how do i keep my host from moving around the tank... this morning i found it in the suction side of the power head so far today it has just sat on teh sand when i put it there.... but is there any long term help
You didn't mention how long you've had this anemone, but I'll guess that it's relatively new. I hope you have a mature system and adquate lighting...but that's another post.
The short answer is that the anemone will move around until it finds its "happy place". Then another day it might take another little walk for a change of scenery...OR it might stay put forever. The best you can do for it is COVER your intakes with sponge prefilters so that the animal is not sucked into a powerhead and blenderized. DO IT TODAY...NOW. If you have to, remove the powerhead until you can get a sponge for it. It may have already sustained damage from its close encounter today, but if it didn't it's sure to happen again. They cannot see or resist the powerheads so they can't avoid them.
Just like you have to "baby-proof" your house for a child under 3, you have to "anemone proof" your tank if you plan to keep one.
I say take it back to the LFS until you learn what you need to keep such a delicate creature. After many questions here and a lot of book reading I still have a lot to learn about anemones.
I agree. I've had luck with a Florida anemone but it got so big I had to give it away (to the New York Aquarium of course). Anemones are difficult to keep and I think for the most part they wind up dead within a few months. I would advise against keeping them all together for that reason and the fact that they move around too much.
Moving anemone really make a lotsa trouble. I had keep a few anemone on a coral tank. And They do stay still but sometimes they move around also. The bigest problem is that when they move... i can harm and kill some of my SPS also! Then I have no choice but to have another tank for them. The tank are specially made for them thay can move to anywhere they like. I don't care. hahahahhaha! But i found out that they do like to stay on top. And they are one that have not change place for 6 months. :> I think it will notmove anymore... although he doesn't look nice at that place, but i'm glad.
Jeez, every time I see one of these posts I think about how lucky I am. My gigantea anemone has attached itself to one moderately sized piece of rock and has stayed there for 2+ years. Move the rock, anemone goes with it. Pull the rock and put it in a new tank, anemone still stays put. The anemone is now about 4x the size of the rock, but still stays with it. I have to wedge the rock between others because the weight of the anemone will pull it over.