Anemone question
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dugg
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Usually just find the smoothest spot on the rock he's on and pick at it on one edge if you don't have nails, Just kinda press and slide one finger over the same spot for a minute, or you can repeatedly touch the edge of his foot with a piece of ice, Just don't hold the ice on him, or you can take the rock and his ffot out of the water and coak the edge of his foot. Once they start to release in one spot you got em, as long as you don't cut the foot you are all good. They are really pretty tough critters, just don't use anything other than your finger or ice on them so you don't cut the foot.
Pacific Reefs
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sometimes aiming a powerhead at the foot helps but dugg's got the right idea.
dugg
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Just takes some patience, ask Phunkie99. It took me all of 5 minutes to get the one i got from him today off it's rock. Just keep rubbing gently at the same spot until you see it start to turn loose and then gently work your finger under it from there. They are really not that hard to get.
firethefish
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I've used a soft bristle toothbrush. Never had any problems.
dugg
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I have never used a toothbrush on one before. I would be kind of iffy on that one myself. If you were to poke a hole in the side of his foot it would be a problem. It would have to be a really soft one to even consider it. They normally are only attatched around the edges, that is why i said work your finger unrdeneath. Then you just work around the edges from there. The PH does do wonders though.
dugg
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I can't believe he's that hard to get off of there. I have never had one i couldn't get. I have had them in some tough spots too. Is he turning loose at all? if so stick something under that part while you work your way around. Use a piece of plastic or something that won't cut him though. I checked the weather for next weekend, and it's gonna be too nasty for a bike ride lol.
firebirdude
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Maybe try killing the flow rate across his position now. And increasing the flow rate over where you want him?
tricky
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Cut him out!
Cut him out!
If you are not interested in keeping the rock, the sure-fire method would be with a dremel and a diamond cuttng wheel. The wheel is very thin and about 1 1/2" diameter. You pull the whole thing out of the water and cut the rock down around him, maybe use a screwdriver after scoring the cut. You then have the rock the foot is attached to and no foot trauma for sure!
Cut him out!
If you are not interested in keeping the rock, the sure-fire method would be with a dremel and a diamond cuttng wheel. The wheel is very thin and about 1 1/2" diameter. You pull the whole thing out of the water and cut the rock down around him, maybe use a screwdriver after scoring the cut. You then have the rock the foot is attached to and no foot trauma for sure!
