sebae anemone, or Long Tentacle? will my clown pair W/ it ?

[new reefer 03]

the glue was actually different, then i thought i would ask about gluing my anemone, so yea.

yes it is under a coralife 4 bulbe fixture, each bulb 65W 2 whites ( bought tank used and i didnt ask him ), and 2 actincs

i posted 1 Q twice on accident, but now everyone thinks it will die, because it is white, its not bleached, just nice whitish color.

 

[sambrinar]

the glue was actually different, then i thought i would ask about gluing my anemone, so yea.

yes it is under a coralife 4 bulbe fixture, each bulb 65W 2 whites ( bought tank used and i didnt ask him ), and 2 actincs

i posted 1 Q twice on accident, but now everyone thinks it will die, because it is white, its not bleached, just nice whitish color.

It's all good with the questions,,, just looked like you were in panic mode.... Wait and see what will happen, but be aware a dying nem can nuke a tank quickly... I have never had a nem, but I have seen many times on this site that a dying nem is a smell that you wont forget... So give it a whiff I guess , no, no wait for someone with experience to suggest that...

 

[new reefer 03]

haha yea lol, he is looking better now that he is closer to the light, but still the cool whitish color that i love, but its not good.

i now know royal urchins are very hard to keep alive, but mine is doing GREAT, he has a frag of GSP's stuck to him =) i would think if i can keep him, that nem can stay alive

 

[new reefer 03]

my thing is placement... in front of power head away, by lights, away.
currently i have him 20" from my lights ( near top of rocks ) and he has moderate flow, there is a power head on the right of my main rock and he is attached to the left of my main rock.

 

[cheeks69]

i would ask about gluing my anemone

Why in the world would you try something like that ? Anemones are motile which means they move until they find a spot they like not you !!!

just nice whitish color

Although white may be attractive to you it's a bad thing for the Anemone it means it's expelled it's zooxanthellae and if it doesn't recover it's zooxanthellae it will not survive.

 

[new reefer 03]

how can i help it recover its zooanthellae, food, light, movement?

also i think its going soon... there now is this strin coming from its mouth.
poop, or guts?

WITH POOPY STUFF

WITHOUT

much mnore time left? i was fixing to do a 5 gal change

 

[new reefer 03]

his "stream of gunk" seems to be cought in his tentacle, will he eat it ?

 

[new reefer 03]

Help ?

 

[new reefer 03]

ummm

 

[sambrinar]

his "stream of gunk" seems to be cought in his tentacle, will he eat it ?

IDK if anyone is gonna be able to answer that for you... might be poo, if it is then the answer is No.

 

[new reefer 03]

does this look like poo, or his insides?
here he is when i first saw it.

here it is with just a little bloch of something, after WC

sambrinar, now im in panic mode... :dryer:

 

[new reefer 03]

help? should i take him out ( he will die and release toxins ), or should i let him keep pooping, or whatever hes doing?

 

[new reefer 03]

 

[new reefer 03]

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[cheeks69]

The Anemone is acclimating to your tank and it's behaviour is normal just relax ! Hosting Anemones are difficult animals to keep and research should be done before purchase so these problems can be avoided, I hope you have learned a lesson :read:

Anemones shrink and expand as a way of regulating their internal water chemistry and flushing wastes from their bodies. This shrinking and expanding is most severe when an anemone is first added to a system. If your tank is stable and water parameters are good, you should not worry about this shrinking behavior too much. However, if an anemone starts to shrink and expand more frequently, or if it remains shrunk for long periods of time each day, there is something wrong...

...The absence of zooxanthellae is called bleaching, and can be caused by stress to the anemone, or lack of suitable lighting. Bleached anemones exhibit whitish translucent tentacles and often hide from light. A bleached anemone will require specialized care until it can grow its zooxanthellae back – a process which will take 3 months or longer even in the best conditions.

Here's a good read on Anemones:

http://www.carlosreef.com/AnemoneFAQ.pdf

 

[seatrueblue]

Relax..your anemone is doing everything most anemones do when they are acclimating themselfs to their new home. Is there any way you could return this anemone to the LFS you bought it from? This is known to be the most difficult anemone to keep happy and alive. This anemone ranks right up there with the magnifica. Some people get lucky and find a healthy one. Your anemone might have a chance if you provide it the right lights, food, and a clown to use it as a host. The H. Malu you have is a sand dwelling anemone but I guess you having it on the rocks isn't so bad since you don't have good enough lights for it. The best and only way for it to gain its zooxanthellae back is to have it under Metal Halides. I always get a feeding responce when I feed my anemones small pieces of raw sea scallops. So try feeding it scallops or squid..be sure to feed it small pieces no bigger than its mouth. If you can't afford good lights for this H. Malu, can you find a local reefer with all the things your anemone needs?

 

[new reefer 03]

na, petco wont take it back, not even going to waist my timte.
my LFS will take it, if it gets to that, ill let it adjust then try to feed it some thawed (frozen squid) and see what happens, my dads tank has T5's could it go there, 100gal.
thanks

 

[BigAl07]

My only word of advice would be to trade/donate it to your LFS while it still has 1/2 of a fighting chance to recover.

 

[chrome91]

My only word of advice would be to trade/donate it to your LFS while it still has 1/2 of a fighting chance to recover.

i have to agree, your tank is too young and the lighting is not sufficient, i would give him up while hes still got some fight

 

[new reefer 03]

im thinkin that, but i want to try to feed it some frozzen squid first.
i also got a 1" ish ocilarras clown, for my other and im hoping they will love the anemone back to health ( your all thiking "Ya Right !!!" )