S. Haddoni Rescue

[Rosseau]

I've inherited a near-death S. haddoni from a particularly awful "Big" LFS.


Currently the anemone is in a QT tank.... LR (I would rather have had it on a sand bed....), 70W HQI halide (very close to the anemone), ample flow...

I'm changing the water fairly often as the anemone has been emptying its stomach.






Is there anything else that I can do?


I'm assuming it is best to not feed the anemone for a while.

What about the photoperiod? I don't want to overwhelm the animal... it was under severely inadequate lighting.

When I took it from the store, it had a gaping mouth but was still attached..... attached in the bag in transport and attached within minutes to its new home.

It seems to go through good and bad parts of the day.... mouth closed and pointing to the light to mouth open and flaccid.... Here's hoping.

Thanks everyone,

 

[Rosseau]

Here are a few more.

I'm low on space in this house if you can tell... !


My original plan was to plumb the QT into my display. Not doing so may have been a good choice. I don't need a dying anem nuking what I do have just before it goes.

 

[Rosseau]

These were taken this morning... Day 2 in my care (second night also).

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

It would probably be happier with some sand. That haddoni looks like it will be beautiful if it recovers. Looks like it would be purple with white tips. I hope it does well for you.

 

[elegance coral]

In my opinion, you should get some sand. Even if it's just a bowl full of sand to place him in. If he doesn't have sand, he will spend energy he does not have looking for it.

 

[Rosseau]

Thanks both of you.


I'll get him into some deep sand right away.... Without making a total sandstorm and hurting him more will be the trick.

I'll keep posted...

 

[WDLV]

I rescued a haddoni once that had shrunken from the size of a pizza to the size of a silver dollar. I was able to get it back to about 6". Unfortunately a fungia moved in on it and it decided to move. Subsequently it got sucked through a closed loop.
So, it can be done and it can be done in a bare bottom tank like mine was.

Ideally though, I would have it in what will become it's permanent home and give it a sandbed to mount in. Keep some rocks in the tank so it can shove it's foot under them for security or whyever anemones like to do that.
It's hard to understand something that doesn't have a brain!