Sucessful BTA manual split

[ajanicki10]

Before:

Immediately after:

Acclimating during healing:

One day later:

I am 4 days in and it looks like it was a successful split.

 

[OrionN]

I think you call it a sucess too early. i would not call it a sucess until you have two healed, eating anemones.

 

[stscream4187]

I think you call it a sucess too early. i would not call it a sucess until you have two healed, eating anemones.

What this guy said

 

[Shep]

Yea, it looks good so far but I would wait a month or so before calling it a sucess. Mind if I ask why you split them?

 

[ajanicki10]

My bta had eaten two chromis in a week and was getting too big. Same reason people frag coral. Can heal and regenerate as two separate living organisms.

 

[jayjigga]

My bta had eaten two chromis in a week and was getting too big. Same reason people frag coral. Can heal and regenerate as two separate living organisms.

It ate 2 perfectly healthy chromis? Apparently those chromis didn't want to be among the living...I have 2 chromis and they know to steer clear of the 9 BTA's, the haddoni, the magnifica, and the LTA.

 

[bairdimusprime]

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/anemone-clownfish-discussion/193211-2-btas.html

from this thread it would look like you just wanted a second nem.
i normally do not do this to people but this thread doesn't come off as an honest story nor does it sound like responsible reef keeping. we cannot force our nems to host clowns.

seems to me like there is a lot of stress in the environment which may be what killed the chromis.

research goes a long way good luck and try not to rush things in this hobby

 

[ajanicki10]

these were the two chromis that got eaten. I was afraid of them being bullied by three blue green chromis, but they were bigger. After a week, one disappeared with no trace and one about 4 days later. Nothing else in the tank gone.

As for your speculation, i appreciate your concern. But it is not appreciated that you would say that I forced the nem to host the clowns. I am still searching for another bta anemone because of the interest an intrigue I have in the anemone. But isnt that what speculation is, at best, an informed guess upon little facts they have.

 

[jayjigga]

these were the two chromis that got eaten. I was afraid of them being bullied by three blue green chromis, but they were bigger. After a week, one disappeared with no trace and one about 4 days later. Nothing else in the tank gone.

As for your speculation, i appreciate your concern. But it is not appreciated that you would say that I forced the nem to host the clowns. I am still searching for another bta anemone because of the interest an intrigue I have in the anemone. But isnt that what speculation is, at best, an informed guess upon little facts they have.

I'm guessing you have a CUC, so I would suspect them to have dealt with the dead body long before assuming the anemone did it.

 

[ajanicki10]

I'm guessing you have a CUC, so I would suspect them to have dealt with the dead body long before assuming the anemone did it.

I had cleanup crew eat a bangaii that passed earlier in the tank and I found a spine. I thought I would share my experience, but apparently I am not welcome.

 

[jayjigga]

I had cleanup crew eat a bangaii that passed earlier in the tank and I found a spine. I thought I would share my experience, but apparently I am not welcome.

I just know how impressionable people are when they read things on the internet and to "accuse" (I use the term lightly) a BTA of killing a healthy fish is very unlikely. I'm not saying it's impossible, I just want to make sure you and the general public understand that BTA's aren't really "fish killers" like other anemones can be.

 

[abinder]

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/anemone-clownfish-discussion/193211-2-btas.html

from this thread it would look like you just wanted a second nem.
i normally do not do this to people but this thread doesn't come off as an honest story nor does it sound like responsible reef keeping. we cannot force our nems to host clowns.

seems to me like there is a lot of stress in the environment which may be what killed the chromis.

research goes a long way good luck and try not to rush things in this hobby

Well said.


Allen

 

[abinder]

To me, it's just better to let 'nature' do it's thing. That way, it seems like you will have a much happier BTA.

Just my opinion though.


Allen

 

[Keepswiming]

i never understood why people cut nems when they split on their own...

 

[OrionN]

IME, BTA do not eat live fish. BTA do not have a strong enough sting. Newly added fish disapear does not mean BTA eat it. IMO, your BTA is very small.
One of your fish have a open wound on his abdomen, so he is far from being healhty.
You have 3 other chromis in the tank. They will surly harrashed the new additions. Size mater little to chromis and damsels.

Your cut anemone in not inflated yet and you already call it a sucess, which I think is way premature.
Please keep us update over the next several weeks
Best of luck

 

[Dmmz]

It took a year for my clown to host my anenome and a week later the anemone split is that normal or just a coincidence and splitting on its own should it be ok sorry to hijack post just had some questions

 

[philfree]

curious what happened with this....