
Hi managed to download the app here are some pictures from this morning
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Also the sand bed looks like thisHi managed to download the app here are some pictures from this morning
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D-Nak
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Something is definitely wrong with the anemone. I'm guessing it could be associated with water quality.
Questions for you:
1. Are you making your own RO water, or are you buying it?
2. Ammonia if often associated with new tanks or tanks with a lot of fish (or overfeeding, which may be the case for you). Since you don't have a lot of fish, I'm guessing the tank may be cycling again? This could also explain the discoloration on your sandbed which looks a lot like diatoms, which is often associated with new tanks. If it grows really quickly, is more reddish, and looks slimy, then it could be cyanobacteria. The photo actually looks like you have both. Either way, these types of algae/bacteria typically indicate water quality issues. What was your tank move like? Did you disturb the sandbed?
3. Fluctuating parameters will cause the nem to deflate. Have you considered testing more frequently, at least until things settle down?
3. Are you running any kind of refugium with macroalgae?
My suggestion would be to set up a QT tank for the nem immediately. A 10 gallon tank is fine. You don't need to treat with antibiotics just yet, as many established nems don't have issues with infections. If you can, use prepared salt water from a trusted source, instead of using your own. This will isolate a problem if it has to with the water that you're making.
Questions for you:
1. Are you making your own RO water, or are you buying it?
2. Ammonia if often associated with new tanks or tanks with a lot of fish (or overfeeding, which may be the case for you). Since you don't have a lot of fish, I'm guessing the tank may be cycling again? This could also explain the discoloration on your sandbed which looks a lot like diatoms, which is often associated with new tanks. If it grows really quickly, is more reddish, and looks slimy, then it could be cyanobacteria. The photo actually looks like you have both. Either way, these types of algae/bacteria typically indicate water quality issues. What was your tank move like? Did you disturb the sandbed?
3. Fluctuating parameters will cause the nem to deflate. Have you considered testing more frequently, at least until things settle down?
3. Are you running any kind of refugium with macroalgae?
My suggestion would be to set up a QT tank for the nem immediately. A 10 gallon tank is fine. You don't need to treat with antibiotics just yet, as many established nems don't have issues with infections. If you can, use prepared salt water from a trusted source, instead of using your own. This will isolate a problem if it has to with the water that you're making.
I buy my RO water from the LFS and don't use cheap salt. Mix it to 1.026 salinity. When i got the tank all the livestock was taken out and out into a bucket, the sand bed wasn't disturbed bit I have tried to clean the sand bed once when I was siphoning out the water when doing a water change. Also all the live rock was put back in different to how the previous owner had it. Only had to drive 15 mins when moving everything.
I'm not running any macroalgae I'm not too clued about all of this tbh like I said im new to reefing. The sump has a protein skimmer then passes through live rock in the sump there's a gfo reactor in the sump also but I need to get more of the little balls you put in there. Other than that there's nothing else apart from some filter cloth I put in there.
How do I go about setting up a QT tank ? Sorry I have no experience with thus sort of thing.
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I only feel them once every other day could this still be the problem?
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OrionN
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You can feed the fish daily, or even multiple times a day, but only feed the amount of food that they FINISH each time in about 3-5 mins. In other words, no leftover food. You can hand Nori and the tang will pick on all day. That is OK.
Don't feed the anemone, except what ever you would eat. Never feed then anemone smelly food.
If the water test is accurate, and there is ammonia in your tank, then that is the problem. Ammonia is putting out by the animals, but this base line ammonia should be handle by the rock, sand and skimmer. Extra ammonia, if true, is the problem. It come from dead animals, and decaying uneaten food and this water decline can kill a tank if severe. In milder case it really injure and kill sensitive animals like Magnifica anemone.
Don't feed the anemone, except what ever you would eat. Never feed then anemone smelly food.
If the water test is accurate, and there is ammonia in your tank, then that is the problem. Ammonia is putting out by the animals, but this base line ammonia should be handle by the rock, sand and skimmer. Extra ammonia, if true, is the problem. It come from dead animals, and decaying uneaten food and this water decline can kill a tank if severe. In milder case it really injure and kill sensitive animals like Magnifica anemone.
OrionN
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There is a sticky thread on treating sick anemone with antibiotic I wrote several year ago on top of this forum
Here is a picture of my hospital tank
Blue spot
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Hi tjp. Sorry your nem is looking so bad , but their is always hope . I would follow orions treatment and quickly . This will hopefully buy you some time to sort out what is happening with your main tank and the ammonia . Try less food , you can often do more harm with over rather than under feeding . The other thing to consider is the flow in your tank , my nem loves the flow , this would also help with the algae on the bottom of your tank , I would also recommend some form of sand sifting Fish keeps the sand clean and hoovers up any settled food. Good luck ��
