anenome question

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Hey Toni, welcome aboard :!:
A few years back I kept a brown LTA, at first the LTA was about 4". I had two skunks that made it there host. I would feed it about once evey two weeks, and it had no problems eating a loonie size piece of frozen brine. If I didn't feed it, it would close up and retreat into the rocks-which really peed off the clowns. After 16 months it eventually outgrew my tank, reaching a whopping 14" in diameter. The trick I had to use to export this massive sucker out of my reef was a slow process that took about a week-but it really worked, and saved me tearing apart my entire reef. I used frozen tiger shrimp tied to a piece of plexi rod, then I would tease the LTA by waving the meat and brushing it against it's tentacle's. After doing this two or three times a day for almost a week. I had finally lured out the anenome enough that I could remove it from my reef without disturbing to much. I used rubber gloves so I could slowly peel it's foot off the bottom of the glass.When I finally got a hold of it, It took both hands to lift it out of my tank. The only problem I had was that I forgot that it would expel water once lifted out, so it ended up spraying me and my bedroom with about two cups of water.
A LFS had no problem selling it to a another happy customer. My advice I guess is to monitor you LTA because it seems like they can almost double in size "overnight". If you want something that stay's under control then I would suggest a BTA. Goodluck! and Happy Reefing