Anemone Removal

Pier Pressure · #1 12-17-2008, 06:26 PM

Does anyone know of a slick and easy way to remove baby anemones from live rock? I have tried this ice cube thing against the foot and that did not seem to work at all. When I have bought them at lfs they simply yanked them off but this seemed to me like it could damage the creature. Any ideas?

Floop70 · #2 12-17-2008, 06:31 PM

I massaged the foot until it released and that worked for me the one time I needed to move a BTA.

Carmen · #3 12-17-2008, 06:34 PM

I have been told you can entice them to move by directing a small powerhead at them and perhaps put a small moveable rock in the direction they will be going to try to catch them on that rock?

argan · #4 12-17-2008, 06:37 PM

make sure they are healed over from splitting before you try to move them. The powerhead method worked for me, as well as taking the rock out of the water.

Pier Pressure · #5 12-17-2008, 06:44 PM

Well I have only tried to do this once before and actually the dude left with my rock! Kept it in his tank until the nem decided to move off it and then returned the rock to me. I have not tried the powerhead thing so when the time comes I shall give that a try. Thanks!

muck · #6 12-17-2008, 07:15 PM

If you have decent fingernails its not to hard to carefully peel them off the rocks. If done slowly and with a little patience there should be no damage done to the anemone(s).