I feed my new BTA whole small silversides that have been thawed in a cup of tank water. I just place the fish in the anems tentacles, and it wrestles with the cleaner shrimp for a couple of seconds, and then in goes the silverside. A couple of hours later, out pops the skeleton.
URGENT HELP for haddoni
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DJM32189
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I bought some silversides after work today. When I came home (about 5 hours later) (12 hours of the light), the mouth was really open wide and a lot of the white flesh was sticking out. I have never seen it open this much before.
I though that it was doing so well, but it seems to have taken a turn for the worst. Hopefully, it was just because the light was on for a long time, but I do not know.....
I will feed it the silverside tomorrow, and I will try to nurse it back to health
I hope it pulls through
I though that it was doing so well, but it seems to have taken a turn for the worst. Hopefully, it was just because the light was on for a long time, but I do not know.....
I will feed it the silverside tomorrow, and I will try to nurse it back to health
I hope it pulls through
DJM32189
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I noticed that the saddleback is hosting it again and I suppose that could be aggravating it as well.
Perhaps, it is doing a "water change" on itself. The cap is shrunken and the mouth is starting to retract again, but the tentacles are still moving all around and elongated.
PLEASE HELP!!!
I also just fed it half of a small silverside, the tentacles were very sticky and it grabbed the silverside immediatley, but I do not know if it is going to eat it...
Right now, it is all closed up on the cap portion around the silverside (but I do not know if it is eating), the stalk is still very very plump and stuck to the substrate/LR.
Any suggestions/help/advice badly needed right now!
Perhaps, it is doing a "water change" on itself. The cap is shrunken and the mouth is starting to retract again, but the tentacles are still moving all around and elongated.
PLEASE HELP!!!
I also just fed it half of a small silverside, the tentacles were very sticky and it grabbed the silverside immediatley, but I do not know if it is going to eat it...
Right now, it is all closed up on the cap portion around the silverside (but I do not know if it is eating), the stalk is still very very plump and stuck to the substrate/LR.
Any suggestions/help/advice badly needed right now!
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DJM32189
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I noticed that it was not eating the silverside, even though it was firmly attached to the tentacles, so I fed it to the open brain.
The mouth is now not "open", but the white fleshy inside is coming out a lot. I really do not have high hopes for this guy. Hopefully, in the morning it will look better.
UPDATE:
Well, it got so bad, that I turned the light on and stuck my hand in the tank. When I touched the anemone, the tentacles were very very sticky and grabbed my hand. The base is still very firmly attached as well. Then all of a sudden, the mouth started to completely retract and is now completely completely closed, but only after I turned the light on.
What does this all mean?
The mouth is now not "open", but the white fleshy inside is coming out a lot. I really do not have high hopes for this guy. Hopefully, in the morning it will look better.
UPDATE:
Well, it got so bad, that I turned the light on and stuck my hand in the tank. When I touched the anemone, the tentacles were very very sticky and grabbed my hand. The base is still very firmly attached as well. Then all of a sudden, the mouth started to completely retract and is now completely completely closed, but only after I turned the light on.
What does this all mean?
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Mr Bojangles
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I would not worry about it to much, I have a large 18" carpet and it will keep its mouth in the same position, I have read and heard from some places that when they get very large they will tend to have there mouth open more often so they can regulate the water flowing through them more efficiently. IMO if it is sticky and eating well you should be fine.
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it is oval shaped at most times, I cant find a good pic now since my main computer is down, but it is looking different everyday for the past 6 months
DJM32189
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I also noticed that each day the anemone appears to be "pooping" for lack of better terms. Out comes little-medium sized brown balls. It sounds pretty gross.
It is not bleaching as the color is still very nice (a blueish-green) and the underlying color upon observation is a nice brown.
UPDATE:
I forgot that when I first got the anemone, I fed it large marine pellets (who knows why!!), but it ate them and is now expelling them, or the waste from them.
