woecc Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 hi guys, can anyone advice how to identify a unhealthy anemone? i just saw mine drop off a tenticle. not sure if that is call unhealthy. please advice, affraid he die on me. thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Tanzy Posted December 9, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 9, 2003 If the anemone is constantly shrunken/withdrawn and refuse to attach, then it can be considered very unhealthy and should be avoided. Quote Warning: Heavy handed moderator in operation. Threads and post are liable to be deleted or moved without prior notification. Moderator's prerogative will be enforced. Any grievances or complains should be addressed to The Administrator. http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/uploads/post-36-1073276974.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woecc Posted December 11, 2003 Author Share Posted December 11, 2003 thanks for the advice. i have one white anemone, with purple tip. it did not eat for two weeks now, since i got it. saw some sticky things comming off. not sure is it ok. the thing is it don't eat. please advice. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kschew1498 Posted December 11, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 11, 2003 same problem I have.....try feeding it with Marine Snow or other supplement....I have one Haitian and it been almost a month since I saw it swallowing a whole dried prawn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwilly Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 I thought I give a lesson on how to spot one..? some more got pic.. supposely take the pic n endure the "tor kong" smell.. let me search the thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Vincenttan Posted December 11, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 11, 2003 Aiya, only a whole prawn, my brown colour purple tip anemone swallow my 3cm tomato clown.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwilly Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=2880&hl= pic was gone.. dunno my home pc got or not.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member boxfish Posted December 11, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 11, 2003 thanks for the advice. i have one white anemone, with purple tip. it did not eat for two weeks now, since i got it. saw some sticky things comming off. not sure is it ok. the thing is it don't eat. please advice. thanks. had this twice b4, some problem and slowly died. Luckily small one so never pollut my tank... any advice? will try again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member alvy Posted December 11, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 11, 2003 eh..those white ones with purple tips are bleach specimens!! i had a brown one with pink tips. As i didn't have proper lightings when i upgraded my tank, the brown anemone bleached to a complete white with nice purple tips, exactly like those sold in LFS! During then, it did not do well and won't eat anything. i resintalled my MH and it took 2 mths to regain it brown body and pink tips..now it is a very hungry anemone and it grabs its food fast! I'm not sure in nature if there are white anemones but i'm quite sure some LFS bleach the brown specimens to give you the clean white ones with coloured tips. Such specimens are highly unhealthy and would not survive long. feeding alone would not bring regain its health. Put it under intense light for a month or 2 and it might recover.. anemones are easy to rear and they are very hardy to water conditions!! I had a small green carpet which now becomes a HUGE green food trap and it survived some impossible-to-survive tank crashes. I have it for almost 2 yrs! the pink tip one has also grown in size by 2 times and i had it for almost 1 yr..survive tank upgrade and no light for 2 mths! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member alvy Posted December 11, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 11, 2003 and yes..whenever i have dead fish in the tank, i feed them to the food traps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woecc Posted December 11, 2003 Author Share Posted December 11, 2003 what????! the white one is not heathy????? i got this white one from Sea Life. the anemone did not eat anything for two weeks now. they actually recommand the white one as the healthy one. don't know if it's my tank or the anemone is already unhealthy when i get it. now the anemone looks quite ugly, alway have brown thing from the month and appear shrunken. so sad. if it die, my tank will go, cos it's a small tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woecc Posted December 11, 2003 Author Share Posted December 11, 2003 can bro bwilly share the photo for all of us to learn?? thanks a million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woecc Posted December 13, 2003 Author Share Posted December 13, 2003 my anemone die yesterday. but good lesson learned. thanks for all your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwilly Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 lost the pic who wants to know more, can pm me.. I try to explain.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 my green bubble tip recently lost all its tenticles. now like botak how come? but still attaching and moving around in the tank should i remove it? cannot feed; as it has no tenticles to capture the prawn. Siao liao in between; i also have one white with purple tip; seems to be doing quite well, feeding weekly with prawn. 5month old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member junyong84 Posted December 13, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 13, 2003 hey, anemone are sure hard to keep. as a owner of 5 anemone, IMO not all anemone stick. i kept 1 particular kind, that has a red base. if i m not wrong, shld be sand shifting kind... it wun stick. Always moving abt the sand.. juz gif if good lights, food...feed it wif marine delux.. its good 4 them.. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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