Is my anenome alright?

Discussion in 'Inverts' started by gerendai, Oct 20, 2012.

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  1. rc_mcwaters3

    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    this is just me, a nem like that is it does die can destroy your tank

    I might be tempted to remove it just so it didnt kill everything. it sounds cold but at this point if it showed no signs of improvment I wouldnt risk it.

    also I agree with corailline on this you definatly need to look into a better or diffrent LFS. If you dont have another choice I would plan to really look at ther eselection before I bought from them again.
     
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  3. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    +1

    It looks to me lke an anenome from the other ocean, that won't host clowns anyway? They look all white like that when I"ve seen them, are real cheap, but over a year ago a lfs near me even told me they wouldn't play host to clowns. Not sure if this is the case for yours however.
     
  4. gerendai

    gerendai Plankton

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    I check on it every hour, luckly i got this week free from work so I can keep an eye on him.
    Hope that it gets better and only want to throw it out when it starts to rot.
    When the lights turned on it started to look a little bit better
     

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  5. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    I am by no means an expert in any way but have been obsessed with reading on anemones over the past couple of months. That anemone does not look good at all...it lacks color, the mouth is gaping, the tentacles are not very inflated. I wouldn't risk it and I would remove it.......I agree with what others have said, I would take it back in to the LFS and attempt to get a refund or maybe store credit (but I'd only use that credit for dry goods and such not live stock). Or if you don't have a lot of options, observe anything for a while before buying....