Qustions about my RBTA?
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I bought two nems two months ago that look similar to yours, and placed them both in the same spot in the tank, in a hole in the rocks near the sand with direct lighting from above. One nem stayed put, hosts a pair of clowns, always is inflated and likes the light. The other nem moved into a position almost exactly like yours, near the top of the tank but in the back as though hiding from the light. It stays inflated during most of the day, but frequently deflates and inflates a few times per day. At night shrinks up to half the size or less. The pair of clowns sometimes swim in it, but only barely compared to the other nem.
Both nems, however, are sticky, eat mysis, and are growing, though the one in the light at a faster rate. I feed about 4 PE mysis once a week, and the clowns push whatever frozen food they can't swallow into the nems as well. Ultimately, I think your nem, since it looks and seems to behave like mine, is fine. Just give it time and let it do what it wants.
Both nems, however, are sticky, eat mysis, and are growing, though the one in the light at a faster rate. I feed about 4 PE mysis once a week, and the clowns push whatever frozen food they can't swallow into the nems as well. Ultimately, I think your nem, since it looks and seems to behave like mine, is fine. Just give it time and let it do what it wants.
Hope your right... I will leave the clown out for a while at least a week and see what happens.. He would bother my xenia's quite a bit and they would close up but they seem to have got used to him because now they stay open with him.. (See pictures in post) So it may have worked but just checking to see what will happen.. I know he would really nose dive into the RBTA and maybe it didnt like it we will see...
Mavrk
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Good deal. It looks like our guess of splitting was right. That would explain why it looks smaller. I almost asked if you saw any small ones near it, but figured it would not be eating. Congratulations on your split. The new additions look healthy. The one in the rock will probably stay there, but the other one might wander.
It is my guess that it split because of how often you were feeding it. Nothing wrong with that. Once it gets a little size back, if you want to try to get it really big without it splitting, try feeding once a week. But sometimes they just split anyway.
How long did you have the anemone?
It is my guess that it split because of how often you were feeding it. Nothing wrong with that. Once it gets a little size back, if you want to try to get it really big without it splitting, try feeding once a week. But sometimes they just split anyway.
How long did you have the anemone?
Does the Nem actually split?
ssgtgonzo
Entacmaea Enthusiast
Yes...what you have are technically clones of the original, not babies...though, myself included, most people will refer to them as such. Think of your nem as a circle...it squeezes in at the sides to make an "8" with the mouth in the middle...then it separates to make individual circles. It can make triplets or more too...the only caveat is that each clone HAS to have a piece of the mouth. Many people artificially split thier nems with razors this way.
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So i have heard many things about this and some people say it is bad when a nem splits.. Is this true? Does it mean he was stressed?
ssgtgonzo
Entacmaea Enthusiast
Thats the thing...only the nem knows for sure...they do split from stress as a way of increasing their odds of their genetic material survives...and they split because the conditions (water parameters, lots of food) are ideal and they want to share it with other nems just like them. Obviously i'm speaking in anthromorphic terms, but that is the gist of why they split.
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So i guess it could be a bad thing? But then again if they didnt split how would we all get these wonderful creatures.. lol
Mavrk
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Many things can cause a split. Some people get a split from something as simple as a water change, changing bulbs, etc. Overfeeding often will result in a split eventually. Just make sure your water is clean for the healing process. I recommend a water change immediately after a splitting event.
killerbubbles
In Memoriam
No. They *will* have mouths, they will be split and need to heal back up.
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