Long tentical anemone receded into rock

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Hey all, my LTA seems to have wedged himself into my rock and is flipped upside down. I put him into the tank yesterday and to me it’s not looking to hot. Any help is appreciated.
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Off hand, it looks like it might have been damaged when it was being removed from the last tank. If it's foot is damaged, that is a serious problem for this species.

LTAs prefer sand, at least 3 inches deep, so if it is in the rocks I am concerned about how much sand you have also.

Lastly, can you please post parameters, including salinity, alkalinity, temperature, nitrates, phosphates, and age of the current setup? Anemones are very sensitive to all of the above.
 
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Off hand, it looks like it might have been damaged when it was being removed from the last tank. If it's foot is damaged, that is a serious problem for this species.

LTAs prefer sand, at least 3 inches deep, so if it is in the rocks I am concerned about how much sand you have also.

Lastly, can you please post parameters, including salinity, alkalinity, temperature, nitrates, phosphates, and age of the current setup? Anemones are very sensitive to all of the above.
Salinity 1.025
Temp 79
Alk 11dkh
Nitrates 5ppm
Phos .02
Sand beds about 2.5inches

Tanks only about 2 months old. Also noticing some white stuff floating around the tank potentially from the nem
 
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Salinity 1.025
Temp 79
Alk 11dkh
Nitrates 5ppm
Phos .02
Sand beds about 2.5inches

Tanks only about 2 months old. Also noticing some white stuff floating around the tank potentially from the nem
Don’t want it to die in the rock and crash the tank it’s in a spot that’s nearly impossible to get it out safely
 

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To be honest with you, it sounds like you might already be in trouble. The picture is blurry, but it looks like mesenterial filaments (it's insides) are visible, which would most likely mean it's beyond recovery. Is there any way you can get a more focused picture of the foot to be sure about my guess?
 
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To be honest with you, it sounds like you might already be in trouble. The picture is blurry, but it looks like mesenterial filaments (it's insides) are visible, which would most likely mean it's beyond recovery. Is there any way you can get a more focused picture of the foot to be sure about my guess?
 

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Tank being so young may be a problem as nems tend to prefer mature tanks. . . That said, I have kept LTA in newish tanks. I agree with what was said above about sand and things not looking great. Unfortunately, at this point there probably isn’t much to do besides ensure good water quality and watch it, I am afraid that trying to move the nem may do more harm than good.
 

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Are you positive it's an LTA?
 
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Here is what I think I am seeing. If the foot is like this, it is probably too far gone.

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Yeah that’s what it looks like. So what’s my best bet, try to pry it out of there and get it out of the tank? I don’t want it to crash the tank.
 

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The foot is crucial for this species and any/all damage is usually fatal.
Foot damage is clearly visible here.
These anemones bury their foot in the sand, up near a rock etc.
If it were me I'd remove it asap.
 
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The foot is crucial for this species and any/all damage is usually fatal.
Foot damage is clearly visible here.
These anemones bury their foot in the sand, up near a rock etc.
If it were me I'd remove it asap.
Got it out there’s a good amount of white stringy substance floating around and where it was. Did about a 40 percent water change and put some fresh carbon in. Anything else I should do to make sure it doesn’t kill my clowns?
 

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Here is what I think I am seeing. If the foot is like this, it is probably too far gone.

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The foot shown is very damaged and may be due to high phosphates, nitrates, immature tank or too much water flow
 

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