Rose bubble split

Discussion in 'Frags' started by trevor_cheese, Jun 13, 2012.

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  1. trevor_cheese

    trevor_cheese Astrea Snail

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    So i found half of my rose bubble tip in another part of my tank today. Seems to have split on its own. Does this happen often??? I shoved the new piece in a crack in the live rock and it seems to be fine so far....will i need to watch them close or anything??
     
    trevor_cheese, Jun 13, 2012
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  2. dunc101

    dunc101 Flamingo Tongue

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    Congrats on the split! That's a good thing. As far as splitting goes, some split every few months and some split every year and a half or more. It really just depends on water params and the rbta itself.
     
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  3. jcono

    jcono Astrea Snail

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    A word of warning- be careful if one half starts floating around looking for a spot it likes- it can get sucked into a powerhead if they are not covered properly- thats what happened when mine split- one half got obliterated... NOT a good experience!
     
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  4. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    When anemones "split" they are actually reproducing by making a clone, IIRC.
    Congrats, the more the merrier :)
     
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  5. trevor_cheese

    trevor_cheese Astrea Snail

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    So far so good and its still attatched where i placed it. When can i go about feeding?? Also the new split is close to my galaxea frag so im wonderimg if i should re-locate the galaxea frag? Ive read galaxeas sweepers are pretty vicious
     
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  6. affordable Aqua

    affordable Aqua 3reef Sponsor

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    Mine split and within a week or two, I have 2 that combined are LARGER than the original.
     
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