Removing Nem from rock

[Z06-Hec]

But dont zip tie them... just poke and peel their foot with the zip tie?
or yes
zip tie the base and then poke ?

 

[bairdimusprime]

i always point the powerhead on them and use my finder to gently rub their foot loose

 

[rosieosieee]

But dont zip tie them... just poke and peel their foot with the zip tie?
or yes
zip tie the base and then poke ?

no, do not zip tie them.

only poke their foot!

 

[geckoejon]

i have a chipping hammer. i just pull the rock, chip at the rock beside the nem being careful not to hit one. once you get a piece under the foot broke loose, the rest usually peels up nicely. i literally removed 22 bta's from pourous rock the other day with a hammer in about 20 min. one of them sustained a little foot tear and split the next day. no biggie

zip tie sounds like it might work in some cases. it would not work if the rock was pourous and the nem had it's foot deep into a hole. that's when i break out the hammer. lol

 

[VelasCorals]

i always point the powerhead on them and use my finder to gently rub their foot loose

That is a good method. You can also suspend the rock out of water so the nem has to let go to get back in the water. It sounds harsh but it works when they are really deep in the rock. However, the above method is recommended first.