BTA Stuck Permanently?

[swankyreef]

My smallish BTA just crawled off the top surface of the rock he was on and found himself a nice little crevice that he is hanging upside down in. He seems to be thoroughly enjoying himself, but my tomato clown can't find him, and I really miss the symbiosis. I have been blasting the nem with a powerhead from about 4 inches away for about an hour and a half now, and he just kind of scooted deeper in. He seems to kind of like it even. I tried getting my finger under his foot prior to this, but he completely deflated and his position is just impossible to work with. He is also stuck onto a very rough porous surface making it harder to get him off, especially without hurting him.

The only other thing I have heard of is patiently holding an ice cube near him or his foot. This isn't going to happen where he's at, though. I would also prefer to not move the rock. I have a metric crap load of micro-life on this and the surrounding rocks. Feather dusters, polyps, worms, brittle stars, cucumbers, etc.

Here are some pictures. Suggestions? Please..? :worried2:

 

[Dukester]

just leave it man, your clown will find it again, if you keep messing with it its going to die.

 

[ssgtgonzo]

Agreed. My BTAs love flow, you may be making that spot even more desire able for him. And if the clown really wants to be with it, it won't really matter where the nem is.

 

[swankyreef]

well...

after an hour and a half or so he did deflate and start to move so i turned off the powerhead... he moved out of the cavern a little bit, but its now way deep in there, completely inverted, and has some droopy little tentacles. Can't see the mouth in its enteirity but I think it may be gaping slightly.

sighhhhhh


I hope I didn't kill it. Lights off, flow off and praying for a recovery. Then I will leave it be for the rest of its days

 

[sqwat]

Do not move him at all he will go right back to that spot and u will stress him he is also to small for a clown they will go were they want no matter hat do

 

[swankyreef]

Update:

Good news:



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