I got one about 2 months ago...perhaps against common wisdom which said dont. I had been reading about them being bottom lagoonal types, etc. The small specimen I saw also looked quite good - though that doesnt mean much it seems. I have noticed that the 4 or 5 other specimens that the LFS had have since shrunk up pretty much, and probably will not last.
Anyway... I fed it some brine right away... and it was doing fine for a few days...then began to close up, almost entirely.
Moved it lower...less current. No effect. Moved it somewhere else. Left for a day or 2. No response. Moved again. This went on for 2 weeks. Next day BOOM, it was wide open. I though it was merely a response to some zoanthid polyps right next to it...perhaps some warefare going on, so moved again. It closed up again. Moved it back to where it was, and it opened again.
Tenticles still a little short, but obviously better. Medium light (under VHO), and very little current. It has been doing pretty good for the last couple of weeks, so I'm getting hopefull its going to bounce back. Have been feeding brine/selcon about twice a week. If it does this well for a couple more weeks, I may consider trying to move it again to a more prominent location (it is quite pretty), but perhaps not if its happy where it is.
Sano? yikes... If I had to guess (and trust me, its only a guess), I'd say that sano probably isnt what these guys are looking for. This one specimen anyway, seems quite sensitive to location, water chemistry stability, and needs to be fed.
-Steve R.
[This message has been edited by Steve Richardson (edited 11-29-1999).]