how can i stick him????????

[Nicole8ca]

Any thoughts on how to move an anenome? I just got one as well and the little bugger is at the back of the tank where I can't see him. I'm not terribly interested in getting stung. There are a couple of spots at the front with low flow which I think would be ideal, I'm just not sure how to get it there. I was thinking about pointing a power head where it's at right now but I'm not sure if that would provoke it to move, or kill it from stress...

[Nicole8ca]

oh yeah, and I came across this article this morning about anenomes. Fast easy read and there might be something you find interesting in there.

http://www.carlosreef.com/AnemoneFAQ.pdf

Am I aloud to post links like this? Let me know if it's a problem.

Cheers,
Nicole

[marlincoral]

so now my BTA is all shrunken down, i am affraid of him dying. he seems to be responding when we touch him. How will we know if he is going to die? When should we get him out of there? He was oozing some slime, is this harmful to anything in my tank?

[Myka]

What color was the slime? How much of it? How did you acclimate it?

[marlincoral]

well it was brown slim, there wasnt alot just some tiny strings. We were told not to acllimate him!!!!!!

[digital-audiophile]

Originally Posted by marlincoral

well it was brown slim, there wasnt alot just some tiny strings. We were told not to acllimate him!!!!!!

Who told you that?

[Myka]

Originally Posted by marlincoral

well it was brown slim, there wasnt alot just some tiny strings. We were told not to acllimate him!!!!!!

Sounds like it was either just pooping or it was expelling is zooxanthellae. My guess is the latter as it is not attached.

Try this for some good beginner info on anemones: http://fins.actwin.com/articles/choosinganemone.php

[marlincoral]

it was actually the store who told us that. The anemone is doing better now, he has settled.