Disappearing curlicue anemone

[cthulhuspawn]

I received a nice little curlicue anemone along with a beautiful xenia last week. Suddenly the anemone disappeared overnight. I removed all my live rock to do a full tank cleaning and sand vacuuming and still can't find it. If it had died or been eaten wouldn't I have found a body? Could it have retreated deep inside the caverns within my live rock?

[Reeftanker3295]

Anemones can get extremely small and tuck themselves into tiny crevices. Do you have any powerheads it could have been sucked into?

[ibanez2k]

I have a curly cue nem. They like to find themselves a good hole in your rock where they can tuck themselves away. Mine hitchhiked in on my live rock. I scrubbed that stuff good and he stayed hidden and tucked away. A few weeks later he came out and has been out ever since. He's good sized for a hitchhiker too, about 3 inch long tentacles when fully expanded. He's cool but he likes to stay out of the open.

[cthulhuspawn]

Originally Posted by Reeftanker3295

Anemones can get extremely small and tuck themselves into tiny crevices. Do you have any powerheads it could have been sucked into?

Thanks for the idea. I pulled apart all my powerheads and didn't find him. But it's something to keep in mind for the future when things vanish....

For now I'm hoping he's just hiding in a hole.