Help Needed With Anemone

[EnglishRebel]

I just got my first anemone -- a Long Tentacle Anemone. He inflated nicely and extended his tentacles as soon as I took him out of the shipping bag and put him in the tank. My problem is that he is so buoyant that I can't keep him on the rock where I place him. He either falls over or falls off the rock onto the sand. I turn my powerheads off at night and this morning he was laying in the sand. What am I supposed to do?

 

[Rod Buehler]

M.doreensis are a sand dwelling anemone. Leave it in the sand. In fact, you can even dig a lil hole for it t o put its foot into with hopes of it staying put.

 

[rssjsb]

Yeah, what he said.

 

[davocean]

I place LTA's in sand tucked between a couple rocks to help stabilize till they set foot.
They are a little fussy about light/flow IME, so I like to put them close to a shelf or cave so they can pull in/out of light as needed.
Moderate flow, tents gently waving.
Moderate light.

 

[EnglishRebel]

Thanks guys. Yes I found out that he's a sand dweller so I dug a little hole and put him in. The next day he had well and truly dug himself in (you cannot see his "stem" anymore). I read that you should keep them away from rocks as they can grow to 18" so I put him in the middle of the tank where he gets medium flow with the Vortechs on and minimal at night with them off. I have a 60" long x 24" deep tank with a 250 W MH over the middle and LEDs at each end. He seems happy so far and has not wandered. I did give him a shrimp morsel when he first went in and he gobbled it up.
I was amazed when he ballooned up after I put him in the tank particularly after opened the shipping box and seeing this flat looking empty packet with no water. Amazing animals.

 

[muddysr5]

I've never bought an anenome and had it shipped to me...seriously, it came without water? How can it survive?