anenome problems

DylanE · 08/23/2006, 10:34 AM

so yesterday i bought a pink tip anenome and put him in my tank. this morning he has gone kinda inside out, retracting his tenticles. ammonia 0 nitrates and nitrites 0 ph 8.1 any hope of a recovery or is he toast?

Travis L. Stevens · 08/23/2006, 10:59 AM

If he's starting to turn inside out, he's probably dying. Smell your water. If you can pick up the rock he's on, smell the anemone. If it smells REALLY bad, it's dead and rotting and it's time to take it out before it causes another NItrogen cycle..

nickterp · 08/23/2006, 11:08 AM

Anemones generally don't do well in new tanks. They need good stable water quality and strong lighting.

Are you sure he isn't just closing up? If he's just pulling his tentacles in, thats normal. Going inside out is usually pretty bad.

For the future I would post all your tank conditions when asking about a problem, lights, filtration, how long the tank has been set up, etc. That's the easiest way to get good help and advice. Because really what you want is to prevent this from happening again.....

08/23/2006, 10:34 AM	#1
DylanE Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sacramento Posts: 379	anenome problems so yesterday i bought a pink tip anenome and put him in my tank. this morning he has gone kinda inside out, retracting his tenticles. ammonia 0 nitrates and nitrites 0 ph 8.1 any hope of a recovery or is he toast?

08/23/2006, 10:59 AM	#2
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	If he's starting to turn inside out, he's probably dying. Smell your water. If you can pick up the rock he's on, smell the anemone. If it smells REALLY bad, it's dead and rotting and it's time to take it out before it causes another NItrogen cycle.. __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

08/23/2006, 11:08 AM	#3
nickterp Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 263	Anemones generally don't do well in new tanks. They need good stable water quality and strong lighting. Are you sure he isn't just closing up? If he's just pulling his tentacles in, thats normal. Going inside out is usually pretty bad. For the future I would post all your tank conditions when asking about a problem, lights, filtration, how long the tank has been set up, etc. That's the easiest way to get good help and advice. Because really what you want is to prevent this from happening again.....