Is my anemone healthy - Reef-Geeks

pezza371887 · Reef-Geek

Hi my anemome went in on monday looked great till wednesday and now looks awful, please can someone advise on wether it looks ok thanks alot

pezza371887 · Reef-Geek

here are some picture of it many thanks

spinycheek · Insert Custom Title Here

How long has it been like that? Did you check its base when you got it to make sure it wasn't torn?

spinycheek · Insert Custom Title Here

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ento_reefer · Reef-Geek

From the pictures it does not appear that it was ever healthy in your tank. The mouth should be closed and tight. If it looked like that when you bought it my guess is that it was doomed from the begginning.

How does it look now?

Sneezy · Big-Geek

Hey Pezza,

What are your water parameters?
What kind of lighting do you use?
What kind of lighting was it under when you got it?

chris&barb · Lost

pezza

cdangel0 · Geek Story Teller

It may not be doomed. Anemones are very finicky to water conditions and changes to their environment. If it was not acclimated slowly it could just be stress and it's trying to acclimate itself.

Anemones that are not slowly acclimated they will expel all internal water and absorb new tank water. They will do this many times over the first week or two to adjust their internal water to match their external.

Looking at the pics that appears to be exactly what is happening here. Check your paramteters and make sure they are dead on. Anything out of whack will quickly cause an anemone to die.

pezza371887 · Reef-Geek

Sorry for the delays been at uni today and out xmas shopping. My tank is a aqua medic percula 120 with 2x150watt halide. 1x16k and 1x20k bulb. Water parameters are:
Amonia - 0
nitrate - 10
nitrite - 0
Phosphate - 0.25
calcium - 450
ph - 8.2
KH - 10ppm
silicates - 0

I have attatched a picture of the anemone the day it went in, the maroons went straigh into it and opened up.

cdangel0 · Geek Story Teller

How and for how long did you acclimate the anemone?

How old is the tank?

pezza371887 · Reef-Geek

the anemone was aclimated for 2 hours. It hasnt moved from the spot i put it in. It looked great in the shop and then looked great when it opened up in the tank. Just dont understand why all of a sudden it would look like this

pezza371887 · Reef-Geek

The tank is a year old now i have waited for the so called 1 year wait period for me to put this into my tank,

cdangel0 · Geek Story Teller

It is probably just "self acclimating" you may want to try keeping the clowns away from it until it finishes.

Barbara · Geekette

I completely agree with cdangelo...I don't think he's damaged I just think he's acclimating...let us know how he looks in a couple of days! I think he'll be just fine! (your lighting and parameters seem just fine for it)...how much flow do you have?

ozzie · Reef-Geek

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Originally Posted by Barbara

I completely agree with cdangelo...I don't think he's damaged I just think he's acclimating...let us know how he looks in a couple of days! I think he'll be just fine! (your lighting and parameters seem just fine for it)...how much flow do you have?

Flow is very important

ento_reefer · Reef-Geek

I am definitely not an expert, but if the nem looked good for a few days and now looks like the recent pics, it sounds like it could be a little more then just acclimating.

Does it still look bad today or does it look any better?

pezza371887 · Reef-Geek

Still looks the same, as for flow if you are aware of the percula setup it has a built in filter in the back, it has 4 chambers, so there is a pump for the skimmer, pump to filter new water back into tank, end chamber has 2 oceanrunner 2500 and a fluval pump and in main tank i have a koralia 3 and a 4.. Thanks for the comments I hope we can get this back to helth with your help

Thinkin Reef · Greeter Of New Geeks

OK ,first off how big is it ?

As i think maybe if it is small or small-ish ,your clown fish might be doing it more harm than good

P.S What is your S.G level as well

Cheers Andrew

Oh and welcome to the forum

pezza371887 · Reef-Geek

The salinity is 0.024. Also the anemone is about the size of a small dinner plate when it looked good

Thinkin Reef · Greeter Of New Geeks

umm are you sure it is not 1.024 ?

Also as for the recession of the anemone , have you tested for any copper in your tank ?

If flow and other parameters are ok, maybe test for copper.

