Nem won't stay attached

[rayn]

I've been told this is a LTA and also a condy so I don't know really which it is. However, my black and white clowns are starting to be hosted by it. Problem now is it won't stay attached to anything or anywhere. I've placed in on my LR and buried it in the sand, but to no avail. There is another nem on the other side of the tank that has stayed put since day one though.
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[Toddrtrex]

It sure appears to be an M doreensis, which is a sand dwelling anemone.

What is the other anemone in your tank?

Tank info -- size, lights, parameter (( with numbers )) livestock....

 

[rayn]

Okay here is the info....tank size is a 55 with a 20L sump. So roughly ~65gal total. ~60lbs of LR and ~80lbs of LS. Sump has cheato and live rubble. Ammonia 0, trite 0, trate 0 (though I do think some of that is disapearing because of HA), po4 0 ( once again HA) cal 480, Mag ?, ph 8.4, alk 9. The other nem is a Malu and the other inhabitants are CUC of snails, crabs, and hremits. Two black and white clowns, lawnmower blenny, yellow tang, sea hare, cleaner shrimp, coral banded shrimp. Lights are aquaticlife T5 with two 420/460 and two 700+ with the 8 led moonlights. Lights are on for about 7 hours a day. As far as I know the two nems have never met. Came close once, but still about 4-5 inches apart.

edit: I always forget, salinty 1.025 with a refractometer.

 

[neoalchemist74]

what grain size is your sand ? Looks big I.E. rubbley

 

[rayn]

It is a mixture of fine sand and agronite with a little crushed coral mixed in. Sorry, have to add that there is a sea cucumber in there. He shifts through the sand mix constantly. Looking at the pic I see what you are saying, but it really isn't all that big. Also as a update, he has stayed put for almost a day now but still not attached to anything.

 

[rayn]

I just retested everything to make sure I was giving correct info.
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
ph 8.4
PO4 0
als 6 or 107.4 ppm-probably needs to be higher right?
Calcium 440

 

[neoalchemist74]

what kind of flow do you have?

 

[rayn]

aquaticlife T5. two 420/460 two 700+ and 8 led moonlights. On for about seven hours a day.

 

[neoalchemist74]

do the tenticles have stripes or are they tiped with any color?

 

[rayn]

Sorry just reread your post. I have two K3 and the return from my sump for flow. The tentacles are light gray with a green tip. Always have been that way since the day I got it a couple months ago.

 

[rayn]

Here is a pic I just took, the tentacles really flourese green under the blue leds
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and just so it is known, the other nem
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[neoalchemist74]

sounds like a condy alright they like a lot of light and a rocky crevise on a deep sand bed maybe try piling up some sand in the best lit area and pinning it GENTLY with a few small light rocks. It may need more light than you have. When you get it where you think it will have the best chance then feed it alot at first to maybe convince it that its in a good spot. Oh they also are shallow water which means ayellower 10k'ish light.

 

[rayn]

If it is a condy then I got lucky, as it is starting to host my clowns. Ill try resetting it today.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Is the underside of the oral disc smooth, or does it have "bumps" ?

If it has "bumps" then it is an LTA (( M. doreensis )), if not, then I would say that it is a "Condy"

This is what the "bumps" would look like (( ignore the hole in the foot ))

 

[rayn]

No,no bumps. So I'm going with a condy. I still must be lucky as my black and whites are being hosted by it when is settles for a little bit.