when/how/should I move my new BTA?

[the Undone guy]

I picked up a nice green BTA from the LFS yesterday with hopes that one day my clown would host in it. After it only being in the tank for 4 hours I was amazed to see this: youtube link!

The anem spent the night cruising around the isolated rock I put him on, and seems to have wedged himself into a hole coming out of 2 different sides. Unfortunately he's not in full view from the front of the tank and I'd like to move him to my larger gathering of rocks in hopes that he'll settle in one of the overhangs in plain view. Since he's just been added to the tank should I even attempt to move it? Should I wait a specified amount of time before bothering it? When it does come time to try, what would be the best way?

Thanks for reading. I've never seen my clown happier, nor did I think he'd ever host!

 

[this is me]

I would leave it. If you really want to move it, move the whole rock. If you peel its foot and manually move it to the location you want, it will most like move to where it want again. You have a better chance at moving the whole rock.
Bta are roammer, they will move to the location they want. Then they might move again if the parameter is a bit different.

 

[the Undone guy]

I would leave it. If you really want to move it, move the whole rock.

That's what I figured. I imagine moving him where I want doesn't matter anyways =)

Now lets hope my clown and porcelain crab continue to share!

 

[rssjsb]

Don't despair. Your anemone is just adjusting. Every time I've done this it starts off just as you describe, and within a week or two the nem moves to a spot in the front where I can see it just fine. Give it time.

 

[the Undone guy]

my anem started moving again...and he's encroaching on my SPS space up near the top. Do I move the SPS? I've got a few frags I'd prefer not to lose. Is he going to sting everything to death?