For those who are new to anemones…

karliecunha · May 5, 2023

Got this HUGE carpet anemone at petco they were actually floating it in the bag so I asked if I could take it that way to reduce stress and they agreed. Once I got it into my temporary tank it was even bigger than I thought lol. The next day it deflated completely, guts out and melted, I was absolutely sure it was going to die. This morning I wake up and it’s completely opened up and huge again ‍

This thread is for anyone that’s scared of their new anemone not surviving. As long as the water parameters are great you should usually be successful, but there is no guarantee if it is already previously sick. My friend actually named it Coochie, so this is Coochie the carpet anemone.

reeftivo · May 5, 2023

very nice

be aware though that carpet nems will eat any fish including clowns on occasion. When i had one it was hosting my tomato clown for several weeks, then one day when i returned from work it was head first in it's mouth and partially eaten. beautiful nems but risky

Jekyl · May 5, 2023

Mouth still appears to be gaping. Many who keep carpets will have cipro on hand and recommend treatment when nems come in distressed.

Also with carpet they require serious lighting. Some even have lighting at 3 to 4x that of SPS levels.

While parameters are important, tank age, lighting and research are just as important.

karliecunha · May 5, 2023

Jekyl said:
Mouth still appears to be gaping. Many who keep carpets will have cipro on hand and recommend treatment when nems come in distressed.

Also with carpet they require serious lighting. Some even have lighting at 3 to 4x that of SPS levels.

While parameters are important, tank age, lighting and research are just as important.

Yes it is still gaping so far it has been closing slowly only been 2 days since I got it and I am also treating it. Came in a very small bag with little water so it went through tons of stress during shipping.