LTA in shallow sandbed

[justletmein]

How bad is this?

Haven't been in a LFS is probably 10 years, kiddo wanted a Pleco for his freshwater tank so I took him and of course browsed the salt. There was a large LTA I was admiring but foot not attached. LFS offered to bag him up and I lol'd. I said not taking a chance on a nem I don't know (never had an LTA) when it's foot wasn't attached. It looked healthy otherwise and he said take a shot I'll do $20 for it. So here I am with a new beautiful anemone and first thing I find out is I need a deep sand bed for it, lovely. My sandbed is about an inch. The rest of the tank is fine, established well over a year plenty good LED lightning, acros are growing well, etc. Should I mess around with flower pot sandbed, try to build up to 5" or more in a corner, or am I better off figuring something else out? Actually have a nice pyrex glass bowl that could work but I don't like that the sand in it won't breathe well with no holes.

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

I had an LTA many years ago in a shallow sand bed ~1 1/2ish and it set it's foot under the sand bed onto a flat piece of live rock. It was quite happy and grew to about a foot across before I had to re-home it.

 

[justletmein]

Thanks for the input!

 

[humphreyhh]

Mine is in a flower pot. It doesn't really bury its entire foot in the sand, only partially. It was small. Now I can't even see the pot anymore...


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[justletmein]

I actually managed to build up a pretty good sand mound for it so should be ok on sand. Unfortunately now I see why he's not burying the foot, looks to have a small minor tear on it maybe 1/4" long. I did not notice any tears at the LFS but could have missed it. I guess this could be why I got "a deal" on this nem and just reinforces why I haven't been in a LFS for so long.

 

[humphreyhh]

Give it good environment and make it free from other animal's bother. It should be able to recover.


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