I made a big mistake... - Page 2

Maxx · 03-21-2004, 09:16 PM

I wouldnt move the anemone at all. Any stress is likely to be a BAD thing.
Nick

Woodstock · 03-21-2004, 10:13 PM

Yes, i agree... i was just saying IF scott was afraid it was dying... sorta like a last hope thing.

I have my fingers and toes crossed !!

addict · 03-22-2004, 12:42 AM

First off... don't panic!

Gotta remember that BTA's reproduce by ripping themselves in half (or in quarters in my case)... I don't think a little puncture (or even a fairly large one) is going to necessarily mean imminent death.
I kinda did the same thing you did when taking out a pretty large BTA to return it to the LFS (the original 'seed' BTA that started my huge colony), but instead I tore off a good portion of it's foot.

Not only did the anemone survive, it ended up splitting in the LFS tank (dangit... he got a 2 for 1 deal

), and the piece of foot that tore off spent the next couple of weeks crawling around the rockwork looking for a good place to start growing.

I finally lost track of the foot piece right before tearing down the old tank.

I just wanted to let you know that there is hope... don't count yourself out yet.

pyxis · 03-22-2004, 12:47 AM

wow, sry to hear that. but with my sence of humor, i would say givin it a band aid is out

. I dont know much about these things and im sorry to waste forum space. but im tryin to get my thread count up. ok, i said enough.

I HOPE IT SURVIVES FOR YA

ScottT1980 · 03-22-2004, 12:53 PM

Well guys, I had to pull the anemone. I woke up in the middle of the night to check it and make sure the tank hadn't crashed. It still looked like it might make it but this morning, it was looking worse. Half of its foot wasn't attatched to the substrate, it was sliming like crazy, and everything in the tank appeared pretty stressed. I knew I wouldn't be home for most of today so I didn't want to risk my whole system crashing.

I think I made the right decision because as I was removing it, I could see that the puncture went through the foot and into the anemone's mouth. Just not a good situation and I am sick at myself for doing it. I guess hindsight is always 20/20 but I hate that the consequences led to a dead anemone...

Thanks again for everyone's advice and I wish I had better news. If anything, I hope at least someone can learn from my mistakes.

Thanks
Scott T.

03-21-2004, 09:16 PM	#16 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	I wouldnt move the anemone at all. Any stress is likely to be a BAD thing. Nick __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

03-21-2004, 10:13 PM	#17 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,847 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Yes, i agree... i was just saying IF scott was afraid it was dying... sorta like a last hope thing. I have my fingers and toes crossed !! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

03-22-2004, 12:42 AM	#18 (permalink)
addict Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sierra Nevada Country Posts: 1,621 View Gallery Karma Komment	First off... don't panic! Gotta remember that BTA's reproduce by ripping themselves in half (or in quarters in my case)... I don't think a little puncture (or even a fairly large one) is going to necessarily mean imminent death. I kinda did the same thing you did when taking out a pretty large BTA to return it to the LFS (the original 'seed' BTA that started my huge colony), but instead I tore off a good portion of it's foot. Not only did the anemone survive, it ended up splitting in the LFS tank (dangit... he got a 2 for 1 deal ), and the piece of foot that tore off spent the next couple of weeks crawling around the rockwork looking for a good place to start growing. I finally lost track of the foot piece right before tearing down the old tank. I just wanted to let you know that there is hope... don't count yourself out yet. __________________ -David *addict's tank specs:* Coming soon!

03-22-2004, 12:47 AM	#19 (permalink)
pyxis Limpet Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Richlands,NC Posts: 136 View Gallery Karma Komment	wow, sry to hear that. but with my sence of humor, i would say givin it a band aid is out . I dont know much about these things and im sorry to waste forum space. but im tryin to get my thread count up. ok, i said enough. I HOPE IT SURVIVES FOR YA __________________ "Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement." (Evan Hardin)

03-22-2004, 12:53 PM	#20 (permalink)
ScottT1980 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,484 View Gallery Karma Komment	Well guys, I had to pull the anemone. I woke up in the middle of the night to check it and make sure the tank hadn't crashed. It still looked like it might make it but this morning, it was looking worse. Half of its foot wasn't attatched to the substrate, it was sliming like crazy, and everything in the tank appeared pretty stressed. I knew I wouldn't be home for most of today so I didn't want to risk my whole system crashing. I think I made the right decision because as I was removing it, I could see that the puncture went through the foot and into the anemone's mouth. Just not a good situation and I am sick at myself for doing it. I guess hindsight is always 20/20 but I hate that the consequences led to a dead anemone... Thanks again for everyone's advice and I wish I had better news. If anything, I hope at least someone can learn from my mistakes. Thanks Scott T. __________________ My Tank Last edited by ScottT1980 : 03-22-2004 at 01:25 PM.

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