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Curious about keeping track of an anemone's daughters/splits.
Is there any real reason to do so? And how do you logically do so?

I've kept nems for decades and have has numerous splits.
One of my Rainbow BTA "mothers" has been in my care for about 15 years. I've given/sold/traded countless splits.

Recently a Ritteri, which I've had for about 8 years (friend had it for at least 10 years prior to me) has split.
Which got me thinking about how do you label this animal in terms of generations? It didn't sprout a little bud, which I would've simply called a second generation daughter. It split nearly in half, 60/40. So instead of a mother and daughter, they are twins.
Essentially both in captivity for ~20 years.

How to keep track of this? Or is there any reason to?
 

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I'm not a expert on anemones but i thought when an anemone splits it is not a descendant but more a clone, same dna, similar to fragging an acropora. but I'm sure someone else with more experience will chime in.
 

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I agree the anemones splits are clones. They're not sons or daughters but technically the same generation.

Some anemones do reproduce via egg+sperm=babies, and this would make those babies a next generation.
 

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