Urgent. Need help please

[luamada]

I need you help. I just notice this on the back of the right side only of my snowflake. Yesterday it was not there. I did observe the snowflake goes next to my carpet (new addition) and dart away from the anemone at a rapid speed. Could this be from the anemone or is this anything also? Or parasite? He is eating normal, swimming normal.
He was added to my tank about 3 weeks ago and he has been fine. Only the one that went to the anemone got that. What is it?

Please help
Lu

 

[ocellaris123]

yes, looks similiar to a carpet sting. What type of carpet anemone is it? More than likely your fish will be fine.

 

[luamada]

It is a Great Carpet. What should I do? Get rid of the carpet? Or let it be?

 

[luamada]

Green sorry typo

 

[Reefahholic]

I need you help. I just notice this on the back of the right side only of my snowflake. Yesterday it was not there. I did observe the snowflake goes next to my carpet (new addition) and dart away from the anemone at a rapid speed. Could this be from the anemone or is this anything also? Or parasite? He is eating normal, swimming normal.
He was added to my tank about 3 weeks ago and he has been fine. Only the one that went to the anemone got that. What is it?

Please help
Lu

I think it's a sting too, spots like that "on one side" that appeared over night, would be unlikely to be ICH. It's not Velvet or Brook either.

A clownfish will let an anemone sting them until they build an immunity to it. He should be fine.

Haddoni's have a powerful sting.

 

[ocellaris123]

What species of carpet I mean? If a hosting species, your clowns could take residence in it in time, but hosting carpets such as haddoni and gigantea have a reputation of eating other tank residents, something I experienced with my blue haddoni's.

 

[Reefahholic]

It is a Great Carpet. What should I do? Get rid of the carpet? Or let it be?

He'll be ok, and prolly end up in the carpet before you know it.

Green carpet is a Host Anemone.

 

[luamada]

Thank you so much for the fast reply. I was panicking.
Lu

 

[Reefahholic]

Thank you so much for the fast reply. I was panicking.
Lu

No problem, we're here to help.

Did we confirm it's a S. Haddoni? Can you post a pic?

 

[luamada]

Here is a picture of the anemone. It is green and beautiful but I hope it will not eat my clown. I fed it on three days ago. I have it on the schedule for feeding on Wednesday and Sunday. It eat a whole silverfish. Do I have to feed it more often so it will not eat the clown.
I am so happy with the tank
Parameters are
Ammonia 0, nitrite 0.01, nitrate 15, phosphate .02, salinity 1.025 CA 360( but dosing it up) KH 10, ph 8.1.
This is my temp tank
Thank you guys for your help
Lu

 

[Reefahholic]

Yep, looks like a Haddoni to me. A mean one! Ha Ha..

Don't feed it silversides. May kill it due to contamination issues. Feed this...found at any local grocery store. Make sure it's small pieces.

 

[luamada]

Thank you Jared. I got a mean one haha.

 

[clorox]

Despite the glass distortion in the picture, your carpet looks like an S.Haddoni.

My clowns had similar behavior when I once introduced a couple gbta's. One of them darted away and was opening and closing the mouth rapidly while shaking the body. It clearly got stung. After about 10 minutes it calmed down and was back in the anemone.

Scientific studies confirm that it takes on average 24+ hours (depending on the specimen) to develop the mucus on the clown's skin before they become 'invisible'.

As an aside, I would feed silversides with a lot of caution, better yet avoid feeding them altogether. There have been several threads discussing how potentially risky (lethal in some circumstances) it could be. The main consensus is to feed seafood for human consumption (clams, shrimp, scallops etc) that you purchase at the supermarket. Quality control is much more stringent on seafood intended for people than frozen seafood for aquaria.

 

[Reefahholic]

Thank you Jared. I got a mean one haha.

Your welcome!

Kinda rare for that to happen.

Check out this video of a huge red Haddoni in the wild!

YouTube:

http://youtu.be/gT2jeGcjPkU


Here's mine...

 

[luamada]

You guys are great. Thanks for the information. the silver fish are on their way to the great sanctuary at the dump. No more silver's. going to get the mix. The video was pretty awesome! Love the Red with the clowns, that was pretty cool.
Thanks again

 

[Reefahholic]

Welcome...good luck!

 

[luamada]

After all that with the green anenome, the clowns have taken to the purple tip anenome. I thought this was a decorative anenome. Is this ok for the clowns. They won't get hurt will they?

 

[luamada]

More pics..

 

[Rippinfrags]

Condylactis anemone do not naturally host clownfish in the wild, but several people have witnessed their clownfish accepting a condylactis in their aquarium.