Really?

dakota1972

dakota1972

Angel Fish
#2
#2
Re: Really?

+1 really this guts an idiot, feed well they'll split naturally, or do easter changes, i have two tanks with over 13 nems all spilt by themselves

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09bumblebee

09bumblebee

Dolphin
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#3
#3
dakota1972;236759 said:
+1 really this guts an idiot, feed well they'll split naturally, or do easter changes, i have two tanks with over 13 nems all spilt by themselves

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Easter hmmm guess mine should split this weekend lmao
 
JNG

JNG

Butterfly Fish
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#5
#5
All he is doing is propagation of an anemone. Maybe making some for sale or giving away to fellow reefers. Sometimes anemones won't split. I have a lta about the size of a dinner plate that probably has no intention of splitting. The only thing I would say to do different would be to use a long razor/scalpel. Sure beats getting anymore anemones from the ocean than we have to :smile:
 
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robert.talarico

Tang
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#6
#6
JNG;236793 said:
All he is doing is propagation of an anemone. Maybe making some for sale or giving away to fellow reefers. Sometimes anemones won't split. I have a lta about the size of a dinner plate that probably has no intention of splitting. The only thing I would say to do different would be to use a long razor/scalpel. Sure beats getting anymore anemones from the ocean than we have to :smile:
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Just feed the neme silversides. It will split. No need to risk infection or death by cutting it
 
Walter White

Walter White

Reef Shark
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#7
#7
My buddy does this all the time with no issues. Cuts em right in two. He has made 13 Sunburst BTAs inside just a few months and I dont believe hes lost a single one from doing this. He tells me however you need a very sharp knife or scalpel for the cleanest quickest cut possible.
 
Dbarnes

Dbarnes

Nurse Shark
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#8
#8
Really?

Seen this done 100s of times with no issue... Just was at a house with 8 sunburst that were all cut from a mother, it's just another method of propagation. If you do water changes to the point your nem splits you ate shifting parameters for the whole tank in order for the nem to split??? Seems more risky then a pair of scissors to me, I fed my nem silversides three times a week and it never split.... Just my opinion
 
Smiley

Smiley

Nurse Shark
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#9
#9
Re: Really?

Butcher knives work great as long as they are sharp. Be sure to dip the nem in an iodine solution to help the healing process. Propagating nems are like propagating mushrooms. Easy if you take precautions.

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Zooid

Zooid

Reef Shark
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#11
#11
Smiley;236825 said:
Butcher knives work great as long as they are sharp. Be sure to dip the nem in an iodine solution to help the healing process. Propagating nems are like propagating mushrooms. Easy if you take precautions.

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+1
I've fed mine silversides and shrimp and couldn't get it to split. I don't think I've ever witnessed a bubbletip anemone dying with this method, I'm sure it's happened but I've never seen it.
 
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