flowerseller May 19, 2008 Share May 19, 2008 Here's my new video of RBTA fragging taken by our buddy "kngfisher" that will go on my anemone site once it's finished. I also have some awesome pix that will show a step by step tutorial explaining in detail extactly how to do the division and acheive excellent results. Hope it works and that you enjoy. Please share your thoughts, experiences or suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnguyen4007 May 19, 2008 Share May 19, 2008 Awesome video!!!!! How long does it normally take for the RBTA to heal after you frag it? Can we have this pinned for future reference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctenophore May 19, 2008 Share May 19, 2008 Nice video. How long before you can quarter one of the clones? The parent looks like it was about 4" before cutting, is that about right? I usually cut them at 3-4", but only in half. Then about a month before cutting again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller May 19, 2008 Author Share May 19, 2008 I find the "healing" time really depends how many I take from it. It also plays a bearing on how successful the clones become. I've pretty much settled on 1/4 divides. My reasoning is manyfold, but in a nutshell, fastest # for return time much better success rate on 1/4 divides I've cloned as many as 8 from one but lost 2 divides and the return time to get back to a nice looking clone is too long to make it worth while. I can return an approximately 4" x 1/4 divide anemone clone back into "service" in about 3 months. I typically 1/4 divide a healthy 3.5 - 4", sell/auction/trade 3 after about 1.5 - 2 months, and grow one out to return to "service". You gotta love it. I'm getting ready to pull 6 or so from my main display breakdown this weekend. These are all virgin clones from the initial main cloning several years ago. This will keep me really busy and well stocked for the next several weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami May 19, 2008 Share May 19, 2008 Nice vid, Chip! Nice and clean with the scalpel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st9z May 19, 2008 Share May 19, 2008 wow very nice video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian May 19, 2008 Share May 19, 2008 Very cool video. Can't wait to see the RBTA's and hopefully I can sneak a peek at where you place them to heal. I saw some other videos on split BTA"s but this was probably the most clear to see and understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integral9 May 19, 2008 Share May 19, 2008 Woa dude! We need an emoticon with it's jaw on the floor. That's awesome. Personally, I don't think I could do that to my $90 anemone. Maybe when my RBTA gets bigger you can come over and frag it for me. Just one thing though: *Beware* of Black Percs. They *do* bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRehman May 19, 2008 Share May 19, 2008 Chip, Great job! Nice video! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Reefer May 19, 2008 Share May 19, 2008 Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman May 19, 2008 Share May 19, 2008 Very nicely done! That will be a classic in propagation circles around the world. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leishman May 19, 2008 Share May 19, 2008 (edited) I want one, lets trade some day when you have a spare. (be sure not to give me a fader though ) Edited May 19, 2008 by Leishman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller May 20, 2008 Author Share May 20, 2008 I want one, lets trade some day when you have a spare. (be sure not to give me a fader though ) For you, only the finest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbh May 20, 2008 Share May 20, 2008 Great video but I couldn't watch it all the way through! LOL! I'm squeamish... POP... close eyes... is he done yet? Phew! I think I'll just have you do my BTA sometime! Thanks for showing us- even with my eyes closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmubeach May 22, 2008 Share May 22, 2008 That was amazing:) If that makes you squemish NEVER watch the meet your meat videos...I had a vegi friend force me to watch it.. that was a very cool video can you divide large palys in the same way or mushrooms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevearlen May 22, 2008 Share May 22, 2008 Fragging? I though Flowerseller was moonlighting as a Sushi chef..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakaufman June 17, 2008 Share June 17, 2008 awesome video. i look forward to my tank maturing some so i can get one of those from you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHUBAKAH July 28, 2008 Share July 28, 2008 For those of you not close enough to see it live yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilary July 29, 2008 Share July 29, 2008 As the keeper of an RBTA of Chip's that was "born" in May, I have to report that my little guy is doing great! I watch the video clip and wonder how they can survive that cutting, but I have evidence in my tank that they can thrive afterwards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YBeNormal July 29, 2008 Share July 29, 2008 I accidentally ripped the side off of one that I got from Chip. The sliver of anemone had no mouth, maybe 5 tentacles and a thin strip of a body and I didn't think there was any chance it would survive. I figured it deserved a chance though so I placed it in a plastic cup in a protected area of my sump for a couple of weeks. "Sliver" crawled out of the cup after about two weeks so I relocated him/her to the main tank. It was touch and go for the next few weeks but I now have another happy and healthy, fully developed anemone. These things are tougher than they look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterTang July 29, 2008 Share July 29, 2008 I wasn't sure he was going to be able to chisel that thing off of the cutting board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL July 30, 2008 Share July 30, 2008 For those of you not close enough to see it live yesterday. awesome!! I hate saabs(scabs) as bob said i think its amazing how some of these creatures survive what we put them through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite July 31, 2008 Share July 31, 2008 If I don't have my tank in shape 6 months from now I'm going to be really POed at myself... I want to get my RBTA from the FF in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHUBAKAH March 23, 2009 Share March 23, 2009 Here's my new video of RBTA fragging taken by our buddy "kngfisher" that will go on my anemone site once it's finished. Did you ever get your web site up and running? I'm interested in learning more about the purple anemones in your farm. What kind is that, and are they becoming more a custom to being fragged? I think you told me once they were not quite as hardy as the RBTA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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