Possible damaged foot on H. Magnifica

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Yesterday I purchased a Magnifica anemone from Petco that was definitely bleached, and the tentacles were pretty shrunken, but the mouth was closed, and the foot was attached to the glass. My biggest concern with buying it was that they would damage the foot when removing it. It seemed to do well once in my QT. It perked up some, and its mouth was slightly open but nothing dramatic. However, it wouldn't attach its foot to the floor of the tank, so after a couple of hours, I put it in a cup to allow it to stick its foot. I treated the QT last night with Cipro because it was inflating/deflating at Petco. This morning I checked on it before heading to work, and its foot is still not attached. If its foot has been damaged, will it recover from that?
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Yes, they can recover from a torn foot, as long an infection doesn't take hold.

Just as a heads up, I recently bought a green BTA with purple tips and a red base at my local Petco. Hoping for your sake this isn't a mislabeled BTA.
 
Yes, they can recover from a torn foot, as long an infection doesn't take hold.

Just as a heads up, I recently bought a green BTA with purple tips and a red base at my local Petco. Hoping for your sake this isn't a mislabeled BTA.
I actually thought that when I got it home that it wasn't look exactly like a mag to me. We will have to see if it heals up what it looks like.
 

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