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Kynneke 
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Posted: October 06 2008 at 2:53pm |
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My RBTA has decided to take up residence directly behind my frogspawn, which happens to be epoxy'd to a rock. They aren't bugging each other but I can't see the RBTA so I want to move the frogspawn. If I try to pry this frogspawn off of the rock and accidentally break it's hard trunk or whatever it's called.. will it seriously damage the animal?
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Posted: October 06 2008 at 3:19pm |
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no it will be fine, you could also cut the truck off with pair of pruning shears.
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Posted: October 06 2008 at 3:20pm |
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I am no pro, but I think you would be fine as long as you don't break it where it is fleshy. I have fragged mine a couple of times and broke the hard part where if forked and it didn't make any difference. It was open and happy a few minutes latter.
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Mark Peterson
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Posted: October 06 2008 at 4:11pm |
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Don't move the frogspawn, because soon the RBTA will probably move on.
You can end up spending all your time moving other coral away from the moving anemone.
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Posted: October 06 2008 at 5:38pm |
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It's been in the same spot for 2 weeks, will it ever stop moving? I thought after not moving for 2 weeks he must be set.
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Posted: October 07 2008 at 11:16am |
We have a fluorescent green BTA that had been in the same spot on the back of a rock for 2 months that just moved over to a new spot. As long as it isn't stinging anything too badly, I would leave it. If you reposition the rock, turning it around to face front, that will cause it to move again for sure. Anemones are cool but can drive us crazy!
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