Is my Rose BTA dead?

[mchiareli]

Hey Guys,

I just received a Rose BTA today, that looks dead for me, but I'm not sure, could you help me, follow some pictures:

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Thanks.

[chitownclown]

not dead unless its melting away, but it does look in pretty bad shape. What happen to it and what are your parameters?

[mchiareli]

not dead unless its melting away, but it does look in pretty bad shape. What happen to it and what are your parameters?


I do not know what happen, I received a couple of hours ago, and was looking like this.The water on the bag was little pink, does it mean that is melting away?

My parameters:

Salinity: 1024
PH: 8.3
Temp: 25.5 - 26.5 C

It changed the shape a little bit now, looks worst:

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[celamb89]

I believe a dead anemone smells horrible! Never had a dead anemone in my hands so I cant tell you this from experience but its what I've heard. Maybe bring it to the surface and give it a sniff to see how its doing of course that if its melting away its gone..

Good Luck hope it comes back

[Toddrtrex]

"horrible" is an understatement. The smell of a bad one has made me throw up before.


I have seen worse BTA's, but I am concerned that you stated the water in the bag was a little pink -- that isn't normal. Not saying this is the case, and I haven't heard of it happening, but the water being pink sounds similar to it being dyed.

[mchiareli]

I tried, smell like fresh shrimp or squid, it's a little strong.

A funny thing happen, my stenopus shrimp was carrying the anemone into the rock.

I put the anenome in a plastic glass, and I'll see how looks tomorrow, afternoon, if is the same way, I'll throw out, I'm scared that can destroy all my system.

Thanks guys.

[savageAJC]

gL =/ where did you get it from?

[Sugar Magnolia]

Looks a little rough for sure. Placing in a glass was probably a good idea. They prefer to be in the rockwork, so when it does start to recover, set it on the rocks and let it wander until it finds a comfy spot.

Just wondering about your set up. What size tank? What kind of lighting? How old is the tank? What kind of flow?

[mchiareli]

Hey guys,

I took the plastic glass right now, to throw out the anemone, and I saw, its not floating in the glass, its glued on the glass wall, and I just shook a little bit, and still glued.

Is it a good thing? Or even dead the anemone base can glue in places?

Thanks guys.

[mchiareli]

gL =/ where did you get it from?

I received from mail.

[mchiareli]

Looks a little rough for sure. Placing in a glass was probably a good idea. They prefer to be in the rockwork, so when it does start to recover, set it on the rocks and let it wander until it finds a comfy spot.

Just wondering about your set up. What size tank? What kind of lighting? How old is the tank? What kind of flow?


My tank is 130CM x 60CM x 50CM, I have two of 23" Panorama LED Fixtures from ecoxotic.

The tank is 3 months old, but I use natural water, and live rock directly from sea.

I have two Koralia Evolution 1050, but I turned off to put the anemone, I just have the pump bringing water from the sump (i don't know, how you call this).

[Sugar Magnolia]

That's a good sign that it is clinging to the glass. I say leave it alone for a while and just let it recover.

[gweston]

Good call on putting it in a glass. Also helps make it easier to yank out of the tank if needed. That nem definitely looks in horrid shape, but good news that it is still holding on. I don't see it's mouth open or spilling guts, so it is certainly hanging on to life. If it starts expelling innards through its mouth though.. get it out quick.

I assume it isn't taking food? (something very small in size and quantity, and easy to digest - like mysis)

[thelittlereef]

I would thing it will be a few days before it eats if it makes it. If it's hanging on to the glass it's a start. GOOD LUCK