Anemone travel problems

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  1. PharmrJohn

    PharmrJohn The Dude

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    Just see what happens in the next week. If it is dark back there, it will move out soon enough. It will get hungry. They depend on lighting for their food as well. So just ride it out.

    My condy moved all the way to the top of the tank from near the bottom. It wanted lighting. Only thing is, it placed itself right in front of the return. So a few days of getting blown around caused it to move down about six inches and now it's happy.
     
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  3. abraKADAV3R!

    abraKADAV3R! Feather Duster

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    I got two condys one is a huge pink tipped one the other purple...they like a hole to hide their bases they feel more comfortable this way, mine are inside large barnacles and they never move EVER
     
  4. tigermike74

    tigermike74 Panda Puffer

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    They will move to where they feel safe and where they feel they can get their food, which is where the proper current is. If any of those conditions are not met, they will move until they find a place that meets their needs.
     
  5. LCP136

    LCP136 Sailfin Tang

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    Leave it be. Animals first.
     
  6. 10acrewoods

    10acrewoods Fire Goby

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    2nd that. no light no anemone it will move.
     
  7. Petunia760

    Petunia760 Astrea Snail

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    Speaking of traveling anemones...

    I have 2 condy's (1's a purple tip), they both have their usual spots on separate rocks (one on either end of the tank), but a few days ago, the one that's been in the tank the longest (about 4 months now & not purple tipped) decided to move right next to the other, which also happens to be the same rock that my mushrooms are on, and when I mean he moved right next to it, I mean RIGHT NEXT TO IT. They literally rub tentacles... Are they aggressive toward one another, or just other species? Other than them being right next to each other, they seem fine, they're eating well, they look healthy, and the clarkii's don't mind, it kind of looks like one giant anemone. Should I move them apart, or leave them be?...My mushrooms aren't to happy though, they sometimes fight back when a tentacle or 2 stray their way...