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drty811

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my GBTA has split....like in down the middle. i touched it with my feeding probe it retracted and then ballooned back up. dont know what to do
is it dead? should i pull it now? is this common? help ASAP i dont want my tank to go to shit....
 
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Anonymous

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Is it mushy, and slimy - anemones disintergate fast if they are dead ------ I bet you just got a new baby myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congrates - I want to see a pic if thats the case. (and you may have to hand out cigars)
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drty811

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if its dead will it nuke my tank? if its a baby its still to big for my tank. i was going to pull it out and take it back to the store and get a smaller one. the cool thing is now if its a baby ill have two to trade in.....
 
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incysor

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Sounds like it split to me. Asexual reproduction is a weird thing.

Congrats on the new anemone. :mrgreen:

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Kris

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I wish I could reproduce asexually. Just cut out the middle woman all together :D

Congrats tho!
 
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Anonymous

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That is so cool!! how long have you had that anemone and how big was it fully expanded before the split.
 
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drty811

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ive had it about six months and it was about 6-8 inches expanded. after a month of having it, it doubled in size. i moved it to my ten gallon so i could get it off a huge piece of LR and trade it in. two days after i moved it over night it split...the rest is history :!:
 
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drty811

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as of this morning everything is great both sides are healing slowly....cant wait to put my clown in there and see what he does with two anenomes.....hopefully pics tonight...i really need to just go out and buy a cam.
 
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Kris

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Yes, buy a cam.

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Anyways, you can put the clown back in. It will not hurt the anemones. I have been through many splits and never had a problem with my 2 clowns. They know what's going on and go easy with them. The anemones are also already partially healed. They just need to form the mouth a bit more and get tentacles growing again. There should not be a problem.
 
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Kris

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A trick to get your clown out.. use some food if necessary. However what I do (I don't use nets, have not used them in years) is use my hand an a plastic cup (solo or the like). I put my hand in and let him get used to it for a min and then I slowly move my hand towards him and get him near a corner. I then put the cup in motion and coax him into it. Usually works within a few seconds. Make sure you get the cup or container in when you put your hand in. Also just use common sense on the placement of the container and where the clown MIGHT go.

I have not had any problems doing this. Most fish "run" for the corners when confronted. Usually the upper corners of the tank. Just make sure he doesn't jump out :)
 
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drty811

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my clowns pretty smart....he heads for the caves as soon as i open the canopy...the caves are to small for me stick something in there and push him out...damn aquascaping...lol....ill try your way as soon as he comes out or maybe tomarrow...i tried it at feeding time and that didnt work either..thanks for the advise
 
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drty811

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as of today both anenomes are doing great , fully healed and both have mouths again. feeded them both some krill.

only problem they're not bubble tips anymore....more like long tentacles...lol
but anyways doing good.

still havent got a cam so i dont have any pics....sorry
 
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drty811

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tonight the anenomes are coming off the piece of LR and are getting traded back to LFS. getting way to big for my 20L.....i called today and they dont have any small ones but they said they'd give me cash.....usually its just store credit or exchange. very cool.
 
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drty811

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just seperated my GBTA's from my largest piece of LR....everything went great. no problems.....they are stubborn though
 
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incysor

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Trying to peel them off of LR is a PITA. I've tried several things, but if they've got their foot in a deep enough hole it's nearly impossible. I managed to get my RBTA off of a piece of rock that needed to be moved into another tank by taking another smaller piece of rock and putting it over the anemone so it blocked the light. After a day or so it moved up onto the smaller rock, so I was able to remove the large one.

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