Anemone cut cloning Can you cut 1 large RBTA into 4 or 6

[Sapsis]

So I have a large RBTA that i have had for years. I will be reworking my rock work soon and will be able to get to the foot to get it out of the tank for some cloning. I haven't had issues with 2 from 1.

Anyone had success turning 1 into 4 or 6? wasn't sure if it would have enough in it to to heal from such small segments of the mouth and foot with the extra cuts.

Please advise

 

[r-balljunkie]

ive done it plenty of times, but only with a single cut...with a high survival rate. im not sure if i could recommend multiple cuts, as your survival rate is going to go down. once you get the anemone out of the tank, its gonna shrink considerably. id consider doing a single cut, let it heal for a few weeks, then another cut if you are inclined to do so.

 

[Sapsis]

ive done it plenty of times, but only with a single cut...with a high survival rate. im not sure if i could recommend multiple cuts, as your survival rate is going to go down. once you get the anemone out of the tank, its gonna shrink considerably. id consider doing a single cut, let it heal for a few weeks, then another cut if you are inclined to do so.

Kinda what I was thinking. plus the little fish breeding box i put them into heal is only so big

Anyone else done a multi cut on 1?

 

[worm5406]

@Sapsis... NOVA?? Im just south of DC in MD... Across from woodbridge.

The internet is so small. HAHAHA

 

[Sapsis]

@Sapsis... NOVA?? Im just south of DC in MD... Across from woodbridge.

The internet is so small. HAHAHA

Yea at the moment I'm in Warrenton, VA.

 

[GoTRiCe19]

If you have too then 4 would be Max. Hard to get a piece of the mouth and foot in 6 pieces. I would do 1 cuts. Heal for 1 month since I belive rbta heal faster then ritteri. Then cut those 2 into half again. To end up with 4 nem. By cutting all at once into 4 the healing time would be the same as cutting into 2 then wait and cut again. Survival is better that way IMO.

 

[Hookedonreefer]

Usually just cutting them in half is good. If you try to cut the halves in half you could end up losinthe small clones.

 

[sfreas2001]

I've cut a few into 1/4 ths before and only lost 1 of the 8 . I've never lost a single one when cutting in half.