Tube Anemone!

[chapel210]

I rearranged my rock, and I think I may have messed with my tube anemone. It shot into it's tube, and has gone all the way to the bottom of the tubing. I know this isn't supossed to happen, because the tentacles are supossed to stay out at all times. Does anyone know if it can still survive? It hasn't come out for a few hourse now.....

[caferacermike]

Um that's perfectly normal.

I have around 10 tube anemones in my tank right now. One is over a foot long. All of them retract from time to time, especially when food hits the tentacles.

You really want to have something to worry about? Watch it crawl out of it's tube and set up shop in a new location. I've seen it several times. Takes about 2 weeks and you'll see a new skin start to grow around them.

[chapel210]

Yea, noticed that it did come out of it's skin, and shot back out of the sand. It's in the same location, and fully open again. I was worried for a while, but I think it's gonna be good!