Carpet lovers beware

[TheClownGuy]

Found this two threads on RC. S. Gigantea Carpet Anemone Tank - Page 5 - Reef Central Online Community

And Gigantea:Cloned - Reef Central Online Community. Very interesting read.

Gigantea carpets are being cloned and sending out to die. Bumper.

 

[BroncosZOA]

Nems

Splitting is not a good thing, anemones dont do it cause there happy.

Cutting them in half weather it be a bubbletip or gigantea is a terrible idea. Its not fragging there is no skeleton.

Its a shame that all of these animals were cut and then sold.

This hit many people in all parts of the US.

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

I'm not a fan of slicing any anemones. The first RBTA I bought was a sliced anemone. I had purchased it under the impression that it was a clone or natural split from the mother colony. When I got it home, I realized it was cut. The nem did not last long in my system. I certainly don't think it should be done with carpets. I have not read one case where it ended positively and had proof to back it up.