How do you get anemones off rocks?

i heard you can put a power head on them and they will let go but not 100% on that

 

Did u try the ice way? Other then that, destroy the rock.

 

I have the best luck prying their feet up with a knife and then pull their feet away from the rock using tweezers.

 

I had luck pointing a powerhead at them and taking a turkey baster and keep blasting it's foot when it was loose. Take one of your MP40s off the back and put it right on the side and blast it!

 

I did not try the ice method as I heard that it could cause permanent damage...but if Craig says it's OK, I'm sure he's right. He's certainly dealt with more RBTAs than anyone else I know of.

I got two off of rocks by *very slowly* peeling them off. I started by getting a fingernail under the edge, then very carefully applied pressure to pull them off. This literally took 30 minutes per anemone (I had to remove 2). Your arms will get tired and you'll have to switch arms very quickly because they will re-attach the part of the foot that you've detached very quickly. It's a painful process.

Good luck.

--AJ

 

if you rub its base close to the foot , it will eventually let go and start to walk and then you gently pry his foot up  , but this can be time consuming !!
good luck !!

 

I cut away a little of the rock below the foot of the nem with bone cutters. That way I can get my finger under the nem. Then I slowly work it loose.

 

U wanna sell it when u get it off the rock?

 

U wanna sell it when u get it off the rock?

 

use a m80 to get it off works well lolj/k

 

If you can get to the foot just use your fingers. Take your time you can usually get the to release by just the use of your fingers has worked well for me in the past

 

did you get it loose? you could try to completely shade it from light and see if it will move on its own.