Anemone ID

tormented

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The hole is all the way thru its middle. Looks like a donut shape with tendrils of gunk coming off it. Yuck.
I was wrong, its still alive. How is this possable? It falling apart. No way its going in my tank. But do I flush it? Should I leave it in bucket overnight?
 

lovethesea

Active Member
I would say its "going". Dr. Thomas may have more info than me.

When they start falling apart, turning inside out etc., that usually means they are dying.
Your LTA looks pretty typical. Here is one of mine all closed up, I thought I had a good pic of it opened WAAAYY up. He gets to be the size of a dinner plate sometimes :scared:
 
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thomas712

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Originally Posted by Tormented
The hole is all the way thru its middle. Looks like a donut shape with tendrils of gunk coming off it. Yuck.
I was wrong, its still alive. How is this possable? It falling apart. No way its going in my tank. But do I flush it? Should I leave it in bucket overnight?

I suppose I'm way to late, but at this point I'd say its had it. With the tendrils as you put it, I assume that its the mesenterial and gametogenic tissue coming out. If it is somehow alive in the morning then I'd have a QT setup.
 

tormented

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I bought it from someone shutting down their tank. I got another kind and a bunch of crabs/snails from him too and they made it fine. It was just this one that died. THey were packaged ok so I dont know what happened. Oh well.
 
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