Bingo1213 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 The title pretty much says it all! When I went to bed my bubble tip looked great! Then when I woke up he looked like this. Is he even still alive? If so what should I do to help him recover? I added him to the tank around 3 days ago. He wandered around trying new spots but since yesterday morning he has been in this spot. It happens to be on a colony of palys, is this possibly the cause of this? I tested every parameter I have test kits for to help rule out water quality. The first picture is last night and the other three were taken this morning. Thanks in advance for any help! Water Parameters: ammonia: 0 nitrite: 0 nitrate: 0 phosphate: 0 calcium: 400 alkalinity: 9.6 magnesium: 1275 copper: 0 salinity: 1.024 ph: 7.96 temperature: 79.1 F Link to comment
afyounie Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Definitely a bad sign if its mouth is open, I know that much for sure. If you see it start puking up its guts, I'd take it out before it completely croaks. Is there a possibility any of your parameters changed quickly during the night? Like maybe a short power outage that caused the heater to shut off and temp to drop? Is anything else acting strange? Link to comment
ajmckay Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 What was your acclimation procedure? Link to comment
Bingo1213 Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 No power outage I have an apex that would tell me if that happened. Temp and ph did not have a swing last night. He was drip acclimated for around 30 minutes with a relatively fast drip rate. His mouth as of now has closed quite a bit, it is still slightly gaped but not nearly as bad. could the pallys his foot is on be hurting hurting him in any way? Link to comment
Amphiprion1 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I would hold off and observe, especially since it is new. The animal is alive, btw. It is not uncommon for these to deflate fairly dramatically within the initial first few days to weeks as they make large scale exchanges of water. While the mouth being agape can be potentially concerning, I've seen enough turn around and be fine later. The main thing you want to watch for is continual degeneration. If the anemone completely exudes its mesenterial filaments or shrivels and drops from the rock, then it is more likely to be imminently dying. Link to comment
Bingo1213 Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Ok that is good to hear! Great information thanks! Link to comment
Amphiprion1 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 could the pallys his foot is on be hurting hurting him in any way? Generally, if they are uncomfortable/bothered with something like this, they will move. Link to comment
Bingo1213 Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Generally, if they are uncomfortable/bothered with something like this, they will move. That is what i thought, just double checking. Link to comment
reefernanoman Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 No power outage I have an apex that would tell me if that happened. Temp and ph did not have a swing last night. He was drip acclimated for around 30 minutes with a relatively fast drip rate. His mouth as of now has closed quite a bit, it is still slightly gaped but not nearly as bad. could the pallys his foot is on be hurting hurting him in any way? I hope your nem makes it, but honestly(at least in my case), if I did a quick acclimation like you did, my nems would not survive. I do a very slow drip acclimation with an aqualifter pump and an adjustable valve for at least 1 hour or more. Good luck. Link to comment
NorthGaHillbilly Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Your acclimation was fine, if it kicks it you can try and reverse it. But you did fine Link to comment
Bingo1213 Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Just to let everyone know what is happening. Until about noon he looked tough then from noon until about 9:30 pm he looked perfectly fine. From about 9:30 to 10 he looked bad again but then was doing well when the lights went off at 10:30. Very strange, I have had long tentacle anemones in the past but have never witnessed this behavior before. Link to comment
opaquelace Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 My anemone would open its mouth like that to take a poo. I mean it would look disgusting. If you're curious and it's not attached to anything yet you can pick it up and smell it. If it stinks (it will stink bad if it's on the way out) then take it out but otherwise it's probably just getting used to everything. Link to comment
Bingo1213 Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 It has moved again and now grabbed on to the glass. I could easily get him off the glass but the fact he is holding on and looks decent to me says he is still kicking. Link to comment
vlangel Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 It has moved again and now grabbed on to the glass. I could easily get him off the glass but the fact he is holding on and looks decent to me says he is still kicking. I was glad to read this. I think you are doing the right thing in monitoring him closely but giving him some time to adjust to his new enviroment. Link to comment
Amphiprion1 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Just to let everyone know what is happening. Until about noon he looked tough then from noon until about 9:30 pm he looked perfectly fine. From about 9:30 to 10 he looked bad again but then was doing well when the lights went off at 10:30. Very strange, I have had long tentacle anemones in the past but have never witnessed this behavior before. Actually, that very behavior is normal. Most anemones go through bouts of rapid inflation/deflation when new and adapting, so in many cases, it is nothing to worry about. I was glad to read this. I think you are doing the right thing in monitoring him closely but giving him some time to adjust to his new enviroment. Agreed. Link to comment
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