Anemone help

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  1. Gotteeguy

    Gotteeguy Flamingo Tongue

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    To make a long story short, I have an LTA, condylactis, and an
    H. malu anemone in my 80 gallon reef. Water parameters are fine. But recently my LTA (which I've had for about a month) has detached from the rock which its foot was under and won't reattach to any rock or aragonite substrate that i place it on. Even if i wedge it against two rocks it still wants to float off somewhere else. I let it float around for a day or two to see if it would attach to something, but it didn't.
    I have a large tomatoe clownfish that constantly hosts the LTA and almost even harasses it. It kicks up sand around the anemone, leaving a big ditch in the aragonite. And he makes around 5 of these ditches a day that i have to cover back up. I'm pretty sure he has something to do with the anemone not reattaching.... Any ideas?


    long tentacle anemone (on the right side) after i wedged it between a couple rocks... definetly looks shriveled up.
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    ...is the condy on the left bleached?

    later that night when the main light went out. The LTA usually looks even larger than this.
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    another pic of the condy
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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Very large clown, not so big anemone. Maybe just to passionate and rough with the anemone, it happens.

    Boy she looks intimidating just in the image.
     
  4. Gotteeguy

    Gotteeguy Flamingo Tongue

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    Oh you dont even know... haha. Shes a little demon!
     
  5. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    LOL, I have a large established female clown as well, she is scary.

    Yours is terrifying, I would not even think of sticking my hand in that tank.:)
     
  6. Gotteeguy

    Gotteeguy Flamingo Tongue

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    Lol what kind of clown is yours?

    Mine literally tries to host 3 anemones at once. He'll chase the ocellaris away from all 3 nems in the day time, but lets him host the malu anemone at night
     
  7. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Mine is a B/W misbar. She is about 6 or 5 years old, looks like a guppy compared to yours.