Lta/condi? Help.

[fsas89]

I got this the other day from petco. Said long tentacle anemone but someone on another post said it looks like a condi and I’m just not sure. But I’m still having issues with it regardless, it is just rolling around and not attaching, it’s been under a shaded area. First day it dug in the sand three spots and now just won’t stay. I tried digging a hole for it so now I just have tried letting it do it’s thing. Any suggestions?? There’s some pics of other things in my tank to show they are doing good, and I just checked parameters only thing was aminos slightly high at 0.25

 

[Jekyl]

Parameters? Could try shutting off wavemakers for an hour or 2 and let it get settled.

 

[fsas89]

Parameters? Could try shutting off wavemakers for an hour or 2 and let it get settled.

Calcium was high 520, nitrate 15ppm, nitrite 0, ammonia <0.25 (had a feather duster pass away think was the spike ) phosphate 0, 77temp, 8ph( had an alkalinity issue so was told to stop chasing ph and focus on alk) alkalinity 12.5

 

[fsas89]

Parameters? Could try shutting off wavemakers for an hour or 2 and let it get settled.

I left pumps off all night and nothing

 

[vetteguy53081]

Its a corkscrew anemone and is a long tentacle version. DO NOT leave pumps off. It needs moderate current along with good light.
Not sure what test kits you are using BUT assure your:
ammonia, nitrate, PH, SALINITY and temperature are within safe ranges. If using API kits, you may be getting false readings

temp 77-79
ph 8.1-8.3
nitrate < .05
salinity 1.025-1.026
ammonia < .03

Long Tentacle Anemones prefers to be kept on fine substrate with good lighting as they are photosynthetic. Provide them feedings of raw shrimp, clam, mussel, silversides, squid and other meaty foods such as mysis and plankton and no bigger than size of a pea or similar

 

[fsas89]

Its a corkscrew anemone and is a long tentacle version. DO NOT leave pumps off. It needs moderate current along with good light.
Not sure what test kits you are using BUT assure your:
ammonia, nitrate, PH, SALINITY and temperature are within safe ranges. If using API kits, you may be getting false readings

temp 77-79
ph 8.1-8.3
nitrate < .05
salinity 1.025-1.026
ammonia < .03

Long Tentacle Anemones prefers to be kept on fine substrate with good lighting as they are photosynthetic. Provide them feedings of raw shrimp, clam, mussel, silversides, squid and other meaty foods such as mysis and plankton and no bigger than size of a pea or similar

Good info thank you. I need a new test kit, unfortunately learned api wasn’t the best. But only have that for nitrate ammonia nitrite and ph. Everything else is better haha. I feed him twice some mysis and brine but he just ain’t latching to anything.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Good info thank you. I need a new test kit, unfortunately learned api wasn’t the best. But only have that for nitrate ammonia nitrite and ph. Everything else is better haha. I feed him twice some mysis and brine but he just ain’t latching to anything.

Help it latch. secure it to a rock with a loosely tied rubberband OR bury it in sand and surround it with rock rubble to secure it from floating away.

 

[fsas89]

Help it latch. secure it to a rock with a loosely tied rubberband OR bury it in sand and surround it with rock rubble to secure it from floating away.

I’ll give that a go thanks

 

[chizerbunoi]

agree it’s a LTA. I would place it in a U shape crevice of your rock or you can put it in a tube. Like a plastic slurpee cup with the bottom cut out. Give it time and it will bury itself if it’s healthy enough.

 

[fsas89]

agree it’s a LTA. I would place it in a U shape crevice of your rock or you can put it in a tube. Like a plastic slurpee cup with the bottom cut out. Give it time and it will bury itself if it’s healthy enough.

So last night I burried it as deep as I could. Placed two rubble rocks around it in a half circle fashion, left the pumps off...hermits messed with him so I moved them off, then fed him. he looked like he ate a bit of mysis. then a hour or so later he was rolling to the back right of the tank again where he sits today. Theres no light there and its way in the back I cant even see him barely! hes open, but laying sideways not trying to burry in the sand. So your suggestion is cut a hole in a slurpee type plastic cup, clean it real nice, and place him in it with a deep sand bed under him? then see if he attaches remove the cup after like a day? should I leave pumps on while I do this since the cup should keep him in place?

 

[fsas89]

Never knew I would have this much stress over this guy! Maybe a bubble tip would be easier next time, you can squeeze them between some live rock carefully and they will most likely stay right? My brain seems fried from all the info I am reading! Thanks for all your help everyone.

 

[dvgyfresh]

No experience with LTA just BTA but don’t they like around 4inches for the sand bed?

 

[chizerbunoi]

Yes that’s correct. You can also go another step and siphon out the sand inside for it to stick its foot. I have a thread on that somewhere. But it should be able to dig itself into the sand.