Picked this guy up from a buddy. He’s been on the substrate for about 24 hours. How long should I wait to intervene and possibly place him closer to the rocks or should I intervene at all? Thoughts?
Lta. How long until they should foot.
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Any update?Picked this guy up from a buddy. He’s been on the substrate for about 24 hours. How long should I wait to intervene and possibly place him closer to the rocks or should I intervene at all? Thoughts?
He’s been in the tank now for a full week. He’s still not footing. Over the last two days he has gotten much more mobile and is cruising around the bottom of the tank. I’m assuming looking for a suitable spot to start climbing rocks or? He still looks very healthy and colors are great. I guess I will just let him do his thing until he’s ready to settle in.
I was told to keep my wavemakers off until he plants his foot. Kind of stinks for everybody else in the tank having the wave makers off but it doesn’t seem to be affecting anything negatively.
Keeping your wave makers off until it buries is counterproductive. It's looking for a spot based on current flow abs light. Once it roots, You turn your wave makers back on and it's going to move. LTAs are some of the most mobile and hard to settle from the beginning.
I would definitely not have my wave makers cut off. As any tank with anenomes, The wavemaker should be guarded to protect the anemone.
I also see no issues in assisting. Your substrate looks like Large grain almost gravel. That will be hard for it to actually foot down in.
I would definitely not have my wave makers cut off. As any tank with anenomes, The wavemaker should be guarded to protect the anemone.
I also see no issues in assisting. Your substrate looks like Large grain almost gravel. That will be hard for it to actually foot down in.
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Get a 3" section of PVC, open on top and bottom. Dig hole down to glass, place PVC down so there is bare glass and put nem inside. Once it attaches to glass, gently lift PVC ring and let the sand surround it.
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Assure Not too much light or water flow. Too much flow, and they will not implant and may even move. Too much light and they will hide.
4 inches I bet. Maybe a hair more.
PVC sleeve may be your best bet.
That’s a great idea. Might be a bit tricky, my tank is 5 feet deep. I’ll need a scuba mask but I’ll figure it out.
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And a bit longer section of PVC in this case. Whatever length is needed to hold the sand out and wide enough to be able to slip it off without disturbing the nem once it attaches.
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