Iodine

[teishokue]

When fragging anemones I read that you should treat with iodine. Do they use the iodine tincture from general stores or specific iodine?

 

[teishokue]

Oh yeah, and how much iodine should one put? And for how long

 

[organism]

I'm not sure if you're supposed to dip anemones in iodine at all even though I may be wrong, but either way dipping after fragging can stress them. Iodine isn't a prophylactic to prevent illness, it's a treatment for illness.

 

[teishokue]

Doesn't soaking a fresh cut Anemone in iodine solution prevent infection?

 

[organism]

I wouldn't imagine so, especially if you're taking about fragging that new maxi mini you got since you can just cut those in half and toss them back in the tank.

I'd recommend asking in the anemones section, lots of knowledgeable people on there.

 

[badguitarist]

I have cut many anemones and to answer your question if the anemone is healthy and the tank they are coming from has good water quality (these two things go hand in hand) then there is very little issue of the anemone developing an infection. As an aside the parent anemone should never be cut unless the above two statements are true. I would imagine Dipping in Iodine would just stress them out.

 

[teishokue]

I was reading http://www.coralmagazine-us.com/content/mini-carpets-perfect-small-sea-anemones


Says to soak this is why the question arose

 

[organism]

That article is from 5 years ago, which in this hobby is a really long time... Just cut them in half with a sharp razor and you're good to go, here's a helpful video.

https://youtu.be/oKp0GaATIdc