New lta

[saltlife28]

Hi guys new to the forum hoping someone can tell me if my new lta is healthy I can't seem to post pictures for some reason if any one has an email I can send pictures he's been in my tank 2 days he hasn't attached him self to anything but he's not moving around either and his mouth doesn't appear to be open but I'm new to anemones also my saddleback has taken interest In his new friend but the oscilliaris acts like the anemone doesn't even exist I just want to make sure my new little friend is happy and healthy tank info 20l fowlr crushed coral sand 3 in deep 1 oscilliaris 1 saddleback 1 lantern basslet 1 turbo snail 1 red chocolate chip starfish 3 Hawaiian zebra hermit crabs and 1 emerald crab lighting 2 24" t5ho current water parameters sg 1.025 nitrate undetected nitrite undetected. Other info can get in the morning when I do my weekly test sorry for the long post but trying to get yall all the info I have. Any info greatly appreciated

 

[TheAngelfish]

LTA "require" a soft sandy substrate, at least 2-3" deep. They bury their foot and attach to a hard surface underneath, like rock or glass

 

[Amoo]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=531326&highlight=how+post+pictures

 

[saltlife28]

Thanks for the picture help here are the links of pictures the last one is under new lighting I got today http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums...obile Uploads/20140731_215907_zpsd4d1d4fe.jpg

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums...obile Uploads/20140731_215820_zpse9f0ab2c.jpg

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums...obile Uploads/20140802_182603_zps91955678.jpg

 

[saltlife28]

Any one have input ?

 

[Silvergryphon]

It will need fine sand, that crushed coral is probably painful to it. The Ocellaris will likely ignore it as it isn't a hosting anemone for them.

 

[Chuckd76]

I'm new to the LTA also (had mine about a month) but your pictures remind me of what mine did when I first got it (and that tank corner sorta looks like where my LTA settled).
It would stretch out, get blown around and then just kind of bob around in one place for a while. After it stayed in one spot for a bit but didn't attach I ended up using a turkey baster and blowing away my substrate (aragonite) so the bottom glass was visible. I pushed the nem onto the bare spot, waited a few hours until it latched onto the glass and then gently pushed the substrate back around its foot.
That was a month ago and the only time it's moved since then was when I moved my lights. It scooted across the bottom of the tank, pushing up a little mound of substrate in front of it until it got comfortably illuminated again.
Also, with the clowns, I had an ocellaris that ignored the LTA until I got a percula. The percula hosted the LTA right away and the ocellaris did a sort of "me too" host.
If you read this far, HTH.