Purple Tip Anemone making me mad.

Discussion in 'Inverts' started by reefnJeff, Jun 12, 2012.

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  1. reefnJeff

    reefnJeff Pajama Cardinal

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    I got this Anemone 2 weeks ago and I placed him where I would have liked him to been, but I knew he would find his own spot, so after 2 weeks of him moving around on rocks and me having to get other animals out of his way, 2 days ago he went to the left side of the tank and found himself some much stronger current, but as soon as he left the rocks and went in the sand it was all over for him, off he went getting swept away by the current, now he seems to like the spot, but can't reattach to anything, so you can imagine the headache, he's constantly doing flips and rolls, kind of looks like a helium ballon caught in a tornado, hahaha! not really though, I heard of using mesh for small animals like shrooms to help them attach, will this work for this guy? :confused: probably not! so any suggestions?
     
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  3. NanaReefer

    NanaReefer Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    Small clay pot maybe, a dish of some kind.
     
  4. PAiiN

    PAiiN Plankton

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    The clay pot seems like a good idea. Maybe try finding a hollowed out area in a rock or a small cave with a good current going by. I had luck with placing my long tentacle in a hollowed out depression in a piece of live rock with a good current passing by. He's been there for two months now and doing fantastic. You could even play with your powerhead positions and try to get the current to go to another part of your tank.
     
  5. scadsobees

    scadsobees Fire Shrimp

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    Ahh...I think I see the problem - you think you got a "him", and it is actually a "her"!! ;)