(BTA) Anemone ?

HermitSolo · 12-09-2006, 09:49 PM

Looking for thoughts. My black osceolaris clowns are in a BTA that has not stopped growing and apparently doesn't want to split. How big can they get? I measured this guy at 14" edge to edge.. I'm just wondering because I keep having to move other corals further and further away from him.

-Bill

borgy · 12-09-2006, 09:51 PM

ours is huge too.....we are wondering the same thing.

mtfatwork · 12-09-2006, 09:51 PM

how long have you had it?

HermitSolo · 12-09-2006, 10:03 PM

We've had it about a year and a half. It started out less than 5" across. It seems like the last three months it's really taken a growth spurt.

Clownnut · 12-09-2006, 10:17 PM

cut it in half

HermitSolo · 12-09-2006, 10:21 PM

I have been thinking of doing that, especially after seeing your demonstration when we stopped at your house on the poker run , but I just don't have the confidence to chop it. I was hoping there was a limit to size where it would just naturally split.

mtfatwork · 12-09-2006, 10:50 PM

well, it will probably split in the next few months, but you can stress it out if you want to hurry it along. You can do a big water change, or knick it with a razor blade everytime you are in the tank doing anything, stop feeding it, or you can do what Davidsreef did (which I do not recomend, and neither does he...lol.) which is raise the alk in your tank quickly. His did a quad split when he did that, however, he is lucky nothing croaked on him

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ZEKESTER · 12-10-2006, 12:21 AM

.....may not be a bta.......