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This was a very concise and helpful response thank you.It's definitely still fighting a bacterial infection. The lines/rows of tentacles are pretty much a 99% confirmation to me. Possible that tap water had something in it that the nem didn't like, but I would doubt that's your main culprit. The zoo/food/bacteria (poo pellets) are what start to rot in the anemone's oral cavity - usually this bacteria starts to get off balance with the 10-12 hours of stagnant water from shipping.
All of the mouth eversion and inflating/deflating is a sign it's still trying to clear this material out - so I like Taylor's suggestion of flushing it. That's essentially what the anemone is trying to do. Usually Cipro in the water will produce a cue that the water is "good" and often gigs will inflate once they sense the antibiotic to take new water in.
To be honest, I don't love the last picture, I'd put your odds at 50/50 with how long you've been rehabbing. Regardless, you are doing the right things. IME, once they have been fighting a bacteria infection for a week or so there's a decent chance the infection has done damage they don't come back from. Regardless, you are on the right path. Other than water changes and re-dosing the Cipro before lights out don't change anything. Fiddling with temp, light, not helpful at this stage. You're doing well - many of us have been right where you are
This was a very concise and helpful response thank you.
Yeah honestly he's a strange nem too.
He would hide from light in all of my tanks.... and he still seems to be trying to....
I have the light 3 feet above the water now, and it's this light
So it's not like it's some insane bright coral light....
possibly he as a Nem has lived most of his life in the shadows.......
I can't reduce the light anymore without just turning it off.... so it'll have to be.
Him now:
Looking good!!!!!Slowly but surely.
Life returns.
Special thanks to you specifically Steve, you spotted it first and gave me step by step detailed route. Appreciate you.
Awesome!!!!!!!!Treatment done and IMO, he's cured of the disease, and now just needs to get back to full health.
However in doing a lot more research over the last week, I'm still undecided what to do with him long term (If I'm going to keep him or re-home him)
Ultimately I'd like to set up a carpet and clown harem tank.
But I'm not looking to spend that money right now after investing so much in my 45.
So..... I'm at a crossroads. But I'll figure it out
At least we saved him! Thank you everyone for all your help! I appreciate it and it was great to be able to go through this safely with some help on this site.
Appreciate everyone.
mouth closed fully inflated growing back tentacles. No meds for 48 hours. This is in an almost direct 600GPH flow so nice muscle control again as well. He's been inflated like this for the whole time. Didn't even deflate for lights out.
Not a problem. Even though at first glance on my phone I called it a haddoni lol. Just glad the nem is doing well.
Yes and yes. But Thank you! I’ll probably do transplants from my Euphs.
only if you feed them well they grow fast. No food, minimal growth