It is not bleaching as the color is still very nice (a blueish-green) and the underlying color upon observation is a nice brown.
UPDATE:
I forgot that when I first got the anemone, I fed it large marine pellets (who knows why!!), but it ate them and is now expelling them, or the waste from them.
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rkelman
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I would say your lighting is sufficient. 196w over that size tank should be ok. I had my Haddoni under the same amount of light in a 65 gallon tall and he was fine. I had to feed him more often but other than that it was ok. Haddoni's don't require very strong lighting. I have 2 x 250mh now and I think he's enjoying that more however. Its normal for the mouth to be open for a while don't worry too much about it. Insides "spilling" isn't good. Hopefully he's just expelling something. I'm suprised no one else has mentioned it but how many times have you poked, prodded, tried to feed this guy? The biggest thing is leave him alone. Don't touch him or change anything in the tank until he is acclimated. I wouldn't have even thought of feeding for at least a week. If he's to have any chance you have to stop. Even a healthy established anem will stress badly when touched as much as yours has been. Give him a week with no interaction from you at all. I may have missed it I skimmed over the rest of the post. Where is the Saddleback? Please tell me he's not bugging the crap out of the anem.. They can be extremely rough. Good luck Lets see some pics 
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I have touched it kind of frequently, but I will stop from now on. The saddleback is in the tank with him, he is quite large (hence the large anemone), but he is pretty gentle with the anemone. He seems to just lay in it. Sometime, he goes a little crazy/and or bite the tentacles.
I will post some pics tomorrow when the light is back on.
I believe that each time the insides have spilled, he has been expelling the waste.
Right now (lights off), the mouth is fairly closed, a little open but from what I understand, it is nothing unusual.
He does have a tendency to be more inflated with the lights off though. Perhaps, my lighting is too strong for him right now? I can make the unit only put out 130watts if that would make him feel better?
Thanks for the help! I really appreciate it.
Plus, I will be back in school this week (Mid-Terms last week), so I really won't have time to be touching the anemone! I just get so anxious over the weekend when I buy something new and all of my brainpower goes into it. Consequently, I become stressed/worried about the new creature. As if you could not tell!
I will post some pics tomorrow when the light is back on.
I believe that each time the insides have spilled, he has been expelling the waste.
Right now (lights off), the mouth is fairly closed, a little open but from what I understand, it is nothing unusual.
He does have a tendency to be more inflated with the lights off though. Perhaps, my lighting is too strong for him right now? I can make the unit only put out 130watts if that would make him feel better?
Thanks for the help! I really appreciate it.
Plus, I will be back in school this week (Mid-Terms last week), so I really won't have time to be touching the anemone! I just get so anxious over the weekend when I buy something new and all of my brainpower goes into it. Consequently, I become stressed/worried about the new creature. As if you could not tell!
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DJM32189
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This morning, the insides of the anemone were really far out, but when I turned on the light, everything went back to normal. The anemone currently is very sticky, but I have not tried to feed it just yet. The mouth is currently closed tight.
I do not have the room to move the clown/setup a tank for him. I really like the clownfish and he is really old, so I would rather not risk his life over a brand new obnoxious anemone. However, I really do hope that this amazing creature recovers.
I do not have the room to move the clown/setup a tank for him. I really like the clownfish and he is really old, so I would rather not risk his life over a brand new obnoxious anemone. However, I really do hope that this amazing creature recovers.
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UPDATE:
The anemone is very very very sticky and he just ate a whole silverside!
Actually, now that I look at it, he is just holding it in one of his folds with the tentacles wrapped around it, I think he may have spit it out!
Looks like he is not eating (is that unusual after being in the tank for 3 days?)
The anemone is very very very sticky and he just ate a whole silverside!
Actually, now that I look at it, he is just holding it in one of his folds with the tentacles wrapped around it, I think he may have spit it out!
Looks like he is not eating (is that unusual after being in the tank for 3 days?)
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