flower anemone

[yogisfriend]

On Saturday I received a flower anemone as a gift. It settled right down in a rock nook at the bottom of the tank and has stayed there. It looks healthy and happy, but isn't getting enough flow to make it's tentacles wave. Should I move it? I heard they don't move around a lot on their own, but would it move if it was unhappy where it is? I have a condi that travelled all over the tank before finding the perfect spot. I have a 120 g with 12 x 54 watt T-5 lighting, and the overall water flow is good; the nook is just the least flow area in the tank.

 

[afishyonados]

If it's the flower anemone I am familiar with, yes, it will move around. Sometimes constantly! They can be fairly aggressive when near competition, (another anemone), and can pack quite a punch!
If your tank is soft coral oriented, it should be no major problem. But if you are leaning toward stony corals, it may be devastating.

 

[yogisfriend]

The flower is clear at the bottom of the tank, in a front corner. It's white-ish and lacy-looking; some of the tentacles are clear, some are white. Beautiful specimen. The condi made it clear to the top of the tank right in the middle. Found a hole in the rock and scooted right in. No movement after that other than stretching around a bit. Both are eating bits of shrimp.

I have a toadstool leather at the opposite side of the tank from the flower, and a candy cane between them. I also have 5 zoa frags here and there (one with a couple of xenia on it), and a very small hammer frag. There is so much room in the tank right now that nothing is very close to anything else.