HELP! My anemone is about to DIE?!?!?

si12ius

si12ius

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Just got him yesterday! Put him into the tank he was doing good all day yesterday set his foot into the sand bed. But, today it seemed like he sunk is it normal that he looks like he's all the way in the sand bed and alot smaller then what he looked like the day before. He still has its color? Any ideas? normal? its a white sebae anemone.
 
nigerbang

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Originally Posted by Si12iuS
http:///forum/post/2502930
Just got him yesterday! Put him into the tank he was doing good all day yesterday set his foot into the sand bed. But, today it seemed like he sunk is it normal that he looks like he's all the way in the sand bed and alot smaller then what he looked like the day before. He still has its color? Any ideas? normal? its a white sebae anemone.
There are no "White" nems, there are bleached out nems that are sold as white...
How long has the tank been set up? Water params, Lighting, What lighting did the store have?
 
si12ius

si12ius

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Originally Posted by NigerBang
http:///forum/post/2502936
There are no "White" nems, there are bleached out nems that are sold as white...
How long has the tank been set up? Water params, Lighting, What lighting did the store have?
Tank has been up for a year, I did a water param last week and they were all withing spec I'll do another tonite the store just had your basic flourescent bulb. I have a coralife aqualight set up in mines with 10k's and atinics. everything else in my tank is doing fine. THis is my first time getting a anemone I must ve not dont a good job. :(
 
condyman

condyman

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Do you have any inverts that could harm it??
I went though 3 anemones before realizing that my starfish was eating their side walls.
also remember that anemones go through cycles. they might contract and expand acouple of times the first month.
 
si12ius

si12ius

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Originally Posted by Condyman
http:///forum/post/2503082
Do you have any inverts that could harm it??
I went though 3 anemones before realizing that my starfish was eating their side walls.
also remember that anemones go through cycles. they might contract and expand acouple of times the first month.
Only a few nass snails and and nothing bigger then the size of a dime from what I can see.
It definately looks like it is expanding and contracting... It seems very active when my actinics and moon lighting is on.
Is there a thread on here on going about the best way to feed the guy?
 
condyman

condyman

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do you have pictures of it??
I can tell you that anemones feed 2 ways. 1- they use they algae in their body to transfor light into energy. If the anemone has been kept in poor light conditions, the algae in their bodies DIES, giving the anemone the beautiful white color. BLEACHED. and starving it until death.
In the contrary to common belief, I think anemones are very hardy under the right conditions. Do you know that scientists haven't been able to estimate the life span of wild anemones/ they think approximate 300 Years!
-In either case, there is hope! 2- they are predators and eat all kinds of meaty flesh. try feeding it small peaces of frozen shrimp every other day. you'll see it will love it and expect it all the time! look at the picture below. in the middle to right i've got a condy anemone, it was a quarter of it's size and bleached when i got him 3 months ago. i've been feeding it every other day and kept him close to the lights. he's got a nice tan color now and it's gotten HUGE! to big, im debating what to do about it. when it expand it takes alot of the tank space.
take some pictures of your anemone so we can give you a beter prognosis
 
si12ius

si12ius

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Alright cool I will definately get some pictures so you can help me identify him. its the size of the top of a soda can and very active when my actinics are on.... It resembles a sabae anemone but, it has neon green tips with small tentacles.
 
perfectdark

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Seeing as though you just got him, there is nothing to do but observe it for now. Depending on species anemones can take up to a week to feel comfortable in its surroundings. Watch for signs of stress, gaping open mouth, deflated for extended periods of time (days) expelling insides.. Your lighting IMO is not sufficient for its health long term. Supplemental feedings will help... Good luck.
 
si12ius

si12ius

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yea you were right man thanks! My anemone seems to be doing great right now. I tried to move it to stronger lit areas and he just moved away went around and uner my live rock and finally planted him self in an ideal area that makes the tank look great with him being there. Im gonna feed it tommorow. Its looks awesome and healthy so far and moving tentacles alot!! thanks for the help.
 
condyman

condyman

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It looks like a nice tank. it's hard to look at the anemone's health because of the detail. But it looks ok from what i can tell
 
si12ius

si12ius

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Originally Posted by Condyman
http:///forum/post/2511540
It looks like a nice tank. it's hard to look at the anemone's health because of the detail. But it looks ok from what i can tell

Yea sorry, Im gonna borrow a friends camera or just buy a new one..... what kinda anemone you think it is?
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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Originally Posted by Si12iuS
http:///forum/post/2503508
Is there a thread on here on going about the best way to feed the guy?
Not sure if anyone answered this for you... In the event that they didnt.
Your anemone will benifit from supplemental feedings especially in its current condition. If you can get it to eat, offer it small raw fish type foods. Clams, silver sides, mysis and small pieces of raw shrimp are all acceptable. You want to feed it very small pieces, rule of thumb is nothing larger than its mouth but in your case I would suggest even smaller. It takes energy for them to ingest food and too big of a piece could make it weaker than it already is.
In general anemones under the proper conditions lighting, flow and water chemistry rarely need to be fed if at all. A common misconception is that they "need" to be spot fed, not true. Strong lighting gives them 90% of their food and the rest comes from detritus and other small particles floating in the water as well as trace elements. However if your tank lacks any of the above then feeding will keep their immune system up and depending on what is lacking and to what degree will determine if or when it will start to die. Hope this helps.
As stated before, because certain tank perameters necessary arent met it is very difficult to tell which species it is. As an example it could very well be an LTA but lack of light adding stress maybe making its tenticles shorten like it shows, coupled with a poor pic this could result in a false ID.
 
condyman

condyman

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Originally Posted by kaingers
http:///forum/post/2519698
Sould I rotate silver sides and frozen shrimp feedings to my condy?
I think that a little variety wont hurt the anemone. it might be able to get different nutrients aout of the two. I feed mine just frozen shrimp.
 
debbie

debbie

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May I ask a question regarding an anemone. A friend of mine just bought a white anemone with blue tips. I read here there is no such thing as a white anemone???
 
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