Christopher Davis
Valuable Member
I’ve been in the hobby many years now and I can confidently say That I have lost one too many anemones once before. As hobbyists not only is it our responsibility and duty to look after the creatures we care for but provide additional support when something has gone wrong. You could say that every anemone and every specimen is different, in terms of collection and handling and what aquariums they go to. There is unfortunately so much death in this industry... for anemones.
I recently acquired a haddoni Blue carpet anemone, but with this I have had to go above and beyond to try and save This specimen so far. Countless hours of research has ultimately led me to create this thread.
I first discovered the use of ciprofloxacin during this research. And the credit goes to OrionN, from reef central. Thread below
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2271385
So let’s get on with it... my blue carpet did what I thought to be was excellent in my DT tank (display tank), however one week later I was faced with the dreaded deflating and gaping mouth conundrum. This simply wasn’t going to cut it for me I knew I had to do something as this anemone came with a price tag. After reading the protocol for OrionN, I made it my number one priority to source ciprofloxacin! And I was able to do so. Before we get too far here I’m going to Tell you this is not a 100% guarantee... as I am just starting this myself this is more or less a follow along with me. As I treat this anemone! I am hoping that I am successful in this treatment and that through this thread we can have a great discussion and try to save some creatures in this hobby doing so. They truly are magnificent and deserve a thread dedicated to trying to save them.
Tonight I went through the steps of sourcing out yet another quarantine tank” yes I set another because one is never enough!
I went with what the protocol called for standard 10 gallon that I picked up from Petsmart for about 70 bucks.... I know what you’re thinking I spent 70 bucks on a 10 gallon aquarium am I crazy?! Yeah I felt the same way trust me but I had no other choice given the time I had to react.
However I do have a kessil over that aquarium so it’s pretty cool looking...
I ordered my ciprofloxacin from an online dealer.
http://www.fishmoxfishflex.com/
Took me all of about two hours to get everything set up and prepped for the ten day period. I dose tonight right before lights out and jump right into a 500 mg dosage, I went with this high of a dose because my medicine came three days delayed and my carpet started decking pretty severely since then.
About one hour into the treatment my carpet has regained foothold and perked up quite a bit, now it’s much much too early to tell if this is an effect of the medicine.
This is going to be a 10 day long thread of me actively engaged throughout the entire treatment process of treating this carpet.
Below are a few pics of my set up and my carpet. Pics are from day one currently see below, And it begins!!!
I recently acquired a haddoni Blue carpet anemone, but with this I have had to go above and beyond to try and save This specimen so far. Countless hours of research has ultimately led me to create this thread.
I first discovered the use of ciprofloxacin during this research. And the credit goes to OrionN, from reef central. Thread below
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2271385
So let’s get on with it... my blue carpet did what I thought to be was excellent in my DT tank (display tank), however one week later I was faced with the dreaded deflating and gaping mouth conundrum. This simply wasn’t going to cut it for me I knew I had to do something as this anemone came with a price tag. After reading the protocol for OrionN, I made it my number one priority to source ciprofloxacin! And I was able to do so. Before we get too far here I’m going to Tell you this is not a 100% guarantee... as I am just starting this myself this is more or less a follow along with me. As I treat this anemone! I am hoping that I am successful in this treatment and that through this thread we can have a great discussion and try to save some creatures in this hobby doing so. They truly are magnificent and deserve a thread dedicated to trying to save them.
Tonight I went through the steps of sourcing out yet another quarantine tank” yes I set another because one is never enough!
I went with what the protocol called for standard 10 gallon that I picked up from Petsmart for about 70 bucks.... I know what you’re thinking I spent 70 bucks on a 10 gallon aquarium am I crazy?! Yeah I felt the same way trust me but I had no other choice given the time I had to react.
However I do have a kessil over that aquarium so it’s pretty cool looking...
I ordered my ciprofloxacin from an online dealer.
http://www.fishmoxfishflex.com/
Took me all of about two hours to get everything set up and prepped for the ten day period. I dose tonight right before lights out and jump right into a 500 mg dosage, I went with this high of a dose because my medicine came three days delayed and my carpet started decking pretty severely since then.
About one hour into the treatment my carpet has regained foothold and perked up quite a bit, now it’s much much too early to tell if this is an effect of the medicine.
This is going to be a 10 day long thread of me actively engaged throughout the entire treatment process of treating this carpet.
Below are a few pics of my set up and my carpet. Pics are from day one currently see below, And it begins!!!
