Moving an anemone

[Blacksteel]

Hey I have a LTA and I'm planning on moving him to a different tank. Does anyone know how to get him to safely detach from the bottom of the tank?

 

[warvillian]

Is your LTA attached to a rock on the bottom of the tank or directly to the bottom of the tank.

 

[Blacksteel]

He is attached directly to the bottom of the tank on the glass. He buried his foot in the sand.

 

[warvillian]

My last BTA I had was attached to rock and I used a latex glove and got underneath the foot and slowly unattached it. However, I think there is a special way to remove the anenome from one tank to another because it's not suppose to be exposed to air. Hopefully somebody else will chime in.

 

[Blacksteel]

Ok thanks for the help. I'm just trying to make sure the foot doesnt get ripped or damaged when being moved.

 

[warvillian]

just take your time...plus you might want to wait to see what others may say.

 

[MrPeon99]

I doubt it will be doable since it's on the bottom through sand. When I had to move mine off a rock I took a small power head and pointed it towards the anemone, and put a small piece of acrylic behind it. Then sat there for several hours waiting and watching it slowly move on to the glass. Once it finally crawled on to it I just had to pick up the piece of acrylic with the anemone attached. It was wedged between two big rocks and I was tearing down my tank to move it.

 

[warvillian]

Good idea using power head. Maybe place a rock next to your anenome and them place a powerhead on the opposite side and then give it time to move. Couldn't hurt to give it a shot.

 

[Blacksteel]

Ya the powerhead is a good idea. And I would try to get him to attach to a rock but I'm pretty sure that LTAs only attach to the bottom through the sand, but I may be wrong. I'm just gonna try the powerhead idea. Thanks for the help!