anemone dying help

  1. mdock

    Emergency: Anemone Nuke and Urchin

    My long tentacle anemone got caught in a side opening of my AIO tank. I had to split it in order to remove it from the opening. I have come to terms with possibly needing to restart the tank from scratch. There are tentacles and white matter around the tank. I would do it differently now having...
  2. FrancoBattiat0

    EMERGENCY Can my anemone still be saved?

    Hi everyone. This is my anemone, and she’s clearly suffering quite a lot. She’s been in the tank for over two months. Recently I had some sudden parameter drops due to coral additions, specifically KH and magnesium. I didn’t catch it in time — I’m still a beginner — and both of my anemones were...
  3. N

    Anemone worry

    I just bought 2 anemones they both looked fine but one is not opening and the other has stuff coming out of it. I dont know how to attach a picture
  4. K

    Help with CSB anemone

    Hi reefers, I recently picked up a chicago sunburst anemone for my pico. The tank has been running for almost a year now. The nem seemed to have acclimated alright on day 1 (slightly hiding, nothing out of the ordinary) but it is doing this weird stuff everyday starting the 4th day or so. The...
  5. Mjhatley

    Is my anemone too far gone?

    I have an anemone and clownfish tank that I’ve never had a single issue with. I got a green BTA two days ago which seemed to be doing fine until I found it under a rock like this, this morning. I turned the rock over so it wasn’t half in the sand. Is it splitting? Is it dead? Is it saveable...
  6. L

    Need help reviving my anemone!!

    I recently bought a anemone for my 25 gallon tank. When I placed him in my tank he accidentally moved himself too a place with no light after reemerging he didn’t looks good after maybe 2 weeks he still didn’t get much better!! I’m currently moving him into my 55 gallon to see if he thrives...
  7. F

    LTA looks terrible

    Hi! I’ve been a member a while but never posted. Honestly been a little nervous for the comments, but I’m desperate. So I’m completely new to salt water tanks. My mother in law got my 4 year old a fluval evo 13.5 for his birthday. She promised my LFS would service every two weeks and we could...
  8. Ineedtequilla

    Is my aneome dying?

    Is my anemone dying? she looks bad Parameters: Magnesium: Not tested Calcium: 400 Nitrite: 0.25ppm Ph: 8.0 Salinity: 1.022 Temperature: 26°C The tank is about 3 years old, but the anemone was placed only 4 days ago.
  9. TroyfromKy

    I don't know why I cannot get anemones to live in my tank, help?

    I need some real help here. I have a red sea 125 g tank, that has been cycled for almost two years now. I added a sea anemone three months ago, over three months, I added 4 in total. I am down to two only. One of the two is acting ill and I don't understand what I am doing wrong. My water...
  10. J

    EMERGENCY Green BTA not doing good

    My Green BTA was doing alright yesterday, but today he’s completely hiding from the light, and his center is looking really messed up. The tanks a biocube, so it’s not like the lights are that strong. He’s been slightly bleached since I got him (2 weeks ago) but he’s never really been like this...
  11. D

    Is my anemone dying?

    He’s been acting like this for about a week, recently moved to sand. He had been on live rock farther up closer to the light.
  12. D

    EMERGENCY My LTA balled up and has been acting weird.

    I have a 55 gal tank that has been running for close to two years. My LTA was added maybe about a month and a half ago. He was eating very well and hosting one of my Domino Damsels. Suddenly he curled up and started excreting a lot of waste. He would open up for small intervals of time randomly...
  13. greyduck-reef

    BTA - possible bacterial infection?

    Hi R2R - I've had a green bubble tip anemone for about a month and it's my first try at keeping one. It settled on the shady side of a rock (PAR = 90) on its first day and hadn't moved since. I understand they often need higher light, but it looked content so I just let it be. I also didn't feed...
  14. D

    Please help to save this anemone

    Hi folks, I rainbow rose bubble tip anemone deattached from the rock yesterday. Currently, she is isolated in the fish breeding box inside the main tank. Attached are the pictures to show her current situation and the parameters in the past 7 days. The nitrate level is around 15-20 (it is not...
  15. B

    EMERGENCY New Carpet Anemone Looks Very Unwell

    Hi guys, I bought a large carpet anemone from petco yesterday, drop acclimated it and transferred to my DT. At first it looked fine, same as in the shop, but after a few hours it appeared deflated with gaping mouth and white smoke like fluid coming from mouth. Water parameters are all ok - my...
  16. Wayne Kruger

    My Anemone has lesions on its body

    Hi fellow reefers, I have now asked around through WhatsApp groups and all my reefing compatriots have no tips to help me and cannot identify what is wrong with my Anemone. My Anemone started with a few "bubble-like" pimples on its body when I first got it, and now it is starting to look worse...
  17. workcompman

    Hello Anemones Help Mine are Dying

    I am really upset I have had these Anemones for 10 years as a matter of fact they are brother and sister they split 5 year ago they are gorgeous huge when they were healthy my water quality is excellent I started having issues 6 to 8 weeks ago and the only thing I am doing different is I stated...
  18. ssunthar

    Anemone is hiding

    Hi, Bought a BT Anemone recently and it was about 3in. It went hiding ever since i put it in my tank. Just found it recently and it is so small and in a difficult place to reach even for feeding... what should i do? Thanks in advance.
  19. J

    RBTA doesn't look happy and half attached to rock and half in sand

    Hi everyone, I need quick help. 2 days back I bought new RBTA. He was happy when I placed him with the rock it came. Yesterday I removed him from the rock since I had no place for one in my tank. Also made sure his foot isn't damaged. He quickly went to the new rock, attached to it completely...
  20. L

    My anemone looks like it’s producing quinoa

    What’s wrong with my anemone? I just saw this as I was doing a water change
  21. B

    New Anemone Help

    Hi everyone, new reefer here 2-3 months and I just placed my first green bubble tipped anemone. I put it in last night and it moved around eventually detaching and floating then getting stuck by its bubbles to the back of my tank. I woke up this morning and it was stuck in the same spot so I...
  22. nanonøkk

    anemone shrinking and getting darker

    ok so this anemone has been through some stuff it used to shrink up every single night and looked like it was dying but it looked really light but now it looks to be shrinking and getting darker in color 1 picture is of it now 2 picture is what it looked like a bit ago when it first moved i...
  23. R

    Please help, Anemone not looking good

    Hello, I have had this anemone for about a month may a little longer. All has been well until about a week ago, I noticed it was deflated. I know they usually do that from time to time, but it has not gone back to normal. This is what is look like now. I'm not sure what my parameters as I...
  24. AceShadow_Reefer

    Will it survive?! Bleached green bubble tip!

    Hey all, I have this green bubble tip nem that used to be doing great until I gave it to a buddy who put it with nems that attacked it through bacterial warfare and he must've had the lights on very bright too because he came back to me freaking out about them nem. Pics attached are before...
  25. JRADD87

    Bubble tip anemone Help

    Was hoping I could get some help and direction. Brought this smaller green bubble tip home the other day and it has not seemed to be doing well. It has a good foothold on the rock but has not moved from where I placed it originally. It deflated and seemed to expel some waste yesterday. Towards...
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