Splitting/propagating anemones

[CRW Reef]

Curious who here has attempted to or does cut their anemones. If so what types have you cut and what was your outcome? Do you have any tips or even better yet, do you have a video or pictures of your process?

 

[Haddonisreef]

I hav cut a few nems in my day, loosehip is the one w most experience that I know.

 

[jda123]

It is easy. Videos on YouTube. Most people who fail get greedy and cut them too often.

 

[CRW Reef]

I agree looks easy enough for sure and there are lots of videos (heck BRS has two themselves). Im just curious who in our group has done it and what success or failures you have had.

 

[High Plains Reefer]

I'm about to start I just need to get back on my feet

 

[jda123]

I have never had one die, but I never cut them very often and I always waited a month before moving them to a new tank. Heck, after you get a few of them, they will take over your tank just splitting on their own.

 

[LooseHip]

I may have cut a few anemones in my day Like others have said there are videos available that explain the process pretty well. As of late I stopped cutting anemones since they decided to split on their own.. I agree with jda123 don't get greedy!

 

[jda123]

Anybody care to share their splitting secrets? I'll share mine. Typically, they do it on their own with good husbandry, but if I want them to split, then I leave the lights on for 2-3 days straight... as soon as they go out, the 'nems typically split on their own (all of them)... 80% of the time, this works all the time.

 

[opakapaka]

By leaving the light on for 2-3 days, does it have any negative affects on your other corals or fishes?

Anybody care to share their splitting secrets? I'll share mine. Typically, they do it on their own with good husbandry, but if I want them to split, then I leave the lights on for 2-3 days straight... as soon as they go out, the 'nems typically split on their own (all of them)... 80% of the time, this works all the time.

 

[jda123]

I had a tank with just 'nems and chaeto in it. I don't recommend anything other than natural splitting in a display.

 

[jahmic]

Will have to try the lighting trick.

I dose kalk in my nem tank via the ATO. I will take the kalk offline for a couple weeks to let the alk and pH decrease a bit. Then in do a large water change and dose 1dkh worth of baking soda and my pH usually goes as low as 7.8 at that point. I put the kalk back on line right after this and bring my pH back up to about 8.2 or 8.3 within a day. I end up with 1 or 2 splits every time....I've gone from 5 nems to 14 doing this

 

[jda123]

I have heard about people stressing them with low salinity and temp, as well.

 

[LooseHip]

Anybody care to share their splitting secrets? I'll share mine. Typically, they do it on their own with good husbandry, but if I want them to split, then I leave the lights on for 2-3 days straight... as soon as they go out, the 'nems typically split on their own (all of them)... 80% of the time, this works all the time.

I feed my anemones often..

 

[Balz3352]

 

[Munch]

I yell at mine, tell them they are fat and lazy, this attempt of verbal abuse/stress has had no effect at all.

I might try the lights...

 

[holla916]

Feed them every day and I bet they will split on there own within a month

 

[High Plains Reefer]

so does the 72hrs of light affect anything else?