Old Ritteri, new problem, help please

[roni]

I think I made a mistake. My ritteri was on a rock pedestal and happened to touch the front glass and climb up. It did this yesterday and I was able to easily and gently remove it from the glass and put it back on the pedestal.

Moved it back to the rock without any issue but didn't move the rock away from glass and it repeated the behavior again today.

The problem is today it was really, really attached to the glass and as I was pulling it off, it looked like there was some tissue left behind. I don't see a discrete pedal laceration but now the anemone is not sticking to anything and isn't really stinging me (like normal). It's still inflated but I'm not sure what to do.

I tried holding it for about 30 minutes hoping it would attach but to no avail.

I've now got it under a large acclimation box with the base on the top of the rock pedestal. Any ideas?

 

[roni]

Okay, so not sure why it wouldn't stick earlier. The trick with the acclimation box helped. I moved it to another rock which isn't anywhere near the glass and also fed a couple pieces of shrimp. Hopefully it will stay put and do okay. I'd been waiting for almost a year for this guy and would be really bummed if something happens to it.

 

[Jasanden]

Not sure about the damage. Your probably have to just wait and see. First you have to figure out why it moved. Mine just started looking unhappy and I realized my bulbs were do to be changed. Changed the bulbs and a 20% water change now things seem good. Check parameters and lights. Did you change your flow or anything else?

 

[roni]

Thanks, issue was that I moved the ritteri forward a little while aquascaping and it's tentacles touched the glass and it decided to go up Doing great now on the new rock, far away from the main reef structure and the glass. Taking food again. I've had these guys for a long time and never had one go completely unsticky before, which is why I panicked.