LTA hiding and shrinking

Jebecause

New Member
View Badges
Joined
Feb 12, 2025
Messages
6
Reaction score
21
Location
Central Wisconsin USA
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Hello! While I am relatively new to saltwater aquariums, my partner has been doing this for years so he helped me get started on my own tank. That being said, he does not have a lot of experience with anemones. We recently got an LTA because I thought it was pretty (I know I should have done more research first but here we are and I need advice). I have 2 questions:
Firstly, my LTA seemed super happy and was in a great spot in the sand between some live rocks but it disappeared. This freaked me out as I recently saw an anemone get ripped apart by the pump and I never want to witness anything of the sort again. I gently moved the sand some with a net to see if she was buried and eventually she stuck a little tentacle out. She was the size of a dime when she reemerged when previously she had been about 5" across. Is this normal behavior to hide and shrink?
Second question, how often do I feed her? I have seen a lot of different suggestions from not at all to 4 times a week.
Thanks!!
 

Gumbies R Us

God, Bouldering, and Reefing
View Badges
Joined
Nov 10, 2022
Messages
28,984
Reaction score
51,363
Location
North Georgia
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Do you have pictures of it?

For my BTA I usually will feed it once a week (I know its not the same as a LTA)
 

TOP 10 Trending Threads

WHAT AMOUNT OF LIVE ROCK AND SAND SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED FOR OPTIMAL BIODIVERSITY/FILTRATION?

  • 100% live rock + bagged sand

    Votes: 37 27.6%
  • 100% dry rock + 100% live sand

    Votes: 45 33.6%
  • 50/50 live/dry rock, 50/50 live/bagged sand

    Votes: 30 22.4%
  • 75% live rock, 25% live sand

    Votes: 12 9.0%
  • 25% live rock, 75% live sand

    Votes: 10 7.5%
Back
Top