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I have a very small ~2-3" red Haddoni. I observed it at my LFS for about a month before purchasing to ensure it was happy, healthy, and not indicating any signs of bacterial infection. All seemed good so I pulled the trigger. It's been in my tank for about three weeks now and has been looking amazing. In the past week or so I've noticed it slightly deflate in the morning prior to lights coming on. Last night as the lights were just about ramped down I noticed it was again slightly deflated, but this time the mouth was gaping approximately the size of a nickel. Quite large in comparison to the size of the nem. Within an hour it was completely closed up and looking perfectly fine again. This morning it also looks perfectly fine, completely open and as if nothing ever happened.
I believe if it is a bacterial infection it was brought in by another recent anemone order from AquaSD, one nem from that order came damaged and declined over a day and had to be pulled. A second nem from that order is currently declining and I'll likely be pulling it today as well. These were Mini Maxis.
I have everything on hand to do a proper Cipro treatment in a hospital tank, and am leaning heavily towards treating just to be safe. But I'm afraid of stressing this thing out any more than it needs to be if treatment is unnecessary. This red Haddoni is my holy grail, I've been trying to get one for years and hit the jackpot with one coming into my LFS so I'm wary to make a rash decision on treatment. What do the experts think here? Should I treat?
I believe if it is a bacterial infection it was brought in by another recent anemone order from AquaSD, one nem from that order came damaged and declined over a day and had to be pulled. A second nem from that order is currently declining and I'll likely be pulling it today as well. These were Mini Maxis.
I have everything on hand to do a proper Cipro treatment in a hospital tank, and am leaning heavily towards treating just to be safe. But I'm afraid of stressing this thing out any more than it needs to be if treatment is unnecessary. This red Haddoni is my holy grail, I've been trying to get one for years and hit the jackpot with one coming into my LFS so I'm wary to make a rash decision on treatment. What do the experts think here? Should I treat?