How will I know that Nem is dead?

Larah · 03/15/2008, 10:01 PM

I'm pretty sure the BTA is on it's way out.. How will I know for sure?

Aquarist007 · 03/15/2008, 10:06 PM

what are the symptoms Larah
I hate to ask you to post a pic --you still haven't posted the full tank shots you promised on Thursday night

Larah · 03/15/2008, 11:15 PM

I'm sorry.. You're right.. I will work onthat as well.. I won't be able to post a pic of the nem until tomorrow, it's lights off..

tmz · 03/15/2008, 11:37 PM

If it shrivels up and goes to a shady area it could just be splitting or whatever. But they will do that from time to time. If it stats to look rotty. Pick it up to see if it is starting to decompsoe. If so get it out .It can make a mess in the tank.

Larah · 03/16/2008, 12:04 AM

It's a new nem..I think it has been loved to death by the tomato clown... I doubt that it's splitting.......
I will get a photo as soon as I can.. OS far it's still holding onto a large rock with it's foot....barely.......

tmz · 03/16/2008, 12:08 AM

Is it a bubble(Entacmaea quadricolor).?If so ,they're pretty hardy. Give it a little time

Aquarist007 · 03/16/2008, 08:40 AM

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Originally posted by Larah
It's a new nem..I think it has been loved to death by the tomato clown... I doubt that it's splitting.......
I will get a photo as soon as I can.. OS far it's still holding onto a large rock with it's foot....barely.......

this is what I thought too when I read your post--separate the two and the anemone will probably come back

my former clarkie killed my blue long tip anenome by hosting in it

Larah · 03/16/2008, 11:49 AM

Dang!
Well as soon as it detaches enough from the rock for me to get a grip on it I will put it in the sump...

Aquarist007 · 03/16/2008, 09:05 PM

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Originally posted by Larah
Dang!
Well as soon as it detaches enough from the rock for me to get a grip on it I will put it in the sump...

it ain't going to happen---remove the clown for a couple of weeks and see if the anenome bounces back
from experience clowns do all right in the sump

BLKTANG · 03/16/2008, 09:08 PM

dang Larah your not having good luck lately are you?

What kind of light are you giving that "nem"

friedrice2841 · 03/17/2008, 08:10 AM

I had a bubble tip die. It looked like a big pile of snot, and the smell was ungodly.

BLKTANG · 03/17/2008, 08:23 AM

your sig says that you have PC's. If thats the case PC's are not enough light to keep a BTA healthy.

tmz · 03/17/2008, 02:54 PM

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Originally posted by BLKTANG
your sig says that you have PC's. If thats the case PC's are not enough light to keep a BTA healthy.

Not true I have a rose bta that has split 3x under pc It is enormous and healthy and has been that way for 4 yrs.

Aquarist007 · 03/17/2008, 03:43 PM

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Originally posted by tmz
Not true I have a rose bta that has split 3x under pc It is enormous and healthy and has been that way for 4 yrs.

how did you get that to split--I had one for 14 months--just stays the same size--feed it twice a week also

BLKTANG · 03/17/2008, 03:46 PM

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Originally posted by tmz
Not true I have a rose bta that has split 3x under pc It is enormous and healthy and has been that way for 4 yrs.

I stand corrected.

tmz · 03/17/2008, 04:37 PM

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Originally posted by capn_hylinur
how did you get that to split--I had one for 14 months--just stays the same size--feed it twice a week also

I didn't do anything special. I don't even feed it directly. You've seen it in my tank pictures it takes up the whole top of the right side of the lps tank. I do feed the fish well and it's in a current that brings it food. It also hosts a pair of mated tomato clowns who I'm sure contribute plenty of pooh and such. I do maintain very constant salinity and good water quality.
I placed it on the bottom of the tank when I got it. It was about the size of a billiard ball It climbed to the top about 4 yrs ago and has been there ever since.I keep boxing it in to stop it from taking over the whole tank One morning it was gone,Probably behind the rock. The next morning there were three. Yes it split into three. I got one out and sold it and still have two.It's a real treat.

Aquarist007 · 03/17/2008, 04:46 PM

great a challenged anenome--how well I still like it

it has remained at the bottom of my tank since I first got it and never moved---and you know with anenomes that if they are not happy they will move

03/15/2008, 10:01 PM	#1
Larah Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 1,932	How will I know that Nem is dead? I'm pretty sure the BTA is on it's way out.. How will I know for sure?

03/15/2008, 10:06 PM	#2
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	what are the symptoms Larah I hate to ask you to post a pic --you still haven't posted the full tank shots you promised on Thursday night __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

03/15/2008, 11:37 PM	#4
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	If it shrivels up and goes to a shady area it could just be splitting or whatever. But they will do that from time to time. If it stats to look rotty. Pick it up to see if it is starting to decompsoe. If so get it out .It can make a mess in the tank. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

03/16/2008, 12:08 AM	#6
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	Is it a bubble(Entacmaea quadricolor).?If so ,they're pretty hardy. Give it a little time __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

03/16/2008, 09:08 PM	#10
BLKTANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Never,Never Land Posts: 7,061	dang Larah your not having good luck lately are you? What kind of light are you giving that "nem" __________________ We the few have done so much,for so long,for so little.That we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. ____________________________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: RR 90 Maganvore sump,250w Hamilton fixture,VorTec's ASM skimmer.

03/15/2008, 11:15 PM	#3
Larah Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 1,932	I'm sorry.. You're right.. I will work onthat as well.. I won't be able to post a pic of the nem until tomorrow, it's lights off..

03/16/2008, 12:04 AM	#5
Larah Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 1,932	It's a new nem..I think it has been loved to death by the tomato clown... I doubt that it's splitting....... I will get a photo as soon as I can.. OS far it's still holding onto a large rock with it's foot....barely.......

03/16/2008, 11:49 AM	#8
Larah Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 1,932	Dang! Well as soon as it detaches enough from the rock for me to get a grip on it I will put it in the sump...

03/17/2008, 08:10 AM	#11
friedrice2841 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 193	I had a bubble tip die. It looked like a big pile of snot, and the smell was ungodly.

03/17/2008, 08:23 AM	#12
BLKTANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Never,Never Land Posts: 7,061	your sig says that you have PC's. If thats the case PC's are not enough light to keep a BTA healthy. __________________ We the few have done so much,for so long,for so little.That we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. ____________________________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: RR 90 Maganvore sump,250w Hamilton fixture,VorTec's ASM skimmer.

03/17/2008, 04:46 PM	#17
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	great a challenged anenome--how well I still like it it has remained at the bottom of my tank since I first got it and never moved---and you know with anenomes that if they are not happy they will move __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock