Torn foot the end of the road?

[reefpro]

I just received my new blue carpet anenome...
I'm familiar with Carpets and I've had a few of them over the years... Love them.. they always grow to big and have to be given to the local aquarium
Anyway... I got the new blue carpet yesterday. I inspected him and noticed a small tear in his foot. I know you're probably going to panic but I went ahead and aclimated him and put him in my QT to see how he would do overnight.
Here's the rub... this morning he looks worse and the tear appears to be bigger but I *think* thats because he's squashed up.
Should I just pull him now or give him another 24 hours?

 

[shrimpi]

So.. you ordered him?
I not saying to jump the gun and return him but Id definetly let the guy you bought him from know the animal was 'ill'. and work out something, its a sketchy chance after an anemones foot is damaged. He could recover though

 

[choco]

A torn foot in most cases is a bad sign for a carpet anemone. From my experience, sand dwelling anemones such as carpets usually don't recover very well when their foot is torn since their foot is usually in the sand. However, rock dwelling anemones tend to recover if their foot is slightly torn.

 

[rod buehle]

Originally Posted by Choco
A torn foot in most cases is a bad sign for a carpet anemone. From my experience, sand dwelling anemones such as carpets usually don't recover very well when their foot is torn since their foot is usually in the sand. However, rock dwelling anemones tend to recover if their foot is slightly torn.

I agree. many of the rock dwelling anemones such as BTAs, H.magnifica, etc. will have a better chance at surviving a torn foot than a sand dweller will.
(Type of carpet is important)
What type of carpet are we talknig about here? S. hadoni is pretty much a sand dweller. S.gigantea are usually found at the sand/rock interface with their foot attached top a solid surface. S.mert.. and S.helinthus are usually found on rock.
You shoul leave this anemone in your tank and give it tthe best chance possible. Dont pull it out of the tank until your sure its a gonner (It will start to melt/disinigrate)

 

[choco]

Rod Buehle, sorry I wasn't specific enough when I said "carpet" anemones. I am always on to people about them being more specific instead of just using the term carpet. I just caught myself guilty.

 

[rod buehle]

Originally Posted by Choco
Rod Buehle, sorry I wasn't specific enough when I said "carpet" anemones. I am always on to people about them being more specific instead of just using the term carpet. I just caught myself guilty.

No sweat. You were probably correct anyway. Usually when people say "blue carpet" they are referring to S.haddoni, which is typically a sand dweller. There are very few blue giganteas, and even fewer merts that are blue. I do still recommend that people be more specific than "carpet anemone" when they are seeking advice. The advice given could be different for different animals

 

[marineman0]

Carpets split into two, so maybe it is splitting. Let me see a picture. Because you could sell the other carpet if it splits.

 

[rod buehle]

Carpets splitting? Got a reference? Maybe atlantic carpets, but I am not aware of any reports of hosting carpets (S.hadoni, S. gigantea, or S. mertensi.) splitting. It seems that I have heard through a grapevine of 1 host type of carpet splitting, but I have never confirmed, nor do I remember which species.
Thanks