Pippz Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 High guys , got a new anemone yesterday and he was fine the whole day , bubbles where nice and think adn everything looked well. When the lights went out i waited for a half an hour so and went to check again and he was missing. Looked around the tank and found him behind a rock al shredded up , half of him is gone . Doesnt look like his foot was injured thou. Gave him some food earlier and the tentacles closed. And when the crab came to bother him he closed up completly. Do you guys think he wil make it ? 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 10 minutes ago, Pippz said: High guys , got a new anemone yesterday and he was fine the whole day , bubbles where nice and think adn everything looked well. When the lights went out i waited for a half an hour so and went to check again and he was missing. Looked around the tank and found him behind a rock al shredded up , half of him is gone . Doesnt look like his foot was injured thou. Gave him some food earlier and the tentacles closed. And when the crab came to bother him he closed up completly. Do you guys think he wil make it ? Need some pics. Quote Link to comment
Pippz Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 15 minutes ago, WV Reefer said: Need some pics. The one where he is on the rocks is jsut taken now , the one in the cup was this morning. 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, Pippz said: The one where he is on the rocks is jsut taken now , the one in the cup was this morning. Did he get chopped in the powerhead? He looks pretty rough. 🙁 Quote Link to comment
Pippz Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 minute ago, WV Reefer said: Did he get chopped in the powerhead? He looks pretty rough. 🙁 honestly i dont know , that what i think , but he did eat a pallet like i said , and he is open and he does close aswell when something annoyes him . just hopeing he is gonna make it . Thats why im asking ppls advise. 1 Quote Link to comment
NoOneLikesADryTang Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 If his foot isn't damaged, there's a good chance he'll make it. I'd try to keep him contained somewhere that he can heal in peace. 1 Quote Link to comment
Pippz Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 minute ago, NoOneLikesADryTang said: If his foot isn't damaged, there's a good chance he'll make it. I'd try to keep him contained somewhere that he can heal in peace. i dont have anything really to keep him in. and i put him in a rock space and he seems settle there, dont really wanna force him out of there. if he climbs out il try and put him in the tank in a tubberware clipped on the side perhaps. does he need a flow of fresh water thou ? Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 11 minutes ago, Pippz said: i dont have anything really to keep him in. and i put him in a rock space and he seems settle there, dont really wanna force him out of there. if he climbs out il try and put him in the tank in a tubberware clipped on the side perhaps. does he need a flow of fresh water thou ? You need to drill holes in the container so that flow gets to it. You can also buy baskets and clip them on to the tank like stores do. With anemones, if you have hob filter or powerheads, it's best to make covers so that when nems move they don't get shredded. 1 Quote Link to comment
Pippz Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 16 minutes ago, Clown79 said: You need to drill holes in the container so that flow gets to it. You can also buy baskets and clip them on to the tank like stores do. With anemones, if you have hob filter or powerheads, it's best to make covers so that when nems move they don't get shredded. Do you think putting over like a filterbag on the powerhead will work ? Also do i have to put him in such a container . Or wil it just speed up his recovery ? also seems his foot is stuck in that whole should i force him out a bit ? Quote Link to comment
NoOneLikesADryTang Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 40 minutes ago, Pippz said: Do you think putting over like a filterbag on the powerhead will work ? Also do i have to put him in such a container . Or wil it just speed up his recovery ? also seems his foot is stuck in that whole should i force him out a bit ? If he's holding on to the rock on his own, I'd let him be. But like Clown said, you should definitely try to come up with some sort of guard on your pumps to prevent this. Quote Link to comment
Pippz Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 minute ago, NoOneLikesADryTang said: If he's holding on to the rock on his own, I'd let him be. But like Clown said, you should definitely try to come up with some sort of guard on your pumps to prevent this. do you have an example , only thing i can think of is filter bag over it Quote Link to comment
