jakkindaback
New Member
My poor Anemone isn't looking good. Anyone know if I need to take him out of my tank? I hate to take him out and flush him while he is still kicking and screaming :cry: It is turning brown! And it has bubbly goo on it
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Not looking good.
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My poor Anemone isn't looking good. Anyone know if I need to take him out of my tank? I hate to take him out and flush him while he is still kicking and screaming :cry: It is turning brown! And it has bubbly goo on it
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siptang
Guest
Check for iodine lvls and also observe if any fish is bothering it. Do you have any butterflys in your tank?
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smartorl
Guest
Your nem still looks quite far from death in the photos above. My knee jerk reaction is that it is bleached and the discolored tentacles are those that are normal coloration. Given that they appear to be on the underside specifically and in my experience, when they recolor, it tends to be more of an overall change, I am interested in the questions below.
We can offer you more help if we get some stats on the tank.
Size, age, lighting, specs (how much live rock, sand?, and filtration) and tank inhabitants.
We can offer you more help if we get some stats on the tank.
Size, age, lighting, specs (how much live rock, sand?, and filtration) and tank inhabitants.
jakkindaback
New Member
He is usually a bright pink color but he has faded out to white last few days.
My tank has been set up for about a year and a half. The anemone has been in the tank for about 6 months. Tank is a 30 tall with conpact florescent (sp) lighting not sure what size (I just replace the bulbs when they go out XD.)
Half my tank is liverock think about 40 lbs. Six inch sand base at the bottom of the tank.
Up until the last few days, my two clowns have been hosting the anemone. I noticed the day before yesterday they were staying away from it, then today he started emmitting some slimy goo that was bubbly.
I don't have any problem fish that pick at anything
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We put Purple Up in the tank about once a week for the iodine.
Filter is a 50-60 gallon MarineLand.
Thank you for any advice.
My tank has been set up for about a year and a half. The anemone has been in the tank for about 6 months. Tank is a 30 tall with conpact florescent (sp) lighting not sure what size (I just replace the bulbs when they go out XD.)
Half my tank is liverock think about 40 lbs. Six inch sand base at the bottom of the tank.
Up until the last few days, my two clowns have been hosting the anemone. I noticed the day before yesterday they were staying away from it, then today he started emmitting some slimy goo that was bubbly.
I don't have any problem fish that pick at anything
We put Purple Up in the tank about once a week for the iodine.
Filter is a 50-60 gallon MarineLand.
Thank you for any advice.
jakkindaback
New Member
Got some more pics. My other anemone in the tank that is healthy.
This is the sick one from the front and top.
This is the sick one from the front and top.
trevsmelly354
Member
That looks exactly like my Haitian Anemone before it died. Also, how many clownfish do you have?
jakkindaback
New Member
I have 2. And I don't think it's lighting. My other anemone is the exact same type and came in same time 6 mths ago and it's fine. Also I have some corals and they have doubled in size
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My tank sits not in front of, but kind of off to the side of a window, and the tank also gets a few slivers of real light a few hours each day too :/
He looks pretty bad this morning. I hate to take him out of the tank and worsen his prospects, but I am afraid to leave him in with everything else all day while I am at work.
My tank sits not in front of, but kind of off to the side of a window, and the tank also gets a few slivers of real light a few hours each day too :/
He looks pretty bad this morning. I hate to take him out of the tank and worsen his prospects, but I am afraid to leave him in with everything else all day while I am at work.
flower
Well-Known Member
It's kind of fuzzy in memory but I once purchased two anemones for my 55g, one died then I read or was told that only one anemone should be in the tank (chemical wars). Larger tanks can handle more but maybe a 30g can't.
I have to agree with BTLDreef...power compacts are not strong enough for an anemone..it takes a while for an anemone to die of light starvation and a few hours of natural sunlight just feeds the algae..you should cover the window or the tank while the sun passes across it....well that's what I would do anyway.
teresaq
Active Member
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Originally Posted by BTLDreef http:///forum/thread/385890/not-looking-good#post_3386525
It's dying do to lack of proper lighting.
I agree
Originally Posted by BTLDreef http:///forum/thread/385890/not-looking-good#post_3386525
It's dying do to lack of proper lighting.
I agree
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smartorl
Guest
To keep an anemone healthy and happy, T-5's or metal halides are a must. They have been slowly dying and will continue to decline. Many soft corals can not only survive but thrive under PC lighting but anemones just can't.
It appears that this one has moved to the very top of the tank, as close to the light as it can get which further shows it's doing it's best to find a suitable place.
Anemones often live in clusters in the wild so you can keep multiple anemones in the same system. I would not mix varieties however.
If you are not already running carbon, I would start immediately and monitor your water very closely.
The only hope for the nems is to upgrade your lighting. That will require a period of acclimation for the more intense light and for this anemone, it may already be too late.
If you are unable to do so, I would toss this nem and return the other because it will be next.
I'm not being mean in any way, just practical. Unless you upgrade, it's inevitable to lose both.
It appears that this one has moved to the very top of the tank, as close to the light as it can get which further shows it's doing it's best to find a suitable place.
Anemones often live in clusters in the wild so you can keep multiple anemones in the same system. I would not mix varieties however.
If you are not already running carbon, I would start immediately and monitor your water very closely.
The only hope for the nems is to upgrade your lighting. That will require a period of acclimation for the more intense light and for this anemone, it may already be too late.
If you are unable to do so, I would toss this nem and return the other because it will be next.
I'm not being mean in any way, just practical. Unless you upgrade, it's inevitable to lose both.