anemone haircut

I've had an anemone recover from worse. He should be ok if it was only a few tentacles that got chewed up. Watch him closely over the next little while to make sure his condition doesn't deteriorate and he should be fine.

Edited by bbauman - October 31 2007 at 9:40pm

If you think he's not going to pull through and you can't get to him, you'll want to do a water change to prevent him from hurting anything else in the tank. Keep us up to date and good luck. We wish you well.

hairmonkey wrote: are you meaning him hurting anything else by causing an ammonia spike if he dies? or something else?

eldiente wrote: hairmonkey wrote: are you meaning him hurting anything else by causing an ammonia spike if he dies? or something else?   No the I believe the anemone can release toxins as it dies that can injure/kill other corals, small fish. I had one go mushy on me and it seemed that the growth of the other corals was very stunted and affected for a few weeks after the incident.

well crap, thats not good. this morning i can still see him. it is still alive, but not open. it does not look anymore mushy than it does when its closed up at other times. i think i like the qt tank idea for him. the only problem is that most of my rock work is secured. so how do i remove him from the rock without doing anymore damage? also what is the best set up for him for a qt tank? a hang on back filter? if i use a 10g tank should i use 5g of main tank water and 5g new water? any suggestions appreciated. thanks mike.

frednwilma1999 wrote: Jeff accidently ripped one of ours in half while cleaning the tank.  The two halves looked horrible for a few days.  Slowly they started looking better, one before the other.  Within about 2 weeks we had two very healthy anemones.  We didn't have any problems with it at all.  Good luck, keep us informed.   Deb

good to hear. i would hate to loose this one, it is a beautiful anemone.

Edited by hairmonkey - November 01 2007 at 10:15am

I don't think BTA usually affect other corals to much, so hopefully it is ok where it is. sometimes you can point a powerhead at a anemone to get it to move off of rockwork, but I wouldn't do that to a damaged one as it may push it over the edge. I'd leave it alone, do some small water changes and keep your fingers crossed.

update: he is still alive. still pretty much closed up though, and still wandering. he opened up enough last night that i could get a look at him, didnt seem to be too much damage. it looked like a few tentacles had been lost.  i think its probably a good sign that he is still alive

Mike Savage wrote: That's good. It sounds like he will recover quickly if he doesn't wander back into the powerhead.   Mike

you think he would have learned a lesson

Mike Savage wrote: You would think so but it is hard to teach anything to an animal without a brain.   Mike

so you see the humor in the comment then

Edited by hairmonkey - November 02 2007 at 2:23pm

hes still alive. very cool!