Touching Anemones

[sarekay]

This may come off quite weird... but I have a theory that anemones actually do like being touched....

My purple haddoni wasn't looking too good after shipping: deflated, not sticky, not responsive to light. And it continued this way for maybe 5 or 6 hours, even after it had the bubbler and acclimation.

So I got the notion to somewhat stroke it's foot. The way you would a puppy if it wasn't doing well... and it worked?

Has anyone else "pet" their anemone's foot?

I'll get a couple photos uploaded so you can see the difference...

 

[OrionN]

Just because you did something then something else happened does not mean what you did cause that something else to happen. You need a lot more to show causative effect.

 

[nemmy]

I have no problem touching my mag or bta but my haddoni is a savage and I try my best not to even bump him. He sticks so crazy on you I'm afraid of pulling him out the tank.

I have touched a not so hot looking nem and it responded by looking better but I'm guessing its just a it feels threatened so its putting itself in a less vulnerable position. Doesn't mean it won't go back to looking like a pile of poo later if its infected.

 

[akida]

I just tried to get a piece of whatever off my purple haddoni and he was so sticky he stuck to my glove to the point where I pulled away quickly and took some tentacles. Sticky buggers they are