Trying to encourage Bubble Tip Anem to move

CoralUtopia · 07/04/2020, 08:19 AM

Yesterday I purchased an absolutely beautiful Green Bubble Tip Anemone which came from the LFS on a little rock. I was hoping overnight it would decide to move on its own from the pebble it was attached to but sadly no. How can I gently encourage this little fella to let go of the tiny rock he came with and venture onto one of my rocks?

I have a 20G Long Tank, an AI Prime 16HD Reef LED and a single Aqueon powerhead non-controllable.

Water parameters: Sal 1.024, PH 8.0, Cal 440ppm, KH 8

billdogg · 07/04/2020, 08:34 AM

Pointing a power head at it may help, but in the end, it will go where, and when, it wants.

Sk8r · 07/08/2020, 07:49 AM

^. Yes. Altering the water current can help. But don't blast the nem. That won' t help. It may need time to adjust to the lighting, or flow, or chemistry, or whatever. Ultimately it will go where it wants to: you have to make it want to.

Uncle99 · 07/09/2020, 02:21 PM

Once a nem is placed in your DT, you have no control on where he sits.
Encouraging him to move can be stressful in itself, but your call.
Removing him manually from any substrate may result in his demise.
Just leave him alone, in time, he will move on his own, whether you like the spot or not.

07/04/2020, 08:19 AM	#1
CoralUtopia Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 1	Trying to encourage Bubble Tip Anem to move Yesterday I purchased an absolutely beautiful Green Bubble Tip Anemone which came from the LFS on a little rock. I was hoping overnight it would decide to move on its own from the pebble it was attached to but sadly no. How can I gently encourage this little fella to let go of the tiny rock he came with and venture onto one of my rocks? I have a 20G Long Tank, an AI Prime 16HD Reef LED and a single Aqueon powerhead non-controllable. Water parameters: Sal 1.024, PH 8.0, Cal 440ppm, KH 8

07/04/2020, 08:34 AM	#2
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	Pointing a power head at it may help, but in the end, it will go where, and when, it wants. __________________ 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

07/08/2020, 07:49 AM	#3
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	^. Yes. Altering the water current can help. But don't blast the nem. That won' t help. It may need time to adjust to the lighting, or flow, or chemistry, or whatever. Ultimately it will go where it wants to: you have to make it want to. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

07/09/2020, 02:21 PM	#4
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	Once a nem is placed in your DT, you have no control on where he sits. Encouraging him to move can be stressful in itself, but your call. Removing him manually from any substrate may result in his demise. Just leave him alone, in time, he will move on his own, whether you like the spot or not.