Splitting and Fragging Question

[Reggae Fish]

I want to thank everyone who has contacted me so far that are willing to help me out with donating frags! I can't wait to be able to help others out. I don't know how long it takes them to get big enough to frag for others. Does each type have their own guidelines on when you can frag them? Also, I bought a green bulbed sea anenome from GWA (btw, this thing is awesome!)Also, great price chad!

Anyway, they said that they will split? This is a pretty big one. Is there any kind of time frame or any reasoning behind when they split? I'm just wondering if this will split before the frags become big enough to help others.

Looking forward to helping out. Thanks for your help!

 

[stlouisguy]

How old is your tank and how long has it been set up?

 

[Reggae Fish]

Well the tank basically has been set up for a few years however, it is new to me and went up in size.35 lbs of the rock is fairly new and the other 65 lbs. is a couple years old. 2 fish and 1 anemone. I have some people LIKE YOU helping me out. I'm just excited to be able to help others get started down the road but I have really don't know what to except on time frames to grow and didn't know when I should start considering fragging? Just curious...Months, years, etc...?

 

[trottman]

whenever it gets too big

i think anemones frag on their own, i don't think you want to mess with it either if it is happy.

 

[Reggae Fish]

Oh no. I wan't planning on that. I was just curious which I should expect first. The anemone splitting on it's own or frags people have donated to me or others I buy to get to the point in which I can frag them and donate to others!

 

[spooda420]

you can split an anemone by taking a SHARP razor blade and cutting it right down the middle. it will take time to heal, feed it well and you'll have two healthly ones fairly shortly.

HTH

 

[DrBDC]

On the corals you'll know when they start to grow into each other or off of the rock they are on in the case of zo's etc. Sometimes there will be a person looking for something and you'll have enough size on the one you have and just feel like sharing. The anemone method spooda described was shown by Anthony Calfo last fall but it would scare the heck out of me. I missed that particular meeting and would def. want to see it firsthand and watch the frags recover, and on someone elses! :lol:

 

[ol'saltybastage]

A powerhead works great for chopping those anemone's up... atleast thats the experience i've had with them.

RIP: last 3 RBTA's..

 

[DrBDC]

Too bad they're not like aips. Throw them in a blender and have thousands.