BTA Question

dous · #1 07/12/2006, 10:26 PM

What's the safest way to detach a BTA from a rock?

Nikon_Guy · #2 07/12/2006, 10:28 PM

move the rock to a place it doesn't like and it will detach itself.

N_Sarno · #3 07/12/2006, 10:38 PM

I second that.. Some say pointing a powerhead right at the foot of the anemone he will not like it and detach.. Thats the best way to go about doing it..

LivinThaLyfe33 · #4 07/12/2006, 10:41 PM

and that is the way ive done it...let the powerhead point right in the middle and then the foot and he will detatch himself

masterqaz · #5 07/12/2006, 10:53 PM

you can use that same method for pesky mushrooms.

auckreef · #6 07/12/2006, 11:08 PM

Well I must be a cowboy, I just get in with my fingernail and peel a little bit of foot back, once there is enough to get my finger in underneath, the rest can be gently worked off, main thing is don't rush take it easy.

LivinThaLyfe33 · #7 07/12/2006, 11:11 PM

i dont like touching them

...bein stung too many times haha so i take it safe...plus that may hurt em too

dous · #8 07/13/2006, 11:04 AM

someone on another forum also said covering them up (devoid of light) will get them to detach.. Has anyone used this method?

kau_cinta_ku · #9 07/13/2006, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by auckreef
Well I must be a cowboy, I just get in with my fingernail and peel a little bit of foot back, once there is enough to get my finger in underneath, the rest can be gently worked off, main thing is don't rush take it easy.

i am not saying you can't do it this way but it is also the easiest way to damage the foot wich will basicly kill the anemone. stick with the powerhead method.

jerehmy · #10 07/13/2006, 11:58 AM

why do you want your BTA to "detach"?

dous · #11 07/13/2006, 02:10 PM

i just want to put him somewhere else

jerehmy · #12 07/13/2006, 02:55 PM

can you move the rock hes on? Even if you need to do a little rearranging that would be the best bet IMO

Use caution! He may not like where you put him and move somewhere else

wilsonh · #13 07/13/2006, 04:49 PM

Yes, if you detach it & move it somewhere else, it is almost guaranteed to go walkabout. Chances are much better it will stay put if you can move the whole rock.

jerehmy · #14 07/13/2006, 05:47 PM

long lived the BTA

dous · #15 07/13/2006, 08:00 PM

by the way, is there a trick to getting my O. clowns to host with it? Or is it just a waiting game?

jerehmy · #16 07/13/2006, 08:02 PM

take a nurmber---

I have been waiting for 3mo and my clown still keep away from my RBTA what a joke!

wilsonh · #17 07/13/2006, 08:18 PM

Ocelaris clowns do not naturally host in BTA's, they may need some encouragement, specially if they are tank raised and have never even seen an anemone.
What I did, the clowns had a little corner which was their "turf". I moved the anemone right by it, so they brushed against it naturally and after a week or so they figured it out.
To move the anemone, I moved the whole rock, and positioned him so the current & light was exactly the same as where it came from, probably didn't even know he'd been moved, so no issues with him wandering off.

willey25 · #18 07/13/2006, 08:27 PM

If you did really want to move the anemone you could always try taking a piece of frozen food and gently rub the foot of the anemone. The cold from the food will cause the foot to contract.
I've done this dozens of times and have never damaged an anemone, however, the easiest way is to just move the rock

jerehmy · #19 07/13/2006, 08:35 PM

My clowns hang out right next to the RBTA and come soooo close but never come in. How can I get them to g in the RBTA?

wilsonh · #20 07/13/2006, 08:51 PM

It will probably happen eventually anyway. But perhaps you could place a rock or two so they are crowded a little closer to the anemone. Just don't overdo it and make them move somewhere else.

Here is a pic of my two in their BTA, it did take them six months before they moved in, and even then I doubt it would have happened if I did not move the anemone. They have now been in it around five years.

jerehmy · #21 07/13/2006, 10:09 PM

good to know, mine have only been there for 2mo so there still a little hope left after all

LivinThaLyfe33 · #22 07/13/2006, 10:13 PM

HEH...i got it easy mine went in the first night within 8 hours

jerehmy · #23 07/13/2006, 11:32 PM

Your Luck =

ZoeReef · #24 07/13/2006, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by N_Sarno
I second that.. Some say pointing a powerhead right at the foot of the anemone he will not like it and detach.. Thats the best way to go about doing it..

Wow..learned a great tip here tonight. Thanks

coker98 · #25 07/14/2006, 12:36 AM

i heard that putting a picture of clowns hosting in an anemone so the clowns will see encourages then to host an anemone faster.