Too big

my bta is huge. It is taking over. I've had it for a little less than two years now and don't feed it (well actually my Clowns take care of it). Any ideas?

 

buy a bigger tank

 

Have same problem.

Have had for years, refuses to split.

At least it stays in one place and does not wander.

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If you need to contain it to one area, try surrounding it with zoa's

See: Anemone vs. Zoanthids

Yet another is try changing light spectrum...mine went from huge to "resonable" by moving up to 14k MH from 10K MH.

 

Remove it and take a sharp knife and cut it into quaters right through the center of the oral opening .. Then sell 3 of them as in about a week they will be up and back to 4 nice sized anemones ..

 

--- Would like to split mine...once it gets healthy again...

Will have to gather more courage then I have now to take a knife to it.

Is there anyway to encourage it to split on own?


Scott

 

good ideas

I'm not sure I have enough courage to cut it up either. But I could get there if it keeps stinging my other stuff. I will try moving some Zo's around it. The best thing of all about posting is that you guys give me permission to do cool stuff like buying a bigger tank and upgrading my lighting. I even told my wife....

 

split

I also would be interested if there are any ideas about how to encourage it to split

 

I've heard a large water change could trigger a split. But the problem is everything I've heard to try and trigger a split are also stressful to everything else in the tank.

that is why I'll never have an Anemone in a reef tank again. they are just a PITA

J

 

All you need to do is just lay it on a towel and a sharp knife and cut it right through the mouth then cut those tow halfs into again again through the mouth I just cut one 2 weeks and go and sole one the next week It not blood and it feels no pain . Take the big boy out and I'll swap you for a nice smaller one I'll cut it

As Jason said I'd never have on in a reef again and I tell all who listen to not do it.. But I have no date just simple experience as to what they will become and what they will do. Anemones all of them belong in a species specific tank ONLY!

 

Make it split two times like mine...now I have 3