anemone

[purorico69]

Well I have an anename in my tank and I was just wondering if its normal for them to move around a lot at night. That's not the weard thing. It keeps trying to go under or between rock. The other day I had to take it out of a hole. Wat can I do. Do they ever stay in one spot.

[kkiel02]

They ought to stay put once they find a spot they like. Is it a bubble tip anemone? It sounds like it isn't happy for some reason or another. I would run some tests and check your flow. Maybe it's not enough, maybe it's too much. But it ought to find a rock to attach to.

[purorico69]

Yes it is a bubble tip wat kind of tests can I do to check the flow

[Jolly]

it's been my experiance, that they move around till THEY find a place that they want to be. I would leave it alone and let it do it's thing. you could damage it's foot moving it around if your not careful. enjoy, jolly

[Bill S]

Let them wander until they find a place THEY like.

[4fun]

i found a rock with a hole in that i thought i would like i placed it near there and now it won't come out. did this with all 3 of mine only 2 took though the onthe i have place in differant potitions and still ends up moving all over the place. so what works for some will not work for all

[kkiel02]

They will find a spot with the right amount of flow. I also have been lucky as they usually stay where I put then but a long tentacle I used to have would roam around.

[Paul28]

he has to find his own spot if you move him and you damge his foot hes dead

[JimD]

If your anemone is on the move, a word of caution, make certain that all /any in tank powerheads have a sponge filter on them to prevent your anemone from being sucked in and possibly spoiling your entire tank... This is an all to common occurance..

[justahobby]

Is "he" (the anemone of course) getting to both sides of the tank and in between? I have had aquascaping in the past that wouldn't allow the anemone to travel very far and thus couldn't get happy. I arranged some bigger, heavy rocks and made sure I had "bridges" for him to move around to different sides of the tank. He then found the bridge and moved to a spot and settled.

What kind of lights do you have? Are your params spot on?

[devonian]

ALso, when it does settle in, I would be sure and try to feed it

[ballardjr2000]

I let my WTBA wonder and he found his happy home. I would let him just wonder till he settles might not be were you want but its better for the anenome. Mine wondered under some rocks i carefuly moved him out and he went right back. the light was too much for him i guess. or flow either way he is happy now and i just have to bend down to view him.

[corkyGramma]

I agree that he could be restless due to an inbalance in your water-he should have settled by now.

[jroescher]

"Well I have an anename in my tank and I was just wondering if its normal for them to..." Enough said. The answer at that point to just about any question about an anemone would be "Yes".