RBTA Split

[grouper]

I have a RBTA and it's a little bigger than a plate( i.e. HUGE ). It will not split.
Any one know how to make it split? I know it can be cut but it's foot is embedded in a rock. Cannot get it out!!!! Any ideal to make it split?:shout:

 

[markl]

pointing a power head should make it move

 

[jennm]

As you know from the other thread, I'm in the same boat (not quite as big as a plate but it's big)... the keeper of mine's mother anemone says hers splits every time there's a shouting match in her house! :lol:

I've had her shriek at my tank twice now - nothing! :doh:

Jenn

 

[grouper]

MarkL;597009 wrote: pointing a power head should make it move

Tried that with no luck

 

[grouper]

JennM;597012 wrote: As you know from the other thread, I'm in the same boat (not quite as big as a plate but it's big)... the keeper of mine's mother anemone says hers splits every time there's a shouting match in her house! :lol:

I've had her shriek at my tank twice now - nothing! :doh:

Jenn

Now that's funny. I need to start a shouting match @ my house and see if it works. :yay:

 

[lilrobb]

Large waterchange with water with wrong salinity.
Will suck for anything else in your tank - but the nem will split.

 

[jennm]

LilRobb;597017 wrote: Large waterchange with water with wrong salinity.
Will suck for anything else in your tank - but the nem will split.

Nope. All that did was cause a diatom bloom

 

[grouper]

LilRobb;597017 wrote: Large waterchange with water with wrong salinity.
Will suck for anything else in your tank - but the nem will split.

LilRobb, that's dangerous...... lol.....lol.....

 

[jamescook]

If the nem is healthy, just take the rock and nem out of the water. dangle for a min or 2 over a bucket and replace. Mine split every time I move them to a new tank, which has been a bit to often recently.

 

[grouper]

jamescook;597064 wrote: If the nem is healthy, just take the rock and nem out of the water. dangle for a min or 2 over a bucket and replace. Mine split every time I move them to a new tank, which has been a bit to often recently.

I would like to do that but the nem is in a base rock....

 

[markl]

Any one ever tried to cut a piece off without the foot and mouth?I saw one in a basket once and a small piece was hanging out of the pond baskets andturned into another rbta about 1/2 the size of a pingpong ball

 

[superclown]

Not sure I've always heard with anemones you need a foot and mouth for survival however I know with mushrooms you can chop them up like a pizza pie and end up with 10 plus mushrooms

 

[alikat]

I put a magnet next to mine once (the cleaner kind), and it split.

 

[glxtrix]

AliKat;605259 wrote: I put a magnet next to mine once (the cleaner kind), and it split.

:confused2:


Sure fire way....pull it and cut it :up: No mess, no changing things around, no possibly causing a mini cycle/bloom in your tank.

 

[gwhiz]

glxtrix;605261 wrote: :confused2:


Sure fire way....pull it and cut it :up: No mess, no changing things around, no possibly causing a mini cycle/bloom in your tank.

Yep. There's an anemone fragging demo February meeting if you want to see how its done before you attempt it at home!

 

[enderg60]

Feed it heavily for a week then do a big water change, if that doesnt make it split just grab a razor blade and go at it.