Nem care will this work

[Perthegallon]

Okay guys let me start by saying if this is a bad idea I won’t do it I’m not going to try to harm a nem at all on purpose anyways I wanted to put the nem in this glass planted cup as I’ve seen others do before it has a hole at the bottom to let water flow in and out so what I wanted to do was get a nem and put bio rocks with the cup so it could plant. I plan to do this by first buying a nem and putting it only halfway in the water to cover the cup but to be in air the top so the nem can not escape I’m going to turn down my lights all the way to not give it to much par would this work? See attached pictures

 

[ichthyogeek]

I followed until you got to the point where you were going to force the anemone to stay in a space by preventing it from leaving. The way you talk about keeping the anemone from moving makes me highly uncomfortable. Anemones move because they're particular, and want the best spot available. By keeping the glass half full, you'd be restricting not only the anemone's movement, but also water movement, which could kill it.

Why not ask somebody who's done it how they did it? @Steph72 has a darling nano tank with tube anemones, I bet they can tell you how they did it!

 

[SDK]

If you want an anemone in your tank, you have to accept the fact that it is going to settle where it wants to. When it does, you may have to relocate some of your sessile invertebrates and/or adjust your rock scape. It’s not really that big of an issue as most will quickly settle somewhere and stay put if you provide the correct conditions.

You can certainly start the anemone in a cup or anywhere else you want, but it should be free to move and pick it’s own spot from there.

If that’s a dealbreaker for you, maybe look into getting a stationary piece like a torch coral instead.

 

[Perthegallon]

I followed until you got to the point where you were going to force the anemone to stay in a space by preventing it from leaving. The way you talk about keeping the anemone from moving makes me highly uncomfortable. Anemones move because they're particular, and want the best spot available. By keeping the glass half full, you'd be restricting not only the anemone's movement, but also water movement, which could kill it.

Why not ask somebody who's done it how they did it? @Steph72 has a darling nano tank with tube anemones, I bet they can tell you how they did it!

Oh okay i didnt mean like force it forever just for a few hours as it acclimated to the tank so hoping it could plant its foot inside the cup and be less likely to move

 

[Perthegallon]

If you want an anemone in your tank, you have to accept the fact that it is going to settle where it wants to. When it does, you may have to relocate some of your sessile invertebrates and/or adjust your rock scape. It’s not really that big of an issue as most will quickly settle somewhere and stay put if you provide the correct conditions.

You can certainly start the anemone in a cup or anywhere else you want, but it should be free to move and pick it’s own spot from there.

If that’s a dealbreaker for you, maybe look into getting a stationary piece like a torch coral instead.

its not a issue I just A. wanted to keep it in the cup as I thought it would be a really pretty thing to do and even allow me to feed it often and B. so it decreases the chances of it roaming around and killing corals

 

[SDK]

Maybe reverse your strategy?

Put the anemone in the tank first and see where it settles. Then gently remove the anemone from that spot and put the cup there with the anemone in it....

 

[Perthegallon]

Maybe reverse your strategy?

Put the anemone in the tank first and see where it settles. Then gently remove the anemone from that spot and put the cup there with the anemone in it....

Oh but I’m scared I’d hurt it’s foot if I did that

 

[SDK]

You just need to be careful. There are ways to gently detach anemones, and any one you buy was attached to something before it shipped to you...

 

[Perthegallon]

You just need to be careful. There are ways to gently detach anemones, and any one you buy was attached to something before it shipped to you...

True true but I might be to much of a beginner to attempt to try that myself

 

[PicassoClown04]

Hi! Please don’t trap the anemone in there. I’m all for containing anemones because they can be kind of destructive, but they need to be able to move around. Place the nem in the cup and if it moves, move the cup and put the nem back in it. The foot Will not be attached firmly since the anemone will be in the process of moving. It’s very easy to pry the foot off when they are trying to move. If you try for 2 weeks and the nem doesn’t like the cup or the nem starts to show signs of stress, please stop and let the nem choose its own place. The animal’s health should always come before your aesthetic . I see the appeal though! It will be very cute if it works!

