I just barely got a LT purple anemone a little over a week ago and it doesn't want to find a spot for itself or attach itself to a rock.  Today I found it upside down in the sand , so I moved it to a different part of the tank (it was fully open while upside down and as of right now).  Will a peppermint, coral banded, or cleaner shrimp bother it?  I have also tried feeding it all sorts of food (brine shrimp, krill, and those gel cubes), but it doesn't seem to want to eat.  Is this normal?  Should I do anything else?

-Cody

CPearce,

You might want to let everyone know about your setup as well. IE, lighting, water flow, etc. Personally, I have had bad experiences with anemones so I will refrain from comment other to say that if they are moving, they ain't happy. And, the more that you mess with them, the more they ain't happy. If you have adequate lighting and params, I wouldn't feed him til he settles. But don't listen to me, I am still refraining from comment. So I will shut up now.

Tank Setup

90 gallon reef tank, 2x250 MH and 4x55 pc, 1850gph wavemaker and sump with rio2500 return.

1.024 sg, low nitrate,nitrite,ammonia, calcium 450, alkalinity 3. 

I have a green bta with a maroon clown in there right now that is doing great.

-Cody

I wish that was my issue, what clown fish would be best for this anemone?

-Cody

Cory,

It is my opinion that trying to "help it find a spot" will only delay the process and you could do some potential damage. I am also confused by something in your last post. You stated "It doesn't seem to want to wander around and find its own spot". So if it is stationary and isn't moving around, what are you trying to accomplish? If it has it's foot in the sand and has found a lighting and flow zone that it is happy with, maybe it's content. Please explain further.

The bta I have now is about 4-5", and my tank is 10 months old.  I have most of the frags from the last meeting, plus a green star, buttons,yellow finger, and a few zooanthids.  I also have 2 curly-q anemones that are about 3" in diameter that are right next to each other.  Other inverts are reg. hermits, astreas, serpent star, 2 purple lobsters, 2 pistol shrimp, horseshoe crab, arrow crab, and 2 pincushion urchins.  What I mean by "it hasnt found its spot" is exactly what Mark said in that it doesnt want to send its foot out to attach to a rock or the sand, yet the anemone is usually fully open especially at night.  I have had the anemone for over a week now.

-Cody

It finally found its spot .  It only took it eleven days in doing so.  Thanks for the suggestions.

-Cody

I would love help on my algae!  I had big increase because of my new dual 250 mh lights.  I will try and take a picture of the whole tank tomorrow. 

-Cody

I got my anemone from fish 4 u, unfortunately it has gone deep behind my reef where I can't see it .  I my not sure its still alive even, I have some more great shots of it before it went behind the rocks with my clownfish that I'll post later though .  I saw that one at From the Sea and wish I had bought it,  I was there while the guy was walking out the door who bought it. 

UPDATE:

New Snails

25 Mexican Turbos, 40 Margaritas, and 20 Ceriths, hopefully this is enough to take on all of my algae!  I'll post picks of the tank later too.

I have been look all over for a large yellow tang and have not seen one at quite a few lfs.  I did know that the PT was aggresive, and used to have a big scopas tang in before the PT that died from my Ich plague, but thats another story.  Along with the PT I also have a blue hippo tang that I have had since it was the size of a quarter and is of fairly decent size now.

-Cody

continued in new topic called pictures, I didn't post the picture before the anemone went behind the rocks, because I can't remember where I put it, but I did post some pictures that I took today.

-Cody