Anemone stuck

My bubbletip anemone got stuck in my 29 gal biocube filter slits a week or so ago... and he slowly started deteriorating quickly then eventually died anyway, i got rid of it by pulling it out and i guess a piece ripped off and stayed in the bottom part of the first chamber and i just noticed it in there and it looks alive! His foot is attached and hes pretty big.. My question is.. how do i get him back into the tank? i dont think he can get back in with the filter running and i cant just keep the filter off till he decides to come out. Any help is very appreciated ;]

 

Hes a survivor! not sure how to get him back into the tank though... Someone else should chime in with a way better answer lol

 

When this happend to My buddy put a piece of silverside up close to the overflow slots, and the anem eventually made his way back up and from there he grabbed him and put him in the DT.

 

Cool, thanks for the reply. Now what do you mean by the overflow slots? cuz its in the bottom part of the first chamber.. so did you stick the silverside in the top part of the chamber? And would krill work? cuz i dont have any silversides but ill get some if i need to lol

 

Krill will work, and yea the top of the chamber and he will move up there cause he smells the food, and he's not getting nutrients from any light back there.

 

I am thinking that once it heals up, cause it most likely split (the dead part didn't make it but that guy did... He will make his way back up to the light. I know they like to hide after they split. Temping with food sounds like a good idea too. I know ice cubes will make them detach their foot, and you can wedge a credit card under it very gently it get him up stuck. I am thinking you can't get your hand down in there from the sound of the set up... could be wrong Good Luck!

Heidi

 

I've seen BTAs 'tickled' into letting go by waving a hand briskly in front of them. If you can't reach it with your hand, you might try with something else. Just be careful not to injure it.

 

thanks guys, good news i came home from work today and he was back up in the top chamber and i tickled him and got him back in the tank. I cant believe how big and healthy he looks im so happy! though he does look a little deformed but im glad its back lol

 

Did you do what I said? By the way congrats

 

No i didnt get a chance to, been really busy lately.. He came up on his own, i came home on break and noticed he was almost all the way up in the top part then when i came home he was all the way up, no food lol