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timnem70 · 11/17/2017, 06:57 PM

Have a small RBTA Anemone that is getting worked over (aggressively hosting) by a tiny tomato clown. The thing is the foot is really deep in a rock hole and the rock its on is really big. I would just remove the Nem and put it in a basket but....
Its also not practical to remove the clown as it is part of a breeding pair amd the tank is only a 25 cube. Been doing this a long timsle but am stumped. $100 nem. The mouth is still good amd color is also but it's just not inflating, especially where he rubs. Aaargghhh.

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CAPT_Dave · 11/22/2017, 01:57 AM

Tent a piece of rock over him (not touching or pinching) or put a PVC pipe over him to take away his light. He'll move when he gets hungry and you can scoop him up while he's walking. It shouldn't take more than a couple days.

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der_wille_zur_macht · 11/22/2017, 08:06 AM

I'd recommend the same thing.

That said, if the anemone was truly unhappy with the clown, he'd probably already be moving.

11/17/2017, 06:57 PM	#1
timnem70 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 462	Help. Have a small RBTA Anemone that is getting worked over (aggressively hosting) by a tiny tomato clown. The thing is the foot is really deep in a rock hole and the rock its on is really big. I would just remove the Nem and put it in a basket but.... Its also not practical to remove the clown as it is part of a breeding pair amd the tank is only a 25 cube. Been doing this a long timsle but am stumped. $100 nem. The mouth is still good amd color is also but it's just not inflating, especially where he rubs. Aaargghhh. Sent from my LG-LS997 using Tapatalk

11/22/2017, 01:57 AM	#2
CAPT_Dave Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 157	Tent a piece of rock over him (not touching or pinching) or put a PVC pipe over him to take away his light. He'll move when he gets hungry and you can scoop him up while he's walking. It shouldn't take more than a couple days. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________ Dave Current Tank Info: 120 g mixed reef

11/22/2017, 08:06 AM	#3
der_wille_zur_macht Team RC Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 17,749	I'd recommend the same thing. That said, if the anemone was truly unhappy with the clown, he'd probably already be moving. __________________ Inconveniencing marine life since 1992 "It is my personal belief that reef aquaria should be thriving communities of biodiversity, representative of their wild counterparts, and not merely collections of pretty specimens growing on tidy clean rock shelves covered in purple coralline algae." (Eric Borneman)