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05/02/2016, 02:21 PM
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HELP!!! Anemone died and want to know why
Hello I had a beautiful Ritteri Anemone that just recently died (took him out of the tank this morning when I noticed it.) His base was still dark purple but where he was stuck to the rock was whitish and he was always spitting what looked like a white string with brown in it. Any advice on why he died or what I can do to get another anemone to survive my 2 clowns are swimming around the tank as if they are lost now. my SPG is at 1.025 temp stays between 76-79, PH is at 8.2, Nitrite is at 0 ammonia is at 0, nitrate is at 5ppm any advice would be appreciated my tank is about 6 months old.
fish currently in the tank an no problems. 2 true clowns 4 cleaner shrimp 6 turbo snails 4 emerald crabs 2 watchmen gobies 1 engineer goby. all seem to be happy and healthy. |
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05/02/2016, 02:35 PM
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Your problem is that the tank is too young to support an anemone long term. I wouldn't put an anemone in a tank less then a year old
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05/02/2016, 03:17 PM
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Your tank finished the initial cycle but it's still going through a lot of phases. For some tanks six months might work, others not so much. All tanks are different. Until your tank reaches equilibrium with the beneficial bacteria (which could take up to a year or more) and you have gotten your tank husbandry down to a weekly, monthly routine, your taking a chance on keeping an anemone.
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05/02/2016, 03:20 PM
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I got nothin'
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I answered this to the best of my ability in the other thread:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2577363
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Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump |
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05/02/2016, 03:35 PM
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Quote:
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05/02/2016, 04:35 PM
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Thank you i posted this one in a few threads as my first post never got any responses
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55 gal, salinity 1.024, temp 80.4-81, 2 True Clown, 1 Watchman Goby, 1 Engineer goby, 2 cleaner shrimp, 3 astrea snails, 3 nassruai snails, 4 emerald crabs,1 sand shifting sea star, 1 condy, 1 fire fi |
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