Magnifica strange behavior. assistance needed.

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Hi All,

I have had my riterri for about 2 and a half years now and recently it started acting strange. It kept trying to move down to the bottom of the tank and inflates his feet. This morning it had its mouth facing down and the feet were fully inflated facing up. I turned the light on and it turned right way up but the feet are still inflated. In addition it stopped eating. Parameters seem fine and SPS,LPS, and RBTA are all doing ok.

Does anyone know what causes this behaviour?

The last thing I did just b4 he started acting this way was move him from the glass to a rock. He was always on the rock until one day he spreadout wide enough to touch the glass and clung right onto it. He then move his enire body over.

I carefully got him off the glass by touching the feet with a piece of plastic and he slowly lets go on his own.

Curently I have it in an eggcrate cage within the tank close to the light. I cant risk him moving again. Is this a bad idea?
 
I would let him move were he wants to.Just let him be.I would turn him over if his mouth is faceing the sand bed.
 
Is it still sticky? I think, they only inflate if they want to travel. Is the rock isolated? Is he getting any airflow? I would try to get the mouth up so it can get air.
 
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