HELP!!! Maroon Clown Dieing...Carpet Dieing?

[jewban]

So my maroon clown is breathing very quickly and heavily as well as not mobile at all, just lying in the rbta and my blue carpet looks shriveled like hes going to die, here are some pics along with my water parameters
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0.1
Nitrate - 10-20
Specific Gravity - 1.0255
Salinity - 35 PPT
Temp - 79
Stock List as Follows
55 gal
35gal sump with prefilter, no drilling
Rio 2100 for return
Maxijet 900 for flow
4x65 PC with two moonlights
60lbs LR
40lbs LS
RBTA
Blue Carpet Anemone
Acroporia Green
Multi Rock (7 polyps)
Fine Grap Coral
Giant Mushroom
2 Mated Maroon Clown
Red Sea Lunar Wrasse
Small Snoflake Eel
2 Blue Corinthia
Wrasse (unkown)
Red Florida Lobster
Giant Purple Star
Two Sand Sifter Stars
30 Blue Legs
30 Snails
This first pic is what the spot used to look like a few days ago...its on the opposite side of him its new...

the second pic is what it looks like now, like a hole,

the last is my blue carpet i think he looks terrible.

I know i should do a water change but Im ultra sick with tonselitis and cant leave my house for a couple days at least. Any information/opinions would be greatly appreciated

 

[jewban]

The Carpet seems to shrivel when the light is on and comes to life at night when only my moonlights are on.PLEASE HELP!!!!!

 

[thomas712]

The first bit of information is that you should NEVER mix species of anemones in one tank, especially if its only a 55 gallon.
Second is that it is entirely possible that the clownfish has carried the stinging cells from one anemone to another.
Third is that you should not have a carpet anemone in a 55 gallon tank, that tank just simply isn't big enough for it. These guys can get to be over 2 feet in diameter.
In my opinion those lights are not strong enough for a carpet anemone, when dealing with CA's you should have MH lighting.
You also seem to be a bit overstocked with fish in this tank, 7 fish?
My suggestion would be to get rid of the carpet anemone, send him back to the LFS for store credit or give it away, but find a good home for it.
As to the clownfish with the hole I can't say, I'm simply not a disease expert but I would not let it near that carpet anemone anymore. It is a sick fish now and the carpet may simply eat it.
As to the carpet anemone, it could simply be reacting to the stinging cells from the other anemone, water chemistry or other stress values. Get rid of it.
Thomas

 

[jewban]

THe clowns dont go near the Carpet...U really think my tank is overstocked...the lfs said mixing the two anemones would be no problem...ugh ...thanks for the advice

 

[thomas712]

Originally Posted by jewban
the lfs said mixing the two anemones would be no problem...ugh ...thanks for the advice
Absolutly I think that the LFS gave you bad advice.
Let me put it this way. The LFS has something to sell you, I don't, my advice is free and I don't ask anything in return. I am only here to help and share the passion of this hobby.
I have been studying anemones for over 5 years now. I have been raising Bubble tips for over 4.5 years.
My suggestion: For future purchases/upgrades whatever you wish to do with your tank, go ahead and ask your LFS, then come and ask us on this board. Many of us have been there done that and we can help and steer you away from bad advice or at least give you some other opinions or different ways to to things.
Thomas

 

[jewban]

Thanks, I Really appreciate it. ILl keep that in mind, im rather new to this whole thing so u know. Anyway, I dont really want to take the Carpet back, id like to give it away, but i dont know of anyone with a large enough tank or even anyone else with a tank hehe, anyway ill see what i can do. What should i do with my maroon? she looks very sickly and the male has just gotten a little white spec like what she had before it turned into a freiken hole...ne ideas?
Ryan