Long Tentacle Anemone

[loglew]

Had this one for just over a year.

 

[krak256]

whats the best way to secure a LTA foot? i decided to pick up a purple LTA locally. should i dig a hole for it?

 

[jeff@zina.com]

whats the best way to secure a LTA foot?

Staple gun.

They like their foot in a hole where they can hold on, tucked between rocks and the bottom is usually good enough to keep them from moving. But if it doesn't like the position, there's no way to force it to stay there. It will eventually find it's happy place and sink its foot in the sand.

That last line sounds like a bad country song... :worried:

Jeff

 

[krak256]

thanks jeff. so i will dig a hole for it and place it tonight and see what happens.

 

[chasekwe]

Here's my Macrodactyla cf doreensis from the Diver's Den that I finally got to stick after probably 2 hours of trying, not counting the hour long "rage break" in the middle. I do not know how they were unable to confirm the ID, is clearly has all the characteristics of a doreensis that I've ever read about. It is about 3" and despite running my system at 60x flow I managed to find it a very calm spot.

Diver's Den pic:

First pictures in my tank, about 2 hrs after introduction, but 10 minutes after finally getting it to stick. (Turned down the white in a couple pics to see if they would be better, don't think it helped :sad2

My female ocellaris hasn't taken her eye off of it since it went in. Seems kinda odd being that she is tank bred and so young still. For some size reference the clown in the first of my pics is her, at about 1.5".

 

[krak256]

nick... i feel like i'm going have a rage hour tonight when i try to stick my LTA... UGH!!!!

 

[rocride]

here's bonnie and clyde's PLTA

 

[Tracey2]

This was mine

 

[Meggie2409]

Those look awesome!

 

[vegasr]

here's bonnie and clyde's PLTA

Very nice!!! And I love your rock work.

 

[rocride]

hey thanks!
36" front to back makes for lots of room to work with

cheers

 

[2Addicted]

Here is one that I use to have.

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[rocride]

happy home

 

[Apercula]

My former pair. I had the green two and a half years and the red three months.

 

[marc price]

Here's my Macrodactyla cf doreensis from the Diver's Den... I do not know how they were unable to confirm the ID, is clearly has all the characteristics of a doreensis that I've ever read about.
Diver's Den pic:

that looks like H. malu

 

[aleonn]

Very nice pix! Can't believe how large some of your LTAs are! Are you guys target feeding or just letting them grow from the light?

 

[wrxgucci]

my lta, he moved in between two rocks so hes harder to see now

 

[JER-Z]

i just ordered these two LTAs:

i hope they maintain their color!

They won't stay that color. I used to have one and after it got healthier the color changed.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1011556

 

[krak256]

thanks jer. i actually saw ur thread and thats what made me decide to not get them. i actually picked up a purple lta locally.