long tentacles anemone wont stick ??????????????

[Roland Jacques]

I have a long tentacles anemone it has been in the tank for a week but it wonââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t stick to the rocks. Any suggestions

 

[Roland Jacques]

bump

 

[kbinkerd@verizon.net]

Do you have sand in your tank at least 2-3 inches deep? This type of anemone prefers to bury its foot in the sand, It usually will not attach to rocks.

 

[Roland Jacques]

got good light 1600 watts plus vho actinics i did turn off the 400w light right above it though. flows been turned down. i made a little spot for it in the rock it stayed their for 6 days until yesterday and it was at the bottom of the tank.

 

[r00onmac]

LTA attaches in the sand, usually prefers about 4" of sand to bury itself into... put it on the sand and give it an hour or two to settle in with lower flow on, hopefully itll take...

 

[Roland Jacques]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7108178#post7108178 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kbinkerd@verizon.net
Do you have sand in your tank at least 2-3 inches deep? This type of anemone prefers to bury its foot in the sand, It usually will not attach to rocks.

thanks, i did not no that. i have very little sand on the bottom. i had him placed 2/3 way up the rock wall. theirs not much light at the bottom.

 

[Roland Jacques]

ive seen them attached to rock at the LFS so i got one. i dont have much sand at all.

 

[kbinkerd@verizon.net]

You can also fill a plastic cup with sand and let him bury his foot in it, then you can place him higher in the rock so he can get more light. I made a hollowed out piece of rock out of ceramic clay and then fired it so I could do this. it seemed to work, the anemone seems happy.

 

[Roland Jacques]

great idea