How do you know when to remove an Anemone?

[keonia]

I got an inexpensive anemone - 12.99 at LFS it's clear - it's been 5 days and today he shrunk and looks shriveled.
Is he recouperable? or should I just remove him before he spills his guts out? I tried to move him, but his food is planted to rock.
I don't think he lasted because I only have 50/50 actinics. He was eating well. But now, I don't know if I should pry him off before he really dies or do I have hope??
:help: :help: :help:

 

[keonia]

never mind, I squirted some food and it chopped it up, but i swear he looked shriveled!!

 

[popnfrresh]

Mine deflates each night then goes back.

 

[bobothewizard]

Disintegration is the only sign of death. What wattage are those lights, if there not MH he will most likely die of starvation.

 

[troyw806]

I agree with the wizard. Without the right lighting he's gonna go anyway. I went through two of them with the same type of lights.

 

[keonia]

Ok. Now I got MH lights, 175 this should be okay right? I am looking for a Long tentacle anemone and before spending 60. I want to know if anyone can give me guidance!!
37 gallon
Thanks

 

[wax32]

That will be enough light. Don't forget you need to keep up proper water parameters.

 

[mitzel]

Originally Posted by keonia
I got an inexpensive anemone - 12.99 at LFS it's clear - it's been 5 days and today he shrunk and looks shriveled.
Is he recouperable? or should I just remove him before he spills his guts out? I tried to move him, but his food is planted to rock.
I don't think he lasted because I only have 50/50 actinics. He was eating well. But now, I don't know if I should pry him off before he really dies or do I have hope??
:help: :help: :help:

I have had mine since tuesday nad mine does this too . puffes up and stretches out then shrivels up . it does this a few times a day. It has eatten twice . it does have one small spot that never opens up it looks like it didn't grow with the rest of it. Oh yea Mine doesn't move it has been on the same rock. LFS said it would move from one side of the tank to the other over night? is this true? It just stays under the light.
SG 1.023
Po4 0ppm
nitite 0ppm
nitrate 0ppm
Ph 8.2
400w MH over one end of the tank
NO 10000k over the whole tank
125 gallon tank

 

[crashedin0]

it will move to somewhere it likes
if you want him to move put him somewhere he dosnt want to be
but y move him

 

[mitzel]

Ok he hasn't moved from the same rock. the day before yesterday he really locked in his foot in a crack in the rock. I spot feed him a piece of krill and he ate it really fast. But today he has shrivled up and has some funky grey stuff coming out of the mouth. it is contracting and expanding over and over. Is it just going to the bathroom? or is it going into its death throws? My wife is totally freaking out about this is it normal? :scared: