Anemone with multiple mouths

[kkmedic]

I have had a BTA for a couple of months. When I first brought it home, it appeared to have 2 mouths in the middle, not it has 4??? They are located in the middle and only visible the day after it has eaten when it is expelling its wastes. They look like little white lips (circular and closed/minimal opening). today when I was trying to take pictures of it to ask about it, I noticed a small raised whitish ridge vertically along the inside area amongst the lips.
Is it normal to have multiple sets of lips? If this signifies upcoming splitting, will it split into as many individuals as number of mouths? Is this ridge, the line of symmetry for the first split? Or is something wrong? If this is the process of asexual division, how long will the process take?
Thank you in advance.

 

[FreDre]

Where are the pix?

 

[jkrentz2515]

How big is it?

 

[Pulp Fishin]

[welcome]
Pics will help to get too the root of the problem!

 

[kkmedic]

how do I attach pics

 

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12652085#post12652085 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kkmedic
how do I attach pics

get an account at www.photobucket.com its free:eek2:

then you upload your pictures from your computer to your account or photo album

under each uploaded picture there will be 4 codes.
Select that last one---the "img" code. If you click on the code with you mouse it will flash copied

Now return to your post and select paste---when you submit your post the code will change to a picture.

 

[Aquarist007]

oh almost forgot
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[Aquarist007]

Re: Anemone with multiple mouths

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12651591#post12651591 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kkmedic
I have had a BTA for a couple of months. When I first brought it home, it appeared to have 2 mouths in the middle, not it has 4??? They are located in the middle and only visible the day after it has eaten when it is expelling its wastes. They look like little white lips (circular and closed/minimal opening). today when I was trying to take pictures of it to ask about it, I noticed a small raised whitish ridge vertically along the inside area amongst the lips.
Is it normal to have multiple sets of lips? If this signifies upcoming splitting, will it split into as many individuals as number of mouths? Is this ridge, the line of symmetry for the first split? Or is something wrong? If this is the process of asexual division, how long will the process take?
Thank you in advance.

anemones reproduce both sexually and asexually. When the reproduce asexually a new anemone just pops out of the side, not like your describing at all

here is a short porno er video

http://www.mbayaq.org/video/video_anemone_reproduction_qt.asp

 

[uglyryder]

Re: Re: Anemone with multiple mouths

Re: Re: Anemone with multiple mouths

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12652143#post12652143 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by capn_hylinur
anemones reproduce both sexually and asexually. When the reproduce asexually a new anemone just pops out of the side, not like your describing at all

here is a short porno er video

http://www.mbayaq.org/video/video_anemone_reproduction_qt.asp

that was awesome....thanx capn for that vid.