Just wanted to share and ask for some insight from the more experience nem keepers

[Loudbay]

Hi guys, long time lurker but new member.

My newish (30 days in my tank) and pretty small (3-4in) RBTA has just started splitting but it seems much more peaceful that the ‘ripping’ I’ve seen photos of... Anything I should know? Any insight from the veterans here? Photos are over a 18 hour period.

Cheers,
Matt

 

[reef lover]

Has he started to seperate? I dont see that im the pic. When he splits.he will stretch his foot out in both directions and rip himself in half usually on a sharp rock but not always.

 

[spidercrab]

It wont be peaceful for long.

 

[Loudbay]

Thanks for the replies! This pic was from 4-5 hours ago,and I’m working now. So that’s as recent as it gets. Any insight how long between this “two head” phase and the ripping? Weirdly enough, I don’t want to miss it! I’ll update pics again this evening. Cheers, Matt

 

[Mykesocalreef]

Mine have done it in as little as 20 minutes. Not to say they weren’t already working on it from the inside.

 

[Jon Fishman]

Not sure that one is actually splitting.

 

[Mastiffsrule]

Just stopping by to say hi. I am not a big fan of them, so no help there. Stop by meet and greet if you like so we can say #WelcometoR2R

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to R2R!!! Worth watching, but not sure it is splitting.

 

[Mykesocalreef]

I would agree with @Jon Fishman

 

[Loudbay]

If it’s not splitting.... have you guys seen multiple heads on a single foot? It definitely has tentacles completly in between two mouths. We fed one last night and it closed, then allowed us to feel the other. I thought this was a worse picture but you can pretty clearly see the right mouth and the line of tentacles in the center.

 

[Jon Fishman]

It is “folding”. It has one mouth right? Not splitting, but it could always happen

 

[reef lover]

I had one with 2 mouths that never split...traded him.

 

[Loudbay]

It sure seems like two mouths... the right mouth collapsed on aspen food yesterday and 30 seconds later we fed the left mouth which then collapsed on a second bite. The third picture in the thread you can sort of see a gap/space between the two. I’ll work on better photos ina couple hours. Not sure if I’m more exciters for him to split or be a freak... I just found another thread (linked below), but I don’t ever recall seeing it grow out of the side.

Anyone ever heard of a double headed anemone? I think mine will be..

When I first saw it, it looked like it got cut, but when I fed it last night, I saw what the "cut" actually was, and it looks exactly like a second anemone. The LFS that actually raises anemones said they've never seen anything like it! So I'm super nervous and I just hope it can stay healthy! Lol

www.reef2reef.com

 

[reef lover]

Thats a strange site!

 

[reef lover]

Heres a pic of the one i had...never split always looked unhappy..

 

[DMG Reef]

My rbta's have split 3 times in the last 6 years and they always went under the rocks, behind the reef. They never split out in the open. The mom and clone both had very short tentacles on one side following the split. I hope it splits for you though.

 

[Loudbay]

False alarm. Completely open and fat and happy today. I’m astounded by my gullibility! Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!