My BTA

**CarmieJo** · 07-23-2006, 09:54 PM

... is getting new tentacles! They started out as bumps closer to the center of the anemone and now some of them are quite long. I think it is probably at least 33% bigger than when I got it.

**wwest** · 07-23-2006, 09:57 PM

sweet. its pretty cool how something we care so much about does something like that to show us that it is worth all the hard work

**CarmieJo** · 07-23-2006, 10:03 PM

I love seeing my tank thrive! The anemone sometimes wraps around my clown until you can't even see the fish!

fat walrus · 07-23-2006, 10:03 PM

picture?...

**CarmieJo** · 07-23-2006, 10:47 PM

You can see a couple of the new tentacles towards the back and right.

fat walrus · 07-23-2006, 11:02 PM

looks like its stretching out to prepare for a new mouth.

**CarmieJo** · 07-23-2006, 11:12 PM

To give you some perspective here is another shot that shows the relationship between the anemone and the xenia. It was taken about a month ago.

**CarmieJo** · 07-23-2006, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fat walrus

looks like its stretching out to prepare for a new mouth.

Is that a precursor to splitting?

fat walrus · 07-23-2006, 11:25 PM

from my experience, that is the way they react before splitting. the new tentacles will be about where the split will take place.

**CarmieJo** · 07-23-2006, 11:36 PM

Is there anything I should watch for or do?

I think it has been pretty happy, it hasn't moved since I put the rock it is on in my tank.

fat walrus · 07-23-2006, 11:39 PM

nope. you do nothing.

**CarmieJo** · 07-23-2006, 11:43 PM

OK. Stay tuned, I'll let you know if anything happens.