bob115 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Edit: Its now just shriveled all the time with its mouth gaping. So I picked this guy up a few weeks ago, and the last week or so now I've noticed the same spot has been deflated pretty consistently. The clown is hosting and constantly rubbing the nem in some way, so I'm not too sure if that could be doing it. I'm not super familiar with anemones, but does this seem like a cause for concern? Sorry for potato quality. Link to comment
pewpewkittah Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Usually happens when there is some sort of trauma. I accidentally bumped a few tentacles on my RBTA with a small rock and it looked exactly the same. The mouth looks a bit weird though, is it open at all? Link to comment
bob115 Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Well this is more than a little disconcerting. Looks like this now. Mouth is just kind of hanging open. Link to comment
pewpewkittah Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 It's not looking too good. Has anything changed in the tank recently? Have you sprayed anything near the tank recently or in the same room? BTA's are usually pretty hardy, but if your parameters aren't consistent, they can turn bad real quick. How old is your tank? Link to comment
bob115 Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Only thing was a little oil on the stand hinges a week or so ago. I made sure to back it with paper towel to eliminate overspray into the sump. Put in new carbon shortly after. Otherwise nothing has really changed. ATO so salinity doesn't swing much at all. Tank has been up for a year and half, though it was moved a few months ago. Its inflated more today, but the mouth is still gaping. Link to comment
bob115 Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 Well back to being real pulled in on itself again. Was like that a few hours ago as well. Would it make sense to make sure the clown cant get at it? I can banish her to the sump for a few days to see if that improves it condition. Link to comment
MLS_Reef Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Anemones do that... if its not wandering around, climbing the glass, or in a powerhead just focus on your current being open and not on the anemone directly and try feeding it a few mysis... Link to comment
MLS_Reef Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Infact if i recall correctly the only anemones i ever had that died were the ones that refused to attach to anything. I had sebae 2 types, long tentacle, a haddoni and red and green bubbles... the ones that died never attached to substrate the rest lived and i sold them off when ii was sick of them.. Link to comment
bob115 Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 So the situation has deteriorated that it doesn't inflate up at all now I've noticed and just sits there shriveled up with its mouth gaping. Any thoughts? Link to comment
pewpewkittah Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 That doesn't sound good. Do you have any current pictures? If its not latching, I would keep it in a basket hooked on to the side of the tank and try to target feed it daily. If it doesn't accept the food, smell it every day; if it starts to smell rotten, which is quite a horrible smell, remove it immediately. You don't want to risk this thing starting to deteriorate in your tank and kill everything. Link to comment
bob115 Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 This picture is from a couple days ago. It's still holding onto the rock. Ive also covered it to keep the clown from molesting it 24/7. I'm pretty resigned to losing this one, but I'm still curious about what could have sent it down the death spiral. http://i.imgur.com/E9vgCSy.jpg Link to comment
Cencalfishguy56 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 This picture is from a couple days ago. It's still holding onto the rock. Ive also covered it to keep the clown from molesting it 24/7. I'm pretty resigned to losing this one, but I'm still curious about what could have sent it down the death spiral. http://i.imgur.com/E9vgCSy.jpg As long as it's foot remains attached there should be a chance at a comeback, but it does not look good Link to comment
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