 

[Perthegallon]

The animal’s health should always come before your aesthetic . I see the appeal though! It will be very cute if it works!
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always!!! Yeah I’ll definitely try that and if I can’t get him to get in a place that’s not safe to kill corals I’ll just have to get more tanks

 

[PicassoClown04]

The animal’s health should always come before your aesthetic . I see the appeal though! It will be very cute if it works!

always!!! Yeah I’ll definitely try that and if I can’t get him to get in a place that’s not safe to kill corals I’ll just have to get more tanks
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I usually just wait for the nem to quit moving then move corals. IME, nems don’t really sting as they move, they do a lot damage if they constantly touch a coral though. I wait until a nem has settled for 2-3 days then re arrange nearby corals as needed

 

[Perthegallon]

Oh okay because I did have a nem pass by and killed a birds nest before

 

[PicassoClown04]

Oh okay because I did have a nem pass by and killed a birds nest before

Weird, I’ve had a LOT of nems and the worst they ever did while walking was tick off a clam because it became shaded by the nem. My tanks are VERY full so I know that the nems touched other corals as well but I have never noticed damage. Maybe you can try a nem box? A lot of reefers keep nems in clear boxes and they seem to work very well

 

[Perthegallon]

Weird, I’ve had a LOT of nems and the worst they ever did while walking was tick off a clam because it became shaded by the nem. My tanks are VERY full so I know that the nems touched other corals as well but I have never noticed damage. Maybe you can try a nem box? A lot of reefers keep nems in clear boxes and they seem to work very well

I have this good box the biggest issue was cleaning it as the plastic would get dirty and I didn’t even think at the time to use a white out eraser to clean it

 

[Steph72]

I followed until you got to the point where you were going to force the anemone to stay in a space by preventing it from leaving. The way you talk about keeping the anemone from moving makes me highly uncomfortable. Anemones move because they're particular, and want the best spot available. By keeping the glass half full, you'd be restricting not only the anemone's movement, but also water movement, which could kill it.

Why not ask somebody who's done it how they did it? @Steph72 has a darling nano tank with tube anemones, I bet they can tell you how they did it!

Awww thanks for the compliment I keep tube anemones in the glass cups with sand so they can stay settled into their own place. This is mostly for their safety because my big guy moves around quite a bit and he can be a jerk with his tentacles. Lol As long as I keep them fed and clean the sand with the feeding syringe every few days they pretty much stay put and seem very happy. Other types of nems are more mobile so getting them to stay put is a tall order. I have a condy in my display tank and he moves to places that frustrate me so much but there’s really no stopping him. Don’t try to detach bubble tips, condys, or any nems with a foot that grabs on because even the slightest tug can damage their foot. If you’re using the cup while they’re settling in it can help with monitoring their progress and feeding, however, they will move if they get frustrated with the location for whatever reason. My tubes sometimes leave the cups and I just let them do what they want until I see potential problems, like them getting too close to the big one. If they’re not attached to anything, easy peasy, but if they’re attached I leave them be and let them move on their own. Nems are picky so less handling is more with them. Wishing you all the best!

 

[Uncle99]

Ain’t going to have the required flow, will either escape or die

 

[Perthegallon]

Awww thanks for the compliment I keep tube anemones in the glass cups with sand so they can stay settled into their own place. This is mostly for their safety because my big guy moves around quite a bit and he can be a jerk with his tentacles. Lol As long as I keep them fed and clean the sand with the feeding syringe every few days they pretty much stay put and seem very happy. Other types of nems are more mobile so getting them to stay put is a tall order. I have a condy in my display tank and he moves to places that frustrate me so much but there’s really no stopping him. Don’t try to detach bubble tips, condys, or any nems with a foot that grabs on because even the slightest tug can damage their foot. If you’re using the cup while they’re settling in it can help with monitoring their progress and feeding, however, they will move if they get frustrated with the location for whatever reason. My tubes sometimes leave the cups and I just let them do what they want until I see potential problems, like them getting too close to the big one. If they’re not attached to anything, easy peasy, but if they’re attached I leave them be and let them move on their own. Nems are picky so less handling is more with them. Wishing you all the best!

Okay so I shouldn’t use any sorta bio media but do sand?

 

[PicassoClown04]

Okay so I shouldn’t use any sorta bio media but do sand?

You can use anything for a bubble tip, they’ll attach to nothing, sand, rubble whatever. Tube nem ive read sand is best

 

[Uncle99]

If you get a BTA, he wants to attach to the rock work, many times, deep in a crevice with just tentacles showing, or if your thinking LTA, sand is their place.

Carpets I don’t keep.