questions about nem

rennne39 · 03/02/2010, 04:17 PM

I have had this for about 2 weeks, today found him like this can someone tell me what is going on.
my tank is 150 gallon tank,
been up for about 3 years
I have a skimmer, and U also run carbon in a reactor,
I have 3 250 mh, and 2 t5,
I have 4 number 4 k's
and a mj1200 running
the tank temp is 78 degrees
almost forgot he has something on his foot that I have never seen before

Crustman · 03/02/2010, 05:02 PM

Gut has extruded. They may not make it when they reach this condition. I took a carpet nem back to the store after it extruded its gut several times. Is it attached? This is a good sign.

rennne39 · 03/02/2010, 05:50 PM

yes it is attached what would make it do that

bertoni · 03/02/2010, 08:06 PM

What has it been fed?

rennne39 · 03/03/2010, 10:37 AM

krill and silverfishes

ReefiusMaxiumus · 03/03/2010, 11:34 AM

It may be stressed out from the lighting since it's new to the tank....but generally it would try to move. Has it been moving around the tank or has it stayed in one place?

w16227 · 03/03/2010, 11:55 AM

My sebae had an inflated gut prior to spawning. Stress can cause a spawn.

"Something on it's foot" = ? get a pic

may want to post in the nem forum, they may be better able to help

Chiefsurfer · 03/03/2010, 12:03 PM

have heard of SOME nems having issues with silversides, that is not to say it is everyone, nor to say it was a hadinnae(sp?) carpet, but I have heard of it. Sorry that that wasn't of more help.

rennne39 · 03/03/2010, 12:55 PM

moving around alot

w16227 · 03/03/2010, 01:03 PM

If it is moving around - then something is definitely bothering it. The problem obviously is finding out what.

Was he moving before? If not, look at what has changed lately. Something on his foot ------???? If this is new and he just recently started showing signs of stress than this would be where I would start. Get a good pic and possibly remove if you can (others may have to chime in on how to do this safely).

rennne39 · 03/03/2010, 01:17 PM

bertoni · 03/03/2010, 01:45 PM

A lot of the silversides that are sold for fish food are actually a freshwater species. You might want to discontinue them, if that's the case with your food. All in all, that's not a bad feeding list that you have, though.

Could you post the rest of your water parameters?

rennne39 · 03/03/2010, 02:12 PM

temp 78
p.h. 8.5
sp 1026
kh 143 ppm
calcuim 400 ppm
ntrate 0
ntrite 0
ammonium 0

brycerb · 03/03/2010, 03:01 PM

Try going to the seafood dept of you grocery store, I get all sorts of "live" stuff their. I freeze mine to Store & kill off bacteria.

bertoni · 03/03/2010, 05:15 PM

Those numbers are fine. Is there any animal that might have stung the anemone while it was moving?

rennne39 · 03/03/2010, 06:42 PM

I have a fox rabbit fish and coral beauty ,six line wrasse and candy cane coral, elegance coral leather toadstool and greenstar polyps

bertoni · 03/03/2010, 07:14 PM

Well, those don't seem like animals that would injure an anemone, although it's possible that it ran into a coral that it didn't like. Maybe it needs to adjust to the light, but it doesn't look like it's very healthy.

rennne39 · 03/03/2010, 08:29 PM

could I have to much flow

dots · 03/03/2010, 08:53 PM

I found that silversides were "just too big" they would take pieces....I even got to were I would fillet them down.....they would just suck on them a bit, slime them up and regurgitate them.....leaving a big piece of rotting food in the tank.

I switched then to feeding PE MYSIDS to my Sebae....and got some good results

rennne39 · 03/03/2010, 09:36 PM

he is nice ,I think mine has had it I will not feed silverfish anymore because it was ok till I feed that to him

03/02/2010, 04:17 PM	#1
rennne39 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 332	questions about nem I have had this for about 2 weeks, today found him like this can someone tell me what is going on. my tank is 150 gallon tank, been up for about 3 years I have a skimmer, and U also run carbon in a reactor, I have 3 250 mh, and 2 t5, I have 4 number 4 k's and a mj1200 running the tank temp is 78 degrees almost forgot he has something on his foot that I have never seen before

03/02/2010, 05:02 PM	#2
Crustman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 941	Gut has extruded. They may not make it when they reach this condition. I took a carpet nem back to the store after it extruded its gut several times. Is it attached? This is a good sign. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: 65 gallon reef with 8 T-5's, ATI Blue Plus, Blue Special, KZ Fiji Purple, Vertex IN 100, phosphate and carbon reactor Coralife Turbo Sea Pump

