Anemone Help

[Homy77]

Hey all,

I have what I think is a neon green long tentacle anemone

The day I bought him home on Sunday he was puffy and big but was hiding his mouth which I thought was normal

Starting yesterday his mouth was open and he ended up detaching from the rock he was on

I then read that these guys like to be on the sand bed so I moved him to a place in the tank with med flow on the sand and his mouth is now bigger than ever

I’m worried he’s gonna die or something soon and I really don’t want him to, colours are amazing

My tank is a 120

Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
nitrate 10
Alkalinity 16
Salinity 1.026
Ph 8.3
Temp 77

Is he still acclimating or is the end?

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[Alexanneka]

I'd try to put a little bit of mysis in his tentacles and see if he responds. Is he secreting anything?

 

[Copperkills]

Alk looks a bit high and whats ur PO4 at?

 

[Copperkills]

and it looks more like a Ritteri Anemone to me.

 

[Homy77]

He’s not secreting anything, just open mouth

As for po4, I haven’t measured that yet, will check it out and see


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[Homy77]

Po4 is .25

And are you sure this is a ritteri anemone?

I’ve not see one with this type of colouration and tentacles like his

Also when I fed him some Mysis shrimp he closed up then went back to open mouth again

I’ll wait it out I guess


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[Copperkills]

Po4 is .25

And are you sure this is a ritteri anemone?

I’ve not see one with this type of colouration and tentacles like his

Also when I fed him some Mysis shrimp he closed up then went back to open mouth again

I’ll wait it out I guess


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Phosphates are too high. Go.grab some.Phosphate Rx, u will lose the nem if u dont lower it.

 

[Homy77]

I’m using phosban, but I just changed out the media yesterday

.25 is too high? Only thing lower on my chart is 0


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[Homy77]

On a side note, I have a rbta that’s doing great in my tank for months now


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[Copperkills]

I’m using phosban, but I just changed out the media yesterday

.25 is too high? Only thing lower on my chart is 0


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.25 or .025?

 

[Homy77]

This is what’s on the card


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[Homy77]

So as an update the nem detached and moved to a corner of the tank and has retracted almost fully, I’m less concerned with this behaviour than the open mouth, or am I wrong in my thoughts?


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[Luke.]

Well in my option if I’m reading this right alk at 16?! It should be around no higher then 8.5 (yes some people will have it between 9-10) mine floats around 7.8 and everything’s doing well ,

Po4 I don’t think is the issue , 0 is better ,

As of your anemone it could be a few things , 1 your typical anemones like rock work better , they will move around until they can hide the foot well in the rock work because it’s foot is the weakest spot if it were to get attacked,

I don’t feed my anemones. I feel if the colour starts to fade then sure , but no more then a chunk a food once per week or 2. But it’s important for good light ( make sure to start them low and move them up , unless they move them self’s)

As for it’s mouth , depending on the last owner it could have been fed to much and could possibly be rotting form the inside out ( which probably isn’t the case)

I guess over all I think it’s just stressed and trying to find a spot , I’d hold off on the feeding and keep it in low med light (maybe around 80-120 par) and lower flow , anemones only like a med flow when they are happy .

If you see it go to mush then it’s dying/ dead .

I hope this helps ya ! Just keep in mind anemones are a very interesting in good ways and bad , I’ve had over 12 since I’ve been in the hobby for just about 3 years , and I’ve only had 2 die and the other 10 were from one that kept splitting every 3-4 months . I really hope all the best for you keep us updated !

 

[Josh]

get yourself a seachem ammonia alert, if it dies that thing will go nutts and tell you and you can remove it. Its basically just a strip you stick inside the aquarium that will change color if ammonia is present, i use them when cycling since they are only 8 dollars

 

[Homy77]

Thanks guys

The alk is 11-12 not 16 typo on my part

I read a forum that said for this type of anemone to bury the foot as they like to be in sand

I did that yesterday and this morning it’s opening up a little so I’m hoping he comes around

My rbta has been doing very well and I’ve had it for months so I’m guessing/hoping it’s just stressed out from being in a new home

Thanks to all for the advice


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[Luke.]

Are u adding alk to your system ? Or is it that high from your water changes ? Jw

 

[Homy77]

Another update

He’s a goner I believe, wife took a pic and sent it to me, she mentioned that tentacles falling off etc and so I asked her to promptly remove it before it poisons the tank

It’s really sad cause it looked so nice, but I believe I’ve learned my lesson to stop buying live stock from this particular store

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[Luke.]

Yeah it looks toast , could have just been sick to begin with or could cope to your water prams , at least your bta is healthy !

 

[Homy77]

I’ll be honest, everything I’ve ever bought from that store hasn’t lasted a week, 2 Mandarin goby dead in 2 days, some zoas that were very weak for a month and now this nem... I guess I’ve learned my lesson, only buy from fellow reefers


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[TheGreenStag]

I’ll be honest, everything I’ve ever bought from that store hasn’t lasted a week, 2 Mandarin goby dead in 2 days, some zoas that were very weak for a month and now this nem... I guess I’ve learned my lesson, only buy from fellow reefers


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Oh man tht really sucks bro it seems to be a beautiful specimen....


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