LTA wont plant foot

[grozier]

So I bought a LTA about a week ago and placed it on one of my rocks so it could get its bearings and attach and move where ever it may please. My problem is now that he's moved off of the rocks and onto the sand, he wont plant himself and just rolls around the tank. I have since trapped him in a sort in the corner of the tank where flow is low in hopes he will get his footing and quit rolling about. And by trapped it mean made a bowl with rocks for him to set upright in.

I was going to let him be and find his way, but my emperor and file fish kept nipping at his foot which we all know is not good at all. So that's why I have housed him in the corner. The foot didn't look torn to the best of my knowledge.

Any advice on this thing would be great. <--written 10/12 Since then I have done a 30gal. water change to drop my nitrates down to about >5.0ppm all other readings are zeroed out. Here's some pictures of the thing The first one is when I got it. I put it on a flat rock to let it gets its footing, then the second one is at night in the corner where I have it blocked in, next one is morning time then the last one is what it looks like during the day time.

 

[ReeferBen]

I can't see the pictures, but if your fish are still nipping at it, I would move either the fish or anemone out of the system.

Also, what size is your tank? What are you doing for current in the system, along with your other tank specs would help.

 

[grozier]

Its a 125g. With a 30g. Sump. As far as flow goes, I have 2 korlia 1050s a Rio+ 1700 pump and a marineland 600
I believe. As long as the nem stays upright the fish don't bother him.

 

[grozier]

Here's some pictures of it. When I first put it in the tank it was huge. It grows at night and shrinks in the day. Will I stress it out by trapping it where it's at?

 

[Kano]

Since your emperor is picking at it odds are he will continue to stess it out until it dies or until he can eat it. I'd guess that if it looks better at night it's because your fish are asleep and not harassing it. You can't trap an anemone with rocks. I'd return it or find it a home if possible.

 

[grozier]

As long as its rightside up the angel cant and don't mess with it. Just when it is on its side he can get to his foot

 

[grozier]

So I returned the anemone last night. I got tired of having to watch him so closely to make sure he was doing fine. I didn't realize those things liked the sand bed and mine just wasn't deep enough and my stupid angel would keep pecking at his foot. Only lost 5 bucks on the return and gained a 5" engineer goby that I'm wondering if he's going to work out or just eat my smaller fish.