xiong.s2460.mccd

Hello everyone. I have a major problem here with my anemone. I have a unidentified anemone ($80) and a bubbletip anemone. The bubbletip is doing great and ate the shrimp i fed it yesterday, however, the other anemone did not want to eat it and spit it out everytime i tried to feed it. Now it looks like this..(the one on the left that looks dead)



Can someone help identify which anemone is this? And what seems to be the problem? It cant be the water because the fish and the bubble tip are doing great. What can it be?

Ok, I just found out that it is a Heteractis magnifica and that it is very hard to keep, needs lots of water flow and light. This anemone is in a 12gallon aquapod nano with a jbj clamp on metal halide 150 watt with a powerhead pointed just below it.

Anybody with experience or thoughts, is this how it is suppose to be when first arrives to your tank? I mean, it's been like the 2nd day that I had introduced this anemone.

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Thanks!
Ken

nemo addict

they are to close together for a start and will sting each other , from your profile your tank is not that old, anemones need a mature tank and stable condtions which you dont get with a newer tank , i would return to LFS or pass on to someone who can hold for you while your tank matures , as if it dies completely it will release toxins in to the water and could wipe out your tank , as your tank is so small

xiong.s2460.mccd

RIP anemone. I checked and the ammonia went up from 0ppm to .50ppm. I took it out before it took everything with it. It was slowly tearing itself apart. Tentacles started to fall of from it.

Lesson learned.

nemo addict

sorry to hear this , but to be honest it was going to happen , the tank is to small to sustain 2 anemones anyway espically insuch close proximity , they kill each other of a night you have to very careful , reasearch is the bigest part of this hobby , impulse buys are the mother of all you know whats lol