Ron Popeil
09-05-2006, 08:54 PM
just thought i would introduce some exciting new developments with anemone propogation. its been discussed alot lately over on the RC anemone and clownfish forum, but to my knowledge not actually put into practice until very recently. it all started with some lectures by anthony calfo, and his work with the method of literally cutting an anemone down the middle in order to acheive two perfectly healthy anemones. alot of people have said they were going to try it, and then nothing, but a prominant figure in the forum, phil (phender) decided to actually do it. taking information from calfo, he took his large and very healthy s. mertensii carpet anemone and diced it. the following link is to his fascinating thread.
things to consider:
his anemone was very healthy and had been for years.
even after two rinses in buckets, the anemone still emitted enough slime to kill off all his fish
he has plenty of experience with anemone husbandry
and finally, the thread is still very recent, no definetive proof it works, even though calfo swears its a completely functional method of reproductive and propogation.
enjoy!
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=921143
things to consider:
his anemone was very healthy and had been for years.
even after two rinses in buckets, the anemone still emitted enough slime to kill off all his fish
he has plenty of experience with anemone husbandry
and finally, the thread is still very recent, no definetive proof it works, even though calfo swears its a completely functional method of reproductive and propogation.
enjoy!
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=921143