Horrid, horrid smelling algae

[Tanner]

Ok so I know algae smells bad, but the other day , growing off the foot of my rock anemone, was some algae, so I sucked it up, and almost threw up, it was the worst algae ive ever smelled. Its like, white and green, should I remove my anemone? Because theres like a never ending supply growing off his foot.:grumble:

 

[XxKnuckleheadxX]

sure thats algae and not the anenome dying? sounds like its melting away.

 

[Tanner]

I found some on my power head also though, and the anemone is looking healthy. Should I remove him and take a look? Or give him back to the LFS? I don't want the poor guy to die :(.

 

[XxKnuckleheadxX]

you shouldnt really have a anemone until your tank is about a year old. its not mature enough only being at a few months. can you take a pic of the anemone?

 

[Tanner]

 

[XxKnuckleheadxX]

i mean of the foot of it.

 

[Tanner]

Oh k, ill try, hes like, wedged in the rock pretty good

 

[Tristan]

Algae will smell when they die, but it shouldn't be as bad as you described it.
i have lots of algae in my aquarium, some that turn white at night and green in the day. lots also die and when i remove it and set it aside. it doesnt really stink too much.could be something else is decomposing in your aquarium.

 

[Tanner]

Yep, it was definitally my anemone, I took himout and yeah, it was him. I feel so badd, I should have done more research :(

 

[Bifferwine]

I know how you feel -- I too have smelled a dying anemone. It is one of the grossest smells you can imagine.

 

[Tristan]

i removed mine before it got to that point. even if my aquarium was the most efficient aquarium in the world, i would never get an anemone. it's just not worth the risk.

 

[Tanner]

Yeah, i will never get another anemone (in the near future)

 

[dcantucson]

Tanner is that picture of the anemone a current one you took tonight? The reason I'm asking is because it looks like, at least in that picture the anemone is healthy. So I'm confused.

 

[Tristan]

maybe it's a fatally damaged foot

 

[Tanner]

I don't think so, I'm pretty sure hes gone :S :(

And no dcan its not, he looked a little closed yesterday, and today he was shriveled but still on the rock, thats why I asked, I thought maybe the "algae" that was on his foot was doing something to him. :/

 

[dcantucson]

Okay makes sense now! Sorry about your dead slimy anemone. :(

 

[Tristan]

Okay makes sense now! Sorry about your dead slimy anemone. :(

lmao.

 

[Tanner]

Haha its ok, I should have done a little more research before I even thought of getting one.

Lets all have a moment of silence for gertrude the rock anemone.

 

[Tristan]

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[dcantucson]

It's always sad when we lose a member of our family. :(

R.I.P. Gertrude. Go with God.