Anemone help.

[ENB]

I have a GBTA and it keeps sliding itself underneath my rocks where the light doesn't reach. Is this because my lights are two bright? I had an RBTA for 2 years under these lights and it grew pretty large before I had a mini tank crash when my kid was born. (We were in hospital for a week and had someone looking after tank)

 

[Lenny718]

Very common for new BTAs , it's just getting used to your lights and should be fine.

 

[ENB]

Good to hear.
So should I leave it or if it keeps moving maybe lower the lights until it's happy?
When I first put it in it fixed itself to a rock in the bottom third of the tank, spread out and the clown started hosting.
But now it went to the underside of the rock I have as a kind of tunnel.
I'll try to get a pic later.

 

[Lenny718]

I would leave it, anemones will move to the spot there happy in so if you move it there's no telling if it will just move again. I would leave it

 

[ENB]

Thanks :splitspin

 

[Loose tenticle]

don't let it get in too deep and I f you see it too far in and closing in on itself you might want to find a way to bring it out before it dies, happened to me a few times sorry to say. If you don't catch it in time youll nuke your tank.

 

[ENB]

I will keep an eye on it, for now it seems to have just moved itself into the Rock tunnel. I didn't get a good pic yet.
My clownfish is still hosting so hopefully that's a good sign.
One of my RMS mounts came already the other is still being shipped from BRS so maybe that'll help a bit.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

One thing to try is to have a nice rock with a cave in it so it can nestle itself in it.

 

[homegrowncichlid]

I find the habitat for the anemone is to anchor itself in a cave, and extend out into the light.

 

[ENB]

Originally I had it in a rock with a center crevice so it would feel protected and in the light.

 

[ENB]

Update post looks like it's beginning to inch out of the cave back into the open.
Hope I can get a pic that doesn't just look completely blue tomorrow.
I tried to get one tonight but all you could see was a blue/green blur