Help with anemone

gunther13mt · 05/02/2016, 01:45 PM

Hello I had a beautiful Ritteri Anemone that just recently died (took him out of the tank this morning when I noticed it.) His base was still dark purple but where he was stuck to the rock was whitish and he was always spitting what looked like a white string with brown in it. Any advice on why he died or what I can do to get another anemone to survive my 2 clowns are swimming around the tank as if they are lost now.

my SPG is at 1.025 temp stays between 76-79, PH is at 8.2, Nitrite is at 0 ammonia is at 0, nitrate is at 5ppm any advice would be appreciated my tank is about 6 months old.

fish currently in the tank an no problems.

2 true clowns
4 cleaner shrimp
6 turbo snails
4 emerald crabs
2 watchmen gobies
1 engineer goby.

all seem to be happy and healthy.

hotelbravo · 05/02/2016, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by gunther13mt

Hello I had a beautiful Ritteri Anemone that just recently died (took him out of the tank this morning when I noticed it.) His base was still dark purple but where he was stuck to the rock was whitish and he was always spitting what looked like a white string with brown in it. Any advice on why he died or what I can do to get another anemone to survive my 2 clowns are swimming around the tank as if they are lost now.

my SPG is at 1.025 temp stays between 76-79, PH is at 8.2, Nitrite is at 0 ammonia is at 0, nitrate is at 5ppm any advice would be appreciated my tank is about 6 months old.

fish currently in the tank an no problems.

2 true clowns
4 cleaner shrimp
6 turbo snails
4 emerald crabs
2 watchmen gobies
1 engineer goby.

all seem to be happy and healthy.

they are prone to have issues. how long have you had him? if not long then i would assume disease. many people highly recommend riterri (magnifica) to be introduced to a hospital tank first and treated regardless of whether the anemone shows signs of illness.

on a side note perhaps this post will get more traction in the anemone and clownfish section not the military reefers group section.

gunther13mt · 05/03/2016, 03:14 PM

I just posted in 3 separate forms my first post never got answers had it i wouldnt have bought the anemone

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05/02/2016, 01:45 PM	#1
gunther13mt Starting to help others Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: South Dakota Posts: 137	Help with anemone Hello I had a beautiful Ritteri Anemone that just recently died (took him out of the tank this morning when I noticed it.) His base was still dark purple but where he was stuck to the rock was whitish and he was always spitting what looked like a white string with brown in it. Any advice on why he died or what I can do to get another anemone to survive my 2 clowns are swimming around the tank as if they are lost now. my SPG is at 1.025 temp stays between 76-79, PH is at 8.2, Nitrite is at 0 ammonia is at 0, nitrate is at 5ppm any advice would be appreciated my tank is about 6 months old. fish currently in the tank an no problems. 2 true clowns 4 cleaner shrimp 6 turbo snails 4 emerald crabs 2 watchmen gobies 1 engineer goby. all seem to be happy and healthy.

05/03/2016, 03:14 PM	#3
gunther13mt Starting to help others Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: South Dakota Posts: 137	I just posted in 3 separate forms my first post never got answers had it i wouldnt have bought the anemone Sent from my VS880 using Tapatalk __________________ 55 gal, salinity 1.024, temp 80.4-81, 2 True Clown, 1 Watchman Goby, 1 Engineer goby, 2 cleaner shrimp, 3 astrea snails, 3 nassruai snails, 4 emerald crabs,1 sand shifting sea star, 1 condy, 1 fire fi