BTA upside down!?

Yea the first two pics are the same nem. I was told that it was a bubble when I got it. There are so many its hard to keep up with. And your right the other nem looks just like a condylactis anemone. Same colors and everything
 
couch702 said:
Yea the first two pics are the same nem. I was told that it was a bubble when I got it. There are so many its hard to keep up with. And your right the other nem looks just like a condylactis anemone. Same colors and everything
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A lot of anemones are identified incorrectly and to fix your problem the first step will be to find out what kind of anemone it is. I have been keeping anemones (including bta, and lta) for years and it looks like an lta from the pictures but to get a positive id we need a pic of the underside of the anemone. The two species have completely different requirements. Does it have dots on the underside of the disk?
 
I thought lta had the dots all around the foot, not just on the bottom. IF that is true, the upside down nems would be a bta I believe. Yes the second looks like a conditions, does it move much and what did you buy it as?
 
I found this picture on google images it is an lta underside. You can see where the verracue stop. The curly tentacles on the OP's anemone plus its red foot make me think that its lta. I could be wrong the pictures are not very clear. If it is lta he needs to get it in the sand and leave it so it can make a recovery.


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No, dots on the disk above the red = LTA. It needs to be in the sand. It will end up back there on its own anyway. And the sand should be much finer grit for an LTA settle in.
 
Ditto what Brad said. The anemone is Macrodactyla doreensis (LTA), it needs a deep sand bed. For a smaller one 4 inches should suffice, for a larger LTA, 6 inches would be preferable. If your sand bed isn't 4 inches or so deep, you could mound the sand deeper in a section of the tank and place liverock strategically to serve as a retaining wall. You can also use tupperware and fill it about 4 inches high with sand and place pieces of liverock in front to conceal the container.
 
Ok, this is so confussing sometimes. I could have sworn that it was a BTA. It has shorts tenicals and bubbly at the ends. Oh well, as I am sure you guys can tell I dont know alot about nems. Really love them though!
Would there be a way that we could add sand to the tank? If anyone knows some tricks I would love to know them.

P.S. sorry for the spelling.
 
couch702 said:
Would there be a way that we could add sand to the tank? If anyone knows some tricks I would love to know them.
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Make sure it's wet first. Get a PVC pipe and a big funnel that slides down into the pipe. Flexible hose works too, but is more likely to jam up at the bends. Turn off all flow while pouring sand in. Hold the bottom end of the pipe about an inch over the bottom surface and pour into the funnel.
 
bradleym said:
Make sure it's wet first. Get a PVC pipe and a big funnel that slides down into the pipe. Flexible hose works too, but is more likely to jam up at the bends. Turn off all flow while pouring sand in. Hold the bottom end of the pipe about an inch over the bottom surface and pour into the funnel.
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I plan on doing just that today on my tank. That is about the best way I've hard to do it after water is in. Make sure you rinse it well.
 
Cool, Thanks for all the help, I really apprieciate it! I will stop by the LFS on the way home from work and pick up some finer grit sand.
Im new here and LOVE this place already!
 
OH BTW he is still in the rocks this morning. He is in the same spot where I put him. He moved a little but not much.
 
Confused little booger ;) I would think it would be happier in the sand, probably thrive better there.
 
It's probably just tired of getting moved and flipped. It'll probably crawl back down by the end of the week.
 
couch702 said:
Yes. The sand bed.
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Is he anchored to the glass bottom? Mine always did when he was on the bottom. I put a low, flat piece of rock near him and he moved in a few days to it. If he's not anchored, something may be wrong.

I'd be tempted to put his foot in a hole in the rock and see if he anchors there.

Jeff

[EDIT] Answered this before I read the LTA ID... :( [/EDIT]
 
Update. He is still on the rocks, in the same places I put him. I guess he likes it there, his foot is inside a little cave opening.
 
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