Getting anemone to attach.

kingtoad · 03/13/2006, 09:54 PM

How do I get an anemone to attach? I try to place him on rock and on sand, but he just floats away.

Gargausius · 03/13/2006, 10:17 PM

You really don't. They'll do whatever they please. If the conditions are right they'll attach to something. But they'll move to where it suits them best. Just make sure they don't get sucked into the filtration unit. Give it time.

kingtoad · 03/13/2006, 10:17 PM

kingtoad · 03/13/2006, 10:18 PM

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Originally posted by Gargausius
You really don't. They'll do whatever they please. If the conditions are right they'll attach to something. But they'll move to where it suits them best. Just make sure they don't get sucked into the filtration unit. Give it time.

Thanks, well... he attached. I had my hand in there to keep him away from the power head and the overflow, but he attached. The only problem is that he attached in a space I do not want him in!

Argh.. He's in a really crammed spot pushed against the glass. He likes it there I guess, I hope he moves later on.

t34418l3fit · 03/13/2006, 10:23 PM

i just got an anenome like a week ago from my uncle, and the way he tells me they behave is if they dont like a spot they get ****ed off and swell up with water and turn themselves upside down and wait for a current to pick them up and take them somewhere else. that really doesnt help the problem but its the word on the street.so maybe he'll just have to float around till he finds a good spot in the tank?

Mike.B · 03/13/2006, 10:44 PM

What I did with my Anemone is turn off your pumps and hold it to where you want it to attach for 15min or so, gets tiring but it worked for me, with the pumps off it wont float away and it will attach enough in about an hour. Then turn your pumps back on and hopefully it stays attached.

cleaning shrimp · 03/13/2006, 11:44 PM

thats crul to the Anemone bro

Sk8r · 03/14/2006, 12:30 AM

Turning the pump off will help. Sometimes moving a rock to make a nest for its bottom helps to prevent it drifting out of a good nook. It wants to be stable, but they have no mind to make up, and they process a situation very slowly. Giving them a good situation and encouraging them to 'get a grip' will help them. Anemones will otherwise go with the flow, literally, and they have an uncanny knack of finding any unshielded powerhead, a fatal mistake, with horrid results for the whole tank. Getting it settled quickly is important for its welfare. You can find mesh shielding of various sorts that will keep its tentacles out of the intake.

kingtoad · 03/14/2006, 01:41 AM

My powerheads are covered, but I'd rather him not get stuck to them if you know what I mean.

Well, he attached. He's just in a place I do not like him. How do I get him to move? I can't exactly move the rock... he attached himself to my biggest rock which weighs probably around 20 - 30lbs. I like him. He's kind of shrunken a bit, but I hear most new Anemone's do that in a new environment.

Thanks

Mike.B · 03/14/2006, 04:31 AM

haha well this is also cruel I guess, take the powerhead and aim it at its base of the anemone and it will detach itself, now take it and hold it where you want, not grabbing but keeping it in place, as long as you turn all current off for a few mins it will attach pretty easily.

Bathel · 03/14/2006, 07:56 AM

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Originally posted by subzero420
haha well this is also cruel I guess, take the powerhead and aim it at its base of the anemone and it will detach itself, now take it and hold it where you want, not grabbing but keeping it in place, as long as you turn all current off for a few mins it will attach pretty easily.

And in a few days ... you'll see him move to another place if he doesn't like where you put him

kingtoad · 03/14/2006, 10:22 AM

Do Anemone's like indirect or direct waterflow? Moderate or high? The place he is in right now has very little waterflow, but he appears to like it.

I'm going to make an environment suitable for him where I want him and see if he'll move there.

Mike.B · 03/14/2006, 03:18 PM

They like flow but not direct, so basically moderate.

If your anemone likes low flow I guess put it in a low flow place.

Very true bathel, hopefully not though!

josetexe · 03/14/2006, 03:53 PM

mine are hide under a rock .

03/13/2006, 09:54 PM	#1
kingtoad Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 399	Getting anemone to attach. How do I get an anemone to attach? I try to place him on rock and on sand, but he just floats away.

03/14/2006, 12:30 AM	#8
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Turning the pump off will help. Sometimes moving a rock to make a nest for its bottom helps to prevent it drifting out of a good nook. It wants to be stable, but they have no mind to make up, and they process a situation very slowly. Giving them a good situation and encouraging them to 'get a grip' will help them. Anemones will otherwise go with the flow, literally, and they have an uncanny knack of finding any unshielded powerhead, a fatal mistake, with horrid results for the whole tank. Getting it settled quickly is important for its welfare. You can find mesh shielding of various sorts that will keep its tentacles out of the intake. __________________ 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%.

03/13/2006, 10:17 PM	#2
Gargausius Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,223	You really don't. They'll do whatever they please. If the conditions are right they'll attach to something. But they'll move to where it suits them best. Just make sure they don't get sucked into the filtration unit. Give it time.

03/13/2006, 10:23 PM	#5
t34418l3fit Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: gainesville, fl Posts: 52	i just got an anenome like a week ago from my uncle, and the way he tells me they behave is if they dont like a spot they get ****ed off and swell up with water and turn themselves upside down and wait for a current to pick them up and take them somewhere else. that really doesnt help the problem but its the word on the street.so maybe he'll just have to float around till he finds a good spot in the tank?

03/13/2006, 10:44 PM	#6
Mike.B Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 548	What I did with my Anemone is turn off your pumps and hold it to where you want it to attach for 15min or so, gets tiring but it worked for me, with the pumps off it wont float away and it will attach enough in about an hour. Then turn your pumps back on and hopefully it stays attached.

03/13/2006, 11:44 PM	#7
cleaning shrimp Moved On Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9	thats crul to the Anemone bro

03/14/2006, 01:41 AM	#9
kingtoad Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 399	My powerheads are covered, but I'd rather him not get stuck to them if you know what I mean. Well, he attached. He's just in a place I do not like him. How do I get him to move? I can't exactly move the rock... he attached himself to my biggest rock which weighs probably around 20 - 30lbs. I like him. He's kind of shrunken a bit, but I hear most new Anemone's do that in a new environment. Thanks

03/14/2006, 04:31 AM	#10
Mike.B Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 548	haha well this is also cruel I guess, take the powerhead and aim it at its base of the anemone and it will detach itself, now take it and hold it where you want, not grabbing but keeping it in place, as long as you turn all current off for a few mins it will attach pretty easily.

03/14/2006, 10:22 AM	#12
kingtoad Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 399	Do Anemone's like indirect or direct waterflow? Moderate or high? The place he is in right now has very little waterflow, but he appears to like it. I'm going to make an environment suitable for him where I want him and see if he'll move there.

03/14/2006, 03:18 PM	#13
Mike.B Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 548	They like flow but not direct, so basically moderate. If your anemone likes low flow I guess put it in a low flow place. Very true bathel, hopefully not though!

03/14/2006, 03:53 PM	#14
josetexe Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ponce,Puerto Rico Posts: 56	mine are hide under a rock .