sontdo Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I have a red anemone for 5 months. It has been doing well until the last 2 weeks. It has been shrinking. The tentacles are not expanding as before. Some of the tenacles even disappear. It still attaches to a rock. Is this a sign of slow death? What can I do. The water is good since the LPS and SPS are doing well. Help....(scratch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanz Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Is it the one in your avatar? I don't know man....RBTAs are really really hardy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Has it been eating? I can't remember Sonny, do you have any other anemone's? Is there any coral that can touch it with its tenticle's or sweeping tenticles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sontdo Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 I don't think it has been touching other corals. It's isolated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 is it eating? mine would eat krill everyday if I fed them. i try to feed a few times a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 What fish do you have in your system, maybe someone is picking at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I was wondering what was the status of this too. But couldn't remember the thread name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sontdo Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 the anemone has lost most of its tentacles. Only the body is left and contracts when I touch it. I have mandarin goby, yellow tang, blue tang, 6-lines wrasser, clowns, coral beauty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 I, personally would get the anemone out of your tank. In my expereince, it is going to die and make a huge mess in your tank and filtration system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 I agree. Once they go, they're seriously hard to get out in one piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sontdo Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 thanks. I'll try to get it out tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefin' Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 I would do a water change...anemones do not like bad water conditions.....I've had lps tolerate some nasty water......have u checked your nitrate levels....is there an algae problem in the tank...hair algae?......hth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 If you take it out - what's your plan to properly kill/dispose of it? Similar to how you'd never just flush a live fish or coral - I'd hope there's some sort of euthanasia for the anemone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 I'd leave him. I've had anemones come back from powerhead run ins and be fine, tentacleless and worse. They are resillient creatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sontdo Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 The water is good. I just changed water 2 days ago. It took me 1/2 hour to remove it underneath a rock with crevice. It was really tough and stubborn. I put it in a quarantine tank. If it survives, I'll put it back to main tank or bring to a LFS. It's still alive but has no tentacles left. (sad) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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