Will I be able to save my carpet?

[pewter_jean]

This afternoon I went to pict up a carpet anemone. I don't know much about carpets, So when I got there to pict it up from a fellow reefer, I checked it out. The mouth was swollen, and the water was cloudy, I was told that was normal, after being shipped. So I started on the hour and a half drive home. I got home a little after six and started the aclamaition. When I opened the bag, It stunk real bad. I noticed when I poured it into the bucket to start acclation, this clear gooy stuff with what looked like chunck of meat was in the. The mouth was open very wide. after aclamating for a little while the mouth started closeing up some. then open then close. Is this poor thing a goner, or is there something I can do to save it. I would be willing to try to save it. But I don't want to put my tank at risk either? Want should I do?:worried:

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

This anemone sounds like a goner. Sorry.

 

[pewter_jean]

I was afraid of that, I just wanted to make sure I gave it every chance possible before I got rid of it. Thanks.

 

[BonsaiNut]

With anemones, your nose is the best indicator. When dead, they are absolutely, positively the nastiest smelling critter in the ocean. A healthy anemone doesn't exude any odor that I am aware of - certainly not the ungodly stench of a dead one.

 

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8093634#post8093634 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BonsaiNut
With anemones, your nose is the best indicator. When dead, they are absolutely, positively the nastiest smelling critter in the ocean. A healthy anemone doesn't exude any odor that I am aware of - certainly not the ungodly stench of a dead one.

You've obviuosly never smelled a bag with 50 dead snails shipped on a summer day have you


Did you pay for the Carpet? If so, lesson learned. Please realize these animals are precious and I wish sometimes they went back to costing $300.00+