How do I get this RBTA out from MP10 guard?

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So I got a RBTA last night. This morning, I found him in the MP10 guard.
How do I get him out?
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His feet seems stuck inside
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I am hoping he will let go on its own. But.. what happen if he can't/won't?

This is an earlier pic of the feet
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Just now
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So close...

What can I do?

TIA
 
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yeah when ever i get a new nem i tend to turn the flow almost all the way down or just turn the pump off for the night then back on in the morning
I should have done that.. but didn't think it was needed cause the flow at night was only 20% on lagoon mode.

Oh well.. lesson learned..
 
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Well.. unfortunately I don't think he will survive this time.

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Pulled the guard out again. Not shredded at least..
On the bright side, at least BTAs are aquacutured in abundance. It's not like it came from a wild reef and when you decide you're ready there will be plenty more to choose from. Still sucks though.
 
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I’m glad there was a happy ending however stressful the journey was.

Also, this incident will serve as a learning opportunity for those of us who don’t yet keep a RBTA.
 
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I’m glad there was a happy ending however stressful the journey was.

Also, this incident will serve as a learning opportunity for those of us who don’t yet keep a RBTA.

I was very skeptical about them. But it does seems to be ok. I didn't want to post it sooner cause the 1st week it was shrinking and when I saw the 2nd nem. It look like it was torn in 2 instead of splitting.

But its been a week or so and its recovering better than I expected
 
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