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Good way to peel an bubble-tip anemone off the rock Pszemol 02-23-2010
Posted by Pszemol on February 23, 2010, 11:13 am
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My tank is overgrown with bubble-tip anemones which I plan
to peel off the rock and trade in for some corals or some stuff...
The trick is - how do I peel it safely from the rock without hurting it?
Anybody has a trick to this job?

Posted by Yukon on February 23, 2010, 2:40 pm
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> My tank is overgrown with bubble-tip anemones which I plan
> to peel off the rock and trade in for some corals or some stuff...
> The trick is - how do I peel it safely from the rock without hurting it?
> Anybody has a trick to this job?

I've had luck moving a few anemones by pointing a powerehead right at
them for a few days to upset them. Sometimes that is enough for them
to loosen up enough to be safely pried off the rock. If that doesn't
work, take some ice and hold it to the foot of the anemone for a few
minutes. The anemone will really shrink from the ice and should
release. If it doesn't release within a few minutes, the ice may harm
it so only try a few ice cubes. Sometimes it works sometimes not.

Posted by Yukon on February 24, 2010, 1:39 pm
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> My tank is overgrown with bubble-tip anemones which I plan
> to peel off the rock and trade in for some corals or some stuff...
> The trick is - how do I peel it safely from the rock without hurting it?
> Anybody has a trick to this job?

Let us know how it goes.

Posted by Pszemol on February 24, 2010, 2:50 pm
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>> My tank is overgrown with bubble-tip anemones which I plan
>> to peel off the rock and trade in for some corals or some stuff...
>> The trick is - how do I peel it safely from the rock without hurting it?
>> Anybody has a trick to this job?
>
> Let us know how it goes.

Since I do not have 3rd tank to put it in, even temporarly,
I have to find a person who wants it first, and then when
we meet, we will try to move it out from my tank to some
plastic bag for transport :-) I will try your method then.


Posted by chaniarts on February 24, 2010, 3:33 pm
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Pszemol wrote:
>>> My tank is overgrown with bubble-tip anemones which I plan
>>> to peel off the rock and trade in for some corals or some stuff...
>>> The trick is - how do I peel it safely from the rock without
>>> hurting it? Anybody has a trick to this job?
>>
>> Let us know how it goes.
>
> Since I do not have 3rd tank to put it in, even temporarly,
> I have to find a person who wants it first, and then when
> we meet, we will try to move it out from my tank to some
> plastic bag for transport :-) I will try your method then.

try putting a small rock next to it, then aim a powerhead at it on the
opposite side. it should move away from the water flow. when it's on the
small rock, include that in the purchase.



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