New anemone

Sammy1159 · 03/04/2015, 12:01 AM

I recently purchased a green BTA to put in my 60g reef, I have had anemones in the past (my pink BTA was moved from the 60g to a 210) so it didn't necessarily surprise me when the new guy immediately hid himself beneath the rock work. What does surprise me is that it has now been over four days and the little guy is still tucked away in his little lightless hole...I can kind of see him if I tilt my head just right, and while he still has color and moves around a little bit, his mouth is gaping open and his tentacles are mostly deflated. I know that anemones are a "they will move where they want to, when they want to" sort of proposition, but should I try feeding him in the mean time? Is there any way I can coax him to the land of the living? I definitely don't plan on forcibly moving him, but I would like him to be happy :/

The water parameters are perfect. My sps, lps, and clams are thriving. The tank is a 60g cube with a hydra 52 lighting, two mp10s, and an octopus skimmer (I don't remember the exact model)

Aside from various corals/clams/inverts, the inhabitants of the tank include; two black ocellaris clowns, a 6 line wrasse, and an algae blenny
I appreciate any suggestions you guys have <3

NailsInside · 03/04/2015, 06:05 AM

What was your acclimation process? Did you acclimate it to your lights? Was the mouth gaping open when you got it or has it just started doing that after you put it in your tank?

Sammy1159 · 03/04/2015, 02:30 PM

It seemed pretty healthy in the store and was under a metal halide light, so I assumed that it would probably acclimate fine. After drip acclimating it to the water, I placed it on the base of the rock near the sand bed and put the lights in to acclimation mode.

03/04/2015, 12:01 AM	#1
Sammy1159 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Sacramento Posts: 2	New anemone I recently purchased a green BTA to put in my 60g reef, I have had anemones in the past (my pink BTA was moved from the 60g to a 210) so it didn't necessarily surprise me when the new guy immediately hid himself beneath the rock work. What does surprise me is that it has now been over four days and the little guy is still tucked away in his little lightless hole...I can kind of see him if I tilt my head just right, and while he still has color and moves around a little bit, his mouth is gaping open and his tentacles are mostly deflated. I know that anemones are a "they will move where they want to, when they want to" sort of proposition, but should I try feeding him in the mean time? Is there any way I can coax him to the land of the living? I definitely don't plan on forcibly moving him, but I would like him to be happy :/ The water parameters are perfect. My sps, lps, and clams are thriving. The tank is a 60g cube with a hydra 52 lighting, two mp10s, and an octopus skimmer (I don't remember the exact model) Aside from various corals/clams/inverts, the inhabitants of the tank include; two black ocellaris clowns, a 6 line wrasse, and an algae blenny I appreciate any suggestions you guys have <3 Last edited by Sammy1159; 03/04/2015 at 12:07 AM.

03/04/2015, 06:05 AM	#2
NailsInside Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 90	What was your acclimation process? Did you acclimate it to your lights? Was the mouth gaping open when you got it or has it just started doing that after you put it in your tank?

03/04/2015, 02:30 PM	#3
Sammy1159 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Sacramento Posts: 2	It seemed pretty healthy in the store and was under a metal halide light, so I assumed that it would probably acclimate fine. After drip acclimating it to the water, I placed it on the base of the rock near the sand bed and put the lights in to acclimation mode.