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04-16-2008, 12:00 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL
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 |  My LTA finally got his stick back!
So after a couple weeks of being on my toes, my anemone (as of yesterday) has gained his "stick" back. His coloring i think is still a little off and I was expecting him not to make it (after reading all the stuff about how anemones never come back once they start to decline, etc.) and especially since I found out you shouldn't get one if you have a young tank. For two or three weeks he just looked dreadful; deflated tentacles, no stick, half the size of when I got him. A couple a weeks ago I bought a new light setup for him and I guess its just now starting to take effect. His color is starting to look much more rosy, his size has doubled, his tentacles are inflated, and he will now accept food because he has his stick back. I think if I just increase my current with a small powerhead, this guy will be rockin. 
Well, heres hoping (fingers crossed)
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28 Gallon Bowfront
2 False Perculas
1 Long Tentacled Anemone
1 Scarlet Skunk Shrimp
1 Pearly Jawfish | 
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04-16-2008, 12:13 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 21
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Good Luck! I have never had any luck with any of my anemones. I once had a beautiful green carpet anemone, but get this.... it was in my 12 gallon nano. I was a newbie and my LFS told me it would be ok in the nano. WRONG!!! He lasted about all of 2 weeks. I never went back to that LFS....
But I wish you lots of luck.
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75 gallon: 1 yellow tang,1 cherub pygmy angel, 1 Kole Tang, 1 lawnmower blenny,1 orangespotted goby, 1 small watchman goby, 1 pearly jawfish, 2 cleaner shrimp, 4 peppermint shrimp, 1 pistol shrimp, 1 sally light foot, 1 emrald crab, 20 hermits, 5 turbos, 12 mexican turbos and 1 brittle star. And a ton of sandsifting snails. Leather toadstool, frogspawn, 2 pulsing xenia, bubble coral, brain coral, elkhorn, flavia, anthelia, a colt, a goniopora and a rock full of zoas. | |
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04-16-2008, 12:21 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL
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thanks, i really hope he makes it! things seem to be looking up anyway. Too bad about your carpet. It seems that LFS don't have a very good track record with advising newbies (or at least those new to anemones) on their care or requirements :/ | |
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04-16-2008, 12:37 PM
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| | Giant Squid
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Awesome...... | |
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04-16-2008, 12:42 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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The lighting is usually the reason, unless your water parameters are way off. Glad to hear hes coming back. Luna _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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07-02-2008, 12:40 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL
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so just an update on the anemone. He's been doing better and better. finally settled in a spot in the tank and burrowed and has gotten much bigger (looks like hes taking over! lol). He also eats pretty readily. Tentacles are in good health and have a good pink color to them. Only worry is the base still looks a little pale, but its the only issue i can see. | |
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