HELP WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY TANK

[nemobestie23]

I recently got a new anemone and starfish. Starfish did not survive. Anemone is not attached but will open during the day. At night it deflates super small and regurgitated a piece of krill.
Sal: 1.025
Nitrates/nitrites: ok
Ph: great
Alk: great
Anomia: 0

I just got this little guy 4 days ago. Idk what else I can do for him without it dying on me. He was doing great on day 2 just moving trying to find a home. Today he was fully open and happy. Tonight he was detached and balled up. I moved him to the front of the tank now he regurgitated a piece of krill. Did I over feed? Is he dying?

 

[1112-425XL]

How old is tank? It's usually best to wait 6 mos. to a year to add a nem.

 

[Rmckoy]

I recently got a new anemone and starfish. Starfish did not survive. Anemone is not attached but will open during the day. At night it deflates super small and regurgitated a piece of krill.
Sal: 1.025
Nitrates/nitrites: ok
Ph: great
Alk: great
Anomia: 0

I just got this little guy 4 days ago. Idk what else I can do for him without it dying on me. He was doing great on day 2 just moving trying to find a home. Today he was fully open and happy. Tonight he was detached and balled up. I moved him to the front of the tank now he regurgitated a piece of krill. Did I over feed? Is he dying?

The most important thing is to get it to attach …
Turn wave makers low and it should eventually attach .

What kind of anemone is it ?
Do you have pictures of the tank ?

 

[j.falk]

Anemones ball up at night. That's normal behavior. You messing with it and moving it around is not normal for it. Leave it alone.

 

[C4ctus99]

+1 on tank age question. Nems seem to take 2-4 weeks to really settle in and be happy. My anemone has survived a lot, so yours has a chance

What kind of lights do you have?

 

[Rmckoy]

Stop feeding it until it’s settled .

they get all the food they need through photosynthesis so proper and adequate lighting is required

 

[j.falk]

It's only a 5 1/2 gallon tank...sigh...

 

[C4ctus99]

It's only a 5 1/2 gallon tank...sigh...

Just saw her other thread

 

[twentyleagues]

great and ok are not adequate "parameters" to get help. Whats great and ok for some people/corals are not for others.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

impulse buying in this hobby is expensive and often cruel to the animals. Its very important to research a little before any new purchase, including adequate tank size, feeding, tank mates, water conditions, etc.... Every animal is unique and has unique requirement that is our responsibility to study before purchase.

 

[Lemons]

great and ok are not adequate "parameters" to get help. Whats great and ok for some people/corals are not for others.

Yup need some numerical values for these parameters, and most tanks dont support nems till they fairly established. Now you can have nems early if you know what you're doin. But a pico 5gal nem tank is basically advanced/expert

 

[nemobestie23]

I have two tanks. One is starting out the other was gifted to me. This one is 10gallons with the BTA and clownfish. I wanted to try the other one with just regular fish from scratch so I had a better understanding

 

[nemobestie23]

It's only a 5 1/2 gallon tank...sigh...

Just saw her other thread

That is a different post. Not this tank.

 

[nemobestie23]

impulse buying in this hobby is expensive and often cruel to the animals. Its very important to research a little before any new purchase, including adequate tank size, feeding, tank mates, water conditions, etc.... Every animal is unique and has unique requirement that is our responsibility to study before purchase.

My uncle gifted this tank to me. The other one I’m starting fresh. The clownfish seems to do okay. I was told to move the starfish to the clownfish tank I started and it died after a month. This tank with the nem is a 10gal tank that’s been going for 13months. Two different questions for two different tanks.

 

[Rmckoy]

My uncle gifted this tank to me. The other one I’m starting fresh. The clownfish seems to do okay. I was told to move the starfish to the clownfish tank I started and it died after a month. This tank with the nem is a 10gal tank that’s been going for 13months. Two different questions for two different tanks.

For the most part . Starfish have very high mortality rate .

 

[C4ctus99]

I have two tanks. One is starting out the other was gifted to me. This one is 10gallons with the BTA and clownfish. I wanted to try the other one with just regular fish from scratch so I had a better understanding

Gotcha. Was it that the anemone was 4 days new to the tank or that it and the tank were 4 days new to you? Also, how is it looking today?

 

[Cell]

Full tank shot and pics of nem are helpful.

 

[kyle38]

where did you buy it from? Did you watch how they handled it if it was a local place? If the forcefully removed it from anything they may have injured it