green carpet had a baby

[nikon187]

havn't seen them split before, thought I would share.

As he sits now ( baby still attached tucked underneath.

 

[BLKTANG]

coolness.

 

[Aquarist007]

very nice shots

 

[Toddrtrex]

Very cool. I have had Haddonis for 9+ years now and none of mine (( currently have 4 )) have never done that.

From my understanding it could take some time for it to finally fall off.

Congrats.

 

[jade2122]

that is amazing, congrats on that success. I have a green carpet as well and can only hope that one day it will split. has anyone else ever had that happen?

 

[jade2122]

also, how long have you had it? any signs that it was going to split? etc.. all info would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Toddrtrex]

I have never read anything about Haddonis actually splitting, what they do (( like above )) is budding.

 

[rkelman]

That is very cool. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I had a Haddon's bud off a baby like that. I lost the baby when I tried to seperate it from the mother animal. I would suggest letting nature take it's course here... regardless of how long it might take to drop off on it's own.

 

[elegance coral]

I don't think this is a form of reproduction. I believe it is the result of an injury. In over 20 years I've never seen evidence of a bud like this producing a separate anemone. At least not with haddoni. I've heard several stories like Gary's above, though. I don't believe this bud will ever form a pedal disk and be able to survive on its own.

Elegance corals do something similar. If the oral disk is punctured, when it heals, it often forms a ring of tentacles around the wound. This looks like a "bud" or small elegance growing off of the coral.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

nikon187 you need to keep us informed on the outcome of this no matter how long it might take.

 

[colorfan45]

I have a red carpet that has been budding for the last 5-6 months. I can slowly see it dividing as the weeks pass.

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[crvz]

well good luck in any case, here's hoping it survives for you.

 

[rkelman]

Nice carpet Colorfan45. Definitely keep us updated.

 

[colorfan45]

I am actively feeding both and hope for a full split,,,,eventually

 

[r-balljunkie]

Wow, thats a first....for me at least. thanks for sharing.
i had a green carpet anemone. mean green fish eating machine. had to cut it loose, around the 100 bucks mark.

GL
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[JAG107]

Beautiful carpets, guys. Thanks for sharing the news and pics.

 

[Jeff]

Very very cool. It is very rare that this happens.

 

[nikon187]

thanks for all the kind comments. Don't worry i will be letting nature sort itself out here. I have mine in his own holding tank and it looks like he will be staying there awhile. ( the only other thing with him is his porcelin crab) I will grab some more pics later on tonight.

 

[Fish4Me2]

Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing - I didn't know that was possible. I'll be looking for updates as well.