Did you feed it a lot recently?? They tend to act like this when they poo...I think it is probably ok. How long have you had it?

 

no he hasn't been fed a lot recently... this is not the normal "pooing" with the bubble in the middle. It literally looks like he's turning inside out... here let me show you...
At this point I realistically think that he is dead... I just don't know why. :bawling:
He was so spastic... 2 days ago he was attached to a rock, nice and full, he looked wonderful. And now this.
Water qualities are all fine. I don't know what the deal is.

 

I'm sorry to say it but I fear he/she is gone by looking at your picture. I'd get it out before is disintigrates and pollutes the entire tank.

 

I agree with you - I'd honestly rather throw him out when he's not dead, than keep him in there and corrupt the rest of the tank.
RIP...
I still have NO idea why this happened... !?!?!?
What would be the most logical reason why an anemone would go through such a sudden change so quickly? - like I said, 2 days ago he looked great. Everything else in the tank is fine... ???

 

I feel so bad... poor thing! That picture is just really... really... graphic, I guess. Gross!

 

Sorry...did you get rid of it?

 

yea I did - the tank was a mess, had to clean up a lot of the "innards" that were all over the tank. And the smell!?!??!... one word: GAG.
I guess either he got stabbed by a fighting conch, or something - the change was really sudden and everything in the tank as far as water specs was/is fine .
All well - I'm moving soon and want to wait until I'm re-settled before I get anything else, but I'll know to look for non-condy anemones in the future.

 

I'll know to look for non-condy anemones in the future.

And make sure to post on here to ask if you have enough lighting to support any anemone befroe you get one. :beer:

 

Gooooood idea.
I don't think I will mess with anemones for a LONG time.

 

If he smelled and released alot of goo as you said you may want to do a big water change to help get the toxins out of the system and run carbon if you can. Sorry for your loss.

 

Yes I did do a water change, and then checked all the parameters (esp ammonia and nitrite) but everything is ok. Thank goodness!

 

That's pretty bad. To be honest...anemones are too hard to take care of; even target feeding can get to be a chore.

 

I'm still debating on whether or not to get another anemone when I move and get settled in the new house... I'd love a BTA or something for when I get clowns again, but I don't want to run the risk of killing something else (or having something randomly implode on me for no reason). I'm still torn though...

 

yeah...i'm having the same problem....except it's on the early stages! i dont know what to do! It's like an on and off thing...he sticks to a rock and the next thing I know he's off and on the sand! He's standing upright but I think the clown is doing this to him! can clowns ever be too rough with an anemone?? Also, he has a large gapping hole, which everybody is telling me is a very bad thing. I fear the worst for this guy...he's a long tentacle greenish brown...really pretty! I don't have an isolation tank...and I got him 4 days ago...he was 85 bucks! Should I send him back??

 

I would be very very very shocked if that anemone survived. Long tentacle anemones/ M. doreensis does not survive wounds very well. If you can take it back, I surely would.
BTW, clowns can surely be to rough on their host. Even kill them.

 

If the hole is in the middle and anything similar to xenia's is coming out yes! Idk if they will take it back though. Some LFS are peculiar about anemones. If you leave him in there very long and he starts to decay further he could really devaste your system!

 

Alright I have a 75 gal...salinity: 1.022 nitrite and amonia levels are 0 pH: 4

 

How do I post pictures...

 

You will need to reach 5 posts before it allows you the option to post a pick. Since you are new here, i will walk you through the steps of starting a new thread. If you go to the forum section up top, click on it, it should list a bunch of categories, go down to the one that says anemones, and open that. On the top left hand side, there should be a button that says "create thread" or something similar. Then you are good to go. Get to 5 posts and use the manage attachments button underneith where you write or reply and you can upload straight from your computer.

 

My anemone died very quickly. I was told taht I got it out just before it polluted my tank.

 

my anemone is kinda drooping but it doesnt smell bad or have insides falling out but im still not very sure. btw my tomato clownfishes are still trying to go inside it is that a good thing?