Bubble Tip Rose Anemone trouble....

[Valkyrie]

I just got home from work and found Pete (our BTR nem) with part of him stuck in the intake tube cover of the filter system. My husband said he'd only gone to bed 45min. prior and Pete was on the back of one of the rocks. I took the tube off so I could get to him easier and gently pulled out the little marble sized bit of him that was sucked in. I was gentle, but he was slimy (oh so stressed! Poor guy) and once he was out I placed him on a rock to see how he does. The picture here is of him after I got him out. The little bulge on the bottom left side is what was stuck.

Is there anything I should do to help him de-stress? There doesn't appear to be any lacerations (do nems bruise? None seen if they do) and I turned the bright light off and turned on the blue (I'm sorry I always forget what they're called.) Should I stay up tonight to watch him, is there anything I should be doing? I'm very worried, but I don't want to make things worse for him.

It's been about 15 min. now. Pete is on the move, and the slimy strings are gone. That doesn't make me stop worrying, but I'm worried less. Tomorrow I'm going to buy some pantyhose knee highs and cover EVERYTHING that Pete or Dolores (a lilac condylactis) could possibly get sucked into! I honestly did not think they would get sucked into something so narrow (1/8th of inch!) and not what I would call a strong suction. Not like a powerhead or anything.

Thanks in advance.

 

[ReefQueen]

Can you see any damage to the foot? If not then he should make it. They sure can get sucked in. I had one that made its way into the overflow, through the stand pipe (was confused about that part), down the plumbing, and into the filter sock. It is currently alive and well:) I wouldn't stay up all night, but it wouldn't hurt to put him in a critter keeper or strawberry basket, or something similar that will give him flow, but keep him from repeating the mishap overnight. That way you can get some sleep. I understand though, when my first nem was on the move I woke up every hour to check on it to make sure it hadn't found its way into a powerhead lol.

 

[Valkyrie]

Thank you! There didn't appear to be any damage to the foot. So that's a relief.
I was pretty freaked out, but to be honest I think the sliming freaked me out the most.

 

[ReefQueen]

No problem, I can relate. Just keep an eye on him and if he starts to look like he is deteriorating, then pull him. I have seen much worse make comebacks though, so I truly believe he will be fine:)

 

[Valkyrie]

Pete is doing great. It doesn't look like the experience has affected him in any way. Me on the other hand.... lol

 

[bump3rb33tl3]

My nems name is Pete too! Nems are so resilient :-) My Pete would go on walk abouts across my heater (before I removed it to the sump) just as it would turn on. He got burned pretty bad a few times. He would just retreat to a safe space for a few weeks while he healed and would re-emerge as good as new. The best thing you can do aside from just being watchful is to maintain a stable system with good parameters, Pete will do the rest ;-)