nennie dead or alive

ashley100

ashley100

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i just got home from work and found my white nenie sucked up on my power head
i removed him and put him in my sump i dont know how long he was stuck for and now he is all shriveled up at the bottom and has not opened or any thing do you think he will die :(
 
THE nennie was or is a white nennie with purple tips and im not sure if any tentacles got broken off is it a bad thing he was sucked up against the guard
 
it never ever stuck to anything my other to are cool they are a pinkish color.
and it is still all slivered up
 
Can you post a pic? Anemones often survive powerhead injuries.

How many anemones do you have? What species? Can you post a pic of the other anemones too? Mixing anemones is not a good idea.
 
k cool my anemone looks like it is ok i will post picks tomorrow coz i dont even know species they are and help will be appreciated
 
HEY sorry i toke so long i ran out of mbs and i am battling to up load the pics on this thread
but if you look in the gallery they are the first pics there and my white nennie still lives and has clung on a rock
 
Sounding good bud, given good water conditions, nennies usually perk up again, mine got caught in a seio 4400 pump a while back but he fully recovered in a week, feeding might help but ask brenda(anemone)
 
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It’s definitely bleached, and also hungry. Before you try to feed it, let me know if there is any damage to the mouth. I can’t see any definite bleaching in the other two, but they are also looking a bit hungry.

Also give us a complete list of your water parameters, equipment, tank size, age of system, tank mates, feeding schedule, amounts of food for each feeding, and type of foods.

You may want to consider finding new homes for two of the anemones. It’s not a good idea to have more than one anemone in one system, unless they are clones.
 
water
nitrates (no3)is 25mg/l(10mm)
phosphat (po4)is 0,1mg/l (10mm)
ph is 8.3
alkalinity is 4meq/l
salinity 1.022
temp 25.5 avg

thats the only test kits i have should i have any other ones
my tank has been going for exactly one year this month, i only added fish and corals last month.
the tank is one of those imported ones with the filter system built on top, that is 1.2m long and 200mm wide. i change the filters weakly but i do half a weak tank holds 300L with sump. the tank is 1.2m long 500mm high and 450mm width.

lights
1x 30wat sylvania coralstar 3ft
2x 30wat triplus 3ft
1x 18wat sera blue sky royal 2ft
1x 18wat sera deap sea 2ft

i feed 1-2 times a day i fist put a bit in and see their response normally twice a day .one day i feed frozen brim shrimp and next day kent platinum pellets and once a weak kent zooplex i was told that will do for the nennies.

when i bought the nennies they were in the same tank should i still make a plan for them.

what should i know
thanks
 
ashley100 said:
oh yes thanks viper for posting my picks shot man.
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No problem. :)

Couple of things I can see...

Your Nitrates are a bit too high, although not dangerously high at the moment you will need to try and get them down to about 5.

Your Salinity is far too low for anemone's, you need to get that up to 1.026

Your Lighting is severely inadequate to keep those types of anemone's alive, I would recommend a minimum of 150w MH's, but Brenda would be better to advise on this.
 
viper357 said:
No problem. :)

Couple of things I can see...

Your Nitrates are a bit too high, although not dangerously high at the moment you will need to try and get them down to about 5.

Your Salinity is far too low for anemone's, you need to get that up to 1.026

Your Lighting is severely inadequate to keep those types of anemone's alive, I would recommend a minimum of 150w MH's, but Brenda would be better to advise on this.
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I agree.

In addition, you are not feeding sufficient food. Meaty foods only. Brine is not the best option. Try some mysis or krill, or something similar.

Yes, I would look for new homes for two, even though they were kept together when you got them.
 
So, out of curiosity, how does everyone feel about 'rescuing' nennies from the LFS when you see the poor things all bleached and thrown into the same tank? Bad idea? I see this all the time and after reading this forum I now realize how sick they really are... I just feel horrible leaving them there.
 
Bad idea generally. We need to force the LFS into providing them with an appropriate environment, get healthy livestock, and be familiar with the animals they are keeping.

However, if someone is experienced with anemones and the anemone isn't too far gone I would usually say go for it.

It is very difficult for a LFS to get perfectly healthy anemones that have been shipped. Shipping is horrible on anemones.

I understand feeling horrible, but if you think about it, you are just making room for another anemone in poor health to arrive.
 
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