Bubble anemone - weird question

[mandown123]

hi.

yesterday my rose bubble tip (bout 8-9 inches) was stretched out as usual up toward the light, but this time it actually twisted its foot into a knot. it is twisted like 2 turns almost like its trying to cut off circulation to its base.

usually at night it goes in the rock close and sleeps, but this morning it was still out with its foot in a knot.

is it trying to like twist off its foot and split? is it committing suicide? is this not even an issue and i'm freaking out for no reason?

has anyone ever seen/heard of this. thanks i appreciate the help, it is confusing and i don't want anything bad to happen to my nem.

 

[fripclaksid]

budding possibly?

 

[cybermeez]

Mine does this sometimes and I have no idea why. BTW how do you know it didn't retract after lights out?

 

[ecvernon]

once my anemone did that when i fed him food that was too large. he went to a knot before and after he spit it up

 

[mandown123]

i dont know if it is budding or not. i know it did not retract because i stay up late, and it was in the same place when i went to work. when i came home from work and looked, it was untwisted, but when i got home just now it is now knotted around like 5 turns. its insane. it still looks completely healthy and huge which is what makes it weird. i also havent fed anything too large. maybe one of the experts knows something?

 

[ecvernon]

sorry cant help you on this one but i found a interesting read on similar subject
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-03/nftt/index.php

 

[mandown123]

woke up this morning and it was against the back glass about 99% of the way split. it was ripping itself in half. i got to say wow thats wild. i guess now i have 2. cool. lol

 

[fripclaksid]

haha nice do you have pictures? I'd love to see it.

 

[mandown123]

i took some pictures but i was late for work, so i'll post them later.

 

[ecvernon]

wow that is cool!! when my anenome split it went into deep hiding and i did not see them for 1 week

 

[mandown123]

here are 2 shots, sorry they are blurry but honestly thats about what my vision looks like anyway at about 7 am.

 

[fripclaksid]

nice it looks like it is budding congrats

 

[mandown123]

lol the pics are blurry, its beyond budding - in the pics its completely split in 2 and hanging by a thread together. now they are separated both look OK and recovering. The smaller one is in the back of the tank resting/healing. ahh the miracle of life.