Anenome not Acclimating to New Lights

[dperrin]

One thing I've seen suggested before to help acclimatize new inhabitants is to put multiple layers of window screen between the tank and the light. Every few days you can remove one layer of screen to let more light through. Probably both easier than raising your lights and allows you to cut the intensity a lot more than just raising them 6 inches.

[BlueWorldAquatic]

Feeding could be the problem, maybe the nem is just digesting and ready to poop soon

[LeanneP]

Window screen is a great suggestion. I will try that. Thanks for the tip. As for the pooping, yes he has and I do know the difference when he is digesting. It is definitely the light as I have watched him when I turn them on. Thanks for the input. Much appreciated.

Leanne

[Cjm]

It just took me 1.5 months to aclimate a nem to my tank.. he would wander all around the tank, hid in the rocks for weeks (thought I was going to loose it!!!), and then finally he picked a place and has been happy ever since. They will sometimes be very picky.... and in my case I suspect it was my lights, even though I dropped them 50 percent for the first week, and slowly ramped up from there. He's now out fully, and eating like a champ...

be patient.

[LeanneP]

Originally Posted by Cjm

It just took me 1.5 months to aclimate a nem to my tank.. he would wander all around the tank, hid in the rocks for weeks (thought I was going to loose it!!!), and then finally he picked a place and has been happy ever since. They will sometimes be very picky.... and in my case I suspect it was my lights, even though I dropped them 50 percent for the first week, and slowly ramped up from there. He's now out fully, and eating like a champ...

be patient.

Good to know. He hasn't moved at all so I guess he isn't that unhappy with his new home. I am going to try and use the screen and see if that helps. I too am just worried about losing him.

[nrosdal]

Another possibility is the flow. When i saw your tank you had quite a lot of flow and while the nem might like the flow some day... when it is just been put in i would make sure to shut off the power heads(if you haven't already). So it can pick a good spot and stick himself in. That will also save the worry of him releasing from the rock and turning into chop meat by going into a propeller pump.

[LeanneP]

Originally Posted by nrosdal

Another possibility is the flow. When i saw your tank you had quite a lot of flow and while the nem might like the flow some day... when it is just been put in i would make sure to shut off the power heads(if you haven't already). So it can pick a good spot and stick himself in. That will also save the worry of him releasing from the rock and turning into chop meat by going into a propeller pump.

Funny you should say that because Andrew came over and said I didn't have enough flow on him so we moved a power head for more flow but I changed it again because he never opened very much after changing it. He hasn't moved since I put him in so maybe he likes the spot.

Leanne