Bubble Tip Anemone Split!!!

[canadawest]

Hey everyone, my Anemone split!

It was a tiny baby when I added it to the tank about two months ago, and it has been growing consistantly since. I've got two now and both seem to be doing fine. My clownfish is a little confused as to which one is her home though?

I am assuming this is a natural breeding thing, and a sign of a healthy Anemone? I fed it a large peice of my homemade frozen food about a week ago, and did a 10% water change on Tuesday evening after lights out. I discovered the new Anemone a couple inches away from the parent one yesterday.

I am wondering if it was the feeding or the water change that might have sparked the split? Anyone who sucessfully raises Anemones have any idea how often this behaviour occurs?

 

[Neal358]

i think its the feeding that really made it take of and it a really good sign that its doing well. if you get really good at you can sell the split bbt back to your lfs. their is a pesron in my are that has great luck with rose bbt and makes some really good money doing it. she turns in 4-5 each year and get good money for them

[ August 09, 2001: Message edited by: Neal358 ]

 

[davelin315]

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if you get really good at you can sell the split anthias back to your lfs

Wish I could get "anthias" to split in my tank......

[ August 09, 2001: Message edited by: davelin315 ]

 

[Neal358]

just ordered my new anthias and thats all i can think about right now sorry about that

 

[Neal358]

[ August 09, 2001: Message edited by: Neal358 ]

 

[Anonymous]

First of all,congrats!!!!

Second,you are correct that anemones are sometimes coaxed into splitting by the conditions of the surrounding water. My first split was when I went away for a week and my dripper clogged and my SG was up to 1.027 from a 1.023. The temp was a little higher also. It was normally 80,but went up to 86. I am not soo sure that the temp was the key,but I do think that raising the SG a few points over a week may help trigger a split. Some believe that the lunar phases play a large role in a spawning.

Either way,good luck,

Dan

 

[EmilyB]

Typically, there is some change that sparks the split. I did a triple water change over the course of a few days to lower nitrates, and my BTA split right after that.