Bubble Tip Anemone "hiding"

[jmkelly2166]

I just put a bubble tip in my aquarium. I put it where I "wanted" it. I made sure it was attached to the rock and turned off my wave maker. A half hour later it had moved to behind a rock, almost to the point where I can't even see it. Do you think it moved there or blew there? Is this typical? Will it come back out to the open? Should I move it back?

 

[Bruce51]

leave it alone, it will take it awhile to get use to your tank

 

[jmkelly2166]

Even if it is completely out of the light?


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[Animagus]

Even if it is completely out of the light?

Yes.

These things kind of have a mind of their own, so if conditions such as lighting & flow aren't right they either seek them out or pout.

 

[carrots]

The last BTA I had was a pain in the _ _s. He moved to the back of the rock work, out of view. Even when I would spin the rock around so I could see him he would move behind again. I eventually had to change the lighting angles and current to his liking. Good luck

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

Yes, this is normal. Mine moved behind some rock

 

[BigEZ77]

Mine moved when I first got it. Flipped the rock and it moved again (to the place I first put it). Flipped the rock again, realized that the reverse flow from my Gyre was too much for it since it was right in the flow...so I killed that and now it stays put.

 

[JMorris271]

When placing a BTA how is it secured or anchored?

 

[Animagus]

You just have to wait for the foot to attach on it's own.

 

[BigEZ77]

You just have to wait for the foot to attach on it's own.

It takes place pretty fast. With my latest one I think I left the pumps off for 10-15 minutes before I was confident it was securely attached.

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

Mine took a few days to find the right spot

 

[BigEZ77]

Meant to secure its foot. Poorly worded, my bad.

 

[JMorris271]

You just have to wait for the foot to attach on it's own.

So in the meantime, it can just float Around? :uhoh3:
How does it start to take foot if it is floating around?
Thanks

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

What do you mean by float around? Is it litteraly floating in the water or moving around?

 

[BigEZ77]

When you first put it in, you need to turn off all pumps and place it on a rock, preferably with a crack or hole in it where it can dig in its foot.

 

[SeaCucumberFan]

Sorry, but what do you mean by "foot"?

 

[Sk8r]

An anemone is usually something you add after a year of maturity. This one may not thrive. If there's a chance of returning it, you should.

 

[Animagus]

If it hasn't taken hold yet you can try putting it in a small glass bowl or perhaps a tupperware container and place it somewhere where's there's not a lot of flow. You might want to cover the container with some netting as well so the anemone doesn't float away. If it doesn't attach within a day or so then something is definitely wrong IMO. Like mentioned above, returning it might bet the best option at this point. GL.

 

[JMorris271]

Is seems to me that however old the tank is has no baring on how we anchor the bta as it will need to secure itself regardless of the maturity of the tank.
Just placing it in a hole in the rock with the pump off is a rather vague explanation. The pump will be turned back on, so away it goes?
Any more descriptive explanations out there?
Animigus, have you used the tupper wear method before?
Mucho gracis.

 

[ktownhero]

Just placing it in a hole in the rock with the pump off is a rather vague explanation. The pump will be turned back on, so away it goes?
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What's vague about it? It's awfully specific, actually. Put it near a hole in the rock and turn your pumps off for a while so that it has time to attach itself before they go back on...


As for tank maturity, that's mentioned because the first year or two of a reef tank it is just getting settled in. Things like water parameters and biodiversity are still stabilizing and, given the sensitive nature of anemones, the ancient reef aquaria wisdom is to wait to add them until the tank has matured. Not to mention that people are often fidgiting a lot that first year or two with changing flow patterns, supplements, foods, other misc. tech, etc.