Anemone on the move

[Pit Bull]

I've had a sebae for about 4 months now and he has been moving quite a bit. Now he has attached himself to the front glass with his butt facing out. Its an interesting view but not what i am looking for. I was wondering how to dettach him and place him somewheres else. i realize that he may move again but hopefully somewhere facing out not in. TIA

 

[ReefLion]

How do you get a man to remove his coat? Answer: turn up the heat.

In this case, I would try to place something over it to shade it, or at least partly shade it.

ReefLion

 

[monkeyboy]

Many methods work, just be careful. A ginger prodding at where the base attatches to the glass with an ice cube works wonders. Library, AAA, and credit cards work good too. Just be gentile and remember not to use scissors...

 

[Anonymous]

part time corrollary to murphy's law:the speed or frequency at which any lta glues it's butt to the front glass is directly proportional to the desire to view the tank and the size of the anemone's butt.(changing current pattern may also help)

 

[Anonymous]

The anemone will likely move back where it likes it the most. If it is going to the front of the tank, it might not be getting enough light from your fixtures, in which case the way to keep him from going back would be to replace your lights with something stronger. I can't be sure, though, unless you give us some specifications on your lighting system.

 

[Pit Bull]

Thanks for the advice, the gentle prodding method worked the ice cube had no effect. If you wantto be a flamer i keep him under 110 watts of PC. He has been with me for 6 months and has grown 3 inches in diameter and regained most of his zooanthle (sp.) :? . He does get fed quite frequently. Thanks again

 

[Anonymous]

I'm not trying to be a flamer. I had a sebae anemone that I didn't provide enough light to in my first salt water aquarium, and it went to the front of the tank as well, but it eventually died. So it was just something that I thought I would check on when you asked. The tank I have now is 100x as much wattage.

110W might be enough depending on the depth and size of your aquarium, but if it is growing and it's color is coming back, then that is the best indicator of whether it is getting enough light to survive. Sometimes anemones just won't stay where you want them, and move to where they want to be. It may continue to move around the tank, or it may annoy you and keep moving to the front glass until you give up on moving it. It is also possible that it is moving to where the current is the strength that it wants to be at. If you continue to have a problem, perhaps changing the current flow direction might encourage it to set foot somewhere else.

 

[Anonymous]

Directing a PH at her can coax her to move. IMO she is on the move because there is insufficient lighting. 110watts of PC would suit a Bubbletip as opposed to a Sebae. It could also be a combo of things like current,lighting,and trace element supplementation. However,some anemones are just wanderers and nothing seems to stop them.

 

[Anonymous]

just out of curiosity- have you tested the tank with a voltmeter?

 

[Pit Bull]

Sorry i wasn't trying to imply that anybody was a flamer, just seems when ever you get off on that subject every one fans the flames. I know i need more lihting but he seems to be doing good. Tahnks again for the advice.

P.S. Why would i test with a volt meter?

 

[Anonymous]

there's prob'ly some controversy about this, but i think there's something definitely to it.if you have enough free voltage in the tank from induction(leaking)from your powerheads, etc,(alot of tanks do) the stray electrical fields may be making the anemone move around-if other measures don't work, give a ground probe a whirl.(but test it anyway, you might see interesting results)

 

[monkeyboy]

If you wantto be a flamer i keep him under 110 watts of PC. He has been with me for 6 months and has grown 3 inches in diameter and regained most of his zooanthle (sp.) :? . He does get fed quite frequently.

Well lets just hope that that "growth" isn't just light deficiancy. I'm glad the ice cube trick worked, they really can't stand that.

 

[RicardoMiozzo]

I think your anemone needs more light. Changing the light for new bulb(s), adding activated carbon or adding more light would help.

 

[DEADFISH1]

Thanks for the advice, the gentle prodding method worked the ice cube had no effect. If you wantto be a flamer i keep him under 110 watts of PC. He has been with me for 6 months and has grown 3 inches in diameter and regained most of his zooanthle (sp.) :? . He does get fed quite frequently. Thanks again

may I ask what your feeding it and are you feeding it everyday?
I'm curious as to how you got it to regain its zooanthle, are you adding something that has iron in it?

 

[Pit Bull]

It was moving closer to the PH but that may not be were voltage is leaking if thee is any leaking. He gets fed every other day but sometimes every third day. I feed shrimp the size of a quarter i'm fixing to change his diet a little bit. I run activated carbon already. He has never tired getting higher in my tank as i expect he would if he needed more light. This is my first anemone so i'm open for any advice or suggestions. He was stark whitewhen bought w/ magenta tips, i didn't buy him my better half did. Since then he has grown substantially and turned a light biege. I am assuming thats his zoo.