[1 (permalink)] Posted by pezza371887 12-03-2009, 08:46 AM	Reef-Geek
Is my anemone healthy Hi my anemome went in on monday looked great till wednesday and now looks awful, please can someone advise on wether it looks ok thanks alot	Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 302 Gameroom cash: $67220 Rep Power: 10
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[2 (permalink)] Posted by pezza371887 12-03-2009, 08:49 AM	Reef-Geek
here are some picture of it many thanks Attached Thumbnails	Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 302 Gameroom cash: $67220 Rep Power: 10
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[9 (permalink)] Posted by pezza371887 12-03-2009, 04:24 PM	Reef-Geek
Sorry for the delays been at uni today and out xmas shopping. My tank is a aqua medic percula 120 with 2x150watt halide. 1x16k and 1x20k bulb. Water parameters are: Amonia - 0 nitrate - 10 nitrite - 0 Phosphate - 0.25 calcium - 450 ph - 8.2 KH - 10ppm silicates - 0 I have attatched a picture of the anemone the day it went in, the maroons went straigh into it and opened up. Attached Thumbnails	Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 302 Gameroom cash: $67220 Rep Power: 10
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[18 (permalink)] Posted by Thinkin Reef 12-04-2009, 03:37 AM	Greeter Of New Geeks
OK ,first off how big is it ? As i think maybe if it is small or small-ish ,your clown fish might be doing it more harm than good P.S What is your S.G level as well Cheers Andrew Oh and welcome to the forum __________________ Wal-Mart Greeter http://www.reef-geeks.com/forums/	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,130 Gameroom cash: $1044957 Rep Power: 72
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[20 (permalink)] Posted by Thinkin Reef 12-04-2009, 04:09 AM	Greeter Of New Geeks
umm are you sure it is not 1.024 ? Also as for the recession of the anemone , have you tested for any copper in your tank ? If flow and other parameters are ok, maybe test for copper. __________________ Wal-Mart Greeter http://www.reef-geeks.com/forums/	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,130 Gameroom cash: $1044957 Rep Power: 72
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[3 (permalink)] Posted by spinycheek 12-03-2009, 08:57 AM	Insert Custom Title Here
How long has it been like that? Did you check its base when you got it to make sure it wasn't torn?	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 4,156 Gameroom cash: $1273042 Rep Power: 81
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[5 (permalink)] Posted by ento_reefer 12-03-2009, 09:41 AM	Reef-Geek
From the pictures it does not appear that it was ever healthy in your tank. The mouth should be closed and tight. If it looked like that when you bought it my guess is that it was doomed from the begginning. How does it look now?	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 941 Gameroom cash: $389467 Rep Power: 23
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[6 (permalink)] Posted by Sneezy 12-03-2009, 10:06 AM	Big-Geek
Hey Pezza, What are your water parameters? What kind of lighting do you use? What kind of lighting was it under when you got it?	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 9,197 Gameroom cash: $66 Rep Power: 116
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[8 (permalink)] Posted by cdangel0 12-03-2009, 10:34 AM	Geek Story Teller
It may not be doomed. Anemones are very finicky to water conditions and changes to their environment. If it was not acclimated slowly it could just be stress and it's trying to acclimate itself. Anemones that are not slowly acclimated they will expel all internal water and absorb new tank water. They will do this many times over the first week or two to adjust their internal water to match their external. Looking at the pics that appears to be exactly what is happening here. Check your paramteters and make sure they are dead on. Anything out of whack will quickly cause an anemone to die.	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 2,240 Gameroom cash: $668537 Rep Power: 72
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[10 (permalink)] Posted by cdangel0 12-03-2009, 04:26 PM	Geek Story Teller
How and for how long did you acclimate the anemone? How old is the tank?	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 2,240 Gameroom cash: $668537 Rep Power: 72
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[11 (permalink)] Posted by pezza371887 12-03-2009, 04:35 PM	Reef-Geek
the anemone was aclimated for 2 hours. It hasnt moved from the spot i put it in. It looked great in the shop and then looked great when it opened up in the tank. Just dont understand why all of a sudden it would look like this	Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 302 Gameroom cash: $67220 Rep Power: 10
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[12 (permalink)] Posted by pezza371887 12-03-2009, 04:40 PM	Reef-Geek
The tank is a year old now i have waited for the so called 1 year wait period for me to put this into my tank,	Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 302 Gameroom cash: $67220 Rep Power: 10
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[13 (permalink)] Posted by cdangel0 12-03-2009, 04:43 PM	Geek Story Teller
It is probably just "self acclimating" you may want to try keeping the clowns away from it until it finishes.	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 2,240 Gameroom cash: $668537 Rep Power: 72
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[14 (permalink)] Posted by Barbara 12-03-2009, 07:21 PM	Geekette
I completely agree with cdangelo...I don't think he's damaged I just think he's acclimating...let us know how he looks in a couple of days! I think he'll be just fine! (your lighting and parameters seem just fine for it)...how much flow do you have?	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,854 Gameroom cash: $4013309 Rep Power: 100
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[16 (permalink)] Posted by ento_reefer 12-03-2009, 09:38 PM	Reef-Geek
I am definitely not an expert, but if the nem looked good for a few days and now looks like the recent pics, it sounds like it could be a little more then just acclimating. Does it still look bad today or does it look any better?	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 941 Gameroom cash: $389467 Rep Power: 23
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[17 (permalink)] Posted by pezza371887 12-04-2009, 02:39 AM	Reef-Geek
Still looks the same, as for flow if you are aware of the percula setup it has a built in filter in the back, it has 4 chambers, so there is a pump for the skimmer, pump to filter new water back into tank, end chamber has 2 oceanrunner 2500 and a fluval pump and in main tank i have a koralia 3 and a 4.. Thanks for the comments I hope we can get this back to helth with your help	Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 302 Gameroom cash: $67220 Rep Power: 10
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[19 (permalink)] Posted by pezza371887 12-04-2009, 04:01 AM	Reef-Geek
The salinity is 0.024. Also the anemone is about the size of a small dinner plate when it looked good	Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 302 Gameroom cash: $67220 Rep Power: 10
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