Tube Coral hid himself : (

[Shawn_epicurious]

Yeah, so... I was really hoping for something special with this guy. He is a tube coral. I don’t know the “real name”. When I put him in my tank, I seated him in the sand, in the front of my tank. It was actually a double tube. Yeah, they both hid!

how do o get this guy out from under there? Or should I wait and hope he grows back into “sight”?

 

[nex64]

If you were set on moving it , you’ll have to act quick and carefully since they dig their foot in the sand pretty deep.

If you had a good sized shovel type tool to scoop it out it would probably be ideal for replacement.

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

If you were set on moving it , you’ll have to act quick and carefully since they dig their foot in the sand pretty deep.

If you had a good sized shovel type tool to scoop it out it would probably be ideal for replacement.

I had not even considered that! Dude, thank you. I was actually considering using a long pair of tweezers. (trust me, I knew that was a bad idea)

I don’t mind leaving there... he “should grow up past som of the rock... eventually?

 

[saltyhog]

That's a tube anemone. Can be difficult to move safely and he might end up right back there anyway.

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

That's a tube anemone. Can be difficult to move safely and he might end up right back there anyway.

Tube anemone... I wrote coral... sorry

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

Do you think he will grow up and thru everything eventually? Or is he just my little secret now?

 

[nex64]

I had not even considered that! Dude, thank you. I was actually considering using a long pair of tweezers. (trust me, I knew that was a bad idea)

I don’t mind leaving there... he “should grow up past som of the rock... eventually?

They tend to grow but I don’t know how much taller we are talking to meet your needs lol.
As mentioned, when they find a spot they like they usually settle in. And they prefer a good deep sand bed so if the spot you want it in isn’t a high spot , then it probably won’t stay there.

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

They tend to grow but I don’t know how much taller we are talking to meet your needs lol.
As mentioned, when they find a spot they like they usually settle in. And they prefer a good deep sand bed so if the spot you want it in isn’t a high spot , then it probably won’t stay there.

It is as deep where he as anywhere else : ) he’d have to grow... lol... a lot to be back on display : ( 6 more inches in tube length alone.