Zooxanthellae Transplant for Bleached Anemones - Page 4

OrionN · 10/13/2020, 07:21 PM

If you don't have a second anemone of the same species, I would try another animal that you think closed to the bleached anemone, or feeding him with several samples of various animals. If you give him a wide variety of choices, he may end up with a few that is acceptable to him.

hottuna · 11/13/2020, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by hottuna

It works !!! about 10 days after I fed my bleached gig a few tentacles from my green gig mixed with food...he's got that "dirty" look to the the tentacles..it's only in patches -but it's there I fed it yesterday and it devoured the food..I'm optimistic about a recovery..For those who have been through this process : how long does it take until the nem fully recovers all it's zoo ?? and resembles what we consider to be a healthy gig ?

Update : the gig I did the transplant on is now FULLY recovered and very sticky..turned out to be a very dark green/blue color...The tentacles I fed it were from my purple..AMAZING ..

OrionN · 11/13/2020, 06:47 AM

I am glad your anemone fully recovered. Pictures please

hottuna · 11/15/2020, 11:48 AM

MINH : it's the one in the middle : in the 3rd post

hottuna · 11/15/2020, 11:49 AM

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hottuna · 11/15/2020, 11:53 AM

hottuna · 11/15/2020, 11:54 AM

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Sk8r · 10/12/2021, 12:52 PM

Due to illness unrelated to Covid plus Covid quarantine, I was unable to do much for my tank over a two year period, just to give it flake on an autofeeder and keep the topoff going. My RBTA anemone disappeared.

It reappeared when I started with a monster cleaning crew and a pattern of daily 10% water changes, and it looked like a small mushroom with a large 'foot'. Realizing it was not a mushroom but the missing nem with just two tiny dots of its former color on bumps that had been tentacles, I broke out an ancient bottle of Brightwell's amino acid for corals and also some ancient micro food and Coral Frenzy. Plus feeding frozen mysis for my fish. It wanders restlessly but exposes itself to high-up LED lighting, in the edge of shadow, and the bumps are now extending a tiny bit and the color has spread to 3 other areas of the rim of the disc. I have only been at this about 5 days. But it is improving. It is helped by being not a rescue from a store, but a nem acclimated to this tank. The two ocellaris clowns of course have always refused to have anything to do with it. I wish they would, but meh! clowns! Anyway, it may survive. Amazing what critters CAN survive given slowly advancing conditions. I am on water change 7 of 10 to try to recover this tank and it is immeasurably better.

traveller7 · 10/12/2021, 01:19 PM

Sk8r, Hoping you are recovering as well as the critters you support

Sk8r · 10/12/2021, 09:00 PM

Thanks! It's been a haul, but everything's way better!

10/13/2020, 07:21 PM	#76
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	If you don't have a second anemone of the same species, I would try another animal that you think closed to the bleached anemone, or feeding him with several samples of various animals. If you give him a wide variety of choices, he may end up with a few that is acceptable to him. __________________ 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

11/13/2020, 06:47 AM	#78
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	I am glad your anemone fully recovered. Pictures please __________________ 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

11/15/2020, 11:48 AM	#79
hottuna Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,248	MINH : it's the one in the middle : in the 3rd post __________________ HotTuna Last edited by hottuna; 11/15/2020 at 11:55 AM.

11/15/2020, 11:49 AM	#80
hottuna Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,248	link doesnt work Last edited by hottuna; 11/15/2020 at 11:50 AM. Reason: link not working

11/15/2020, 11:53 AM	#81
hottuna Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,248	__________________ HotTuna

10/12/2021, 12:52 PM	#83
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Due to illness unrelated to Covid plus Covid quarantine, I was unable to do much for my tank over a two year period, just to give it flake on an autofeeder and keep the topoff going. My RBTA anemone disappeared. It reappeared when I started with a monster cleaning crew and a pattern of daily 10% water changes, and it looked like a small mushroom with a large 'foot'. Realizing it was not a mushroom but the missing nem with just two tiny dots of its former color on bumps that had been tentacles, I broke out an ancient bottle of Brightwell's amino acid for corals and also some ancient micro food and Coral Frenzy. Plus feeding frozen mysis for my fish. It wanders restlessly but exposes itself to high-up LED lighting, in the edge of shadow, and the bumps are now extending a tiny bit and the color has spread to 3 other areas of the rim of the disc. I have only been at this about 5 days. But it is improving. It is helped by being not a rescue from a store, but a nem acclimated to this tank. The two ocellaris clowns of course have always refused to have anything to do with it. I wish they would, but meh! clowns! Anyway, it may survive. Amazing what critters CAN survive given slowly advancing conditions. I am on water change 7 of 10 to try to recover this tank and it is immeasurably better. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

10/12/2021, 01:19 PM	#84
traveller7 Time to get back in? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 9,441	Sk8r, Hoping you are recovering as well as the critters you support __________________ Scott Current Tank Info: Glass 2.5's

10/12/2021, 09:00 PM	#85
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Thanks! It's been a haul, but everything's way better! __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.