Boy oh boy Tony. Sorry to read of your troubles. Hang in there

J

My condolences.

You've been a big help to me as I've moved along thru this hobby. It'd be a loss to have you leave reefing entirely, thats for sure.

Take care, and good luck with whatever you choose to do.

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The Ritt wiped out the 72, but is OK itself? Or is it in the new tank now? I'm having a hard time putting the story together - no problem though. You likely need help more than questions right now.

Anemones are off my menu for now, so can't help you there - sorry Tony.

The Ritteri was sliming abit when Tony was trying to extricate him from a large rock that he was attached to ... he obviously did not like the idea of leaving that rock :eek: ... I cant see how that anemone could cause that much damage but obviously has some serious defense mechanisms :confused:

When we moved my whole tank a couple weeks ago I had to use a ice cooler and a plastic knife to wedge my large GBTA off the back of my tank and did not experience anything like this ... the buckets that the fish/anemones were in actually dropped quite abit in temperature and we did not have alot of time to reaclimate them to the new tank yet all survived.

This slime from the Ritteri has to be the cause and is seriously poisonous :sad:

I am so sorry for what happened Tony ... I feel just awfull ... I will have my sump/skimmer up and running in the next couple days so I will volunteer to provide a temporary home for your anemone < I say temporary because I would like you to take some time to reconsider getting rid of it altogether as the disappointment of the loss of fish is too fresh in your mind >

Please consider my offer before you decide on anything

If you still decide to get rid of it I will take it as well but only if you let some time pass and get a chance to regroup and reconsider

Regards

Hope it works out for you Tony. :frown:

Many thanks for all the kind words.

I know that many people have suffered great losses before in their quest for the hobby. I suppose this underscores that there is risk in this hobby, even when you think you have identified the risks and have taken steps to mitigate them, a whole new crop of them come up that you never even dreamt of.

I can only speculate that the anemone released something toxic, and I suppose I'll never -really- know. But it is sure is one thing that sets this tank move apart from others, and it makes me pause to wonder.

Tomorrow is another day.

Sorry for the losses, but give it up... wrong! Move forward, get the bigger tank that you've wanted, more water volume is going to help enormously with the monster anemones that you are growing. Never be beaten or step back move ahead and make things better!

Best of luck, if I can help let me know how.
Dave

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Hang in there, Tony! You're a great resource to this board and hobby, and if there is anything I can do or temporary store for you, let me know!

Mitch

Geez Tony;
Thats sucks. I have been there also, although not in that severity, with my flatworm wars. :evil: I also know the feeling of just wanting to say the heck with it all.

Sorry about your losses and wish you the best in what ever path it is you go. I would for sure help, if I was there.

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