Ahh Crap

Sorry to hear it. I wish I could have offered some useful advice.

Re: Ok.. Now I'm 100% confused

Originally posted by Morel
I've searched and searched but I can't seem to find "basic care for you squiggly friend" on the web..

I moved him out from the rock he hid under, and now he's better. but he's upside down (stool part up in the air, tips down on the sand) he won't attach to any rocks, and seems to be just sitting there.

Anyone? please? anything?

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Anemone's are hard to keep no matter what you do, generally, however you may have just gotten one that was damaged to begin with.

Temp., Salinity, Lighting, and Current as well as species are all factors for keeping anemones healthy. Nitrates also have to be very very low.

Hard to say really, I bet Orion would know better. I think she has some experience keeping them.

An anemone can take a while to acclimate. What need to do is try to make sure that it stays tentacles up, so that it wont suffocate. the oral disc needs to be out of the sand.

Try to keep it low in the tank, building a small circle of rocks to corral it. It will eventually seek the water movement and lighting conditions it prefers in the tank.

Once it has attached itself and has opened somewhat,offer it a small piece of raw shrimp or fish.

Let us know how it's doing.

I have experience with anenomes, but it is not very good. The only anenome I've kept long term is a curly-q, not the most desirable species and incredibly hardy. This is why I did not post previously--I have little that I can contribute positively.

In general, moving anenomes is not good. They are much better at knowing what's best for them, and forcibly detaching them causes stress and can damage them. Lighting and feeding are very important factors., Since these creatures are not good shippers, they often come in injured or compromised. The photosynthetic cells within the anenome are important for their survival, which is why lighting is important. Often, inadequate lights will cause them to expel these cells, which is fatal if the anenome is not well fed. Feeding is essential, as is preventing fish from picking on the anenome for its mucus coating and waste products.

Lighting is crucial.

At 2.3 WPG you're a bit under powered.

You can't go wrong getting the light levels up 10 WPG. On my 135g I use 3-400w 6500k halides and 4 -165w VHO actinic blues, roughly11 -12 WPG and the lesser light demanding corals are flourishing as well.

Halides do give off quite a bit of heat,but a little ingenuity can cure that problem.