can I super glue my long tentacle anem?

[BeachVacationer]

I have a small one about an inch across. It's been 2 months and I've tried everything to get this guy to stick. It's health is on the decline and out of despiration, one last try to plant him, I'm contemplating super glueing the base onto a ceramic plug and stick that deep in the substrate. The base is no longer sticky.

 

[WatDatThing]

No. That is like glueing a fish to a rock. Nem will stay put once it find a spot it like. How big is your tank? How old? What are your water parameters, lighting and flow?

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[taylor t]

I have a small one about an inch across. It's been 2 months and I've tried everything to get this guy to stick. It's health is on the decline and out of despiration, one last try to plant him, I'm contemplating super glueing the base onto a ceramic plug and stick that deep in the substrate. The base is no longer sticky.

It's on the decline because it's needs are not being met. 2 months should be more than enough time for an anemone to plant it's foot. Super glue may kill it, not a good idea. What kind of anemone? Some are rock dwellers, some sand dwellers. Try making a triangle out of 3 decent size rocks and placing the anemone in the center of it, either in the rocks or on the sand depending on what kind it is. The hope is to protect it's foot and keep it in place. It should grab on if your water, light, and flow are all correct. Good luck, we can't always control what they do.

 

[BeachVacationer]

My tank has been running for about a year now. It's a 20 gal long tank. No fish, just live rock and some led lights from my spare parts box. I have 5 small rose BTA, which resulted after splitting in a different tank. These have not split in this tank. Also have a condy anemo which is doing fine. I only feed them every 1 to 2 weeks since I'm not interested in fast grow. When I bought this anem in North Aurora, he told me it's a green long tentacle anem. It was green, but now it's very pale with short tentacles. I just checked my parameters. API tester says kh 7 drops, calcium 23 drops, no nitrates, ph around 8.4, I have a single mag drive pump that provides filtration and circulation. It rated at 250 gph. Salinity is 1.0256 with a refractometer. Temp is around 80. I have bits of other corals in there like GSP, frogspawn and Kenya tree all of which seem happy. The new anem is having issues. Ok, so I buried it again and this time I placed a rock firmly against it to hold it in place. If an anem had an infection, would it last 2 months?

 

[BeachVacationer]

Here's a pic

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[BeachVacationer]

Here's the little guy now.

 

[WatDatThing]

Let's hope it will stay put.

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[Swayze27]

What kind of substrate do you have? Looks like it could be too course for a long tentacle and no disrespect but if you are seriously considering super gluing an anemone to something I must suggest doing some serious reading on what anemone are. They are not a green star polyp or a pulsing zenia that you pop glue on and smash it in a crevice. It's a live invertebrate that does whatever and moves wherever it wants.

 

[BeachVacationer]

@Swayze27, yes I realize I shouldn't do that but this guy looks to be almost dead. Out of despiration I thought I'd try one last thing. If it stays in one place it might improve enough, might eat something, then move around. I would think it can produce mucus to release itself from a spot of glue? I was about to remove before it starts melting and fouling the tank but came up with this last ditch try. For now I stuck it in the substrate and pushed that piece rock snuggly against it, which I've done many times. After a few days it always dislodged itself and rolls around the tank and never sticks to anything. We shall see. I bought it on Feb 2 so it's hanging in there.

 

[OrionN]

He seem OK. I would follow taylor_t recommendation. Used some rock block him in. Low flow fairly bright light and hope for the best. Little higher wall is what you need. Even use egg-crate to build a box so he cannot escape from it.

 

[treedog5]

Couldn't you try using a small flower pot? I thought they where good for getting nems to plant their foot in.

 

[tippmannsniper]

Couldn't you try using a small flower pot? I thought they where good for getting nems to plant their foot in.

Make sure it's clay, no paint or glaze or sparkles or any other add-ones. Just a plain ole pot.