RFA went into the rock work

[MadTownFess]

I got three new rock flower anemones this weekend, placed them all near each other where the rock meets the sand bed. Two of them seem to be satisfied with their home, and have not moved. The third one, after staying put for the first 10 hours, decided to crawl into a tiny hole inside of my rock work overnight. Do to another hole from the top, it is actually able to get a small amount of light in the hole. Obviously I don't want its permanent home to be inside the rock.... if I block the light from above, will it move back out? Suggestions on getting it to move?

 

[PDR]

RFA's are the only anemone I recommend moving out of the rockwork. Every single RFA I have had that wondered into the rockwork has vanished.

 

[MadTownFess]

RFA's are the only anemone I recommend moving out of the rockwork. Every single RFA I have had that wondered into the rockwork has vanished.

Any tips on getting it to let go of the rock? The hole its in is way too tiny for fingers (I actually thought it vanished when I woke up in the morning). Can I poke it with a stick or whats the best way to get it out?

 

[PDR]

They can be pretty difficult to move. If at all possible, I would move the rock it is attached to and wait for it to move.

 

[Ron Reefman]

Have you read about keeping your RFA in a pvc end cap? They can be kept in the end cap in a bowl of tank water for several days (I did two 100% water changes every day). They almost always attach to the bottom, inside the end cap. Then they can be places anywhere in the sand with the end cap pushed down in the sand so it doesn't show. I'd say it's 99.9% effective in keeping them in place. And it makes them super easy to move or remove if you are doing work with your sand or rocks. I have 10 RFA's and a mini-maxi anemone (an experiment) all in end caps. It isn't hard on them as my RFA's have propagated 3 times in the last 2 years and I have about 25 babies currently!