new introduction not working, any opinions?

[rcg49]

Hello everyone!
My roommate just introduced Haitian Reef Anemone into his 55 gal. yesterday. He let it acclimate for 6 hours. It was looking great and seemed to anchor down. Today he fed it 3 silver sides and it ate them right up! However, a few hours ago he moved (or blew) to the back side of the tank where he looked almost wedged (right next to the heater :fun5 so my roommate carefully pushed him out back to the front, but now his tentacles are not as erect as they were before. He turned off the power heads and the input to give him time to settle back down and anchor down, but when he just turned on a little trickle from the input he started to blow away again, so we quickly turned that off.
Any opinions or help?

 

[reefjunkie42]

try a tupperware container over it so he cant blow away. drill(or cut with exacto knife) holes in it.

 

[Seventy7INa45]

I'm the roommate in this post. I turned my lights back on and he seemed to perk back up, but still not anchored. I've attached a picture of him as he is now:

PLEASE HELP!

 

[Seventy7INa45]

bump...Any other suggestions? This is my first anemone and I really want to keep him

 

[Toddrtrex]

What size tank?
What lights?
What are your current water parameters -- with numbers please
How long has the tank been set up?

 

[Seventy7INa45]

Tank Size: 50 Gallon
Lighting: Aquatic Life 4x T5 HO with 4x Lunar LED's
Current Water Conditions:
Salinity: 1.022
Nitrate: 0
Nitrite: 0
Ammonia: 0.10
PH: 8.2
Phosphate: 0
Calcium: 540 ppm

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated

 

[Toddrtrex]

Your SG is too low, should be at 1.026
Should have no ammonia readings at all, how long has the tank been set up?

 

[Seventy7INa45]

Tank has been up for a month now, I let it cycle for a few weeks until I put the livestock back in on Saturday. Water change with a higher salinity content of water being added then? Is that what you are recommending?

 

[VGT]

Did you actually monitor your cycle? Or did you just assume it was done and toss in an anemone? You shouldn't have any NH3, which to me, is more concerning than a slightly low salinity.

 

[Seventy7INa45]

VGT: Help is a lot more useful than being condescending...I monitored my water conditions and the ammonia looked like 0 on my first test before I added my livestock back. I didn't just "throw an anemone in there". When I re tested the water last night my friend said it looked like more than zero but only a little, so we guessed and said 0.10.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Thing is, 1 month is way too soon to have an anemone, the cycle is barely finished, if finished at all. The fact that you had to guess at the ammonia levels shows that your tank isn't ready.

Ideally, you would return it and try again in 6 months or so. If that isn't an option, going to have to make sure you are doing your water changes so that there is no ammonia readings.

 

[Zalman]

I will have to side with Todd on this anemones should be in a more established tank.

Also I thought you should never force them to be in a location and rather let them wander the tank until they find a place where they are happy?

 

[rcg49]

his tank was actually set up for over a year, the reason he said only a month was because he did a remodel where he took all the rock out and a good portion of the water which caused a mini cycle. We monitored the cycle and took readings every day to every-other day. We added the anemone after the ammonia read zero. The reason we said .10 on the latest ammonia test is because the test is a color match test and the color didn't match 100%, but it didn't look like any of the other colors either, it looks veeery close to zero. I do understand that the ammonia should be zero and we're working on getting it there as best we can.

 

[garygb]

Condylactis are notorious for wandering. Be sure and cover any powerhead intakes or overflows so the anemone won't get shredded--which can kill everything in the tank with all the toxins that are released.