green carpet had a baby

[nikon187]

havn't seen them split before, thought I would share.

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/nikon1879/P4170563.jpg


http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/nikon1879/P4170565.jpg


http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/nikon1879/P4170566.jpg


As he sits now ( baby still attached tucked underneath.

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/nikon1879/P4180573.jpg



http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/nikon1879/P4180572.jpg

[BLKTANG]

coolness.

[Aquarist007]

very nice shots

[Toddrtrex]

Very cool. I have had Haddonis for 9+ years now and none of mine (( currently have 4 )) have never done that.

From my understanding it could take some time for it to finally fall off.

Congrats.

[jade2122]

that is amazing, congrats on that success. I have a green carpet as well and can only hope that one day it will split. has anyone else ever had that happen?

[jade2122]

also, how long have you had it? any signs that it was going to split? etc.. all info would be greatly appreciated.

[Toddrtrex]

I have never read anything about Haddonis actually splitting, what they do (( like above )) is budding.

[rkelman]

That is very cool. Thanks for sharing.

[Gary Majchrzak]

I had a Haddon's bud off a baby like that. I lost the baby when I tried to seperate it from the mother animal. I would suggest letting nature take it's course here... regardless of how long it might take to drop off on it's own.

[elegance coral]

I don't think this is a form of reproduction. I believe it is the result of an injury. In over 20 years I've never seen evidence of a bud like this producing a separate anemone. At least not with haddoni. I've heard several stories like Gary's above, though. I don't believe this bud will ever form a pedal disk and be able to survive on its own.

Elegance corals do something similar. If the oral disk is punctured, when it heals, it often forms a ring of tentacles around the wound. This looks like a "bud" or small elegance growing off of the coral.

[Gary Majchrzak]

nikon187 you need to keep us informed on the outcome of this no matter how long it might take.

[colorfan45]

I have a red carpet that has been budding for the last 5-6 months. I can slowly see it dividing as the weeks pass.http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/monkeyone_2006/IMG_0796.jpg

[crvz]

well good luck in any case, here's hoping it survives for you.

[rkelman]

Nice carpet Colorfan45. Definitely keep us updated.

[colorfan45]

I am actively feeding both and hope for a full split,,,,eventually

[r-balljunkie]

Wow, thats a first....for me at least. thanks for sharing.
i had a green carpet anemone. mean green fish eating machine. had to cut it loose, around the 100 bucks mark.

GL
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[JAG107]

Beautiful carpets, guys. Thanks for sharing the news and pics.

[Jeff]

Very very cool. It is very rare that this happens.

[nikon187]

thanks for all the kind comments. Don't worry i will be letting nature sort itself out here. I have mine in his own holding tank and it looks like he will be staying there awhile. ( the only other thing with him is his porcelin crab) I will grab some more pics later on tonight.

[Fish4Me2]

Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing - I didn't know that was possible. I'll be looking for updates as well.

[nikon187]

A couple more random shots

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/nikon1879/P4190588-1.jpg


http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/nikon1879/P4180579.jpg


http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/nikon1879/P4180581.jpg

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/nikon1879/P4180582.jpg


http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/nikon1879/P4190585.jpg

[Creade]

These are great pics!

[the droob]

Hey great pics,can you tell me what type of crab thats in the pics ?

[Creade]

Looks likely to be Neopetrolisthes maculosus (Porcelain Anemone Crab)

[Nanz]

Awesome pictures.. Congrats on the split and I love that crab :)

[Anemonebuff]

Congrats. This shows how far we have come. A few years back this was unheard of.

[BeginnerReefer]

Wow, awesome....

Subscribing to thread...

[nikon187]

Thanks. All shots taken with an olympus stylus 850 SW in super macro ( some underwater and some through the glass)