Anemone ??? recent order from LiveAquaria.com

jas3600 · 03-31-2008, 02:09 PM

I re-stocked my aquarium last week. Read Bio in SAY HELLO for more details..

It is always a best practice to examine an anemone before purchasing, which I am aware of, however when buying from Dr. Foster & Smith's LiveAquaria.com you don't know what you'll end up receiving.

Everything checked out fine and I acclimated all of my new friends by using the drip method over an hour.

The Anemone looked great at first but has been moving around alot, which once again I know that they do.

Question is:

If an anemone shrinks and regains size again and again and again spitting out brown ooz (ZOO I am presuming) and now has a loose mouth.

Could this mean it is the beginning of the end for my anemone?

Has anyone ever had this and the anemone regain vitals and thrive???

aquaboy · 03-31-2008, 02:51 PM

are the lights currently off? I think they expel the water from their old habitat and fill themselves with water from their new habitat, like a way of self-acclimating. When i got my Anemone, it did that right when the lights turned off of first day of ownership

Jason McKenzie · 03-31-2008, 03:02 PM

Yes it is a sign of a dieing anemone but it can also be just from the stress of moving. I wouldn't give up on it yet, but keep a close eye on it

J

baugherb · 03-31-2008, 04:45 PM

How old is your tank??? I acclimated mine for about 2 and a half hours.. Just saying what I do...

jas3600 · 03-31-2008, 06:44 PM

My tank was established November 11th, 2002

It did crash during that winter due to an ICE STORM that left us without power for 5 days.

It has been up ever since. The tank levels are:
Specific Gravity: 1.026
Amonia : 0
Nitrite : 0
Nitrate : less than 40 ppm
PH : 8.2

So, I can check it any day and it stays the same.

All of the zoanthids stay open, Toadstool Mushtroom that I just introduced is open almost all the way the flowering tips haven't yet expanded, my bubble coral is doing good.

The Anemone started looking really good an hour ago, so I fed it a very small piece of freeze dried krill.

Here is a pic of it right now at 9:30 p.m.

Bogie · 03-31-2008, 09:08 PM

anenome looks great, i wouldn't worry about his mouth being open 1/4".

jas3600 · 03-31-2008, 10:08 PM

It was open more like a 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch....

andybethke · 03-31-2008, 10:25 PM

well you are bad!!!! and im jelous! it looks awesome already! goodluck!

reef_guru · 03-31-2008, 10:32 PM

Anemones are disceiving they could take 6-8 months to die. the stress of the shipment could have put it into a tissy. call the seller, their customer service is good.

jas3600 · 04-01-2008, 09:14 AM

I have had three anemone in my reef keeping experience

A brown BTA

And Sebea

Both lost....

I have never really heard how long an BTA can last in the reef aquarium.