03/02/2010, 08:06 PM	#4
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	What has it been fed? __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

03/03/2010, 11:55 AM	#7
w16227 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: chicago Burbs Posts: 479	My sebae had an inflated gut prior to spawning. Stress can cause a spawn. "Something on it's foot" = ? get a pic may want to post in the nem forum, they may be better able to help __________________ call me "w" - easier to remember Current Tank Info: 125g All Glass rr, 50g sump/fuge, RKE, T5 Retrofit Lights, Deltec Turbo Skimmer, PM Kalk Reactor

03/03/2010, 12:03 PM	#8
Chiefsurfer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Seaside Park, NJ Posts: 2,138	have heard of SOME nems having issues with silversides, that is not to say it is everyone, nor to say it was a hadinnae(sp?) carpet, but I have heard of it. Sorry that that wasn't of more help. __________________ Chief Current Tank: 20 Gallon tall, 4-bulb t5 HO, Eshopps psk75H, ac-70 fuge. So far, green clown goby, striped goby, more gorillas than I wish I had, 5 SPS frags, 3 LPS Frags, 1 Softee, Turkey Wing Clam. Plan for the future: 120 gallon 4ft glass tank. Current Tank Info: 20 gallon tall Reef Tank

03/02/2010, 05:50 PM	#3
rennne39 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 332	yes it is attached what would make it do that

03/03/2010, 10:37 AM	#5
rennne39 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 332	krill and silverfishes

03/03/2010, 11:34 AM	#6
ReefiusMaxiumus Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 79	It may be stressed out from the lighting since it's new to the tank....but generally it would try to move. Has it been moving around the tank or has it stayed in one place?

03/03/2010, 12:55 PM	#9
rennne39 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 332	moving around alot

03/03/2010, 01:03 PM	#10
w16227 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: chicago Burbs Posts: 479	If it is moving around - then something is definitely bothering it. The problem obviously is finding out what. Was he moving before? If not, look at what has changed lately. Something on his foot ------???? If this is new and he just recently started showing signs of stress than this would be where I would start. Get a good pic and possibly remove if you can (others may have to chime in on how to do this safely). __________________ call me "w" - easier to remember Current Tank Info: 125g All Glass rr, 50g sump/fuge, RKE, T5 Retrofit Lights, Deltec Turbo Skimmer, PM Kalk Reactor

03/03/2010, 01:17 PM	#11
rennne39 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 332

03/03/2010, 01:45 PM	#12
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	A lot of the silversides that are sold for fish food are actually a freshwater species. You might want to discontinue them, if that's the case with your food. All in all, that's not a bad feeding list that you have, though. Could you post the rest of your water parameters? __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

03/03/2010, 02:12 PM	#13
rennne39 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 332	temp 78 p.h. 8.5 sp 1026 kh 143 ppm calcuim 400 ppm ntrate 0 ntrite 0 ammonium 0

03/03/2010, 03:01 PM	#14
brycerb Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Isle of wight, VA Posts: 541	Try going to the seafood dept of you grocery store, I get all sorts of "live" stuff their. I freeze mine to Store & kill off bacteria. __________________ -Luckily, my wife is reef safe so I can use my normal income for this hobby. -My cichlids love RO waste! Current Tank Info: 7.5 gallon box with water in it.

03/03/2010, 05:15 PM	#15
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Those numbers are fine. Is there any animal that might have stung the anemone while it was moving? __________________ Jonathan Bertoni Last edited by bertoni; 03/03/2010 at 05:32 PM.

03/03/2010, 06:42 PM	#16
rennne39 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 332	I have a fox rabbit fish and coral beauty ,six line wrasse and candy cane coral, elegance coral leather toadstool and greenstar polyps

03/03/2010, 07:14 PM	#17
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Well, those don't seem like animals that would injure an anemone, although it's possible that it ran into a coral that it didn't like. Maybe it needs to adjust to the light, but it doesn't look like it's very healthy. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

03/03/2010, 08:29 PM	#18
rennne39 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 332	could I have to much flow

03/03/2010, 08:53 PM	#19
dots Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 6,258	I found that silversides were "just too big" they would take pieces....I even got to were I would fillet them down.....they would just suck on them a bit, slime them up and regurgitate them.....leaving a big piece of rotting food in the tank. I switched then to feeding PE MYSIDS to my Sebae....and got some good results __________________ ~Doug

03/03/2010, 09:36 PM	#20
rennne39 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 332	he is nice ,I think mine has had it I will not feed silverfish anymore because it was ok till I feed that to him