Carpet anemone behavior problems

[gemmy]

Honestly, the issue may lay in the substrate. This specimen likes to be able to bury its foot in the substrate and to accomplish this the substrate should be about 4-6 inches deep. They typically choose a spot near rocks (sometimes they are found in the wild in lagoons). The nem is just trying to find a happy spot and I don't think it can with the layout of the tank. I would not recommend anyone to get this specimen in a tank smaller than a 125, but it can be done. IMO, since it has been 8 months and it cannot find a happy place, I would replace the nem with a bubble tipped or even a sebae (sebaes are harder to care for than bubble tipped).
Interesting fact, in the wild some carpet anemones will make themselves disappear into the sand bed to ward off predators (like their stinging cells aren't enough).

 

[acrylic51]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gemmy http:///forum/thread/382859/carpet-anemone-behavior-problems/20#post_3345206
Honestly, the issue may lay in the substrate. This specimen likes to be able to bury its foot in the substrate and to accomplish this the substrate should be about 4-6 inches deep. They typically choose a spot near rocks (sometimes they are found in the wild in lagoons). The nem is just trying to find a happy spot and I don't think it can with the layout of the tank. I would not recommend anyone to get this specimen in a tank smaller than a 125, but it can be done. IMO, since it has been 8 months and it cannot find a happy place, I would replace the nem with a bubble tipped or even a sebae (sebaes are harder to care for than bubble tipped).
Interesting fact, in the wild some carpet anemones will make themselves disappear into the sand bed to ward off predators (like their stinging cells aren't enough).
Good info....I eye the blue carpets quite a bit.......

 

[whysohigh]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gemmy http:///forum/thread/382859/carpet-anemone-behavior-problems/20#post_3345206
Honestly, the issue may lay in the substrate. This specimen likes to be able to bury its foot in the substrate and to accomplish this the substrate should be about 4-6 inches deep. They typically choose a spot near rocks (sometimes they are found in the wild in lagoons). The nem is just trying to find a happy spot and I don't think it can with the layout of the tank. I would not recommend anyone to get this specimen in a tank smaller than a 125, but it can be done. IMO, since it has been 8 months and it cannot find a happy place, I would replace the nem with a bubble tipped or even a sebae (sebaes are harder to care for than bubble tipped).
Interesting fact, in the wild some carpet anemones will make themselves disappear into the sand bed to ward off predators (like their stinging cells aren't enough).
so what would be the issue i have with the substrate, i bought it as live sand, cant remember the brand, but its about 5 inches deep at the deepest on the side the anemone is on. what would you recomend i do about that, more sand?
and when you mention it not being happy due to my layout, what specifically do you mean? since i just bought a house, new animals are just not on my budget this month. i really dont want to give it up, im sure you understand the attatchment you get when youve had something for a certain period of time.
im man enough to admit when ive made a mistake or done something wrong, i know i have to be doing something wrong i just dont know what.
since its been in a low water flow area, and someone mentioned they require more, im going to adjust a power head to slowly give it more current over the next few days. if/when that fails i will be back with an update.
thanks everyone for all the info, i was really worried about getting negative feedback by posting tank pics, its just as scary as someone asking you for naked pics of yourself haha, i love this site and the ppl on it, thanks a million guys.

 

[whysohigh]

a little update, i got some more sand and made a nice deep spot for the anemone, dug it a hole, adjusted a power head so it has good flow, i did this all about a half hour after my last post and it hasnt moved since. thanks for the advice, it seems to be staying put i hope i didnt speak too soon. now to get the clown to find it again.

 

[whysohigh]

the anemone has not moved since i gave it better water flow, but now im still working on getting the clown to host in it.

 

[gemmy]

Woohoo! That is great that the nem has stopped moving. As for the clowns, all I can really say is good luck. It is like rolling the dice to get these guys to go to nems.

 

[hawkfish203]

Yea the best thing you can do is wait it out. Iv'e heard of a few things that may trick them but, IMO they won't work. Here they are anyway you can put them together in a smaller tank for a little. And this method not the best of idea's especially with the carpet anemone but you could herd them toward the anemone with a net and leave the net in the tank for a little so they stay in it. And lastly a crazy thing I heard put a picture of a clown in a anemone on the tank (Crazy) but I heard of someone doing it.