My RBTA split

[ken6217]

My RBTA split. I'm a proud poppa. It was easily the size of a catchers's mitt. Are there reasons why they split? Does anyone want the baby? If so it is free as long as you get it out. If you can get the maroon clown out too, she's yours as well.
Ken

 

[cmsurfr22]

where are you located i'll take it. i can pick it up thursday

 

[ken6217]

I am in Manalapan- 07726.

 

[kathainbowen]

Are there reasons why they split?

Depends on different things, but bubble tips usually seem to split when they're getting really well fed for a while.

 

[mladencovic]

Here is an interesting article from a guy who was actually experimenting what triggers anemone splitting, and seem to have hit on somehing:

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/bubbletipanemones.htm

Of course what worked for him might not neccessarily work for rest of us, but the article is still very interesting.

 

[cmsurfr22]

Is it attached to a rock? if so does anyone have a trick to getting anenomes off of a rock without injuring it?

 

[Phyl]

Ice helps to remove an anemone from a rock. So does a good powerhead blowing at the foot. From there, gently tickle the foot until you "peel" it up from the rock. But just tickling it (don't pull on it).

 

[ken6217]

Right now one of them is under the rocks. I think we have to wait until they are both out.

In doing some reading, I saw that sometimes nems split due to stress or poor water conditions. They split to increase their odds of survival. I checked my water and nothing has changes. Nitrates and phospate are unmeasureable using Salifert, Alk is 10 dkh and Ca is 415 ppm, and Ph is averaging 8.2 as usual. Maybe it split due to the size?
Ken

 

[malulu]

my split two times so far... about 8 months ago - to TWO, and 2 weeks ago to THREE!

the last time it split, i did have a big water changed the day before... am not saying it is the only factor, cause i did many simular big water change (20%) before, but it did not split (it was huge, about 14x12).

it could be like the article said, feed it well for few days, then do a big water change then see what happened...

regarding to the removal, i normally use turkey blaster to keep blowing at the foot, and it will get loose a little bit at a time, and eventually get it off the rock (sometime it take aboou 30 mins to do so). if you have powerhead blow at it foot like Phyl said, it probably will did it faster...

 

[mladencovic]

Right now one of them is under the rocks. I think we have to wait until they are both out.

In doing some reading, I saw that sometimes nems split due to stress or poor water conditions. They split to increase their odds of survival. I checked my water and nothing has changes. Nitrates and phospate are unmeasureable using Salifert, Alk is 10 dkh and Ca is 415 ppm, and Ph is averaging 8.2 as usual. Maybe it split due to the size?
Ken

I have heard about that too, but I have to seriously question that logic. Splitting decreases odss of survival because a) the energy is used (wasted) on splitting b) you now have two organisms to compete for exactly the same resources that were not sufficient for one.