Anemone stuck in rocks?!

[K9Nurse911]

Hi all...Has anyone ever had an anemone move and get stuck in the rocks in their tank? I have a condy anemone that I've had for about a month, very healthy and has pretty much stayed in one spot since I've had him...great eater, always seemed happy and healthy....well, I had the brilliant idea to re-arrange my rocks to make better hiding places for my goby and other fish (I'm also getting ready to add more LR from a friend's established tank)....Well, my anemone wasn't happy, so he detached himself...I finished re-arranging the rock, and then placed him in what I thought was a good area...he seemed ok, and slowly started to extend his foot back into the rocks....well, I left for a few hours, came back, and he was "extra poofy"...I thought wow, he's really happy, but when I touched him, he was NOT sticky, and felt bloated...I realized he had gotten himself stuck somehow...I think he probably was deflated some while getting re-adjusted, and when he re-inflated, he went thru some holes in the rock that were too small once he was "normal size again...anyways, I got him "unstuck" without damaging him, and he recovered...but he did the same thing the next night...He appears to be fine now (2 days later), but I'm wondering if anyone else had had this issue?

- Andrea

 

[garygb]

I wouldn't worry about the anemone getting stuck. Just let it find a place it likes and don't interfere.

 

[Haddonisreef]

If its stuck it will split to get out beleave me! Just make sure that the tank is in check and all will be well!!

 

[seafansar]

My anemone went through a rock that had a bunch of ~1" holes in it once. It would have been so much easier for it to have just gone around. Oh well, it didn't hurt it at all, just took it a day to make it all the way through.

 

[garygb]

I've never heard of a condylactis splitting, but I've also never seen one actually get stuck. They may appear stuck to us, but they're not stuck.