Trouble with new Nem

[CubanReefer]

Hi guys... I just joined up on this site and I'm looking for some help. I got a new LTA about a week and half ago and it has yet to attach. It went to the corner of the tank and then back to the middle and hid under a couple of rocks.

I took a picture of his foot today because I noticed that there are some things on it that may be bad sign? Not sure if they are tears, but I don't know what they are, so I'm looking for help.

After reading up some it looks like I may have gotten him way too soon because my tank is only about 3 months old. I have read that you don't even want to think about getting a nem until your tank is at least a year old, but that is not what the LFS I bought him at told me. They said that since my water parameters are good, he'd be fine. Well, I'm not sure how many nems take weeks to attach, but I hope that he will be fine.

Here is his foot:

Here are some facts about my tank:

Age - 3 or so months
Size - 55g
Temp - 78 degrees
Amonia - 0
Nitrites - 0
Nitrates - 0
Ph - 8.2
Salinity - 1.25
Cal - 440
Mg - 1550
Alk - 9.2

Any advice/help provided would be greatly appreciated. I hope I don't lose him! :hmm2:

Thanks!

 

[Reef1589]

i am just gonna assume the LFS ripped his foot as they bagged him up for you... if he was attached to something... =/ i dont have much experience with LTA's, i did have 1 LTA recover from a Minor small tear, but i heard its hard for LTA's to recover from foot tear's..

 

[hollister]

Some of these clowns are so overbread they have no idea what to do. Nemos are number one on that list.
I have a pair of tomato clowns that just made eggs a week ago that host all my coral.

 

[LAKEM0NSTER]

CubanReefer, I'd keep the flow down a bit to let the nem heal with as little stress as possible. I would expect it would take atleast 2 weeks. I'd also try to feed it a bit of mysis shrimp. Good Luck and let us know how it goes!

 

[roninmagik1]

In general, the less you mess with it or move it, the less stress it goes through and the better it's chances for recovery. I had an anemone, that got caught by my hob filter intake, i was horrified and thought it was a goner, but it eventually recovered! Bottom line is, me giving my damaged anemone a stable change free/stress free, environment helped it to recover.

 

[CubanReefer]

Thanks for the advice guys.. I am going to let him try to recover and feed him a couple of times a week. I will let you guys know how it goes.

Thanks!