How do you remove carpet nems?

[PayasoDelMar]

I have a medium sized haddoni i have to get rid of as i will be breaking the tank down soon. How could the nem be removed from the rock without hurting it (much)?

Thanks

 

[danreefs]

Icecub worked for me. Put the cub at the foot.

 

[elegance coral]

Make yourself comfortable. Then use the tip of your finger to gently, and slowly, push back a small section of the pedal disk. Once you have a small section, about the size of the tip of your finger, peeled back, SLOWLY start working your finger under the anemone. This can take a while. Just apply enough pressure to cause the anemone to let go. Don't try to rush things and start prying the anemone off.

If the anemone is stuck to both the bottom of a rock and the glass on the bottom of the tank, the only thing I have found to work, is to lift the rock slightly and place something under the rock to keep it up. Just lift the rock high enough that you feel the anemone holding it down. The next day, lift it a little more, and brace it up. Keep doing this until the anemone lets go of one or the other, or you can reach your hand under the rock and start working it loose like above. Just be very careful not to lift the rock to much at one time.

I've tried power heads and ice cubes. Neither one will work on my haddoni.

 

[Toddrtrex]

And to add, I would suggest wearing a pair of gloves. If your Haddoni is like any of mine, they will be incredibly sticky. I have lifted one of mine out of the water -- just from it sticking to my (( bare )) finger.

 

[PayasoDelMar]

ok il give it a shot then. thanks a lot!

 

[mastershake93]

also, i have done this with my bubble tip maney times, it might work. but annemames hate the feel of metal. go really slow but use a butter knife. remember to go reaaaallly slow though with it

 

[brycerb]

I would suggest a credit card over a butter knife. A finger nail is best though.