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Posted: October 27 2003 at 7:26pm |
I just barely got a LT purple anemone a little over a week ago and it doesn't want to find a spot for itself or attach itself to a rock. Today I found it upside down in the sand , so I moved it to a different part of the tank (it was fully open while upside down and as of right now). Will a peppermint, coral banded, or cleaner shrimp bother it? I have also tried feeding it all sorts of food (brine shrimp, krill, and those gel cubes), but it doesn't seem to want to eat. Is this normal? Should I do anything else?
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Posted: October 27 2003 at 8:00pm |
CPearce,
You might want to let everyone know about your setup as well. IE, lighting, water flow, etc. Personally, I have had bad experiences with anemones so I will refrain from comment other to say that if they are moving, they ain't happy. And, the more that you mess with them, the more they ain't happy. If you have adequate lighting and params, I wouldn't feed him til he settles. But don't listen to me, I am still refraining from comment. So I will shut up now.
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Posted: October 27 2003 at 8:09pm |
Tank Setup
90 gallon reef tank, 2x250 MH and 4x55 pc, 1850gph wavemaker and sump with rio2500 return.
1.024 sg, low nitrate,nitrite,ammonia, calcium 450, alkalinity 3.
I have a green bta with a maroon clown in there right now that is doing great.
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Posted: October 27 2003 at 9:06pm |
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one thing i noticed when i first introduced my rbta is that the clowns instantly start to try hosting in it....which made it extremely difficult for the anemone to attach to the rock....so i simple stuck the net in the water and the clowns hid behind the rock until the anemone was able to attach....havent had any problems since....but that may not be your issue.
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Posted: October 27 2003 at 9:37pm |
I wish that was my issue, what clown fish would be best for this anemone?
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Posted: October 28 2003 at 7:47am |
Here's a link for you to research what anemonefishes are known to host in which anemones. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-10/hcs3/. Good luck
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Posted: October 28 2003 at 8:02am |
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It can sometimes take a while for an anemone to aclimate. I would just let it do its thing and make sure nothing is bothing it. Your shrimp will be more likely to bother it if youare target feeding it. So I wouldnt feed it till its found a spot.
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Posted: October 28 2003 at 6:23pm |
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Should I help the anemone find a spot by moving it around the tank? It doesn't seem to want to wander around and find its own spot
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Posted: October 28 2003 at 7:36pm |
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So you already have a bta. What size and how long. How old is the tank and what other inverts, including coral do you have?
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Posted: October 28 2003 at 7:39pm |
Cory,
It is my opinion that trying to "help it find a spot" will only delay the process and you could do some potential damage. I am also confused by something in your last post. You stated "It doesn't seem to want to wander around and find its own spot". So if it is stationary and isn't moving around, what are you trying to accomplish? If it has it's foot in the sand and has found a lighting and flow zone that it is happy with, maybe it's content. Please explain further.
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Posted: October 28 2003 at 8:20pm |
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If I may, I suspect what Cory means is that it is upside down not attached and doesn't seem to want to send it's foot out to attach. That's a stressed anemone. I've taken them back to the LFS if they don't attach after 3-4 days. This may give them a chance to get into an environment more to their liking. This forum could probably offer good homes too!
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Posted: October 28 2003 at 10:26pm |
The bta I have now is about 4-5", and my tank is 10 months old. I have most of the frags from the last meeting, plus a green star, buttons,yellow finger, and a few zooanthids. I also have 2 curly-q anemones that are about 3" in diameter that are right next to each other. Other inverts are reg. hermits, astreas, serpent star, 2 purple lobsters, 2 pistol shrimp, horseshoe crab, arrow crab, and 2 pincushion urchins. What I mean by "it hasnt found its spot" is exactly what Mark said in that it doesnt want to send its foot out to attach to a rock or the sand, yet the anemone is usually fully open especially at night. I have had the anemone for over a week now.
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Posted: October 29 2003 at 10:29am |
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There is a reasonable on-line book on keeping anemones and clownfishes. It can be found at:
http://biodiversity.uno.edu/ebooks/intro.html
You may also want to check out the Ron Shimek pamphlet on keeping them from the club library, or just order it from amazon. The 2002 December issue of THF had an ok article on keeping common types of anemones, check to see if your local library carries (archives) it.
To keep the clown fish off, you can also get a strawberry basket (for the price of strawberries) from the local supermarket and cover the anemone with that (held down by a small piece of rock) until attached and doing ok. Good luck,
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Posted: October 29 2003 at 5:48pm |
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Excellent suggestions, y'all.
Is it possible that with three other anemones of two types as well as various other coral in the relatively close proximity of the 90, the bta would rather be a greater distance away from them?
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Posted: October 29 2003 at 9:48pm |
It finally found its spot  . It only took it eleven days in doing so. Thanks for the suggestions.
-Cody
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Posted: October 31 2003 at 6:54pm |
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Posted: October 31 2003 at 6:56pm |
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sorry its a little big, it was my first try. (its still under a 125kb though)
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Posted: October 31 2003 at 7:56pm |
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cpearce, that is one beautiful picture! Very nice specimen.
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Posted: October 31 2003 at 8:53pm |
Nice pic. Thanks for sharing it with us.
I found with my editing program, Kai's Photo Soap, that if I use a pic at 72pixels for web use and make it 7-8 inches wide (450x450), it comes out just about the right width. You can always experiment and edit to remove and add different size pics till you get it to look how you want it.
Now...
let's talk about algae. The pic gives a small glimpse that intrigues me. Can we see a bit more of the tank? I'm curious if that algae film on the rocks is local or tank-wide?
My impression, if it is tank-wide, is that more herbivores (specifically snails & a yellow type Tang) may help prevent future problems. You didn't ask for my opinion, and I hope you don't mind my observation, though I could be totally wrong in my suggestion. 
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Posted: October 31 2003 at 11:30pm |
I would love help on my algae! I had big increase because of my new dual 250 mh lights. I will try and take a picture of the whole tank tomorrow.
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