RBTA on Parade!

[ckripp]

This is my first post - love the forum!
I’ve been at this for about a year and half (with professional help).

I started with one RBTA and it’s been very prolific, splitting over and over again. After giving away several, I was back up to seven - which were nicely attached on a single rock.

Overnight, four of them went on a parade! I found one on the opposite end of the tank - it must have floated free.

Why would so many move at once?! Nothing changed in terms of flow, or anything else that I know of.

 

[ichthyogeek]

Sometimes anemones are just finicky like that. Think of them as cats. They're content to stay where they are....as long as they feel like it.

Jokes aside, was this before or after giving away the other anemones? What methods did you use to remove the anemones from the single rock? Could it be that you disturbed them and they decided to move?

 

[ckripp]

The ones we previously removed had wandered into a smooth surface such as the overflow column or they were already on the move and stinging neighboring coral. They were removed by hand gently and none were harmed.
Most recently, within a few days of this “event”, I had one relocated because it was stinging my Palythoa Grandis. It was firmly attached, but they were able to break off a piece of the rock it was attached to and moved that. But the RBTA didn’t like the new spot and it walked again. So I was looking out for that guy expecting it to move, and seeing where it would settle. I went in to the office over the weekend to check and found that several walked all at once. It turned out to be five! I’m pretty sure the cranky one floated loose to the other end of the tank. I’ve just never had so many travel at once! It was like “let’s show her who’s in charge here”! They’ve settled down for now and I currently have five on that branching rock. The “anemone tree”.
But yeah, I agree they are kind of cat-like!

 

[Super Fly]

after splitting, anemones will walk to find new spots. For some reason they don't always stay in the original location. Don't feed them if u want to slow down their splitting, I never feed mine and they're healthy.

 

[ckripp]

after splitting, anemones will walk to find new spots. For some reason they don't always stay in the original location. Don't feed them if u want to slow down their splitting, I never feed mine and they're healthy.

I do feed them occasionally. Note taken - I know it's not really necessary.