Arrested anemone split

Angel*Fish · 02/06/2002, 09:31 AM

I bought an anemone that grew a new mouth the second day I had it - it was stretching, stretching and then it got all happy looking and "snapped back" and now just has 2 mouths

I believe that both of the mouths are fully functional

I found an old thread where you had posted on this and wondered if you have anything more to share on the subject. I am hoping that it will decide to start splitting again but assume it has definitely stopped because it is now accepting food and more than a week has passed - Would that be a safe assumption? Any comments, opinions, experience or speculation would be most appreciated.

horge · 02/07/2002, 04:18 AM

Ahh, what the heck...

I have never seen an abortive split resume.

Indeed, you can even find both anemones and corallimorpharian "shrooms" with four or more mouths, indicating separate but consecutive failures to split.

horge

Angel*Fish · 02/07/2002, 11:23 AM

Thanks for the reply

Maybe it will try again successfully later.. Hey, maybe they could "both" split at the same time -and I could look into the tank one morning to find four anemones!( I'll let you know if that happens

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02/06/2002, 09:31 AM	#1
Angel*Fish Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Houston Posts: 5,930 Blog Entries: 1	Arrested anemone split I bought an anemone that grew a new mouth the second day I had it - it was stretching, stretching and then it got all happy looking and "snapped back" and now just has 2 mouths I believe that both of the mouths are fully functional I found an old thread where you had posted on this and wondered if you have anything more to share on the subject. I am hoping that it will decide to start splitting again but assume it has definitely stopped because it is now accepting food and more than a week has passed - Would that be a safe assumption? Any comments, opinions, experience or speculation would be most appreciated. __________________ Marie So long, & thanks for all the fish! __________________________ Current Tank Info: Pairs: flame angels, cherub angels, Red Sea mimic blennies, yellow fin fairy wrasses, clowns, mandarins, blackcap basslets, shrimp gobies, damsels, dispar anthias, yellow clown gobies, threadfin cardinals --- Tanks: 100g reef, 2 x 30g refugiums

02/07/2002, 11:23 AM	#3
Angel*Fish Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Houston Posts: 5,930 Blog Entries: 1	Thanks for the reply Maybe it will try again successfully later.. Hey, maybe they could "both" split at the same time -and I could look into the tank one morning to find four anemones!( I'll let you know if that happens ) __________________ Marie So long, & thanks for all the fish! __________________________ Current Tank Info: Pairs: flame angels, cherub angels, Red Sea mimic blennies, yellow fin fairy wrasses, clowns, mandarins, blackcap basslets, shrimp gobies, damsels, dispar anthias, yellow clown gobies, threadfin cardinals --- Tanks: 100g reef, 2 x 30g refugiums

02/07/2002, 04:18 AM	#2
horge Reefer Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,876	Ahh, what the heck... I have never seen an abortive split resume. Indeed, you can even find both anemones and corallimorpharian "shrooms" with four or more mouths, indicating separate but consecutive failures to split. horge