My sebae won't attach..?

[msuzuki126]

So I got a sebae anemone a couple days ago, drip acclimated for almost two hours and then put it in my tank. I guess it was somewhat bleached, but what store bought sebae isn't. It isn't white like others I have seen and is a light tan.. It's foot won't attach. I placed it on a lower rock, but now it has just drifted down to the sand still without its foot attached. What should I do?

 

[kware]

Read my thread right above yours

 

[toddw]

Be patient. Does it seem otherwise happy where it is? Just leave it. It will find another spot if it is not happy. My experience is most anenomes like a protected spot. A crack, a hole in the rock, a crevice or a depression in the sand. Somewhere where it can shrink up and feel protected. Put it in a spot like that it will probably stay put.

 

[msuzuki126]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11599636#post11599636 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kware
Read my thread right above yours

I read yours and yes I have tomatoes, but they don't bother it yet.

 

[msuzuki126]

Any suggestions.. It hasn't attached yet, but I have it resting between rocks. I can see the foot and it isn't planted, but it did eat a piece of krill yesterday.

 

[msuzuki126]

bump

 

[msuzuki126]

Still hasn't attached, but color has improved and it gladly takes krill. Weird? It seems to be attached under its tentacles, but the foot is unattached.

 

[garygb]

So it is taking the krill and keeping it down? I just don't associate unattached and feeding normally.

 

[msuzuki126]

Yes it is taking the krill and eating it. The tentacles aren't very sticky though...

 

[davocean]

It may be still acclimating.
They prefer sand.
Scoop a little between 2 rocks to protect from flow. Eating is good sign.
What are lights/flow?

 

[davocean]

And hey, hows the Tennenti?

 

[msuzuki126]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11648835#post11648835 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by davocean
It may be still acclimating.
They prefer sand.
Scoop a little between 2 rocks to protect from flow. Eating is good sign.
What are lights/flow?

It is resting on the sand between a few rocks right now. I have 8x54 T5s and about 30x turnover.

Unfortunately, the tang randomly died a few months ago. I have no idea why. All the other fish have been fine

 

[davocean]

Well, light is fine, and flow is OK for nem, but I'd think of bumping it a little later on down the road.(for other stuff besides nem)
I'm at 40-45x and my sebae likes it, but my LTA is a little fussy.
Leave it alone as much as possible at least till it attaches, don't even stress on feeding much just yet, it's getting good light.
Sorry about Tennenti.

 

[msuzuki126]

Alright sounds good. And yea I was pretty upset about the tang. I never see them and this one ate like a big for almost year then one day it just got really weak and was getting stuck to powerheads. The next day I found it dead on the bottom. I don't know why.

 

[msuzuki126]

Still hasn't attached. Color has improved and it gladly takes a silverside every couple days.

 

[msuzuki126]