Anemone

[juliancarrion]

So i kind of feel bad sense i took on this anemone without being exactly ready.
But i would really like some help.

He's been looking like this for a week now.
Is there anything i can do to help him?

 

[juliancarrion]

oh and sorry about the bad pics

 

[three-fingers]

Any info? What species of anemone? Water stats? Lighting/turnover? Why would you say your not ready?

 

[juliancarrion]

Well im about 90% sure it's a bta.
I can't give you the exact stats because im not at my home tonight.But i know ammonia and nitrate are really low or at zero.
nitrite is not zero but not really high enough to worry.

Im usng a single strip 15w light. that i change out from a 50/50 and an actinic 420 every day.

I've only had this tank set up for 2 months and some levels have been changing a little but constantly.
Oh and this is my first saltwater tank.

 

[rabbut]

OK, Anemone's need perfect water. If you have Nitrite and Ammonia showing, there is your gaping mouth issue causer. There isn't enough light there, even for a BTA, and you still haven't told us about flow or tankmates... You need to get a large (50-75%) water change done, five minuites ago, to get the Nitrite and Ammonia down. You then need to work out why they are raised in the first place, so you can keep them down. Nitrite isn't overly toxic to fish, but highly toxic to invertibrates. Ammonia is poisonous to all livestock. For this reason, with invertibrates in the tank like Anemone's, they need to be zero. If your Nitrite isn't zero, it is high enough to cause grave concern. Having even trace amounts of either showing can kill invertibrates very quickly.

I'm sure this isn't what you want to hear, but your best plan of action from here is to remove the Anemone from your system, and to get it moved to someone with the ability to care for it correctly (i.e. have a year old tank with 4 T5 lights over it, minimum 20X an hour tank turn-over, zero's on Ammonia and Nitrite, with nitrate below 10, guards on all pumps and fitler inlets e.t.c). In a tank that new, with dodgy water parameters, poor lights and with an (no offence intended here, sorry if it sounds harsh) in-experienced marine keeper, the only way that Anemone's going is down-hill Anemone's remain one of a very few marine invertibrates that are considered difficult to keep alive, even in ideal conditions, and really are best left in the Ocean, or with experienced fish-keepers only

All the best
Rabbut

 

[juliancarrion]

i can't tell you the turnover now but tank mates are....
2 percula clown fish
1 red mandarin
1 yellow clown goby
1 green clown goby
1 saddle valentini puffer
1 purple psuedo
2 turbo snails
4 tiny zebra hermit crabs
2 small blue legged hermit crabs
2 small peppermint shrimp

 

[youngfisher]

How big is your tank? Not sure if you have said and I have missed it.

 

[juliancarrion]

it's a 22g 24lxsomethingwxsomethingh i forgot all the exact dimensions

 

[youngfisher]

I thought all puffer-fish was not reef safe?

 

[TigerIssey]

You have an awful lot of fish in that tank for an established tank let alone one that is 2 months old.

I would say that was the source of the ammonia and Nitrites.

I had that size tank to start out, after 2 months, I was about to put my last fish in, which was the fourth fish.

You have 7 fish in there. The mandarin is not suitable unless you are either buying pods or culturing pods and is feeding on frozen.

Mandarins should go into a tank that has been set up for 6 months also.

You need to return some fish as well as the anemone.

 

[juliancarrion]

You have an awful lot of fish in that tank for an established tank let alone one that is 2 months old.

I would say that was the source of the ammonia and Nitrites.

I had that size tank to start out, after 2 months, I was about to put my last fish in, which was the fourth fish.

You have 7 fish in there. The mandarin is not suitable unless you are either buying pods or culturing pods and is feeding on frozen.

Mandarins should go into a tank that has been set up for 6 months also.

You need to return some fish as well as the anemone.

Funny story..... I had a professional set up my tank with all the live stock except the anemone.

So advice like you need to return some fish doesn't really apply as constructive criticism.

So let's stay on the anemone. But thanks for the help on that one.

I thought all puffer-fish was not reef safe?

That's what i thought too. But bingo (the puffer) has been doing great and hasn't bothered any of the coral.

 

[TigerIssey]

Funny story..... I had a professional set up my tank with all the live stock except the anemone.

So advice like you need to return some fish doesn't really apply as constructive criticism.

But thanks for the help on that one.

You asked for help, we are trying to help you.

IMO the professional is less than amateur, else they would not have set a tank up like that.

If you don't want to listen to the reasons why you are having problems, don't ask the question.

My advice is now withdrawn, I don't do people that that don't want to listen.

 

[youngfisher]

You want to know why your Anemone is like this, Tina basically said its likely because your overstocked and then you dont want to hear it? I dont like people like you. Im not going to reply on this thread again, Tina only tried helping and you threw it back in her face. Pffft.

 

[juliancarrion]

I'm not trying to throw anything back in anyones face. I apologize if anyone got offended.

I'm trying to find answers because this situation frustrates me.

so how can a high-stocked aquarium really throw this anemone into such a low point? ( if anyone's still cool with answering questions)

 

[youngfisher]

Because its over stocked, the filteration will not be able to cope so Ammonia and Nitrite etc. Will be produced, which is harmful to fish and inverts, so it will kill your Anemone.