Anemone in new tank

[mike ling]

OK, I know, don’t put an Anemone in a new tank ! Problem is, the guy at the LFS convinced me it was ok to put an Anemone in my new tank and I only read about how wrong he can be after I brought a Condylatics home. After reading about all the Anemone warnings, I am wondering what I should do to improve my Condi’s chances of survival.

My tank has had it Nitrite Ammonia level at zero for about 2 months now. It has pretty good water movement since my power head has two outputs. The Condi I got was about 6 inches wide and very healthy. Since I brought it home, it has shrank to about half the size, sometimes as small as 2 inches. I am aware that Anemones contract and expand every now and then. I got it 3 days ago and I know it probably shrunk due to stress in a new environment, but how long should I wait before expecting it to return to the 6” size ?

It has been feeding and moving about the tank and seems to have settled in one area. What other things does any one have to suggest I should do ?

What is the best food for a Condi ? I’ve been feeding it frozen brine shrimp.I’ve read that Anemone’s don’t like changes in their environment. Does that mean that I should not do any water changes for a few weeks ?

Here’s a pic of it this morning.

[tendar]

It is actually best to put it in fist before you add other corals as you have seen they wander around till they find thier prefered spot so dont sweat that part.
What kind of lighting do you have?
They need medium to strong lights to do well.
What are your other water perameters like Salinity and temp?
YOur salinity should be right around 1.025 and temp 78-80 prefered.
Brine shrimp is not that good for it as brine shrimp are not that nutritous. Krill or silver sides are a better choice for it which ever it will take.
Oh from the pic I dont believe that to be a condi but need a bigger pic to tell though.

[Phoenician]

I'm pretty sure that's a long tentacle/red stem anenome