Anemone Traveling

EllieSuz

EllieSuz

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My neighbor, Jason (Sg1838) is in Europe on business so, of course, his anemone decided to wander. Jason's wife was nearby when it happened and she managed to remove it from the Vortech 40 before much damage was done. It has partially attached itself to the overflow down at the sand level and is beginning to open up. It doesn't seem much worse for wear. Here's my question; is there anything we can do to make it stay put besides turning off the powerheads? If it gets the wanderlust overnight the tank could turn into anemone soup. I've never owned one and don't know a darn thing about them. Any suggestions?
 
you could put the cover over the wetside of the vortech. The come with little foam sleves i think, which would protect the nem from the power head.
 
try making it happy where you want him..A nice lighted spot and feed him some silver-sides,nem chocolate lol..

Has the wife been feeding him,was there a change sense Jason went away?? That may be a reason for it to want to wander
 
So, quick update. Jason called home from Sweden or Italy, I forget which and informed us that he threw away the covers for the Vortechs so we rubber banded some knee high stockings to them. The Nem seems fully recovered, but no telling whether he'll stay put where he is.
 
If you can, put the anemone into a tub or tupperware and rubber band some mesh or wedding vail over the top. The nem should stay there fine until the tank owner returns. Make sure its getting ok water circulation in the tub.
 
Yup, it seems to be parked in a safe place right now. The Vortechs are sportin' some nice knee high stockings fastened with rubber bands. I think G came up with a good idea, but the Mrs. isn't inclined to mess with success.
 
Thanks for everyone's help while I was gone. My wife really did a fantastic job with the tank while I was gone. Its really unbelievable, but when I got back, I could definitely notice coral growth. Plus, all the fish were alive! :celeb2:

After the nem's adventure, it did stay put in the same location...

...until I got home!

I got home last night, and it was in the same place it had been. The knee-high stockings had started to rip, and I didn't want them getting caught in the Vortech impellers, so I took the knee-highs off and went to bed. When I got up in the morning, the nem was on the other side of the tank, basically back where it started! Ugh...

I'm just not sure what to do with this thing at this point. I'd find it hard to believe that its not happy with the light its getting (4 overdriven T5s with individual parabolic reflectors, and 2 VHO actinics), as everything else is happy, including my LPS and SPS.

Could it not like the amount of flow that it is getting? Typically, anemones like moderate to high flow, and I have a plenty of flow in my 90g tank with two Vortech MP40s running at almost 100% in lagoon mode. There is more flow near the top of the tank, but the anemone has always stayed at the bottom in the sand. Should I try to stick the anemone closer to the top manually? It would get more light this way too.

The anemone could be looking for more food. I target fed it the last two nights - my wife did not while I was gone. But, I'm skeptical that is the issue as it had started creeping before I had left. I have been typically target feeding it every other day.

What I do know is that I can't have this thing flying around the tank while I'm gone. It's just not fair to my wife to ask her to keep an eye on it and jump into action if it does decide to detach itself.

Any ideas, or does anybody want to trade me a different anemone for this one? My ocellaris clownfish haven't taken to it, though I'm not sure I'd want to get a Gigantic, Magnificent, or Merten's anemone (the ones the Anemone FAQ says that an ocellaris clownfish would take to) as these are supposedly the 3 hardest anemones to care for.

Another torch???
 
just a suggestion

just a suggestion

turn down the flow from your Vortech and see if the anemone will stay put. Most anemones prefer moderate to slow flow.
 
Well, the anemone finally did himself in, I'm guessing sometime last night. I came down this morning and noticed that the tank was particularly stinky, but what I didn't notice until just now was that the anemone was completely stuck in the powerhead. I didn't notice it because it was all shriveled up, and half stuck in the VorTech (I had to cut it out).

So, now that my tank and living room is stinky, do I need to do a water change now (I'm supposed to be working), or can it wait until tonight? I'm sure my tank has an ammonia spike in it already from the decaying anemone.

Thanks in advance...
 
oh boy yes first off do a bgi waterchange as a big anemone can really wreak havoc on water levels. heres a few questions too late im sure, what kind of anemone was it as certain species will walk more than others and there are way to trick one in staying in place, it def wasnt going to move for a few days after it got hurt but now that it is dead poor guy those powerheads can be dangerous, normally mine stay away from the powerheads but i have seen them like right next to it but those are new clones mostly that wander and get stuck to the glass, I have a colony of rbtas and i keep mine on their own little island surrounded by sand mostly and rbtas do not like to be disattached from a rock ro something firm so they wont walk across sand like lets say a long tenticle likes to bury themselves in sand and have a rock to attach to under the sand, its a shame you lot your anemone but YES do a waterchange asap and i would suggest rinse clean your sponges as well. if you ever want a RBTA let me know ive got plenty. sorry for your tank.
 
OK, about the largest water change that I can do at one time is complete (15 gallons) - I just don't have the water storage capacity to make any more at one time (plus maybe a few gallons). I'll check my ammonia and nitrate levels in an hour or so, and if required do a second 15 gallon water change.

As for another anemone - I do like the BTA's (this was a LTA), but I think I might be done with anemones. I can't say this was a particularly good experience...
 
I'd also get that carbon reactor ramped up if you have not already..maybe get some new carbon in it..
 
GFO & Carbon reactor were going - I will replace both the carbon and the GFO (it was getting to be about that time anyway).

At this point it has been about 3 hours since the water change was complete. Nitrate = 2.5ppm (approximately - it's higher than 1, and no higher than 2.5), and Ammonia is less than 0.25ppm (that's how the Salifert test kit reads when it is undetectable). Anybody see any reason to do a 2nd water change? Seems like everything is pretty kosher at the moment.
 
I have a 20 gal. Brute and an extra pump and heater you can borrow. I'd be ready with fresh saltwater in the event you need it in a hurry. My 20 and your 15 would give you a substantial water change if things go south.
 
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