New RFA buried itself

[DirkCourage]

I got four rock flowers a few days ago. I left a couple of them in the containers they came in, so they were acclimated to the tank. But I finally decided to remove them and get them onto the sand. One of them seems to have taken this poorly. When I got home today, it had basically burrowed itself under a rock and had sand on it, and had receded in size. The others look great. Should I turn down the lights for a few days? What signs should I look out for if this is going further south?

 

[DirkCourage]

I got four rock flowers a few days ago. I left a couple of them in the containers they came in, so they were acclimated to the tank. But I finally decided to remove them and get them onto the sand. One of them seems to have taken this poorly. When I got home today, it had basically burrowed itself under a rock and had sand on it, and had receded in size. The others look great. Should I turn down the lights for a few days? What signs should I look out for if this is going further south?

Welp, never mind. I blew a little of the gravel off and within an hour it is in full bloom. I can see I’ll have some learning to do with these guys.

 

[mdb_talon]

In my experience if they are not happy where they are they will just leave. The risk is them finding the overflow or powerhead, but otherwise i would not be concerned with helping them find a happy place.

 

[ahiggins]

Welp, never mind. I blew a little of the gravel off and within an hour it is in full bloom. I can see I’ll have some learning to do with these guys.

Nems are weird. I have one that walks from one end of the tank to another bottom and top of rocks lol these guys are my absolute favorite though. I had a rainbow get so pi$$ed that it shrunk up to 1/5 it’s size. I thought it was dying. Few days later it was totally fine. It takes a lot to kill these guys (and gals).

 

[DirkCourage]

It takes a lot to kill these guys (and gals).

Let’s hope so!