rose bulb anemone killed HELP

[rduic]

ok my rose bubble tip anemone walked around today for the first tiem in a long time, he got sucked into my tunze powerhead and chopped up!

there was a piece of him still stuck to the outside of the pump so i pulled it off and placed him on the bottom of the tank, think he could survive. ( i mean he got choppe dup)

also my water is cloudy, i did a 5% water change, and cleand my skimmer which isnt skimming now.

what shoudl i do and should i be woried about toxins?

 

[Anemone]

The chopped up piece could survive. They are very tough. If it still has a mouth, or as soon as it develops one, feed it small amounts of meaty food (small in comparison to its overall size) every day, tapering off to several times a week as the anemone begins to recover and grow. Replacing all the lost tissue will take quite a bit of energy (food).

As for toxins, that's really not a worry. A RBTA doesn't release "toxins." It could release a bunch of nematocysts, but if your fish aren't already dead, you're probably in the clear for that. The one thing you need to be aware of is that "chopped/dead anemone" = "lots of organics," which may overload the biological filtration of your tank. Monitor your ammonia levels, and if you start to get a reading, be prepared to do significant partial water changes (my suggestion, 25% at a time, possibly every day).

You may also experience an algae bloom, after all is said and done.

Good luck.

Kevin

 

[tayRavage23]

Do all anemones release nematocysts? and are nematocysts just commonly
misinterpreted in the hobby as toxins?

 

[hybridgenius]

Yea they're misinterpreted. Its not even TOXIC... its more of STINGS if you know what I mean. I wouldnt really worry about nematocysts being released, but more solely the anemones dead tissues floating around.