Removing an Anemone

[dzuckerm]

I have a large LTA thats been in my tank for about a year now. Its huge and very healthy (now over a foot in diameter) and I think is just gotten too big for my tank (a 135 gallon). I want to remove it and maybe sell or trade it with someone...but I have no idea how I'm going to get it out of here! Its attached to the underside of a rock. And lemme tell u..this piece of rock is at the base of all of my aquascaping.
Ive heard of aiming a powerhead at the anemone and irritating it so much that it gets off the rock..but I dont know if this is too mean. What do u guys think?

 

[Wes]

I would try pointing a powerhead at it to get it to start walking...If you can get it to move to where it's foot is attached to the glass, it's pretty easy to remove w/out damaging the foot. Slowly slide a credit card between the glass and the foot. You don't want to pry it off you want to slowly push the card underneath the foot to make it let go of the glass. Make sure you keep the card tightly pressed to the glass because you don't want to pinch the nem between the card and the glass (If that makes sense)

 

[scumonkey]

Use the powerhead....even then it's gonna take awhile!

 

[kool-cat]

I removed a PTBTA last week by using a rio 200 powerhead and tickling the bta's base and I was able to remove it from a rock. I had to hold a power head and a rock with one hand and use my other hand to tickle the anemone off. Took me like 45 minutes to an hour.

You can also use the ice method which I never tried. Put ice next to the base of the anemone.

 

[PalmTree]

I would do the power head method and just continue to agitate the base. It will eventually let go but believe me.. its going to take a while! Good luck!

 

[MarineLover]

Anemones

I had to move mine also amenones will go to the light so what i did was turn the rock so the anemone is away fom the light it will start to move around the rock and back to the light this should bring him out of the crevis at this time you can SLOWLY and GENTLY starting from one are peel the bbt of the rock i have a small one and when i have to move him it takes about 5 minutes for me to move him if you do it slow enough he should be fime just take your time (i have to move mine about 4 times in the past year he is still doing great just go slow and dont tear anything and the anemone and you will be good to go)

 

[Long-Island-Mike]

I had to remove my anemone a couple of times from the rock when I upgraded and what not. I used an ice cube. I turned the lights off, I rubbed the ice cube on his foot and he slowly let go of the rock. It didnt affect him at all.

 

[jcolon2]

I use a credit card to slip under the petal. I have seen someone use an ice cube as well.

 

[Imbarrie]

Ice cube. Use the gel filled plastic ones from party stores. That way it won't affect the water locally.
I would avoid a powerhead. That can cause injury very easily.

 

[JonnyJ]

powerhead killed a really healthy 8" bta a friend owned... stressed it to death.

 

[coralnut99]

Rub the foot with an ice cube.......LTA's foot that is.

Wrap one in saran wrap and a twist-tie at the top and that should help it last a bit longer. At that size, it'll definitely take more than one cube. Less stressful than powerheads pointed at it.