Missing Rock Flower Anemone

FireViper · 02/26/2019, 12:59 PM

We recently added a small rock flower anemone. Put it at one end of the tank the first day, it moved to the other end the first night. We put it back about where we wanted it, and it stayed for a week. Fed it and it seemed to be happy.

Moved again last night, and now it's nowhere to be found; most likely in the sand bed behind our rocks. Didn't think they were suppose to move very much. Normal? Will we ever see it again? Would be pretty tough to pull apart the rocks to look for it. . . .

FullBoreReefer · 02/26/2019, 03:26 PM

Leave it be

billdogg · 02/26/2019, 04:54 PM

Like any and all anemones, it will go to the place in your tank it finds to be the nicest. Unfortunately, what it thinks of as nice and what you think of as nice are not necessarily the same thing.

Be happy it didn't decide it liked the intake from one of your powerheads. That can be, um, a bit messy.

FireViper · 02/26/2019, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billdogg

Like any and all anemones, it will go to the place in your tank it finds to be the nicest. Unfortunately, what it thinks of as nice and what you think of as nice are not necessarily the same thing.

Be happy it didn't decide it liked the intake from one of your powerheads. That can be, um, a bit messy.

Not yet. That I know of anyway.

Thanks for the replies!

BeanMachine · 02/26/2019, 05:56 PM

In the future, place it in a PVC end cap or turbo snail shell. Put it in low flow or a cup of saltwater with no flow for a day so it can take hold. They usually won't move after that.

Uncle99 · 02/26/2019, 08:26 PM

I have 6, placed all the same time on my rock face.
5 never moved and 1 took off and hid about 6 months ago.
Seen him a couple times over the months though.
Not much ya can do...

FireViper · 02/26/2019, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle99

I have 6, placed all the same time on my rock face.
5 never moved and 1 took off and hid about 6 months ago.
Seen him a couple times over the months though.
Not much ya can do...

So there's some hope with others, I guess. Perhaps this guy will be unhappy again, and show up somewhere we can see it. . . .

Thanks!

02/26/2019, 12:59 PM	#1
FireViper Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 120	Missing Rock Flower Anemone We recently added a small rock flower anemone. Put it at one end of the tank the first day, it moved to the other end the first night. We put it back about where we wanted it, and it stayed for a week. Fed it and it seemed to be happy. Moved again last night, and now it's nowhere to be found; most likely in the sand bed behind our rocks. Didn't think they were suppose to move very much. Normal? Will we ever see it again? Would be pretty tough to pull apart the rocks to look for it. . . .

02/26/2019, 03:26 PM	#2
FullBoreReefer Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wooster, OH Posts: 1,862	Leave it be __________________ 60x36x24 mixed reef. 40b sump. Regal 250int Varios. 4xHydra26HDs+t5s. 4xMp40wes. Apex2016.

02/26/2019, 04:54 PM	#3
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	Like any and all anemones, it will go to the place in your tank it finds to be the nicest. Unfortunately, what it thinks of as nice and what you think of as nice are not necessarily the same thing. Be happy it didn't decide it liked the intake from one of your powerheads. That can be, um, a bit messy. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

02/26/2019, 05:56 PM	#5
BeanMachine Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 11,200	In the future, place it in a PVC end cap or turbo snail shell. Put it in low flow or a cup of saltwater with no flow for a day so it can take hold. They usually won't move after that. __________________ 300 Gallon 72x36x27 AGE- 4x Ecotech XR30G5 Blue- AA PVC Hybrid Sump- Dual Synergy Shadow Boxes w Bean Animal- RO 220INT Elite- AquaMaxx cTech T3 CaRx- RD3 230- Apex- Tunze 6155, 6255 & 6150- MP40

02/26/2019, 08:26 PM	#6
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	I have 6, placed all the same time on my rock face. 5 never moved and 1 took off and hid about 6 months ago. Seen him a couple times over the months though. Not much ya can do...