Author Topic: anenome in trouble... maybe... (Read 7487 times)

mdcoblentz · « **on:** August 24, 2006, 18:38:28 »

ok. hope everyone on here has been doin great. I got a new teaching job and have been busy setting up my classroom. I got my rbta about 4 months ago and it was doing great, as you can see in my avatar. now the right side of the anemone is still doing great but the left side looks shriveled and its tentacles aren't extended. It still eats silversides and mysis shrimp that I give it using the tentacles from its right side. It sets in a hole in a rock at the bottom of my tank. my nitrates, nitrites, and ammonia is all at 0. I'm wondering if a snail or something got in the hole with it and possibly died causing major ammonia build up on the left side. I know when I've been vacuuming flatworms I've accidentally got it caught in the siphon but didn't really think I damaged it too much. Is there any suggestions out there about how to handle this. I'll try to get some pics but my camera doesn't have any batteries at the moment. I'm concerned cuz its so beautiful when its healthy and I don't want it to perish. thanks for any help!!!!

bigfalcon36 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 24, 2006, 19:10:09 »

post a picture. It will help. It may be injured or splitting.

mdcoblentz · « **Reply #2 on:** August 24, 2006, 20:55:07 »

ok... here goes. its gonna get photo heavy now! as you can see the left side of my anenome is shriveled into the hole in the rock I put it in. it never moved from that hole in the rock ever since I put it in there. heres what the anenemo used to look like...

here are some pics of what the bta is now.... this is why I'm concerned.

what do you all think?

the hole in the rock is somewhat deep... thats why I wondered if a astrea or a serith snail may had crawled in there and died by the foot of the anenome.

mdcoblentz · « **Reply #3 on:** August 24, 2006, 20:57:42 »

ok... heres some pics for travis and Micki just to show how my tank has progressed. heres when I first started.

heres my tank now!!!

hehe thought you guys might want to see that.

verper · « **Reply #4 on:** August 24, 2006, 20:58:01 »

I'm no expert on them, but I do know they move alot when they don't like their current location. I would think it would move it something was annoying it. It does look like something is going on with it. Are you feeding it?

mdcoblentz · « **Reply #5 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:00:18 »

yes about 1 to 2 times a week. mysis shrimp and silversides. should I up the feedings a bit or back it down for awhile?

oh and can't leave out my jawfish...

mdcoblentz · « **Reply #6 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:02:01 »

but can you see how the tentacles are receeding on the left side and all shrunken in? doesn't look good.

micki · « **Reply #7 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:02:35 »

I think it looks fine. It looks like that part might just be going or staying in the rock a little more. Anemone's are notorious for changing their shape and appearance from time to time.

WOW, what a big difference from when you first set the tank up until now! Very very nice!!! You should be proud!!!

Thanks for posting the pics!

micki · « **Reply #8 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:03:55 »

When I first started with anemone's I fed them all the time. Since then I have stopped feeding them. I think it almost does better when I don't feed it.

mdcoblentz · « **Reply #9 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:06:07 »

ok... thanks. I'll slow it down a bit then. travis suggested not feeding for a bit too.

micki · « **Reply #10 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:06:48 »

Keep us posted!

REDPYRO · « **Reply #11 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:08:34 »

i would think if it was damaged or hurt the entire thing would shrivel up. It might be preparing to move or split

micki · « **Reply #12 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:10:27 »

Mine goes through stages of this all the time. I think it's just part of the cycle.

mdcoblentz · « **Reply #13 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:16:11 »

well that makes me feel better but my gosh it used to be incredible... I'm just wanting to make sure that all is well and how best to handle this. I got some new clowns but they aren't hosting or eating very well yet. I'm hoping they'll move to it. it seemed happier when I had clowns hosting it.

micki · « **Reply #14 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:16:55 »

How long has there not been any clowns hosting in it?

REDPYRO · « **Reply #15 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:17:52 »

photoplankton...give it a shot of that now and then also...besides lighting and solid food it needs some filter goodies also

mdcoblentz · « **Reply #16 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:19:40 »

oh... probably 3 to 4 weeks. its wierd. the clowns that I've had.... they stop eating and get real skinny and weak.... then they disappear. I tried treating one of them with maracyn 2 but was unsuccessful. I think its some kind of bacterial intestinal thing. I don' t know. None of the other fish show any signs of this.... I don't know why its just the clown fish.

REDPYRO · « **Reply #17 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:21:07 »

peculas suck like that...i had several die off for no reason but tomato and skunk and other varities i cant kill if i tried

micki · « **Reply #18 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:22:01 »

My very first salt water fish was a mis barred clown I got her in April of 2004. I still have her.

mdcoblentz · « **Reply #19 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:29:02 »

I really like the clowns I had and was all excited when they began hosting in the anenome... but they bit the dust and we'll try some more. if this doesn't work out, I may have to go with a skunk or tomato... although I heard tomatos were very aggressive.

REDPYRO · « **Reply #20 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:30:08 »

they are mean to other clowns...mine was a beast

some clowns are rough in there host. maybe a clown spiked the anenome...so it is sad now

mdcoblentz · « **Reply #21 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:32:41 »

that is a possibility.... But I haven't seen these new clowns anywhere close to it. so perhaps the anenome is sad because its being ignored?

REDPYRO · « **Reply #22 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:34:17 »

maybe...its foot might have moved farth down that hole so its a little more stretched than normal

micki · « **Reply #23 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:36:59 »

Quote from: REDPYRO on August 24, 2006, 21:34:17

maybe...its foot might have moved farth down that hole so its a little more stretched than normal

This would be my guess...

mdcoblentz · « **Reply #24 on:** August 24, 2006, 21:39:58 »

but would that cause its tentacles to shrink down to little nubs?

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