RBTA healing ?

[josh88]

ok so my RBTA's have done the split thing if you all remember from my last thread. so everyone told me to wait it out for about a week. so now my ? is how long does it usually take for the mouth of the nems to get back towards the center. and from what i can tell they look healthy, but i'm worried about their mouths, and feeding. both nems mouths look stretched out and are still towards where they split. any opinions guys......

 

[Holygral]

If you have the proper lighting they never need fed. I have 3 large ones and only feed once a month or 2. When mine split it was only like 3-4 days and they were normal after that. Make sure your water parameters on perfect and pristine.

 

[josh88]

Wouldn't I be able to tell if something was wrong, I think I may have I po4. But I'm on my way to my LFS to get water to do a water change, And some macro algae, And elite to start consuming the left over nutrients

HTC EVO

 

[Jozee]

It takes a while for the mouth to get back to the center - keep the water clean and watch. The edges heal over pretty quickly and then they kind of turn in on themselves and the tentacles start branching and splitting, and they start to get bigger again. It's really neat to watch over time. Anemones are among my favorites.

 

[josh88]

When I can start feeding them again. I actually have someone who wants to by the baby, but I'm not comfortable with selling until I feel its good and healthy.

HTC EVO

 

[Maxx]

Personally, I wouldnt feel comfortable selling a newly split anemone for at least 3 months after the split. That's just me though.

Anemones heal fairly fast, but the big concern is getting them back to healthy before doing anything with them.

Splitting uses an enormous amount of energy and reserves for the anemone and it can take time to get the anemone back to the level of where it was before the split.
A healthy anemone will be able to weather and transfer issues and parameter swings in a new tank (new to it, not newly set up) or during the transition to a new tank, (again, new to it, not newly set up).

A weakened anemone can have little reserves left and may not survive what a healthy anemone would shrug off.

Selling an anemone to someone that isnt 100% doesnt give them the best chance at success with the anemone, and anemone's are already among the most difficult animals to keep in this hobby....best to give people the greatest chance for success with them whenever possible.