GBTA removal

jorjef · #1 08-20-2010, 06:15 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)

mike31154 · #2 08-20-2010, 06:19 PM

Piece of flexible vinyl tubing of the appropriate size to slide on to the nozzle of your powerhead. Might be able to reach it that way. I had to re-aquascape once after my BTA went into hiding, didn't come out for weeks and was getting very pale & shrinking. Had to flip a sizeable live rock a good quarter turn if not more, and of course that rock was supporting several others. Before that it had stayed put for close to two years and it hasn't moved more than an inch or two since, even after splitting off a clone which also split. All three stayed very close, moved one a few weeks ago in anticipation of sale/frag swap in Kamloops. I was able to prod the foot with a gloved hand long enough for it to release.

viperfish · #3 08-20-2010, 07:14 PM

I use the ice cube trick and it works every time. Just rub an ice cube around the foot and about a minute later it will completely dislodge from the rock.

jorjef · #4 08-20-2010, 08:21 PM

That sounds like the easiest, I'll let him decide for the next few days if that's where he wants to stay and if so ...out comes the cube and we'll try again.

jorjef · #5 08-25-2010, 01:28 AM

Well it's been a few days and he has remained on a rock facing the back of the tank (not where I would like to see him) He does thou stretch waaaaay up during the day to get some better light, kind of looks like the head of a tulip, not looking like an amenome at all..lol. Not sure why he is being so stubborn and not moving but I'll give it a bit longer before I give him the frosty foot....