Any tricks on removing a huge anemone?

blue_eyes53813 · 06-05-2006, 04:24 PM

My Bubble tip anemone is going bye bye. I am trading him in if I can get him out of the tank.. he is getting way to big and i keep having to move corals away from him. it is about 4-5 years old and prob. about a 12-18 inches in diameter( maybe even more). The problem is he has his foot wedged in between two big rocks. and he is attached to the 2 side rocks and of course a huge rock below it.... any tricks on removing the big monster..

BoomerD · 06-05-2006, 05:55 PM

Nothing that I ever found really worked well. I've tried powerheads blasting directly on them, icing the foot, picking gently with a credit card to loosen the grip, NOTHING ever worked very well. I finally had to resort to either selling the rock with the anemone, (or loaning it out, because they generally move once they're in a new tank) or using a hammer & chisel to break the rock and send them with a piece of rock...they can be SO stubborn sometimes...and othertimes, you'd love it if they'd find one place and stay there!

music man · 06-05-2006, 05:57 PM

Just an idea! try moving the lights to where you want her to go like on a sandbed or sheet of acrylic/glass. I'm no expert but if the conditions where the anemone are arent comfortable then it will assumably move, I may be way off base here but it is certainly not too evasive.

blue_eyes53813 · 06-05-2006, 08:15 PM

Thanks all,,, A lady at the LFS said to bring it in on a rock and she would give me another about the same size... sounds ok I guess but....If I can get it down to just being attacked to one rock I will be happy. The bugger is big. She also said to pry it off with my finers,,, I said Yeah right. Im not touching that thing,,, lol

R.yumaDaddy? · 06-05-2006, 08:20 PM

Shade it over the area that you want to move / detach from, and it will move out from under the shaded area, in search of light. Heard this from one of Anthony Calfos talks.

billyr98 · 06-05-2006, 08:23 PM

thanks for the ideas, i am thinking about the samething... LT Anemone is getting very large...

BoomerD · 06-05-2006, 10:31 PM

Billy, the LTA should be a sand dweller, with it's foot buried deep in sand, so it should be easy to move...just reach in and it will retract into the sand, then dig in and pop it out!!

Blue eyes, most people can handle a BTA with little or no problem. In about 20 yrs of keeping them, I've only been stung noticeably one time...and I still have the scar! Rubber gloves, either surgical gloves or even dishwashing gloves will provide enough protection that you don't get stung.

cheeks69 · 06-05-2006, 10:35 PM

If it's wedged between 2 rocks it should be easy to remove by seperating the rocks. My RBTA is wedged into a deep crevace on the LR it hasn't moved in at least a couple of years I would never be able to remove it without doing damage to the foot.

billyr98 · 06-05-2006, 10:43 PM

Well my LT is not in a sand bed, since i have BB... and he is in the rock that is holding the whole middle of my rocks!

BoomerD · 06-05-2006, 11:00 PM

wow...an LTA with no sand...I've seen a few using a planter full of sand, but never one with ZERO sand...I'm surprised it's done so well...You must be doing SOMETHING right!
Mine set it's foot clear to the bottom of the 5" deep sandbed I had in that tank...you could see the bottom of the foot looking thru the bottom of the tank!

billyr98 · 06-05-2006, 11:07 PM

thanks for the compliment, that I must be doing something right, Boomer!

here is a picture of him...

Woodstock · 06-06-2006, 02:59 PM

Nice pic Billy.

I have had luck with holding the rock just above the water's surface with the anemone upside down...then dunk the rock/anemone in/out of the water until it lets go. This has worked like a charm and doesn't injure it. It is good excercise for the arms too!

blue_eyes53813 · 06-06-2006, 03:18 PM

Nice picture Billy,,, mine is the same size. maybe alittle bigger...

billyr98 · 06-06-2006, 04:24 PM

only problem with that is my rock is holding about 10 others.. its on the bottom

blue_eyes53813 · 06-09-2006, 03:12 PM

The huge anemone is gone... had to get rid of it. it was roaming the tank since my guy pal (

) got it loose . Now I have a huge hole where it was. Im gonna have to go shopping this weekend.

Oh yea they gave me $60 for the monster.....

My maroon clown Is P.O.. I do have a red bubble tip anemone also, but it is small.... It will have to switch homes.

