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pets4kids
02/05/2010, 11:06 AM
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get an anemone off a rock? I would like to move it from my 90gal to my biocube since the clown in the big tank wants nothing to do with it.

briangg57
02/05/2010, 11:16 AM
If you can reach him, I did it 3 times by just gently working my finger under his foot. If you are patient and just keep at it for a few minutes, he gets agitated and slowly releases his grip on the rock. One time, I was a bit too rough and poked my finger through his foot. I thought that it was the end for him but a week later, the hole that I made in him elongated and he split. He was fine and I sold the clone.

mcoomer
02/05/2010, 11:33 AM
If the rock is small enough I'd simply move it with the anem attached. Otherwise, direct a powerhead at it and it will get agitated and detach from the rock. Make sure and cover the intake of the pumps so that it can't get ingested in the process.

Mike

davocean
02/05/2010, 11:52 AM
Powerhead or ice at foot seems to be best.

jp634
02/05/2010, 11:56 AM
if you want it to split dig with your finger tips at the foot it will not hurt it and mine splits everytime i do move him this way.

davocean
02/05/2010, 12:31 PM
You should not do that^^^
If you tear the foot, it will die.
Splitting more times than not is a survival instinct from a stressed nem.

briangg57
02/05/2010, 03:41 PM
You should not do that^^^
If you tear the foot, it will die.
Splitting more times than not is a survival instinct from a stressed nem.
I agree that if you damage the foot enough, you can kill it, maybe. When I divide my RBTA myself, which I have done twice and I'm about to do it again soon, I remove it and lay it flat and slice it right down the middle making sure that I slice the mouth in half and as you know, I slice the foot in half also.

garzaci
02/05/2010, 08:49 PM
Powerhead method. Never heard the ice method, but sounds interesting.

bhammer
02/05/2010, 09:52 PM
I have use very cold RO water and a couple frozen RO cubes in baster and work it around the foot.

mcoomer
02/08/2010, 04:10 PM
That ice cube trick would probably work and have at least one advantage over my recommended powerhead method. If you're actively working on getting the anem loose there is no possibility of it floating into something that can injure or kill it.

Well played!

bjg
02/08/2010, 04:14 PM
The ice trick does work.

davocean
02/08/2010, 10:31 PM
The powerhead trick works too, but that's best for rock dwellars.
Sand dwellars it just sandstorms too much IMO.

d2mini
02/08/2010, 10:56 PM
Had mine right in front of a K3 for half an hour and nothing.
Irritating his foot with my finger (in a glove) and gently working under the foot got him off in 5 minutes.

sra127
02/09/2010, 10:10 AM
dont know if i would move it to the biocube. what kind of anemone? is there enought light in the biocube to sustain the anemone? wouldnt want to go thru this whole thing to move it for it to die...