Anemone Dying?

Discussion in 'Coral Health' started by Mr._Bond, Dec 25, 2005.

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  1. Mr._Bond

    Mr._Bond Feather Duster

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    My BTA seems to be shriveling up almost nightly, and most of the time expelling this brown stringy stuff. I know they will shrivel up some times to expel waste (and this stuff coming out sure looks like poop), but this seems like too much. Can anyone tell me what they think? He seems perfectly fine, all full and big during the day and even later in the night, so he seems healthy otherwise. Takes food still - feed him a piece of shrimp (small 1/8 - 1/4 inch cube) about once a week. Seems to have just started happening and nothing really has changed in the tank. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated
     
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  3. fletch

    fletch Kole Tang

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    I wouldn't worry Mine do that quite often also,Sounds Like just what you said, "expelling waste" ;) .................................. John
     
  4. rickzter

    rickzter Torch Coral

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    Any corals around it? Maybe something is pissing it off? Unless you feed it too much, he's crapping a lot. :-/
     
  5. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    It is most likely expelling waste. They tend to shrink when they discharge waste. Anemones do require strong lighting and good water quality!!! They are actually very demanding to keep alive. They will also tend to "walk" if they aren't happy where they are. They move all over the place as I have found out as one to many have gotten sucked up in the filter or powerheads.
     
  6. G-Boy

    G-Boy Flamingo Tongue

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    mine was doing the same thing and i figured out that I was feeding it too often. When I fed the tank I would always shoot some his way plus I fed him shrimp 2-3 times a week. Since then I have backed off the feeding to once a week and no sharing of the fish food. Another problem is that he has grown to about 4x his original size in 5 months because of the overfeeding. His little buddy still brings him little morsels now and then. He almost looks scary :)
     
  7. QTYPIE424

    QTYPIE424 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    How long have you had your BTA? I have had mine for almost 3 months and I went through the same thing as you. My 2 clowns wouldnt go near it and I was feeding it 2-3x wk and it would expel copious amounts of brown slim as well as these brown dime size balls of crap. A month into it my clowns became very attached and would not let me feed him. They would literally kick the food out and act like they would attack me if I attempted to stick my hand in the tank. The BTA went through fazes when he looked like he was literally melting. So I didnt feed the anenome for a few weeks until last week. Now I am feeding him once a week and he has since then barried himself in the sand, which was weird to me but I read that they do that, I just never saw mine do that til now. He looks very healthy now. My clowns are taking care of him so I am not even worried much about him anymore.
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  9. Ishymishy77

    Ishymishy77 Peppermint Shrimp

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    anemone problem

    My little guys tenticles have withered down to nubs but his mouth is still tight and not open. And yes he is still letting out the brown stuff once in while do I need to worry?
     
  10. Arcain41

    Arcain41 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Is it still sticky? Check and see if the water stinks. If it starts separating into slimy pieces then you'll know. Try not to feed it for a few days. Over-feeding is a BIG problem. You can feed an anemone to death.
    http://www.karensroseanemones.com/
    Here is a link to a website that IMO has all the info you need.
     
  11. karensroses

    karensroses Plankton

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    Hi All, wanted to let you all know that my website has a new address.
    It is Karensroseanemones.net. the .com has been changed.
    Thanks all. Karen
     
  12. Doratus

    Doratus Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Who are you and why should we care about your website?

    And why did you post your website in someone elses' topic?