how long before a split?

[mr.zoa]

I have a rose bubble tip that's about 12inches round. I feed it about 1 to 2 times a week. Is there any way to promote splitting or a way to tell or an age these start splitting at?

 

[dc]

I've heard doing a 50% water change will promote it. I kind of liked mine when it was only one. Took 4 years to split, now I have 5.

 

[mr.zoa]

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About what was the size of yours when it split? I know how hard it was to get mine to stay in one spot, I couldn't imagine trying to control 5. But the person I got mine from had about 20 all together! He told me they all seem to like being arround each other? Did you find that to be true?

 

[traveller7]

Some have shown great reluctance to divide, maybe they are presented with conditions for growth vs division. Some of mine get 16"+ across before dividing and may stay that size for years.

fwiw: Anemones have simple senses, it is not unusual for them to decide a single location of similar lighting, flow, diet, substrate, etc., are the place to live You can use this to your advantage to keep them from moving very far as well ;>)

 

[mr.zoa]

That would make sense why they would not travel far from the place they did their splitting. Its not the company of their twin, its the conditions of that spot.