Rick flower anemone

[Klyph]

What’s going on with my Rick flower anemone? Is it pinned under the rock?

 

[Klyph]

What’s going on with my Rick flower anemone? Is it pinned under the rock?

Now it just did this...

 

[Zeal]

Maybe the flow is too high or something bothered it?

Mine sometimes does this if I cause too much disturbance in its area.

 

[Sean1986]

Looks like pretty normal activity for a flower nem.

 

[DancingShark]

That's what they do. They go under a structure, or in a cave set their feet in and reach out.

 

[mta_morrow]

Looks normal to me.

How long has it been in the tank?

 

[Katrina71]

I have 4. All of mine do that off and on.

 

[saltyhog]

Mine do that cupping posture when they spawn.

 

[Joshua2598]

Mine does stuff like this and did very exaggerated versions of these when it spawned

 

[Weedy Sea Dragon]

That's what they do. They go under a structure, or in a cave set their feet in and reach out.

Ours do this too.

 

[Ron Reefman]

As almost everybody has said before, this is what they do. They like being attached to a rock with the foot somewhat below the level of the sand. That way if they are disturbed they can retract and disappear in the sand.

The alternative is to take it off the rock and put it in a pvc end cap. It will set its foot in the bottom of the cap and you can push the cap down into your sand. I leave the rim of the cap above the sand for a week or two and then push it down under the sand. The nem knows it has a firm grip on the pvc end cap and can pull itself under the sand any time it wants. This also makes them very easy to move.

If you haven't seen it, here is a very good RFA thread link: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ron-reefmans-rock-flower-experience.409436/