This is fairly easy to know, did you rip the anemone off the bag?is it possible that its foot is damaged in the process of removing it from the bag it was kept in for transportation from the local store to my tank?
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This is fairly easy to know, did you rip the anemone off the bag?is it possible that its foot is damaged in the process of removing it from the bag it was kept in for transportation from the local store to my tank?
i didn't rip it of as it came off easily from the plastic surface of the bagThis is fairly easy to know, did you rip the anemone off the bag?
just wanted to mention that when i introduced the nem, my hermit crab felt offended and had attacked the nem's foot with his leg 3 times within 2 days (please don't misunderstand legs with claws. no claws were used) and i had to literally use both my hands to ease the grip of my hermit crab after which i had to separate the hermit crab from the tank so that the anemone can settle downi didn't rip it of as it came off easily from the plastic surface of the bag
its isn't moving from its place but it isn't gripping anything either. like for the entire day, the nem was sitting near the front glass of the tank but it never gripped the glass or even the rocks just few inches (1 or 1.5) inch away from the glass.So, once upon a time, I had a sebae nem, now I have a BTA and a Carpet in my new tank. Nems are going to move until they find a happy spot, and if you turn your flow back on, and that spot is no longer happy for them, they will move again. Personally, I would turn on all flow and let it do its thing for a week, if it doesn't find a happy place then I would be concerned and possibly turn off the 12-watt lamp and wait another few days, if that doesn't work, turn off the 20-watt and turn back on the 12-watt and wait... there are bound to be areas in your tank with the right amount of flow, you just gotta give it time.
I would just leave it alone. Any moving or touching of the anemone will continue it's stress and prolong it's acclimation. Leave it be and let it do it's thingshould i try anf flip it over to get a pic of its foot so that we can analyze weather it is damaged or is in good condition
wave maker and cannister filter was turned off before introducing the nem. the only potential flow is the skimmer intake which is a very tiny intake with a mesh so it is anemone safe i guessAs stated above anemones take time to find a happy spot, my long tentacle will rest in the same spot for months then just move with nothing changing in the tank (probably a crab or something poking at it). My 4 RBTA’s wonder occasionally also, one literally just moved an inch last week.
Just keep an eye on its appearance for health and make sure it can’t get into the intakes of the skimmers, filter and wave makers.
what signs should i be looking for?Just keep an eye on its appearance for health
it needs flow to blow up and move around anywhere substantial, turn on your flow and monitor it, check in on it every few hours or so, but don't panic until a week goes by. My BTA has been in the new tank for 8 weeks and has moved about every 3 days, and took almost a week to attach the first time around. You don't have anything else in that tank that's stationary that the nem can harm, and any fish will move out of the way. Just let it do its thing with your tank the way it runs normally.its isn't moving from its place but it isn't gripping anything either. like for the entire day, the nem was sitting near the front glass of the tank but it never gripped the glass or even the rocks just few inches (1 or 1.5) inch away from the glass.
i have a normal live rock set up in the tank which was visible in the previous pics i shared. sand bed is around 2.5 inches deep.Here's an article to read up on: https://www.whogivesafish.com/sebae-anemone/
Important part of the article to address this situation is this: "A normal live rock setup is required to house an a Sebae Anemone, with at least 4 – 8” inches of sand substrate for them to bury their foot into. This anemone will attach its foot to a hard surface through the sand."
will turn on the wave maker tomorrow morning as it is night time and i cannot have a constant watch over the nem if the lights are turned off. and there are chances that it might get sucked up in the wavemaker intake side. will delay turning on the filter as of now because the anemone is sitting close to the filter intake.it needs flow to blow up and move around anywhere substantial, turn on your flow and monitor it, check in on it every few hours or so, but don't panic until a week goes by. My BTA has been in the new tank for 8 weeks and has moved about every 3 days, and took almost a week to attach the first time around. You don't have anything else in that tank that's stationary that the nem can harm, and any fish will move out of the way. Just let it do its thing with your tank the way it runs normally.
read this one too late. gave him a feed some time back."this is the exact position the nem was sitting for the entire day and hasn't mover around the tank from here"
It found a spot. Don't feed it for a couple weeks and leave it be
Correct, what I was pointing out is the fact that Sebae anemones like to bury their foot in the sandbed. So the fact that your anemone is on the sandbed and hasnt moved is a good thing. He'll slowly work his foot into the sand and most likely attach to the bottom glass. Until he moves elsewhere anywayi have a normal live rock set up in the tank which was visible in the previous pics i shared. sand bed is around 2.5 inches deep.