06-05-2006, 04:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 7,247 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Any tricks on removing a huge anemone? My Bubble tip anemone is going bye bye. I am trading him in if I can get him out of the tank.. he is getting way to big and i keep having to move corals away from him. it is about 4-5 years old and prob. about a 12-18 inches in diameter( maybe even more). The problem is he has his foot wedged in between two big rocks. and he is attached to the 2 side rocks and of course a huge rock below it.... any tricks on removing the big monster.. __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

06-05-2006, 05:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,637 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Any tricks on removing a huge anemone? Nothing that I ever found really worked well. I've tried powerheads blasting directly on them, icing the foot, picking gently with a credit card to loosen the grip, NOTHING ever worked very well. I finally had to resort to either selling the rock with the anemone, (or loaning it out, because they generally move once they're in a new tank) or using a hammer & chisel to break the rock and send them with a piece of rock...they can be SO stubborn sometimes...and othertimes, you'd love it if they'd find one place and stay there! __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

06-05-2006, 05:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
music man Midas Blenny Join Date: May 2006 Location: Olympia, WA USA Posts: 110 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Any tricks on removing a huge anemone? Just an idea! try moving the lights to where you want her to go like on a sandbed or sheet of acrylic/glass. I'm no expert but if the conditions where the anemone are arent comfortable then it will assumably move, I may be way off base here but it is certainly not too evasive. __________________ someone always has something better! My first reef http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...music-man.html

06-05-2006, 08:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 7,247 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Any tricks on removing a huge anemone? Thanks all,,, A lady at the LFS said to bring it in on a rock and she would give me another about the same size... sounds ok I guess but....If I can get it down to just being attacked to one rock I will be happy. The bugger is big. She also said to pry it off with my finers,,, I said Yeah right. Im not touching that thing,,, lol __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

06-05-2006, 08:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
R.yumaDaddy? Torch coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Easton, PA Posts: 513 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Any tricks on removing a huge anemone? Shade it over the area that you want to move / detach from, and it will move out from under the shaded area, in search of light. Heard this from one of Anthony Calfos talks. __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but what about the early worm?

06-05-2006, 08:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,400 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Any tricks on removing a huge anemone? thanks for the ideas, i am thinking about the samething... LT Anemone is getting very large... __________________ Billyr98 -=NJRC Treasurer=- My 450g Reef Tank ~~~ Its HERE!!!

06-05-2006, 10:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,637 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Any tricks on removing a huge anemone? Billy, the LTA should be a sand dweller, with it's foot buried deep in sand, so it should be easy to move...just reach in and it will retract into the sand, then dig in and pop it out!! Blue eyes, most people can handle a BTA with little or no problem. In about 20 yrs of keeping them, I've only been stung noticeably one time...and I still have the scar! Rubber gloves, either surgical gloves or even dishwashing gloves will provide enough protection that you don't get stung. __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

06-05-2006, 10:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,032 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Any tricks on removing a huge anemone? If it's wedged between 2 rocks it should be easy to remove by seperating the rocks. My RBTA is wedged into a deep crevace on the LR it hasn't moved in at least a couple of years I would never be able to remove it without doing damage to the foot. __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

06-05-2006, 10:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,400 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Any tricks on removing a huge anemone? Well my LT is not in a sand bed, since i have BB... and he is in the rock that is holding the whole middle of my rocks! __________________ Billyr98 -=NJRC Treasurer=- My 450g Reef Tank ~~~ Its HERE!!!

06-05-2006, 11:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,637 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Any tricks on removing a huge anemone? wow...an LTA with no sand...I've seen a few using a planter full of sand, but never one with ZERO sand...I'm surprised it's done so well...You must be doing SOMETHING right! Mine set it's foot clear to the bottom of the 5" deep sandbed I had in that tank...you could see the bottom of the foot looking thru the bottom of the tank! __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

06-05-2006, 11:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,400 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Any tricks on removing a huge anemone? thanks for the compliment, that I must be doing something right, Boomer! here is a picture of him... __________________ Billyr98 -=NJRC Treasurer=- My 450g Reef Tank ~~~ Its HERE!!!

06-06-2006, 02:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 24,173 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Any tricks on removing a huge anemone? Nice pic Billy. I have had luck with holding the rock just above the water's surface with the anemone upside down...then dunk the rock/anemone in/out of the water until it lets go. This has worked like a charm and doesn't injure it. It is good excercise for the arms too! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

06-06-2006, 03:18 PM	#13 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 7,247 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Any tricks on removing a huge anemone? Nice picture Billy,,, mine is the same size. maybe alittle bigger... __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

06-06-2006, 04:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,400 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Any tricks on removing a huge anemone? only problem with that is my rock is holding about 10 others.. its on the bottom __________________ Billyr98 -=NJRC Treasurer=- My 450g Reef Tank ~~~ Its HERE!!!

06-09-2006, 03:12 PM	#15 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 7,247 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Any tricks on removing a huge anemone? The huge anemone is gone... had to get rid of it. it was roaming the tank since my guy pal ( ) got it loose . Now I have a huge hole where it was. Im gonna have to go shopping this weekend. Oh yea they gave me $60 for the monster..... My maroon clown Is P.O.. I do have a red bubble tip anemone also, but it is small.... It will have to switch homes. __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

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