Haddoni Anemone keeps moving

dieselkeeper · Feb 14, 2016

I have a haddoni anemone with 2 Clarki clownfish. The problem I'm having is that the nem doesn't stay put long. I dig out the sand and let it attach to the bottom glass against the back wall. I always figured that it would do this because it was not happy. After a couple of months of observing, I found that the clownfish fans the sand away from the nems foot. 2 to 3 inches deep. That is when it detaches and goes floating. The power head is turned off so it doesn't get sliced and diced. Why are the clown fish doing this?

Trex · Feb 15, 2016

I had a mated pair of Clarkiis about 10 years ago that would do the same thing to my S. haddoni, and like yours, it wouldn't stay put because of that. I ended up selling the clowns to a local breeder and it stayed put immediately.

That might not be an option for you -- could try a couple of other things;
Place some rocks around it once it has buried its foot.
Place the anemone in a large diameter piece of PVC, with sand, so that the clowns can't get to the anemone's foot.

dieselkeeper · Feb 15, 2016

I had it in a coffee mug standing upright. But decided to go for a walk one day. Won't stay in it any more. I will have to tryou some different clowns.