New Anemones Puking

Discussion in 'Inverts' started by cuttingras, Jun 26, 2007.

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  1. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    Are these gonna die? I took 2 hours to acclimate them(drip) and had the lights off on the tank for 3 hours. They look a lot better than when they came in. The Clown likes the one, and it's doing a whole lot better, the other he hasn't seen. I've put one above the other on 2 seperate rocks. here's pics

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  3. fletch

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    It is probably just pooping.
     
  4. amcarrig

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    Did you just get that today? Is it well stuck to the rock that it's on? Did you feed it? If it's not "sick", the clown may be loving it too much.
     
  5. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    yes i got them today they looked worse in the bags they had more of that stuff before acclimation than they do now. haven't fed it yet..should I?
     
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    No, let it use its energy to acclimate rather than to digest. Try to keep the clownfish away from it if at all possible.
     
  7. coral reefer

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    Your anemone should be fine as I have seen this in some of my shrooms and anemone's in the past! I don't know much about the reason why they do this, however, mine are not effected by this and are still alive today and looking better than ever!
     
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  9. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    ok cool! The one is still doing very well:) , the other is still looking sickly....:-/
     
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    Its just inverted it more then likely was fed ? Just before you got it or just after you got it ? It will invert and purge and then uptake the new water form your tank It /they should re-inflate and be fine a few days. They are 99.9 % water :) If you have proper lighting I'd not feed it any solids they don't need it and it will cause them to foul a tank. Oh when it yaks that waste ball out you have to get them out of the tank ASAP.
     
  11. cuttingras

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    Not sure if they were fed, before I got it this morning, in an overnight delivery, from Pet Solutions. They were worse when it came in. I figured they were in shock. I tried to feed them, but, they won't take anything. The waste ball is comming off in strings. I've been scooping it out as I see them! The other fish seem to like eating them though, but they're all swimming happily.. Clownfish has just found the other one and seems to be nursing it back to health...nudging with his nose very gently... So sweet!AAWWWW
     
  12. mattgeezer

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    hey tangster when you say when it yaks that waste ball .get it out of the tank ..if it was left in the tank what would happen , nitrate spike or something more terrible????