anemone question

[Dave]

Hello;

There appears to be flesh (the stomach?) protruding (with a
bubble-like appearance) from the mouth of my bubbletip anemone. Is
this an indication that the anemone is sick, or is part of some
natural process like disgorging food, etc.? Thanks in advance.

[Dragon Slayer]

can be either or. do you by chance have a pic to post up to the web with a
link?

also how long has the anemone been deflated with this protrusion?

kc

"Dave" > wrote in message
om...
> Hello;
>
> There appears to be flesh (the stomach?) protruding (with a
> bubble-like appearance) from the mouth of my bubbletip anemone. Is
> this an indication that the anemone is sick, or is part of some
> natural process like disgorging food, etc.? Thanks in advance.

[Joe V.]

Is this always true i.e., it's on it's deathbed if it behaves like this?

We had a problem with our filter when we were on vacation (my poor dad still
thinks it's his fault :( ). Our anemone didn't look too good, so I took it
out of the tank, but it started looking better so after a week I put it back
in. I also noticed this same behaviour - extension of the base, deflating
and then inflating, mouth open, etc., but I put it back because it was
feeding and moving around.

Shoudl I take it out of the tank again? Is there anything I can do to help
my poor anemone recover?

thanks!

> > > "Dave" > wrote in message
> > > om...
> > > > Hello;
> > > >
> > > > There appears to be flesh (the stomach?) protruding (with a
> > > > bubble-like appearance) from the mouth of my bubbletip anemone. Is
> > > > this an indication that the anemone is sick, or is part of some
> > > > natural process like disgorging food, etc.? Thanks in advance.

[Dragon Slayer]

like I said it was just IME (in my experience).

I don't recommend to anyone that if you have similar circumstances to remove
your anemone if you don't have an acceptable place to quarantine it to.

I didn't have an acceptable place to QT my anemone but I couldn't take a
chance with loosing an entire tank either. sometimes it's a tough call in
the reefing business, you got to weigh your options and decide what is in
the best interest of you entire tank, not just the one specimen as hard as
that decision may be at times.

I honestly think my anemone would have died regardless but at the same time
I wish I would have had the appropriate conditions to see if he/she would
have pulled through.

kc
"Joe V." > wrote in message
...
> Is this always true i.e., it's on it's deathbed if it behaves like this?
>
> We had a problem with our filter when we were on vacation (my poor dad
still
> thinks it's his fault :( ). Our anemone didn't look too good, so I took it
> out of the tank, but it started looking better so after a week I put it
back
> in. I also noticed this same behaviour - extension of the base, deflating
> and then inflating, mouth open, etc., but I put it back because it was
> feeding and moving around.
>
> Shoudl I take it out of the tank again? Is there anything I can do to help
> my poor anemone recover?
>
> thanks!
>
> > > > "Dave" > wrote in message
> > > > om...
> > > > > Hello;
> > > > >
> > > > > There appears to be flesh (the stomach?) protruding (with a
> > > > > bubble-like appearance) from the mouth of my bubbletip anemone.
Is
> > > > > this an indication that the anemone is sick, or is part of some
> > > > > natural process like disgorging food, etc.? Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
>
>

[Paul Vincent Craven]

I got a new Haitian (pink tipped) anemone. It seemed to do ok for a
week. But now it has turned itself over and buried its tenticles in
the substrate. After a day of that, I tried to turn it over, but it
seemed to be stuck there pretty well.

Has anyone seen this before?

Paul Vincent Craven

http://www.cravenfamily.com

[Dave]

The bubble-like protrusion at the mouth is back, but otherwise the
anemone looks healthy. It also seems to be feeding normally. I'll
keep watching water conditions and otherwise hope for the best.
Thanks.

"Dragon Slayer" > wrote in message >...
> sorry to say but it sounds not so good to me. my huge carpet did this same
> thing just befor it died.................had the thing for so long i cant
> remember how many years i had it. and dont know what caused it to die. i
> had moved the tank from one side of the room to another to make room for my
> 180. i drained the water down to about 6" and this made him deflate which
> was normal, he does the same if i do a large water change and drain out that
> much water. but this time when he expanded his mouth was open very wide for
> a few days and then he deflated for a week, i couldnt take a chance and had
> to take him out of the tank and place him in a qt tank which doesnt have the
> lighting he needed to help recoop. needless to say he is no longer with me
> :(
>
> kc
>
> "Dave" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Hi DS;
> >
> > The anemone is not actually deflated, it just had this protrusion. It
> > was only for about 12 hours. Today, the protrusion is gone but the
> > mouth is "gaping," which I haven't seen before.
> >
> > "Dragon Slayer" > wrote in message
> >...
> > > can be either or. do you by chance have a pic to post up to the web
> with a
> > > link?
> > >
> > > also how long has the anemone been deflated with this protrusion?
> > >
> > > kc
> > >
> > > "Dave" > wrote in message
> > > om...
> > > > Hello;
> > > >
> > > > There appears to be flesh (the stomach?) protruding (with a
> > > > bubble-like appearance) from the mouth of my bubbletip anemone. Is
> > > > this an indication that the anemone is sick, or is part of some
> > > > natural process like disgorging food, etc.? Thanks in advance.