My Anenome

[nanocubeking]

when i went to sleep last night the anenome looked good...but this morning when i got up it didnt look good heres the link

http/s191.photobucket.com/albums/z69/mil...nt=aquarium.jpg

 

[@ombomb]

Take it back to the shop, your tank is not suitable for it.

 

[nanocubeking]

Take it back to the shop, your tank is not suitable for it.

is it possible to get a smaller one

 

[@ombomb]

yes...

sensible... of course not

 

[SkiFletch]

Whoa, somethin's majorly wrong in your system. Not only is your anemone shrunken and has a gaping mouth (signs of impending doom), but I also see a Euphyllia genus coral of some sort in the background there with freshy burned/killed heads and another one that's shrunken and not looking too long for this world. My first guess would be chemistry... Have both you AND your LFS tested your water for temp, salinity/sg, pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and if possible calc/alk/mg?

 

[nanocubeking]

Whoa, somethin's majorly wrong in your system. Not only is your anemone shrunken and has a gaping mouth (signs of impending doom), but I also see a Euphyllia genus coral of some sort in the background there with freshy burned/killed heads and another one that's shrunken and not looking too long for this world. My first guess would be chemistry... Have both you AND your LFS tested your water for temp, salinity/sg, pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and if possible calc/alk/mg?

first of all i fed the anenome and he got better... the the long tentacle coral with be returned. because when i got it from the pet store it looked big and bloomed but once i got it in the tank it shrunk up. does that perticular coral need to be in an area with more current than the rest.

 

[SkiFletch]

Yes, all corals have unique lighting and flowrate requirements, however they usually only shrink up the way yours was if there is a significant chemistry problem. I'd really suggest getting the parameters I suggested tested out to make sure you don't have a chemical problem. Ignorance of chemistry can/will lead to coral deaths, so start learning up

As for the nem, are its tentacles still sticky to the touch? and has it closed its mouth back up?

 

[nanocubeking]

Yes, all corals have unique lighting and flowrate requirements, however they usually only shrink up the way yours was if there is a significant chemistry problem. I'd really suggest getting the parameters I suggested tested out to make sure you don't have a chemical problem. Ignorance of chemistry can/will lead to coral deaths, so start learning up

As for the nem, are its tentacles still sticky to the touch? and has it closed its mouth back up?

the nems tentacles are sticky an its mouth is back shut. the clownfish bite my hand when i stuck my hand on the anenome.

 

[Lynden]

The major causes for anemone death are poor water chemistry, lack of powerful lighting, abrasions resulting from poor collection and psycho "symbionts", and overfeeding (more than a few times per week). Keep a sharp eye... remove the creature if it begins to turn to jelly or if a horrible smell is coming from the tank.

 

[Musho3210]

can we know more about your tank? Inhabitants, light, water chemistry (regardless of whether or not you have an anemone or anything dying, you should still test) size, do you skim, do you have sump, do you have refugium, how did you acclimate your corals, how did you acclimate your anemone, how old is your tank?

 

[nanocubeking]

can we know more about your tank? Inhabitants, light, water chemistry (regardless of whether or not you have an anemone or anything dying, you should still test) size, do you skim, do you have sump, do you have refugium, how did you acclimate your corals, how did you acclimate your anemone, how old is your tank?

1 clownfish, flame angel, hammer coral, long tentacle coral, bubble tip anenome 2hite purified 2 blue actinic. do you want wattage? i dont have a water chemistry kit but i need one. 24 gallon nanocube. i use a skimmer. i dont have a sump or at least im not sure. my corals where acclimated by letting them sit in the water and then adding water into there bag. i acc. the anemone the same way. my tank is about there months old.

 

[Musho3210]

Yeah wattage can help, i dont know much about stock nano cube lights...


Tanks too young for an anemone anyway, how long did it take for you to acclimate the anemone? 2-3 hours? When did your cycle end?

Can we have an updated picture on how the anemone is doing please?

 

[nanocubeking]

i'll update everything tomorrow. im going to bed.