Very sick Anemone

fitz78 · 03/13/2014, 10:38 AM

I need some help I bought a Green bubble tip with the rock it was on in the LFS last Monday was drip acclimated for 3 hours then placed in tank. It looked great and was doing well as you can tell by the pics. On Saturday I did a 10% water change with RO water that had sat over night and I clean the glass and the over flow box and all the filter sponges as I do every week. I did knock over the rock he was on. Ever since the he has been in hiding and looked like the today pics.
The tank is a 10 month old 55 gallon with sump, 48 lbs. live rock, running a protein skimmer that work great am also running a media reactor to control Nitrates, I also carbon dose, I use Orbit marine LED lighting. The tank holds a porcupine puffer, a huma huma trigger, clown, a damsel, an emerald crab some snails and some hermit crabs. What I want to know is my anemone in trouble or is this normal. Yesterday I moved him to a smaller tank due to the fear he was dying.
My water is great,
Specific Gravity= 1.026
Nitrite= 0 ppm
Ammonia= 0 ppm
Nitrate= 2.5 ppm
Calcium= 480
KH= 300 ppm
Any info would be great

Shia · 03/13/2014, 01:52 PM

Wow, it really took a quick change. Not looking good at all, keep an eye on it if it start falling apart or starts smelling like a deal snail then it is time to pull it.

Jpugh73 · 03/13/2014, 02:26 PM

I would have left it the dt for another day or so maybe moving it to a different tank could have put it over the edge but hopfully it comes back around and you will have a nice gbta soon. Good luck with it

crissie · 03/13/2014, 02:33 PM

Anemones are very sensitive to altering water parameters, I don't know how you can make it better, but in future it's best to avoid doing cleaning maintenance and a water change on the same day.

fitz78 · 03/14/2014, 09:45 AM

Is there anything I can do to help him along to become healthy again

OrionN · 03/14/2014, 11:08 AM

Take him out and treat him with Cipro as per the Cipro sticky thread above.

03/14/2014, 11:08 AM	#6
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	Take him out and treat him with Cipro as per the Cipro sticky thread above. __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

03/13/2014, 01:52 PM	#2
Shia Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 981 Blog Entries: 1	Wow, it really took a quick change. Not looking good at all, keep an eye on it if it start falling apart or starts smelling like a deal snail then it is time to pull it.

03/13/2014, 02:26 PM	#3
Jpugh73 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Lanexa, Va Posts: 253	I would have left it the dt for another day or so maybe moving it to a different tank could have put it over the edge but hopfully it comes back around and you will have a nice gbta soon. Good luck with it

03/13/2014, 02:33 PM	#4
crissie Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: England Posts: 385	Anemones are very sensitive to altering water parameters, I don't know how you can make it better, but in future it's best to avoid doing cleaning maintenance and a water change on the same day.

03/14/2014, 09:45 AM	#5
fitz78 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Babbitt,MN Posts: 9	Is there anything I can do to help him along to become healthy again