FS Rainbow BTAs only $30 or 2 for $50
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Lots of practice! After removing hundreds of them I have learned that none of the methods most often suggested work! I use three - four methodsn or combinations, depending on where the foot of the anemone is attached. Many of mine are attached to rocks I can not get out easily. Especially my older 14" ones. Even if I can there foot is often attached deep in a hole in the rock. Occasionally I will sell it with the rock. Most of the time I will fine an easier one to get out. Sometimes I will cut the rock into smaller pieces if I can with out worrying about damaging the foot. Then I sell with a smaller rock or I can then more easily remove it.
I have made several tools for removing them from small flat plastic spoons to flat wood spoons often used for samples at ice cream stores. I sand both to a rounded knife edge. Also popsicle sticks. The wooden spoons are me favorite. The wood just works better to peel back an edge of a BTAs foot. Once you get a little pealed back work your way around both directions slowly. Sometimes part of the foot is just not accesable. So try another one. I have also use larger plastic scrapers with a shap edge on them to remove anemones that are on the glass.
The easiest ones to remove are typicly ones that are moving. Some times you can just use your fingers to gently lift them off. The same works I found just yesterday to remove some that made their way to my filter socks.
The last way is to put something on top of them, hoping they will move to it. An old clam shell has worked well for this as they then are easy to remove with my wood spoon.
Good luck
Lots of practice! After removing hundreds of them I have learned that none of the methods most often suggested work! I use three - four methodsn or combinations, depending on where the foot of the anemone is attached. Many of mine are attached to rocks I can not get out easily. Especially my older 14" ones. Even if I can there foot is often attached deep in a hole in the rock. Occasionally I will sell it with the rock. Most of the time I will fine an easier one to get out. Sometimes I will cut the rock into smaller pieces if I can with out worrying about damaging the foot. Then I sell with a smaller rock or I can then more easily remove it.
I have made several tools for removing them from small flat plastic spoons to flat wood spoons often used for samples at ice cream stores. I sand both to a rounded knife edge. Also popsicle sticks. The wooden spoons are me favorite. The wood just works better to peel back an edge of a BTAs foot. Once you get a little pealed back work your way around both directions slowly. Sometimes part of the foot is just not accesable. So try another one. I have also use larger plastic scrapers with a shap edge on them to remove anemones that are on the glass.
The easiest ones to remove are typicly ones that are moving. Some times you can just use your fingers to gently lift them off. The same works I found just yesterday to remove some that made their way to my filter socks.
The last way is to put something on top of them, hoping they will move to it. An old clam shell has worked well for this as they then are easy to remove with my wood spoon.
Good luck
