Hecteractis Magnifica Propagation
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Reefahholic
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I'm fixing to find out here at 7:30.
Check back for updated pics.
They may both be dead, but I'm hoping for the best. :-(
Reefahholic
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Not dead yet!!! Not looking good though. :-(
I have hope. Just did 100% WC and dosed Septra.
One is simi starting to inflate. The other looks like crap.
I have hope. Just did 100% WC and dosed Septra.
One is simi starting to inflate. The other looks like crap.
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Ok, looks like they are going to make it!
Very bleached and feel thin and fragile to the touch, but looking a lot better. Both are full of water.
Very bleached and feel thin and fragile to the touch, but looking a lot better. Both are full of water.
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Well guys, I don't know how I did it, but looks like they might make it. Going in DT tomorrow! Magnifica are hard enough as it is, but when you cook two propagated frags at like 92 degrees...not good. :-(
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Bleached but they both survived!
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After both frags went down from Alleopathy, they have once again survived tx, and one is back in DT.
The other is very light sensitive and can only tolerated a few hours at a time. Too long he deflates bad. Not enough, same thing. He's been very difficult to keep alive.
I'm assuming after both were cooked in 92 degree water, that it will be harder to stablize them until they have fully recovered.
It amazes me how quick they've got their color back. The last bleached mag I had took almost 3 months to get some decent color back.
I'm gonna treat/observe this one for another week.
The other is very light sensitive and can only tolerated a few hours at a time. Too long he deflates bad. Not enough, same thing. He's been very difficult to keep alive.
I'm assuming after both were cooked in 92 degree water, that it will be harder to stablize them until they have fully recovered.
It amazes me how quick they've got their color back. The last bleached mag I had took almost 3 months to get some decent color back.
I'm gonna treat/observe this one for another week.
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2nd Frag in DT.
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Yeah, but you never really have them figured out.
The sensitive little baby went down again, I pulled him quickly and stuck him back in QT. He's looking better already.
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He's a little cry baby! Lol
I'll post update when I get home tonight about 1130.
He's doing a lot better.
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Ok, I revived the lil baby again. He back in DT.
clorox
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Quite a resurrection, well done Jared!
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Thx, I'm determined to get these two to survive reguardless of the hardships they have been through.
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Ok, so got them back in. Have them both on their own island.
So right now I have 4 Magnifica, 2 Gigantea, and a Haddoni in same tank. Still hoping that eventually these tank mates will build up tolerance to each other or just get comfy with each other and not pollute the water column.
Who knows..
So right now I have 4 Magnifica, 2 Gigantea, and a Haddoni in same tank. Still hoping that eventually these tank mates will build up tolerance to each other or just get comfy with each other and not pollute the water column.
Who knows..
Reefahholic
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I hope... went home about an hour ago, and everybody was still happy.
shabreeson
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Update??
BonsaiNut
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Hate to burst anyone's bubble, because I am late to this thread.
3 days after cutting this animal in half, it wasn't "eating" because it didn't have an oral cavity. These are very simple creatures that lack a brain. Much of what they do we would consider "reflex" reactions. The reflex to seize a food object is not necessarily related to whether or not the animal has the capacity to ingest the item or digest it. We use terms like "hungry" with these animals when they probably don't have the capacity to feel "hunger". Does a plant feel "thirsty" when it hasn't rained in a few days?
Regardless, we have observed, time and again, that it takes months for these animals to recover from being cut in half - if they recover at all. For some reason, anemones seem to appear healthy immediately after being cut in half, and then usually start a slow decline from which they do not recover. The "danger time" seems to one to two months after being cut in half. If the two halves "survive" after two weeks of being cut apart, it doesn't seem to indicate anything about long term survival. When we use phrases like "so far so good" we really should reserve them for 2 months after cutting the anemone in half. The complete healing of the mouth, column and base has to be seen before we can start to think about breathing a sigh of relief You can see in the photos that even one month after cutting neither half has a healed mouth.
I hope these two halves survive, I really do. But it frustrates me to see people doing the same thing, over and over, and expecting different results.
And I wish people wouldn't title their threads with "xyz anemone propagation" unless you already can show one year of survival of both halves. Because otherwise you are just cutting an animal in half. Sorry I don't want to sound like I am flaming anyone and I don't want to get flamed in return, but nothing was done in this case that hasn't been done before, with low success rates.
3 days after cutting this animal in half, it wasn't "eating" because it didn't have an oral cavity. These are very simple creatures that lack a brain. Much of what they do we would consider "reflex" reactions. The reflex to seize a food object is not necessarily related to whether or not the animal has the capacity to ingest the item or digest it. We use terms like "hungry" with these animals when they probably don't have the capacity to feel "hunger". Does a plant feel "thirsty" when it hasn't rained in a few days?
Regardless, we have observed, time and again, that it takes months for these animals to recover from being cut in half - if they recover at all. For some reason, anemones seem to appear healthy immediately after being cut in half, and then usually start a slow decline from which they do not recover. The "danger time" seems to one to two months after being cut in half. If the two halves "survive" after two weeks of being cut apart, it doesn't seem to indicate anything about long term survival. When we use phrases like "so far so good" we really should reserve them for 2 months after cutting the anemone in half. The complete healing of the mouth, column and base has to be seen before we can start to think about breathing a sigh of relief
You can see in the photos that even one month after cutting neither half has a healed mouth.I hope these two halves survive, I really do. But it frustrates me to see people doing the same thing, over and over, and expecting different results.
And I wish people wouldn't title their threads with "xyz anemone propagation" unless you already can show one year of survival of both halves. Because otherwise you are just cutting an animal in half. Sorry I don't want to sound like I am flaming anyone and I don't want to get flamed in return, but nothing was done in this case that hasn't been done before, with low success rates.
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