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    Posted: January 07 2013 at 12:48pm

I recently rescued an old reef system and of the remaining life in the aquarium is a sad shriveled little Green Bubble Tip Anemone. I don't have much experience with these guys, but he does not look very happy at all
Is he going to make it?

125 gallons
T5 HO
Nitrates 20(were 200)
Nitrites 0
Ammonia 0
Temp 77
Calcium 420(was 200)
Ph 8.1(was 6.4)

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Most of the time it's deflated with most of the foot attached to its rock, it hasn't eaten yet but it does perk up sometimes
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With Ph that low stuff will start melting .how fast did you raise the Ph and other parameters? If you raised them too fast it could have had a worse off effect. It might pull through though.
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Temp is 77. Not 87! Haha oops. I raised the Ph as I lowered the nitrates. 30 gallon water change every two days for the last two weeks. Not too fast I think, but its a miracle this guy is even alive. The condy at the other end of the tank is recovering fast though.
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If your seeing improvements in others it might just be to late for him. Did you see any improvement with him ?
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If your seeing improvements in others it might just be to late for him. Did you see any improvement with him at all ?
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Not showing any other signs, not reacting to Mysis, Krill or Silversides
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It looks like it may be a goner to me. Once their insides start coming through their mouth they have a harder time recovering. Be careful also because if it dies and you don't get it out fast enough it can nuke your tank.
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Originally posted by bstuver bstuver wrote:

It looks like it may be a goner to me. Once their insides start coming through their mouth they have a harder time recovering. Be careful also because if it dies and you don't get it out fast enough it can nuke your tank.

I totally agree . I would chuck it , its not worth killing everything trying to hang onto a cheap gbta
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