What to do about a hiding anemone.

[SeanT]

I got a BTA 10 days ago.
It has been attached to the rock work in the back of the tank without any direct light.
Should I just leave it or attempt to readjust its position.

In that position it can not even be fed.

Any ideas or thoughts?

Thanks,
Sean

 

[hybridgenius]

If you can move the rock it be good to get it to direct lighting and water flow, but eventually it will move if unsatisfied with environment.

 

[kar93]

you could point your powerhead towards it and it should move from there

 

[traveller7]

Re: What to do about a hiding anemone.

Sean,

This the same one/two that split the other day?
If so, any sign of bleaching post split?

If so, can you tell if the oral cavity has closed?

If so, quite a few of mine have hid for a month or so after stress induced splits.

 

[SeanT]

Scott,

It has retained its color.
I can verify this with a flachlight.
However, in its locale I can not see its center.

Sean

 

[traveller7]

Hate to say it, but I would go after it and isolate it in something I could control access, light, feeding, etc. I use large plastic pond planters for such duty. Maybe your set up will allow you to put one half submerged on top of a rock pile or to use some tie wraps and float it?

Anemones on the move tend to move, if this one has parked, I fear it may have given up. You might be able to susped a light or play with flow but you might just be convincing it, "I made a good decision to choose this spot."

If it was a 8-12" across specimen, I would be less concerned, they can afford much more time for trial and error.

 

[SeanT]

Yeah, Sunday I am going to move the rock it is attached to in a position to where I can better see the animal and get it some light.
It may stay put it may not.

Thanks for the advice.

 

[traveller7]

Best of luck :>)

 

[dwl]

It almost sounds as if we are in the same (or at least similar) boat. I wish you luck. Mine - my first - is in a low light area, and I can barely see it some times. I think I was able to feed it the other day though.
Good luck.

 

[SeanT]

I removed the rock from the back of the tank and brought it forward.
Here are some pics of the anemone.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Sean

 

[JNye]

is that a rbta

 

[SeanT]

Yes.

 

[JNye]

looks like mine, pale, bleached, stressed. mine is hiding too under some rcocks, i got iy tuesday, it may be still adjusting , but i knw it needssome food, haven't been able to feed it though.

 

[traveller7]

Sean, Shade it and feed it. It is going to need some time adjusting to lights. Goo luck.

 

[SeanT]

Too late.
Photos coming.

 

[SeanT]

Well the anemone seemd happy where it was but that only lasted an hour.

 

[SeanT]

Then the anemone decided it was no longer happy and started to dislodge its foot.

 

[SeanT]

WEEEEE
It's Mr. Anemone's Wild Ride.

 

[SeanT]

UH OH...OHHH NOOO.

 

[SeanT]

Don't worry.
When the anemone decided to begin dislodging I turned off the Tunze.

He, that's right it's a he , landed on the stream and stuck.

Go figure.