GBTA removal

jorjef · #1 08-20-2010, 12:42 AM

My first anenome and I realize now why it took this long to get one......Stay where I put you!!! lol ....Is there anyway possible to remove an anemone from rock with out damaging it ? Of coarse it has taken up residence right beside the intake....only in the tank 24 hours and it's in a shaded area. Will it eventually move to a brighter location?

reefwars · #2 08-20-2010, 12:54 AM

Mire than likely it will move to a place it likes mine crawled in a hole for weeks than popped up one day, you can peel him softly if it's foot is visible but if it's in a hole or has it's foot spread into crevaces it would be difficult without harming him . You can make the place he's un now unpleasant and he may move somewhere better by aiming a powerhead in Its direction or blocking it from light to see if it moves closer to it , but monitor it

I'm sure there's other ways but if it's nit in any harm to it's self or others then it will move in time

jorjef · #3 08-20-2010, 01:18 AM

I've tried to slowly peel him from the edge of his foot but he is stuck like stupid!! He could have part of his foot wedged in the rock, anyways I extended the intake with some pipe I had laying around so until decides to scale it all should be good. Still erks me lolol I didn't buy you to be buried behind some rock lol...I have to quit yelling at the aquarium...

dsaundry · #4 08-20-2010, 03:11 PM

If you have a powerhead, try aiming it at it, if it gets uncomfortable enough it should move. Make sure the power head won't blow it to pieces though.

paddyob · #5 08-20-2010, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dsaundry

If you have a powerhead, try aiming it at it, if it gets uncomfortable enough it should move. Make sure the power head won't blow it to pieces though.

I trained mine by directing water flow until it stopped somewhere I wanted it.

Don't put the power head right on nem, but in the general direction. Keep adjusting flow until he moves. And he will.

I had four different currents directed to keep him in place.... but once in place he never moved until I sold him a while ago.

Can't wait to get another when my 70 is set up!

jorjef · #6 08-20-2010, 05:15 PM

I might have to use the no light stratagy first. Where he is now I have very little room to a power head (on a rock facing the back of the tank, hardly get my hand in there)