Monster Anenome taking over tank...

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  1. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Monster Anemone taking over tank...

    This thing ("Audry II") is getting ever larger...how do you stimulate a split? :confused:

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    omard, Jul 11, 2007
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  2. Bruce

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    WHOA!!! thats crazy, maybe time for new lights...hah, my guy is staying smaller since the T-5HOs
     
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  3. Tangster

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    I had a rose BTA that got to about 30 inches across it took up about half of a 180 length and width wise when fully extended. The clowns fed it to well.. I took knife to it and sold the clones.. Never again would I put an anemone into a reef tank with corals and fish.
     
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  4. Jason McKenzie

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    I have stimulated a split just by doing a large water change. But be careful what you wish for. Typically when an anenome splits both new anenomes need to find a new home. Then will move all over the tank and take out anything in it's path.

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  5. cuttingras

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    Dude...you have one that is growing too much and I can't keep one alive for more than a week..........wtf.........lol
     
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  6. omard

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    Yep, been lucky with this one...went thru several when just starting out. It has been around for 4+ years now.

    Mistake I made was recently starting to target feed it while feeding other fish instead of just letting the clowns take care of it. Now it is 5X - 6X as big as it was just a few months ago.


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