I Hope This Isn't Happening Again - short video

[OCDP]

I read that frequent water changes and frequent feedings will get BTA's to split sooner. I can't remember where I've heard this.. but from more than one source though.

[Beverly]

I've also read about people trying to get their BTAs to split by extra feeding and the BTAs just got bigger

If anything, I've been feeding less often than I was, say, a month ago.

[OCDP]

It remains a mystery. Either way.. you know yourself the tank and tankmates are in good shape. That's all that matters. Isn't splitting also another form of reproduction for BTA's? Kind of like spawning... so maybe it should be looked at as a positive thing? Mysterious anemones..

[danny zubot]

It remains a mystery. Either way.. you know yourself the tank and tank mates are in good shape. That's all that matters. Isn't splitting also another form of reproduction for BTA's? Kind of like spawning... so maybe it should be looked at as a positive thing? Mysterious anemones..

Reproduction yes, but don't forget survival. Anemone's are a very ancient and primitive creatures that only have a very basic perception of danger. that is why they are so difficult to understand. This particular anemone could be perceiving something in Bev's tank as a threat, so by splitting it will increase its chances of survival. IE: Survival in numbers; a flock of anemone's; perhaps a herd? colony?

[TheReefGeek]

Same as with plate corals, once "scared" into reproducing they keep doing it.