Depressed Anenome

[shafiq_hossain]

I picked up an rbta only because it was good size and cheap. This is my first coral, well sort of. I do have a frogspawn. Anyways, I wanted a home for my clowns; the ones in the aquarium. I placed it on a flat rock about a foot from the base. My peppermint shrimp started getting on top almost immediately. After a day or so, the anenome crawled behind some adjacent rocks facing the back of the tank. There's barely enough room for the anenome to open up back there. However, that hasn't stopped the peppermint shrimp from getting on top of the anenome. These days, I can't even see the anenome since it's behind the rock. I would have expected to crawl back towards the front since it would not get as much lighting back there. I'm worried since I can't even target feed the anenome. Any ideas on how I can bring it back to the front? If he does come out, should I place him at th bottom of the tank? Finally, how do I prevent the shrimp from attacking the anenome?

 

[superclown]

The shrimp is probably cleaning the anemone I would think

Do you know what your tank parameters are?

How long have you had the tank running?

Only reason I ask was the statement of this is my first coral. Just so you know an anemone is a invert not a coral.

They can be one of the more trickier wonders to care for in a reef tank some people have luck with them why others do not.

I would honestly say just leave him be for a bit give it a chance to get settled into the tank.

Maybe if the rock is easy to get to and is not a foundation rock you can simply turn it around. something that has always worked for me is finding a whole inside arock and wedging the anemone in and sometimes they stay sometimes they dont.

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[shafiq_hossain]

What will get eaten? The anenome or shrimp?

 

[wbrown]

the shrimp will likely be lunch one day.

 

[gnashty]

Leave it alone, it will come out when it wants to come out. Dont worry about food or anything. If its hiding and still being fed, why come out...just give it time. The shrimp will try to steal food from the nem too.

 

[90galguy]

I have recent experience here being new to aquariums as well. I was able to get a small RBTA and after I acclimated her, I placed it right where I wanted her to sit. Of course that's now where she wanted to be. She immediately let go and floated around to the back of the tank. For two days we couldn't even find her. Then at night she would pop up and then disappear again.

After about a week I found her sticking out of a rock right in front and in some very good water movement. That morning I fed her a piece of krill and she's been there ever since. Five days now and looking good. Now if the clowns will just find her.

I too worried that I wouldn't be able to feed her, but she survived and is eating well.

Good Luck with yours! Keep us in the loop.

 

[tchristman]

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