Xenia removal tools

[ScottF]

Anyone know of a good tool for removing Xenia from rocks? The urchin in my 15gal nano likes to rip piece of Xenia off of where I was trying to keep it contained and wear it as a pulsing hat. Then leave them laying around the tank to spread onto other rocks.

It's super hard to get a grip on Xenia to pull it off of rocks. Has anyone had a luck with a tool like maybe some forceps that you can use to grab some Xenia and yank it off of the rocks.

 

[BonnieB]

Anyone know of a good tool for removing Xenia from rocks? The urchin in my 15gal nano likes to rip piece of Xenia off of where I was trying to keep it contained and wear it as a pulsing hat. Then leave them laying around the tank to spread onto other rocks.

It's super hard to get a grip on Xenia to pull it off of rocks. Has anyone had a luck with a tool like maybe some forceps that you can use to grab some Xenia and yank it off of the rocks.

When I had Xenia I just took a small razor blade, x-acto or similar hobby tool, and scraped as close to the rock where it was taking up residence. It is, of course, easier if you can take out the rock and do it that way but I had success, not overnight, with ridding the explosions.