Anemone help

[kquang]

I have a bubble tipped anemone problem in my tank. They have completely taken over!! Looking for some advice of how to get them all out of my tank. I would like to go back to having some coral.

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

Pull the rocks

 

[shrimpchips]

Without taking apart the tank, you can start by pointing power heads right at a few at a time and pry them off the rock as they start to move. Although given the number you’ve got here probably easier just to break it down like Paul suggested.

 

[dilligaf29]

I’ll take one

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Well that is one heck of an anemone colony!

 

[Troselaw]

I’ll take a couple of them...

 

[cablez]

I will grab a nem brocano

 

[mvallee]

Wow I thought I had a problem with them at 17 but this is crazy. I have had the best luck with an old credit card and working off one corner of the foot until there is enough to get a finger under and work it off slowly. they are much tougher than they look. Unfortunately there will always be the bugger with it's foot embedded in a crevice and for that you gotta wait till it moves.
Have you ever lost a healthy fish to them, I was watching my fish swimming by them as they take up more and real estate and wondering if there is a point they become hazardous to the fish

 

[Slombardi]

One by one will take forever. Just slowly start pulling rocks and putting new rocks ones in.

 

[dz6t]

I think the tank looks awesome with that many anemone.

 

[Chrisnnemo]

I agree with dz6t, its an awesome tank. Lol leave it be and get another tank!

 

[rock-n-reef]

Agreed! The tank looks beautiful covered in those nems. Try switching off all the flow in the tank, including return. And leave for 5 to 10 mins. The foot will start filling with water and will be easy to remove them with a credit card. Those that have foot buried in-between crevices may still be difficult to get out.

 

[Aboogie]

Pm’d

 

[JBendel]

Add some Clowns and call it.

 

[Sea Hag]

want to sell a couple of them?

 

[Sparent25]

I have a bubble tipped anemone problem in my tank. They have completely taken over!! Looking for some advice of how to get them all out of my tank. I would like to go back to having some coral.
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I agree with Dong the tank looks awesome. What is the name of that tall purple coral?

 

[dz6t]

I agree with Dong the tank looks awesome. What is the name of that tall purple coral?

That is a photosynthesis gorgonian.

 

[Sparent25]

That is a photosynthesis gorgonian.

Thanks Dong!

 

[PamBrent71]

Maybe you could use the tank as a boot camp for wayward clowns that don't want to adopt an anemone live in. People with clowns that won't adopt a nem could pay you for a couple weeks of boot camp (their clowns live in your tank) and when the clowns pick a nem, they get to keep it and take it home for a substantial fee.

Srsly, this is gorgeous but wow ... this must have taken years to get this bad, right?

 

[Mixed Reefer]

How long ago did you get your first anemone?