Anemone

[Greg Clayton]

I have an anemone long tentacle and everything was great for a few weeks after getting him then i added some new live rock, it was dry at the time, and my nem when from anchored at the base of established live rocks to laying on his side and not putting his foot in the sand. I moved him slightly to a more secure location so he wouldn't be affected much by the flow of the water. Today when i got home from work he had flipped himself upside down. Do i have just a mad nem or is he dying?

 

[Channas]

The rock may have cause an ammonia spike from rotting dead stuff inside it. Was it clean dry rock or old used reef rock? Because without a proper clean of used reef rock there will be a bunch of issues because of it

 

[BryanM]

Nems are also just weird. THey mostly like established tanks, and they do what they want. I try not to worry about them unless they stay looking bad for over a week.

 

[Greg Clayton]

The rock may have cause an ammonia spike from rotting dead stuff inside it. Was it clean dry rock or old used reef rock? Because without a proper clean of used reef rock there will be a bunch of issues because of it

It was clean dry rock, but i moved all of the rest of my rockscape around too.

 

[James M]

Unstable tanks are not good for anemones. Which is likely why it’s stressed out and went find a spot it like
They require mature and stable tanks to survive and live

 

[Channas]

It was clean dry rock, but i moved all of the rest of my rockscape around too.

Could have been ticked off if his original place was disturbed, the flow etc became different from the new rocks and arrangement from when it was first introduced which made it loose its footing to find a more suitible place