For those unaware, sea anemones attach to rocks and other solid surfaces via a “foot”, like a snail’s foot. They can crawl, very slowly, if the situation isn’t to their liking.
My guess is this one crawled over the powerhead and got pushed away from the wall, and is now unable to react fast enough to grab onto something. I’m sure it’ll eventually land and grab on, but for now it’s gonna float around some.
It’ll be fine. They’re photosynthetic anyway, and the fact that its tentacles are all extended means it isn’t overly stressed.
UPDATE! Hey everyone! Sorry for the confusion! Here’s more info to explain what’s going on: The anemone retreats once it feels the pinch of the barber slug’s bite. Latching on, the slug is pulled in with the anemone, not wanting to let go of its meal. Once the slug snips off a tentacle or two, it pulls itself back out of the tube and moves on to the next anemone spaghetti dish, while the anemone waits for the coast to clear before coming back out from its tube.
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