New anemone splitting?

Elle.michelle

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I had been planning on waiting a while before I got any fish or difficult coral due to my lack of experience, but my boyfriend decided to surprise me with a pair of black and white clowns as well as a large lta... I was pleased when the lta dug it's foot into the sand were I originally put it and attached onto the glass. It has remained full and bright since I got it and have target fed it twice with some shredded shrimp I got for corals at my lfs.

I have a 15 gallon cube that has been established for over a year that I moved to my apartment a month ago. I have been able to maintain my water quality and have been able to keep the corals that came with it alive and healthy. My water perams: ammonia: 0, nitrites: 0, nitrates: 15ppm, pH: 8.0, kh: 11dkh, ca: 480ppm, phosphate:0ppm, temp: 80F.

I noticed a couple days ago that it appeared to have 2 mouths. I can't tell for sure because it folded itself a little against a rock and the glass, but this is what it's doing:

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Anyone know how to tell and how long they can take if that's the case? Also any advice on the best way to take care of lta's?
 
Two mouths does not always mean that there will be a split. Some nems have two and never split. It is just a natural mutation that happens on occasion.
 
Does not look like its splitting to me but I might be wrong ...and when it really starts to split it will finish in less the a day

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Lta's should not split. The only hosting nems that split naturally are bta's and the rare ritteri.

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It doesn't look like it is going to split,like mentioned before btas and rarely a H.Mag will split.
 

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