OMG HELP POSSIBLY VERY EXTREME EMERGENCY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fishfanatic2]

ok i was cleaning algae in the tank ad my condy is doing great all of a sudden i look and he is gone, he was floating away, his foot was retracted it didnt look damaged iswear he did it himself, tried to hold him back down wouldnt take, reduced flow to keep him in one spot,why wont the foot hold wtf is wrong plz help, im extremely worried TIA

 

[fishfanatic2]

update the foot seems to be expanding out again, still not attached, any info would be appreciated thnx.

 

[DaisyPolyp]

how long have you had the tank? how long have you had the anemone? what are your water parameters?

...although anemones will move around the tank when they are fine, I usually don't see condy's release their footing completely unless their unhappy with the water.

 

[fishfanatic2]

tank has been up for over a year, anemone for almsot 3 weeks, been VERY happy, params are good.

He has settled down though, and is doing fine. Guess I just had to be a little patient.

Im still kinda curious though. I shtis normal behavior for condy/other anemones? tThnx for reply.

 

[DaisyPolyp]

From what I've read, condy's will find a good spot and adhere to it for a long time (like years) without moving. The only time my condy "jumped" was when I had the tank about 2 months and was adding salt trough the top of the tank. It was falling right on him, and he jumped very quickly. (he was fine after that and I still have him)

 

[Big Fishy]

you add salt directly to your tank?

 

[fishfanatic2]

uh no...what gave you that idea? :?

 

[tinyreef]

maybe some salt creep fell onto the fella. similar thing happened to mine as well. almost detached but a quick spritz got the salt creep off altho he had a 'burn' for a while.

 

[Baianotang]

He's fine...condys are like a rock.

 

[fishfanatic2]

cool-thnx.

 

[fishfanatic2]

Hmm the anemone is still wandering around and falls off occasionally-i think i have to feed it more. Once a week i thinkis a little too little, right?

 

[fishfanatic2]

uhoh- his tentacles were deflated for most of the day, hes like semi-shriveled. when i try and feed him he jsut kinda let it drops out, like hes not interesterd. Whats happening, TIA.

 

[fishfanatic2]

bump

 

[Anonymous]

An anemone that is stressed should not be fed. If the anemone is weak and you keep trying to feed you will make her weaker. Every time you feed she will fire her nematocysts and use up energy she needs.

Her foot detaching is not a good sign. Walking is normal, but detaching appears to be a way of using the current to wash away from an unliked location(poor light, bad water, or harassing critters). Sometimes detaching is a sign of extreme weakness and many times they do not recover.

Give us your tank size and specs(lighting included).

 

[fishfanatic2]

29 gallon, 130 watts of PC.

She has since re-expanded, but im still worried. Thnx for the tip, i had no clue.