how lrg do rose tips get?

[SabrinaJean]

I have a large rose tip anemone that is over a year old. It lives in my 27G and it seriously about two HANDFULs wide. Do u think it will die soon? DO u think it needs a 55g or larger? WB - sabrina

 

[garygb]

It might occupy a large part of the tank and edge out corals, etc., but your RBTA will be fine if you just leave it in your 27G.

 

[bprice]

Why would you think it will die soon? Anemones are not like mammals that quickly reach a maximum size and then begin to aging toward eventual death. They can live indefinitely in the proper set-up. It may divide into two before long.
Bruce

 

[clowns101]

i think if it gets to big and is taken up a large corner of the tank i would up grade to a 55g. right now i have a small 10g with 2 3/4 inch clowns,live rock,and a bta.

 

[marc price]

my E. quadricolor rose bubble tip anemone's oral disc would grow to about 15" before splitting but i have seen them at 24" too. they usually tend to stay on the smaller side.

 

[tquick]

If it gets too big cut it in half and give one or sell one off.

 

[SabrinaJean]

Thanks for the good ideas friends. I didn't think I could or would slip my own anemone against its will, even if it did survive. AND I was asking if it would die soon because ( I know anemones and sponges last a long time ) BUT my friend's non-died,neon green ,long tenicle Kong Anemone , worth 60-80 bucks, dies after a few days in his tank. He said it turned to mush and smelled really bad. I thought it died because it was too large and just gave out, but now i really think it died due to the RTBA not to far away in the tank. Manyb some chemical but i just knew it was a goner.
The RTBA is about 10-12 inches long, its starting to flow laterly I'll have to post a pic soooooon

 

[SabrinaJean]

It still hasn't split. Now it's shape is like a folded Taco I hope that it's ok if anemones don't fully disk out and extend..?

 

[ZoaFan08]

Mine does that all the time!

Also it won't split, it is over 12" now.

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

i have seen RBTA in a 75 gallon tank occupy what i would guess to be 85-90 percent of the tank...was a species only tank one large maroon clown (6+") and the nem...oral disc alone was easily over 24"...

 

[SabrinaJean]

Here's a few pictures of mine. I'm just waiting for it to split. It seems at the base, sometimes half of it hides behind a rock and folds while the other half is out. So I'm thinking it's going to do it soon.

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[SabrinaJean]

OOOHHHH yes I KNow it WOULD SPLIT. THIS MORNING I LOOKED AND IT WAS IN HALF! I called it because the base of it was streaching out fun fun, now I just hope the half eats and makes it through the storm. I'll gets pics `soon- SJ

 

[garygb]

Congrats on your splitting. Both halves will almost certainly make it. It will be a week or two before they can take food.

 

[SabrinaJean]

WOW AWSOME!! I'm happy we all share great news. SO i came on here to write my anemone ( my RBT) had twins. It split in two, then the second had a third. I wanna call it twins because I want twins but YES..
Any advice? The Smallest one is down by the sand in the shade. SHould i try to send a stream into his direction so he moves and doesn't die? I just want to see him lively. WB buddys

 

[Toddrtrex]

I would give them a couple more days, to see if it moves again. But, I would NOT count on it moving towards the light if it is still there by the end of the week.

A couple of years ago I sold off a bunch of live rock, found 3 bleached clones that I wasn't aware of that had never moved towards the light.

 

[SabrinaJean]

WHat are bleached clones? Were they alive? Are they white? WB

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

"bleached" refers to the animal having expelled all of it symbiotic algae <---goes for corals as well as anemones, Always are white or a very translucent colour variant of what it should be...ie a RBTA would be a "see through/ translucent" pink...the bleached animal can live and recover but it is generally not a fun task and involves pristine water and delicate care.

"clones" refers to the animal splitting itself reproducing an identical mini version of itself