RBTA in shock?

[Rhinecanthus]

I acquired a RBTA today from a fellow reefer. I have heard advice that buying a "proven" split/clone is a good idea.

The anemone is about 4 inches big and was on a very large piece of live rock.

I acclimated the anemone for over and hour, but in the process of doing this I needed to chip away a good portion of the piece of live rock it is on. I simply could not place a basketball sized rock smack in the middle of the tank!

As expected, the anemone is shrunken and flat right now.

I was wondering what are some things that I could do or some things that I could look for to be sure that things are transitioning well.

I have kept LTAs and Sebaes before, but never have I kept an RBTA nor have I needed to be so forceful with resizing its host rock in order to allow it to fit.

Thanks so much.

 

[TOURKID]

Im thinking you should just put the rock in your tank, I betcha it moves off that rock within 24 hours to a spot it likes better

 

[Rhinecanthus]

Well, the rock is in the tank now...has been for only an hour or so. Im sure this isnt the first time someone has had to chop up a rock to get the anemone in the tank!

Plus I have heard that these anemones are failry resilient.

Heck, if my past sebaes could grow and split I think this one could!

 

[Rhinecanthus]

Well, good news! After only 3 hours in the tank the anemone is really starting to show improvement.

I would say 50-60% of its tentacles are puffed up and "bubbled".

Moving nicely, swaying gently in the flow.

My clowns havent touched it which is good...I want it to get fully acclimated before they mess with it, although my little clown did literally stop dead in the water a few times and stare at it...and then swim off as if to say "I KNOW Im supposed to do something...."

Hehe...I will keep you all updated.

 

[Rhinecanthus]

Just before lights out it had about 80% of its tentacles starting to balloon out. Cant wait to see it in the morning!

MAN do these anemones look awesome under actinics!

 

[Rhinecanthus]

ok, 7:30 am update

I was awoken this morning to my fiance calling me to "come quick"

The anemone had moved from its original rock (no suprise) and was about 3 inches from the overflow, half of it tentacles pulled inside. Luckily there are no powerheads in the tank, but I didnt realize I needed to cover OVERFLOWS with netting, too!

So I place him back on the sandbed with his foot in a crevice made specially for him.

Not sure why he would like that part of the tank the best...especially at night with no light to be a factor.

What sort of flow do they prefer?? Ive always found it sporadic what they like.

 

[Rhinecanthus]

Another update. The anemone looks fine again but now it has moved down behind the rockwork. It cant possibly be getting decent light back there so it must like the current.

Should I just be patient?