anomone help

RobbAdams · #1 01-12-2006, 12:12 AM

Bought a Sebae anemone about a week and a half ago. settled in well and stayed put for the first few days. I knocked it free Monday, and it was floating around still when I went to bed.

On tuesday morning it was attached at the near the back of the tank. Now it has crawled in behind the rockwork, where it will get no light???

Will it crawl back out, or should I tear things apart an "Rescue" it?

Robb

untamed · #2 01-12-2006, 12:21 AM

They can move around if they want to. Invariably, they never stay right where you want them to be anyway. I would say leave it alone.

Raf · #3 01-12-2006, 03:08 AM

Most likely it will seek the light...if not, it is sick and will most likely die.

Aquattro · #4 01-12-2006, 03:22 AM

Give it time, it will likely come out all on it's own. My BTA hid for a week before it came out.

RobbAdams · #5 01-12-2006, 04:16 AM

OK, now it appears to be releasing something? milky fluid? corals seem to be ok with it so far(biting nails in fear!!!!)

Salinity Now · #6 01-12-2006, 05:08 AM

Check out page 7 of this link. It states that nothing should be oozing out of its mouth. Without seeing it, I'd imagine its stressed. I hope it all goes well for it.

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

danny zubot · #7 01-12-2006, 02:35 PM

When anemones are stressed they will release some of their zoanthalea(Tony?), though I can't remember why. I'm new to seabae anemone's myself but mine has never moved more than three inches from where I originally placed it. Was its mouth gaping?

OCDP · #8 01-12-2006, 02:45 PM

How old is your system? What kind of lighting are you running? What are your tank paramaters? If you added an anemone (especially a sebae) to an unmatured system, then chances are the anemone will not make it. Bubble Tips are one thing.. because they are the most hardy anemone. Sebae's are a little more picky, though I have no first hand experience.

Nothing other than "waste" should be coming out of it's mouth. If the mouth is gaping (or open at all) then it's an indication that the anemone is sick.

My suggestions.... return the anemone if possible , or trade it to someone with proper lighting and tank conditions and have a mature system. If that's not an option then keep your tank paramaters pristine and make sure there is the least amount of stress on the anemone possible. Once they start to stress, I have noticed.. they just seem to only get worse. (with bubble tips that is..)

Good luck..

rickjames · #9 01-12-2006, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by OCDP

How old is your system? What kind of lighting are you running? What are your tank paramaters? If you added an anemone (especially a sebae) to an unmatured system, then chances are the anemone will not make it. Bubble Tips are one thing.. because they are the most hardy anemone. Sebae's are a little more picky, though I have no first hand experience.

Nothing other than "waste" should be coming out of it's mouth. If the mouth is gaping (or open at all) then it's an indication that the anemone is sick.

My suggestions.... return the anemone if possible , or trade it to someone with proper lighting and tank conditions and have a mature system. If that's not an option then keep your tank paramaters pristine and make sure there is the least amount of stress on the anemone possible. Once they start to stress, I have noticed.. they just seem to only get worse. (with bubble tips that is..)

Good luck..

This is assuming that the tank conditions are unsuitable, or the tank isn't matured. He hasn't said that so I don't think the suggestion neccessarily applies yet.

Just leave it be. As long as it is attached to the rock I think it has a chance. Not that I am claiming to know much about anemones, but when I first got my bubble tip everytime the anemone would shrink up or move or look funny I bit my nails too. That was over a year ago, one tank and one clone later as well.

I am not saying that your anemone will be fine but I think its best chance will be if you leave it alone and take care of your aquarium conditions. And also read the FAQ that was posted above.

My .02.

OCDP · #10 01-12-2006, 03:39 PM

I should have stated that my suggestion is a worst case scenario type thing.

Also note... sebae anemones are a lot harder to care for than a bubble tip anemone. Note.. bubble tip anemones are extremely hardy and can recover from various injuries a lot better than say... a sebae anemone. I have done lots of anemone reading. It's my understanding that if an anemone such as a sebae , carpet, ritteri, etc... fall under the slightest amount of stress, then that is sometimes enough to stress it to death. They seem to only get worse. Bubble tip anemones are a different story... I have had many BTa's and some were seriously beat up, and made a full and speedy recovery, (not that your's WONT.. I am just stating the facts I have read and experienced.)

Hence everything should go back to what I mentioned... make sure there is the least amount of stress on the anemone possible. But until we learn more about your system, we can't say for sure what's going on....lighting and tank paramaters and how long the system has been established will help.