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PJsStuff
03/15/2008, 07:09 PM
Can it be done? Also what is the best and safest way to get them off a rock?
Blown 346
03/15/2008, 07:15 PM
Very carefully, you can use your finger nail to just get under there foot, and then gently move your finger back and forth under them and they will release. Otherwise if not done right or it is in a difficult spot, you can damage it.
PJsStuff
03/15/2008, 07:27 PM
can they be fragged?
bertoni
03/15/2008, 08:18 PM
They can. If you stop feeding it, it might split on its own. Mine has. Stress can induce splitting, although some systems likely have enough fish food and other solid meals to keep an anemone going.
PJsStuff
03/15/2008, 08:51 PM
How? just cut in half like a shroom?
Dustin1300
03/15/2008, 08:54 PM
Don't think that it is as easy and as successful as some of the mushrooms!
NewFish3
03/15/2008, 09:10 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12099632#post12099632 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bertoni
They can. If you stop feeding it, it might split on its own. Mine has. Stress can induce splitting, although some systems likely have enough fish food and other solid meals to keep an anemone going.

hhhhmmm.... bertoni.........My BTA is getting way to big in my BioCube.......I had a post here about 4 weeks ago. Everyone told me to keep him fed well & he will split. You are saying to starve it???

I have to do something.......... today he asked to have his own bedroom & then wanted the car keys....LOL :beer:
drparker
03/15/2008, 10:03 PM
I don't have enough guts to do but a guy in this thread cut his in half. nem split (http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1345440)
NewFish3
03/15/2008, 11:17 PM
WOW.... I just read that thread....... Sorry I cant do that, it just seems cruel & weird.

I would rather shoot a Gangbanger in the head with my 9mm... :uzi:
Larah
03/16/2008, 12:06 AM
WOW! So starvinig them and stressing them causees them to split? I had no idea......
bertoni
03/16/2008, 01:30 AM
Anemones will spawn if they're doing well. Splitting indicates something's a bit off. That's my understanding. I kept mine well-fed for years, and it grew to 14-15" across, but didn't split once. I stopped feeding it, and now I have four.
greenbean36191
03/16/2008, 06:09 AM
Stress is one reason anemones will split, but it doesn't seem to be the only one. It's a pretty reliable way to induce a split though.

Yes, they can be cut manually, but I don't recommend it. BTAs from some parts of the world don't naturally reproduce by splitting, so they may not all be equally suited to being cut.