The Anemone Thread/Anemone 101

[Cazreef]

Hi there.
I now have 4 BTA's in the tank. The oldest is about 4 years old. She seems to split every year. The Percs love it but the tank is getting a bit crowded.

They always seem to anchor where I can't get to them to remove them.

Oh, lighting is 4 x 96 PC and no skimmer is used. I do agree with the previous posts that a few months is not considered success. It is a good start though :wink:

Caz

PS When is Spring going to get here!

 

[JD'sReef]

Two questions for you all;
First, how do you remove one BTA when it splits? Mine is in the process of splitting and I would like to place one in a smaller tank.
Second, where can I get a pair of black percs (pref wild). I thought they were only captive raised and I would really be intrested in a pair.

 

[ferd]

JD, the way I move mine is to surround the one you want to move with small rocks. I just basically make a wall around the anemone, with a hole in the top. The anemone will crawl onto the smaller rocks to get out, then you just move the rock where you want it. I keep a few small pieces of rock in my sump just for this purpose.