Moving an anemone

[tunerX]

I bought a condy for my clarkii and decided that I would just drop it into the tank and let it find a good place. Well, anemone landed and decided that was as good a place as any. The only problem is that he is on the back side of a rock through a rock tunnel and it makes it pretty hard to feed him. It eats whenever fed but I would rather see both the clarkii and anemone instead of just a profile.

This is what I have been doing. I have a minijet 606 that I placed on the glass and have been blowing it at the anemones foot. It only moves just out of the current and then stays there. I have been slowly moving him an inch at a time and almost have him on the otherside of the tunnel.

This process has been going on for two days. I am on the third day and haven't fed him since since I started. How long should I keep this up, without overstressing the anemone? It doesn't shrivel up, it just moves and hangs out.

My other condy that also hosts a clarkii likes it just fine where I placed it, so they don't move around the tank looking for a better spot.

 

[cowboyswife]

Try using an ro/di ice cube on his foot.

 

[cdangel0]

If you have another PH to point at it from the pther direction it will release and start walking around.

Watch how often you feed that thing - they grow pretty quick with regular feedings - mine only eats about once a week and has gotten huge.

 

[cowboyswife]

I agree with cdangel0. Mine got so big after only having it for a few months, that I had to trade it in. I know my tank is only 40g, but when the thing started taking up almost 1/3 of my tank, I knew it was time for him to go.