NoOneLikesADryTang Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 What pump are you using? There are lots people out there making 3D printed ones for the more popular wave makers. Quote Link to comment
Pippz Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 jobo wavemaker the small on with diffrent speed and stuff Quote Link to comment
NoOneLikesADryTang Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 This guy makes Jebao wave maker guards... I'm sure there are others if you do a little looking. https://www.facebook.com/wavemakerguards/?hc_ref=ARSgyYo3U0UFQIudAg1e__m13MvJVulh2y6R0c2puWwzf9-rMtElqjsHL-UdoA2XbyY&fref=nf&__xts__[0]=68.ARC6lfesK3F-7BplSglD3kwgRkhusBgI9MAK8HOTYnbyAMCij7KRw2cvqYt-xP-6nmo1nfKqBf_nVSIXDxqx7yrxgt_tHodpns3gbrR8kSSKBea0OrnXXVa2cSboTw5WqO-zOGotSzLfyYhQj12OTcpm5duy5Xc3r_OznOraYOB36u8Bqyxcn2Sv2JvqNJli6griDVHipEiZ5PY4QkMOsRPp2qIJ7ToeKvEhypRi9kTGYaS34leROInaEL0FlxtAZjTzl7EEer_r_GoLNMx6FJ0nUNAP-dkRcv-QtB3GGwaEFXn_uYxmw0j6tC4ODXbsCpAIFfThi4DAvkWI-7oGCv4&__tn__=kC-R Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Pippz said: Do you think putting over like a filterbag on the powerhead will work ? Also do i have to put him in such a container . Or wil it just speed up his recovery ? also seems his foot is stuck in that whole should i force him out a bit ? In the condition it's in, I wouldn't move it to a separate container, you run the risk of further damage. If it naturally let's go then I would put it in a housing container within the tank. Most make covers out of mesh or foam for their powerheads/intakes. Ones like this. I don't use powerheads in my anemone tank because even with guards, some still get caught. Quote Link to comment
Pippz Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Ok i think i know what the problem was , my anemone wasnt close to the wavemaker. Think my hermit ate him , i have a pretty big one , and when i went to search for my anemone he was next to him , so i think thats what happned. Can they eat anemones ? noticed aswell no part of the nemmi in tank or sump Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Pippz said: Ok i think i know what the problem was , my anemone wasnt close to the wavemaker. Think my hermit ate him , i have a pretty big one , and when i went to search for my anemone he was next to him , so i think thats what happned. Can they eat anemones ? noticed aswell no part of the nemmi in tank or sump Never heard of a hermit eating a nem. If anything you're more likely to hear the opposite more likely to occur You likely wouldn't find any parts of the nem as it gets shredded, floats around, gets caught into filters and by that point not much is left Quote Link to comment
Pippz Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, Clown79 said: Never heard of a hermit eating a nem. If anything you're more likely to hear the opposite more likely to occur You likely wouldn't find any parts of the nem as it gets shredded, floats around, gets caught into filters and by that point not much is left i found my crab next to my nem when i found him torn. and during the day i had to remove the crab about 4 times from the nem. crab is bigger than the nem btw 🙂 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 9 minutes ago, Pippz said: i found my crab next to my nem when i found him torn. and during the day i had to remove the crab about 4 times from the nem. crab is bigger than the nem btw 🙂 Ya, it's not likely the culprit just because it's near the nem. It simply could be cleaning up around it. Do a search, you'll find nems eating hermits, hermits using nems for protection. I haven't found a hermit shredding a nem. Quote Link to comment
Pippz Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 minute ago, Clown79 said: Ya, it's not likely the culprit just because it's near the nem. It simply could be cleaning up around it. Do a search, you'll find nems eating hermits, hermits using nems for protection. I haven't found a hermit shredding a nem. can the nem move about a meter in 30 mins ? and he was fine the whole day ? my xenias frag was knocked down aswell. Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 30 minutes ago, Pippz said: can the nem move about a meter in 30 mins ? and he was fine the whole day ? my xenias frag was knocked down aswell. They can move around alot and quite quickly. It has happened to ppl who have had happy nems for months. These are animals that move, common issues is being sucked into powerheads, intakes, stinging corals while on the move, it can even knock down things. Look up anemones and powerheads/wave makers. Quote Link to comment
Pippz Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Just a Quick update. The nemmie had recoverd and is doing very well. 2 Quote Link to comment
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