How do you move an anemone?

[kennyeberly]

I have a 14gal bio cube with some live rock a Diamond goby and a peppermint shrimp and a small anemone and I can't get the anemone to move off the mushroom it came on how do I move it without hurting it?

[Tankster]

You could try directing a powerhead at it. I've also heard an ice cube on its foot may cause it to release.

[kennyeberly]

I've tried both of them and still won't move anything else??

[ReefTech]

Why do you need it to move? If it's bot moving then that usually means it's found a happy spot in your tank. If that's the case then it's going to be difficult to move.

[kennyeberly]

Because I don't want it on the plastic mushroom that it's on, I want it on a rock.

[Tankster]

move the mushroom somewhere else, the anemone will probably move on its own eventually.

[ReefTech]

Any idea what kind it is? Different species will usually try to attach at different areas. For me, bubble tips that I had always attached their foot to the bottom of the tank while their body stuck out between the sand and rocks while a sabae anemone I had would always attach himself in the rock work

[kennyeberly]

I have a bubble tip, and we tried to move it to a rock by placing the mushroom near it several times with no luck.

[ReefTech]

That's the thing with anemones, they're gonna do things on their terms and when they're good and ready. So again, it might be days,weeks, or months before they feel the need to move to a new location. I understand that that's not the ideal spot but if it's happy enough that it doesn't want to move at all, I'd consider that a win when it comes to anemones.

[kennyeberly]

I guess you're right as long as it is doing good I'm lucky and thanks for everyone's help I'm new to reef keeping and I see all these beautifull reefs and I want one lol....