Bubble tip anemone question

[TJ Reefer]

I have 3 currently. had 2 last night and 1 split. It has split 5 times. I think its great I bring them to Acro Gardens and trade them for frags or Merch.

 

[Chrisnnemo]

I have 3 currently. had 2 last night and 1 split. It has split 5 times. I think its great I bring them to Acro Gardens and trade them for frags or Merch.

any reason why you think yours split?

 

[TJ Reefer]

any reason why you think yours split?

they live next to my Snowflakes lair and get lots of scraps. he's a messy eater.

 

[Chrisnnemo]

they live next to my Snowflakes lair and get lots of scraps. he's a messy eater.

That's awesome, I was overfeeding me bta and he only grew lol he got huge but never split

 

[EriksminiReef]

Do what I did stays put and clowns love it

 

[danb73]

Wow, it doesn’t try moving out of the cup.

 

[Cheddah93]

Mine hasn’t moved one bit. Put him in and it’s stayed put since.

At first I was worried I was gonna regret it, but it got my clowns outta my gold torch and into the anemone.

 

[Joker]

That's awesome, I was overfeeding me bta and he only grew lol he got huge but never split

Some bta's will get huge and split rarely. I have seen a 11 inch rbta

 

[Chrisnnemo]

Some bta's will get huge and split rarely. I have seen a 11 inch rbta

yea joker mine got so big he took up a quarter of my 40gl and that's when I decided to frag him. When he was fully open he was at least 8' across

 

[danb73]

You guys are describing the exact reason I’m concerned...lol. I love the look of them and the symbiotic relationship with clownfish is one of the coolest things in the hobby but I don’t want it to take over or destroy my tank in the worst case scenarios. I guess it’s a risk that some people get away with.

 

[Chrisnnemo]

You guys are describing the exact reason I’m concerned...lol. I love the look of them and the symbiotic relationship with clownfish is one of the coolest things in the hobby but I don’t want it to take over or destroy my tank in the worst case scenarios. I guess it’s a risk that some people get away with.

If researched well and care taken the risk is very low and odds of it destroying anything are very minimal. For me it was a great learning experience that I could share with my son which far outweighs the risk at this time with what is now known within the hobby. What we took from it was, as what our tank is, a beautiful learning experience of what goes on in nature. It is something me and my son were able to and still witness, and learn from. Out of researching it together we learned that its estimated that with each successful fragging of a bta in "captivity" 10 are saved from being taken out of the wild, as one article suggested only 1 out of every 10 btas taken from the ocean make it to the home aquarium. Whether that's true or not idk but its food for thought. On top of that we learned something that seems so fragile and at times is can be extremely resilient.

 

[Joker]

If you dont take risks in life then you won't get to experience life itself. Dont be afraid to try something and learn and have the experience.

 

[EriksminiReef]

Nope doesn’t leave the cup at all and he’s about 6-7. Inches when fully extended. Wish it would split already looking for a green one to put on the other side of the tank

 

[Joker]

Good news all i found my bta lmao. It was in my overflow box. Took it out and it's kinda bleached but I put it on a rock that it cant reach the overflow.

 

[danb73]

Nice, good to hear....hope he makes it.

 

[Joker]

Nice, good to hear....hope he makes it.

It opened right up and is happy as can be lol

 

[danb73]

Good to know they’re resilient

 

[Joker]

Good to know they’re resilient

As long as their foot is healthy they can be almost bullet proof. But once the foot is cut or they have their mouths wide open that's when you need to worry