The anemone came with the tank… I was told it is 20 years old it has been in the tank for that long along with everything else. I’ve only fed it once, I am using a reverse osmosis filtration system that automatically fills the tank when low. The salinity is 1.24. I am using led lighting (blue). Nitrates (NO2) (NO3) are 0ppm along with the ammonia. Ph is 8.2. Is there anything I need to do to care for it because it looks nothing like it did before it got moved. I was told to feed it 1 shrimp a month by the old owners that had it since it was small.
The lights say led aquarium lights. They have sunset and sunrise settings. They came with the tank as well. All that I have right now is some jugs of tech cb by Kent marine I’ll add pictures of the stuff that came with it. If I need to get anything I will. I was told that the nitrates should have been low so I thought that was good. Is there anything I can do?
Yes the lights I have are the same ones the man used on the anemone. I’m unsure about what it needs in the lighting, such as how often does it need blue light, or how often it needs the white light. These lights are more than likely 10+ years old. It was a old man that had the tank and he explained as much as he could and how to care for it but I’m doing what he said and the anemone isn’t looking healthy at all….
What do you mean exactly?
Is it inflated now?
It is inflated a little more now but nothing compared to what it use to be…
Is it a stichodactyla magnifica anemone? I’ve cared for a lot of their cousins (stichodactyla gigantea). Mags are not easy, but once established (as you’ve seen from the previous owner) can be hardy. The position of yours does seem fine to me. They are prone to bacterial infections that causes them to deflate, but this is usually a shipping stressor and might not be the case for yours as it’s a local purchase. I’d say leave it alone for now. Get worried and prepare to treat with antibiotics if it detaches. Let’s see another picture.
What antibiotics would be needed to treat (just incase). Also could it be uncomfortable? It was put in a bin and moved but the tank isn’t setup exactly how it was. Does it need more rocks beside it to lay on? It seems as if it try’s to stretch out to lay on other rocks that are next to it. But if I recall right it had rocks closer to it before it was moved and it looked way bigger, and was laying on them. Could this be an issue? And this is the first time I’ve seen it do this (picture attached) it did this yesterday but I was told it was from stress by someone.
Water flow as in the wave makers?
This is Heteractis Magnifica, so a different species aside from carpets but as you know relatively the same care requirements.
Are you running carbon at the moment? Leathers are known to release toxins when stressed, and a tank move is pretty stressful, it’s quite possible they could be irritating the anemone.
