Why do my bubble tip anemone split?

[32biocube]

Why do my bubble tip anemone split?

 

[Idoc]

That's how they propagate.

 

[ZipAdeeZoa]

typically because they are happy

 

[Leah Ryan]

Why do my bubble tip anemone split?

It's not a bad thing.

 

[Phil D.]

2 years ago i bought one California Rainbow, and since then I have sold 5 and currently have 7 between 2 tanks! All of them are just as beautiful as the parent.

 

[Leah Ryan]

Every time one of mine splits I take it to my LFS. I have accumulated quite a bit of store credit with them.

 

[32biocube]

That's how they propagate.

Thanks, feel better now, i read that they split beacuse they feel not safe

 

[Leah Ryan]

Thanks, feel better now, i read that they split beacuse they feel not safe

hahahaha...
You scared it so bad it ripped itself in half!
Just kidding... It's fine! Nems split! Now you've got more than one.
No worries!

 

[32biocube]

hahahaha...
You scared it so bad it ripped itself in half!
Just kidding... It's fine! Nems split! Now you've got more than one.
No worries!

I thought so to, but lol

 

[Leah Ryan]

I thought so to, but lol

Ha.. No, that's just what they do. Nothing to worry about.

 

[Idoc]

Thanks, feel better now, i read that they split beacuse they feel not safe

Now you can sell one and get some of the money back from buying the first one!

 

[32biocube]

Now you can sell one and get some of the money back from buying the first one!

Good idea! I also need to sell my Aiptasia anemones
ive seen few in my tank, i hope they are not harmful for my bubble tip anemones and corals,

 

[32biocube]

It's not a bad thing.

I hope so, ive read in some forums that they split because they feel in danger

 

[Idoc]

Good idea! I also need to sell my Aiptasia anemones
ive seen few in my tank, i hope they are not harmful for my bubble tip anemones and corals,

It's too bad aptasia are so invasive... they are actually pretty to see in large quantities. I don't think they will be a problem with your bta, but if they over run it, they may be.

 

[32biocube]

It's too bad aptasia are so invasive... they are actually pretty to see in large quantities. I don't think they will be a problem with your bta, but if they over run it, they may be.

Should i get rid of them?
I I've notice new little ones on some of my live rocks i looked it up to see if its ok to have them in my tank but some say i should get rid of them since their sting its very powerful and it could be harmful for my bta and corals i have! Any suggestions!?

 

[Idoc]

Should i get rid of them?
I I've notice new little ones on some of my live rocks i looked it up to see if its ok to have them in my tank but some say i should get rid of them since their sting its very powerful and it could be harmful for my bta and corals i have! Any suggestions!?

Yes, best to remove them. If you can remove the rocks they are on, you can superglue over them. File fish will eat them and some peppermint shrimp like them.

 

[KWT]

I have 3 nems now waiting for them to split, LFS I got them from told me if they split I can bring back what I don’t want and get store credit. Not sure when they might split but 2 of them are pretty big .

 

[Lollipop]

Mine never split! Only time of splitting was when I moved it to a new tank- they do NOT split if they feel safe and not threatened. My CSB is 8” wide, no signs of splitting...

 

[ThePhoReefer]

Have you try feeding then big water change, that seems to do it for me

 

[Jon Fishman]

I have 3 nems now waiting for them to split, LFS I got them from told me if they split I can bring back what I don’t want and get store credit. Not sure when they might split but 2 of them are pretty big .

What is “pretty big”?

I see these fancy ones all the time, that are all the size of a softball maybe. Mine is a normal rose, and I am up to 3 or 4, but they never split when they are small.