Bad luck with nems

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So far in this year if reef keeping almost everything I've gotten is healthy and happy. But I have terrible luck with nems. The first bta I bought ended up sucked up into my refugium and got eaten by cheato lol that was from going lights out for 4 days to help cure cyano.



2nd nem is an LTA and it has since disappeared after it detached itself and got caught on the grate to my filter I got it off fairly easy and it lived for days. But I've transferred to the new tank and see no more signs of it :(.



Then the very small rbta I got is healthy but it's tiny clowns couldn't even stick their head in it.



Considering one last rbta hopefully a decent sized one. Any advice you could offer?



I'm growing lps and zoos mostly a couple birdsnest and digitata that seem happy as can be and a beautiful derasa clam.



What am I doing wrong?
 
What lighting are you using? What is the tank size and age? What are the water parameters? What type of clowns do you have?
 
This was a 20 gallon tall tank I'm using an evergrow led it2040 water params are normal nitrates little nitrites 0 phosphates a little .03 and salinity 1.26
 

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