anemone stretch

[salty420]

so my rbta has picked a spot to plant it's foot and will not move it. im happy that it likes where i put it so much but it is stretching it's foot crazy far. i have no idea if this is normal but it's driving me nuts!
sorry the pic is blurry but you get the idea..

sometimes it comes down farther but has NEVER moved it foot... i assume if it was uncomfortable it would move..?

 

[Catpicklesdog]

I've got to admit I've never seen one stretch that far. I thought mine stretched but nothing like that. I guess if it's put itself there it's happy. I take it it's not actually trapped?

 

[Subliminal]

I've been directing mine with flow. It's funny...when I change the flow in my tank, my BTA usually loses a tentacle.

Of course, it's still growing like a weed, so it's no big loss for that little soldier, but still...

I've definitely never seen mine do that, either!:jaw:

 

[Grins]

I've not seen that before. Can we name it Gumby now?

 

[salty420]

hah gumby, that fits! no it's not trapped, it just loves where it's attached i guess..? i don't get why it won't just let go and move up to where it wants to hang out? i just wish it was stretched behind the rock and not in the front, it's not very attractive i'm afraid...

 

[Max]

I've never seen one stretch like that for very long. I would guess that it would be moving very soon. Is it's rock isolated from the other rocks in your reef ? I'm guessing but, sometimes they won't move across the sand .
hth
max

 

[clown-lover]

I almost looks like its streaching to get more light.. Have you thought about moving the rock higher in your tank? Its its foot only in one rock or multiples?

 

[salty420]

it's attached to the rock in the bottom of the pic. it hooks around the bottom where it is attached. it's been there since day 1 (5 or so weeks now) but just recently started resting on that top rock, it used to be on the rock that it's attached to. it will be interesting to see how long it stays like this!

 

[trippkid]

Just a thought, are you feeding it? Sometimes mine will stretch when they are hungry.
Matt

 

[salty420]

yep it gets a silver side 1-2x a week, i've given it mysis too... i don't feed it too much cause i don't want it to get too big