Help, totally bleached carpet anemone

[dz6t]

Tabittha, Thank you very much for your help.

I had carpet anemone before and the bleaning was not cause by several hours stress or any thing that happened in th epast several days. Basically a typical sign of inefficent lighting over a long period of time. All the fish and starfish are not affected by lighting. Also, do you see other coral besides mushroom in the tank? Carpet anemone require strong metal halide.

Also, thank you very much for your help to bring the anemone and the fish to my home. You actually save the life of this poor anemone. It was always a great pleasure to have you here.

 

[dz6t]

Just want to add that the transportation of the anemone is first class. A half full 5 gallon bucket with lid. The anemone opens up even in the bucket.

I can't wait to see it color up. Let's see what color it really is.

 

[pillowfish]

As I said before the tank was prettty broken apart by the time we arrived. The LR we did buy is encrusted with shrooms but are either very small or shrunken(it was noted to me that the chocolate chip star was to blame). However, there was one (I may not even be close to right here) but a "green hairy mushroom"? A little larger than a half dollar and semi resembled ricordia but wasn't small dots..more like little tentacles? peeking through..he was a greenish-orange color I believe?? I could be wrong on the name....is there a remedial to the remedial class on identification? And thank you Dong for all the great advice...always good to pick another reefers' brain! And I was hoping that the packaging would be acceptable..See you again soon!

thanks, tabittha

 

[Salty Dog]

Dong,

I can add a little, maybe this will help. I do not recall seeing any halide equipment on the tank. Possible he might have moved it already, etc - but then there was very little in the tank that would require halide. The hood was removed from the tank, and quite honestly, I didn't look at it closely.

I would suggest phoning him and asking him about his lighting. Maybe ask him if he hand-fed it, etc... He had a rectangular 180 gallon, about 6 feet long, and two feet deep - you can figure out the rest from there.

Best,
Eric

 

[~Flighty~]

I personally wouldn't be disappointed with it. they can have that sort of color loss over a matter of hours and it would be normal to have that during something as stressful as a tank breakdown and anemone move. It shouldn't be an issue with the long term health at all. There is plenty of zooanthelle left to repopulate the tissue and you may have even more bleaching in the short term if your lighting is stronger than the anemone is accustomed to. When they are bleached beyond recovery the whole anemone will be clear white. Localised light spots are no biggy.

 

[dz6t]

The tank the anemone was in was a FOWLR. Go figure.

But like Cindy said, there may be enough zooanthelle left to repopulate.

 

[Pinkskunk]

Dz6t,

Don't worry too much, from looking at the pic, the foot burried deep, and the "healthy" look of it, it will recover. Dont bother it too much, feed maybe twice a week with fresh uncook shrimps. and hopefull it is in a MH tank, it will regain color.

Other than loosing the color, the anemone itself looks healthy.

 

[dz6t]

Thanks Pinkskunk, I know you are the kind of carpet anemone.

What do you think the pair of percula will host in it?

 

[clamm]

after looking at it the structure around the base I think you will be in good shape..feed alot and provide light...I think its going to be in good shape...also the fact that it stung you or felt sticky is actually a good sign as they have to use energy to do that.

 

[JayM]

When I saw it tonight @ Dong's it looked greener already....and it ate a silverside. It was still a profoundly stressed anemone....