kngfisher October 6, 2006 October 6, 2006 In search of help. If you follow the links below, you will see some pics of my poor LTA. Hard to tell it is an LTA but it is. That is the problem. Been like that for over a week now. not extending, can not tell if it is eating.....After reading a few threads about anemones, I took it out of the tank and gave it a big sniff...no smell, no smell at all. I even looked for cuts in the mouth and sides, nothing. Mouth looks fine....no cuts
jason the filter freak October 6, 2006 October 6, 2006 I had been feeding it raw table shrimp cut up into small pieces every other day. The tank got 3 pieces of 1 shrimp and the LTA got 2....one was usually stolen
emissary October 6, 2006 October 6, 2006 I wouldn't worry. I would leave it completely alone and let it do it's thing. My anenemone was acting BIZZARO for about a week a little while ago... maybe a couple weeks and I coudln't figure out why. Sometimes it was a ball, other times it was stretching... other times it looked generally crappy. Then all of a sudden it released a kadzillion gametes everywhere (pics via link below). Worry about your LTA if you notice discoloration, shortening of tentacles, or "features" that look like damage.
kngfisher October 6, 2006 Author October 6, 2006 83 degrees is a little high don't you think? suggestion for temp?
dhoch October 6, 2006 October 6, 2006 I too would leave it alone, and not feed anything more to it at this point... Dave
unninair October 6, 2006 October 6, 2006 My suggestion is to put some sort of a protective covering around it until it recovers. The clowns will stress him further with their love.
steveoutlaw October 6, 2006 October 6, 2006 My Condi did that once.......right after it ate my foxface! Maybe your anemone ate something that didn't agree with it......or ate too much perhaps?
OUsnakebyte October 6, 2006 October 6, 2006 FWIW - I don't believe that is a magnifica. It looks to me like M. doreensis, but maybe traveller7 can confirm for me...? There was a thread on "LTAs" last week I believe. Here is the link: http://www.wamas.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=9947 Anemones will often close up and reopen similar to what yours is doing. Your lighting seems sufficient, but I would try to bring your temp down slowly, just a few degrees. A clip-on fan blowing on the water's surface will do wonders for this. That it is still taking food is a wonderful sign, but I do not feed them if they are closed up and/or "deflated." I would also recommend you constructing a sand tube, as I have done with mine (see thread) if you do not have a very deep sand bed. It did wonders for both my M. doreensis and S. haddoni. Good luck and keep us posted. Cheers Mike
traveller7 October 6, 2006 October 6, 2006 FWIW - I don't believe that is a magnifica. It looks to me like M. doreensis, but maybe traveller7 can confirm for me...?Correct Mike, the anemone in this thread is M. doreensis, aka Long Tentacled Anemone, Corkscrew Anemone, etc. IMHO: The specific gravity is low, may not be the irritation, but 4 point drop is a stressing depending on the original source water. Lights are fine, new anemones take time to reacclimate to lighting anyway so I don't suspect this is the issue. Irritation generally is a trigger for a M. doreensis to release, water quality, predation, pH fluctuations, etc., are very common culprits. Opinions vary, but I am not a fan of having clowns hosting in an obviously stressed anemone. I would move the clowns/divide tank, etc. I would not move the anemone, closing off flow, light, etc., at this stage will likely finish the anemone off. M. doreensis is quite famous for the behavior you are seeing. The next stage tends to be lesions in the red/orange column. Folks blame these "cuts" for the death, but something was the cause prior to them showing up in almost all cases I am aware of.... At this point, stability is most helpful. Feeding small pieces it grabs on its own, is likely fine for the next week or so if at all. I would recommend immediately: -make sure the anemone does not blow around into pump intakes -stop feeding table shrimp(I only consider such solid feeds for very large anemones, even if cut) -remove the clowns -check for predators(cowrie, shrimp, fish, worms, etc) -run heavy carbon for 3 days -check the pH for swings from right before lights on, and right before lights out -make sure kalk/calcium reactor/doser is not dripping anywhere near the anemone -bring specific gravity up via evaporation; i.e. top off evaporation with full strength SW until you hit 1.026 -let some mysis fall on it once a day to monitor reaction and see if it is actually eating
OUsnakebyte October 6, 2006 October 6, 2006 IMHO: The specific gravity is low, may not be the irritation, but 4 point drop is a stressing depending on the original source water. Good call. I skipped right over that one - didn't even see it...
kngfisher October 6, 2006 Author October 6, 2006 conclusion.... Sad to report, at approximately 5:15pm, my LTA decided enough was enough and flung itself into the shroud of my one and only mj1200 mod.....needless to say, the maxi-jet displayed no mercy and the LTA suffering was no more....from the looks of things, death was quick but very brutal
wolfman October 6, 2006 October 6, 2006 (edited) that has happen to me before so dont feel bad, it let go and went right into the powerhead. You might want to do a water change after that. Edited October 6, 2006 by wolfman
emissary October 6, 2006 October 6, 2006 Yeah mine's been through at least 3 powerheads in it's time. ... somehow it's been with me for the last 6 years nevertheless.
jason the filter freak October 6, 2006 October 6, 2006 Oh no! I'm sorry to hear about your loss, I didn't know power heads were that big of a threat
emissary October 7, 2006 October 7, 2006 Oh no! I'm sorry to hear about your loss, I didn't know power heads were that big of a threat I've lost too many things to powerheads. Eventually I started covering my powerheads: http://reef.korff.org/pictures/Reefkeeper/pump_crate Also I've heard using some superglue/silicone to attach a bioball to the intake works well. But now I just don't have powerheads anymore. Just a pair of Tunze streams in deco rocks.
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