anemone spawning
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Topic: anemone spawning
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Subject: anemone spawning
Date Posted: December 17 2012 at 10:17pm
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One of my good friends and club member (and a totally awesome reef gal) had one of her anemones spawn tonight. It's possible, but not something I really believe in, that if her anemone is spawning here in SLC then others in the valley may have as well tonight. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
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Posted By: Sculpin
Date Posted: December 17 2012 at 11:34pm
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Way cool! I've had an anemone spawn on me once. Here's a pic- The dirty little thing did it in broad day light. GET A ROOM!  ------------- 225 Reef (not really mine but i act like it is) 29 Biocube http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=45353" rel="nofollow - My Whole House System Build |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: December 17 2012 at 11:39pm
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Cool! Your anemone is male in that photo. My friend saw her female anemone spawn tonight. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: Sculpin
Date Posted: December 18 2012 at 8:10am
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They should hook up. I'm curious if you'd get tons of anemones as a result or if the eggs would just die off in the skimmer and what-not. ------------- 225 Reef (not really mine but i act like it is) 29 Biocube http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=45353" rel="nofollow - My Whole House System Build |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: December 18 2012 at 12:13pm
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They haven't been fertilized, but even if so they would be taken out by the filtration ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: Nails12
Date Posted: December 18 2012 at 6:55pm
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Thats wicked, unfortunately none of mine did. ------------- This is more than a hobby; its a lifestyle. |
Posted By: m.ash
Date Posted: December 18 2012 at 7:43pm
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[QUOTE=Adam Blundell]One of my good friends and club member (and a totally awesome reef gal) had one of her anemones spawn tonight. It's possible, but not something I really believe in, that if her anemone is spawning here in SLC then others in the valley may have as well tonight. Adam [/QUOTEThat is awesome! Curious, what would be the cue for multiple anemones to spawn tonight in separate systems? Separate systems and lighting schedules rule out lighting as a factor. Research I have read suggests that anemones, at least E. quadricolor, spawns once per year with no specific cue, but could be based photo-period, salinity change, temperature change, or some other chemical cue. As a side note, I have always found it odd that my green star polyps, in 3 different systems, in 2 separate houses seem to often release gametes on the same night. |