How to get an RBTA off the rock?

[cybermeez]

As some of you know my RBTA split a while back and the clone is ready to go to its new home. His foot is anchored up inside a small hole in my live rock. How do I get him off the rock without hurting him?

Robin

 

[Bori]

Hello. I used direct flow from a power head to get my carpet to move. took all of 1 overnight. HTH.

 

[BL007]

Robin, You use power head blow @ the footing while shading the RBTA up side down .

 

[aaron23]

shoot it with a power head at the foot.

 

[chazertis]

or rub its base with an ice cube? i've heard that works...

 

[Deanos]

:shhh: The base is in a small hole.

 

[ari5736]

cold turkey.

 

[Josh]

Ice cubes.

 

[meschaefer]

I wish I had known all these tricks, last time I had to get an aneneome loose, I used a chisel to break up the rock around the base of the foot.

:signoops:

 

[cybermeez]

That might get my cat out from under the bed, but I think the anemone will be non-plussed by cold turkey. :eat:

cold turkey.

 

[cybermeez]

It took about half an hour, but I managed to get the RBTA off the rock. I pointed the out flow of a powerhead into the hole where his foot was attached. That made him retract and scrunch all up into the hole. So I tried the ice cube trick. I broke up a cube and stuffed it into the hole. It kept floating out, but after a few tries he let go.

So, he's one pissed off little anemone, but he's off the rock. :approve:

 

[chazertis]

:biggrin: