H. malu surgery and next target.

Corpus Callosum · 03/18/2006, 10:58 AM

continuation of my previous thread.. both halfs of the sun anemone / carnation anemone / H. malu .. recovering you can see the mouths closing in to form a circle again.. the bigger piece has formed 3 new mouths already so it may split once recovered..

and the next target.. 8" and the new home of the saddlebacks while their favorite heals

this thread is dedicate to an astronaut known as chris and a madman named calfo..

cb747 · 03/18/2006, 11:53 AM

LOL Love the sig line! That carpet is alot prettier than the ugly pale green one i got but for experimentation purposes its just fine

Corpus Callosum · 03/18/2006, 11:54 AM

mine is actually an electric green it was a huge 8", healthy as crap and eating, only 50 bucks. picture doesnt do it justice.. but the shop had some cheap 20 buck carpets for experimentatoin hmm...

cb747 · 03/18/2006, 12:02 PM

Heres mine healing nicely. Mouths are almost formed again si id say another week and these should be all set and eating again.

cb747 · 03/18/2006, 12:03 PM

Mie was so misreable in the store under regular flourescent lighting that it was smaller than either half is now. Where did you get yours? Fishtown?

billsreef · 03/18/2006, 12:26 PM

Chris,

How long ago did you cut that carpet?

cb747 · 03/18/2006, 12:40 PM

Bill i did it on Monday or Tuesday.

billsreef · 03/18/2006, 12:43 PM

That's healing up fast

cb747 · 03/18/2006, 12:45 PM

Alot faster than i thought it would. Im pretty psyched. When the mouth reforms and i see it eat ill know sucess has been had

Corpus Callosum · 03/18/2006, 01:22 PM

I got mine from fishtown and from the looks of yours they may have come from the same tank.

Long Island Andy · 03/18/2006, 04:08 PM

Hi Guys

I missed Anthony's lecture. Are you just cutting right through the month, and how many cuts could you make.

thanks
Andy

cb747 · 03/18/2006, 04:21 PM

Just cut it in half. I do mine right in the center of the mouth outwards and then go back to where i started my cut in the mouth and go the other direction.

Zoa · 03/18/2006, 06:26 PM

If Fishtown in NYC?

kevin21 · 03/18/2006, 07:06 PM

very nice!

if your ever seeling some halfs let me know.

thanks

cb747 · 03/18/2006, 07:22 PM

Kevin if this heals fast enough both halves will be for sale at the next meeting. Ill let you know.

kevin21 · 03/18/2006, 07:46 PM

chris are you talking the green carpets or the sun...actually it doesnt matter....depending on $$ im interested in both!

Corpus Callosum · 03/18/2006, 08:04 PM

im doing the sun and ill have something available through mike / findamentals.com ask him as he is the lira sponsor.

jnfallon · 03/18/2006, 08:12 PM

Me Likey.

cb747 · 03/18/2006, 08:23 PM

Im speaking for my green carpets. What Mike does with his is his choice

Actually i think i sorta hijacked his thread a little but its all related, the propogation of anemones.

Corpus Callosum · 03/18/2006, 08:32 PM

I just split a more drab colored anemone in 4 pieces for a test

Evergreen · 03/19/2006, 01:55 PM

This is a really exciting thread you guys!
Do you have to change the lighting on the cut anemones so they will get over the shock of being cut, or would it be better to have all their conditions exactly the same (ie lighting), so they don't have to "adjust" to anything new after the cut?
Also, what are you keeping them on to prevent foot tearing etc (Anthony was saying he had sucess with astro-turf, easy to lift them off, etc.)
When will they start to eat again after being cut? Will their host still host them and does this affect healing? Mike, the multiple radial cuts sounds like a cool project.

Corpus Callosum · 03/19/2006, 01:57 PM

lady, i just use a blade, whats all this talk about shock and lighting!!!

cb747 · 03/19/2006, 02:07 PM

What kind of anemone are you trying out now Mike?
Kim ive done mine under the worst conditions. Straight out of my reef sliced in half and tossed into a 10 gallon that im sure had less than great water quality. Just today i set up something in my 30 cube to house a few of them to see if it makes a difference. Im speaking of my RBTAs. Got em up nice and close to the light and yet contained. I dont want them roaming the tank with the carpet anemones.

Corpus Callosum · 03/19/2006, 04:06 PM

this is just a bad colored malu that I've split in 4 and is recovering just fine.

i did not even clean my blade properly either this time.

Evergreen · 03/19/2006, 08:39 PM

I'm talking about how you treat them after the cut! (Not for the probably 20 minutes you take to cut them :P )

03/18/2006, 10:58 AM	#1
Corpus Callosum Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 1,799	H. malu surgery and next target. continuation of my previous thread.. both halfs of the sun anemone / carnation anemone / H. malu .. recovering you can see the mouths closing in to form a circle again.. the bigger piece has formed 3 new mouths already so it may split once recovered.. and the next target.. 8" and the new home of the saddlebacks while their favorite heals this thread is dedicate to an astronaut known as chris and a madman named calfo.. __________________ Mike

03/18/2006, 11:54 AM	#3
Corpus Callosum Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 1,799	mine is actually an electric green it was a huge 8", healthy as crap and eating, only 50 bucks. picture doesnt do it justice.. but the shop had some cheap 20 buck carpets for experimentatoin hmm... __________________ Mike

03/18/2006, 12:26 PM	#6
billsreef Moderator 10 & Over Club Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 27,360	Chris, How long ago did you cut that carpet? __________________ Bill "LOL, well I have no brain apparently. " - dc (Debi) Current Tank Info: Far too many tanks according to my wife, LOL.

03/18/2006, 12:43 PM	#8
billsreef Moderator 10 & Over Club Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 27,360	That's healing up fast __________________ Bill "LOL, well I have no brain apparently. " - dc (Debi) Current Tank Info: Far too many tanks according to my wife, LOL.

03/18/2006, 01:22 PM	#10
Corpus Callosum Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 1,799	I got mine from fishtown and from the looks of yours they may have come from the same tank. __________________ Mike

03/18/2006, 11:53 AM	#2
cb747 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williston Park, NY Posts: 5,385	LOL Love the sig line! That carpet is alot prettier than the ugly pale green one i got but for experimentation purposes its just fine

03/18/2006, 12:02 PM	#4
cb747 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williston Park, NY Posts: 5,385	Heres mine healing nicely. Mouths are almost formed again si id say another week and these should be all set and eating again.

03/18/2006, 12:03 PM	#5
cb747 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williston Park, NY Posts: 5,385	Mie was so misreable in the store under regular flourescent lighting that it was smaller than either half is now. Where did you get yours? Fishtown?

03/18/2006, 12:40 PM	#7
cb747 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williston Park, NY Posts: 5,385	Bill i did it on Monday or Tuesday.

03/18/2006, 12:45 PM	#9
cb747 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williston Park, NY Posts: 5,385	Alot faster than i thought it would. Im pretty psyched. When the mouth reforms and i see it eat ill know sucess has been had

03/18/2006, 04:08 PM	#11
Long Island Andy Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Ronkonkoma Long Island Posts: 672	Hi Guys I missed Anthony's lecture. Are you just cutting right through the month, and how many cuts could you make. thanks Andy __________________ Andy Current Tank Info: 120g FOWLR, 40g frag tank, 15g Green Carpet anemone tank

03/18/2006, 04:21 PM	#12
cb747 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williston Park, NY Posts: 5,385	Just cut it in half. I do mine right in the center of the mouth outwards and then go back to where i started my cut in the mouth and go the other direction.

03/18/2006, 06:26 PM	#13
Zoa Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 405	If Fishtown in NYC? __________________ Why am I decorating my tank instead of my house? Can I get a home equity loan for this? Current Tank Info: 125 Reef, 30 Gal Anemone

03/18/2006, 07:06 PM	#14
kevin21 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: mastic, new york Posts: 1,212	very nice! if your ever seeling some halfs let me know. thanks __________________ kevin Current Tank Info: 55g mixed reef....

03/18/2006, 07:22 PM	#15
cb747 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williston Park, NY Posts: 5,385	Kevin if this heals fast enough both halves will be for sale at the next meeting. Ill let you know.

03/18/2006, 07:46 PM	#16
kevin21 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: mastic, new york Posts: 1,212	chris are you talking the green carpets or the sun...actually it doesnt matter....depending on $$ im interested in both! __________________ kevin Current Tank Info: 55g mixed reef....

03/18/2006, 08:04 PM	#17
Corpus Callosum Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 1,799	im doing the sun and ill have something available through mike / findamentals.com ask him as he is the lira sponsor. __________________ Mike

03/18/2006, 08:12 PM	#18
jnfallon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Montauk, NY Posts: 1,574	Me Likey.

03/18/2006, 08:23 PM	#19
cb747 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williston Park, NY Posts: 5,385	Im speaking for my green carpets. What Mike does with his is his choice Actually i think i sorta hijacked his thread a little but its all related, the propogation of anemones.

03/18/2006, 08:32 PM	#20
Corpus Callosum Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 1,799	I just split a more drab colored anemone in 4 pieces for a test __________________ Mike

03/19/2006, 01:55 PM	#21
Evergreen Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Long Island Posts: 951	This is a really exciting thread you guys! Do you have to change the lighting on the cut anemones so they will get over the shock of being cut, or would it be better to have all their conditions exactly the same (ie lighting), so they don't have to "adjust" to anything new after the cut? Also, what are you keeping them on to prevent foot tearing etc (Anthony was saying he had sucess with astro-turf, easy to lift them off, etc.) When will they start to eat again after being cut? Will their host still host them and does this affect healing? Mike, the multiple radial cuts sounds like a cool project. __________________ ----------------------------------------------- Evergreen "Good planets are hard to find" "Dolphins like to swim with tunas, the only problem is sometimes they get caught in tuna cans" Ray, 6 Current Tank Info: Linked 20g and 10g reefs, planted 75g FW w/t5's

03/19/2006, 01:57 PM	#22
Corpus Callosum Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 1,799	lady, i just use a blade, whats all this talk about shock and lighting!!! __________________ Mike

03/19/2006, 02:07 PM	#23
cb747 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williston Park, NY Posts: 5,385	What kind of anemone are you trying out now Mike? Kim ive done mine under the worst conditions. Straight out of my reef sliced in half and tossed into a 10 gallon that im sure had less than great water quality. Just today i set up something in my 30 cube to house a few of them to see if it makes a difference. Im speaking of my RBTAs. Got em up nice and close to the light and yet contained. I dont want them roaming the tank with the carpet anemones.

03/19/2006, 04:06 PM	#24
Corpus Callosum Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 1,799	this is just a bad colored malu that I've split in 4 and is recovering just fine. i did not even clean my blade properly either this time. __________________ Mike

03/19/2006, 08:39 PM	#25
Evergreen Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Long Island Posts: 951	I'm talking about how you treat them after the cut! (Not for the probably 20 minutes you take to cut them :P ) __________________ ----------------------------------------------- Evergreen "Good planets are hard to find" "Dolphins like to swim with tunas, the only problem is sometimes they get caught in tuna cans" Ray, 6 Current Tank Info: Linked 20g and 10g reefs, planted 75g FW w/t5's