LTA retracted...concerns?

[jasimek]

Just got my first long tentacle anenome a few days go. Hasn't found a good spot yet and I just noticed it retracted its tentacles inside its body. Should I be concerned its dying?

 

[Mongo77]

It might be still trying to settle in. If you start seeing it spewing stuff or looking like its melting, then i'd start to worry.

 

[davocean]

They can retract, sometimes they ball up real tight, they can even disappear in the sand bed.
You need to list a lot more info to know what's going on for sure, tank/size/specs/parmas/time running, and pics are great if you can.

 

[jasimek]

Tank specs
90 gallon tank-aquatic life t5 fixture-4 bulb-4X54 watt

reefkeeper elite module-vortech mp40

dual brs reactor for gfo and carbon

Salinity 1.025

Ammonia .02-think brittle sea star crawled somewhere and died because ammonia hasnt been an issue other than lately

Nitrite-0

Nitrate 0

PH 8.0

Calcium 379-going to start dosing using brs pump with my controller

Alkalinity-Waiting for test to arrive in the mail

Sandbed about 2.5 inches

Temperature 78 degrees

Phosphate 0.07

Will try and post a picture of the anenome when i get home later...this morning it was in the back on its side-still pink/orange and some tentacles were exposed

 

[jasimek]

 

[davocean]

How long has tank been running?

 

[jasimek]

Since november

 

[jasimek]

It appears to have attached itself to the side of that rock more than before now...hopefully it will move cause it would be very difficult to feed in its current location

 

[davocean]

Yeah, you rushed it a bit, we usually advise at least 6mo for a reason.
Spot feeding is not a must.