How to Remove BTA

[LoudProudNPunk]

How can i get this nem out of the tank without ripping its foot? Its arched deep into the liverock....for protection. But as you can see i want to get rid of it because it is stinging zoas.<a href="http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n27/skullstompthrash/?action=view&current=P1010082.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n27/skullstompthrash/P1010082.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

 

[Kengaroo131]

feed it and get it closed up once thats accomplished you will have more room to work. take that rock out of the tank and using bones cutters and a chisle or whatever you have to use to break the rock appart. i would recomend tring to keep a small piece of rock on the foot. then move it to where ever you need.

 

[RiverOtter]

It may be easyer on you and it to move the zaos.

 

[LoudProudNPunk]

the rock is a base part of my reef so i cannot take it out of tank. I may just move zoas if no one has a way to get it out.

 

[robsk]

I have heard of ice cubes being used before. Haven't tried it personally. Put the ice as close to the foot as possible if not directly on the foot.

 

[dalston]

Aim a power head directly at it, snatch it when it starts to move

 

[LoudProudNPunk]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14313592#post14313592 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dalston
Aim a power head directly at it, snatch it when it starts to move

how long do i have to do this before i should see results of it moving?

 

[dalston]

Shouldn't be too long, as soon as they start to feel uncomfortable it should start to seek somewhere better...mina always moved when the lights go out

 

[joncowden]

+1 powerhead...thats how I move mine from hiding

 

[Henryreef]

This may be hard for this application, but sliding a credit card under the foot works well and does not harm the BTA. If this doesn't work, I have heard many success stories with using ice.

 

[Otto2]

I tried an airstone on the foot for two days and it didnt move, stuck a powerhead 1" away on it for a few hours and it didnt move either. I had to take out the rock and pry at the foot with a toothpick. I still couldnt get it off completely and ended up ripping the foot. Not sure if it lived through it since I did this last night.

 

[LoudProudNPunk]

tried ice, power head, and i cant reach the foot for a credit card. When i tried power head he just moved deeper into Lr and was even harder to get to.


what if i starve him?

 

[Otto2]

Dont think starving will work. I probably only fed mine a small chunk of silverside every other month and it never moved.
I was worried about the foot on mine after I ripped it pretty good but it seems like it healed up pretty quick.

Here is a pic on the night I ripped the foot and got it out of the rock,2-4

And here is how it is looking today, 2-6