I moved my anemone now I think it is injured

timmybeasy · 01/20/2017, 07:59 PM

New to the forum. I just moved anemone because it was dangerously close to the filter. I am running an aqueon 30gallon filter in a 10 gal. Condylactis gigantea was starting to dance around the filter way too close and I started reading blogs about anemones getting sucked up into filters. I am now nervous that I injured it in the move, I used a chopstick and brushed it away. In retrospect I should have been more careful.. It was in a tough spot. Is it okay? It looks to have kinks in its tentacles, but it is reasserting its foot rather quickly. Is it hardy enough for a move like that? Can Anemones get sucked up into filters for real?

worm5406 · 01/20/2017, 08:31 PM

To start out welcome to the forums.

YES anemones can get sucked into a powerhead very quickly. I have seen some people who's anemone found the overflow and went down the pipe.

How did you brush it away? Like soft or forceful and you put a hole in it?

If it was floating then it was not happy over something.

Can you describe a bit more?

A picture really helps to show what you are talking about too.

Thanks!!

OrionN · 01/21/2017, 09:52 PM

You can't just use a stick and push an anemone away. If you want to move an anemone you have to move the rock that it is on to a different place or else remove him from where he is attached and put home somewhere else. Remove an anemone from the rock will almost all the time result in injury to his foot

timmybeasy · 02/13/2017, 03:14 AM

thanks guys. it was fine i over reacted. I gave it up to lfs

01/20/2017, 07:59 PM	#1
timmybeasy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Roxbury Crossing, MA Posts: 25	I moved my anemone now I think it is injured New to the forum. I just moved anemone because it was dangerously close to the filter. I am running an aqueon 30gallon filter in a 10 gal. Condylactis gigantea was starting to dance around the filter way too close and I started reading blogs about anemones getting sucked up into filters. I am now nervous that I injured it in the move, I used a chopstick and brushed it away. In retrospect I should have been more careful.. It was in a tough spot. Is it okay? It looks to have kinks in its tentacles, but it is reasserting its foot rather quickly. Is it hardy enough for a move like that? Can Anemones get sucked up into filters for real?

01/20/2017, 08:31 PM	#2
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	To start out welcome to the forums. YES anemones can get sucked into a powerhead very quickly. I have seen some people who's anemone found the overflow and went down the pipe. How did you brush it away? Like soft or forceful and you put a hole in it? If it was floating then it was not happy over something. Can you describe a bit more? A picture really helps to show what you are talking about too. Thanks!! __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

01/21/2017, 09:52 PM	#3
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	You can't just use a stick and push an anemone away. If you want to move an anemone you have to move the rock that it is on to a different place or else remove him from where he is attached and put home somewhere else. Remove an anemone from the rock will almost all the time result in injury to his foot __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

02/13/2017, 03:14 AM	#4
timmybeasy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Roxbury Crossing, MA Posts: 25	thanks guys. it was fine i over reacted. I gave it up to lfs __________________ Never wake a sleeping lion __________________________________________________ 10gal, 15W T8 actinic wrasse 30gal, 17W T8 actinic wrasse clowns dotty