As corals grow, they split, so do mushrooms. Yes stress
can cause reproductive behavior in a lot of creatures, but
just because stress can cause reproductive behavior in
creatures does not mean that if a creature is reproducing,
it's because it is stressed.

So what has been done to prove that anemones don't split
unless it is stressed?

Anemones don't keep growing larger and larger without some
limit. You could argue that it gets so big that it's
stressful for it to get enough food, so then it splits.
You could argue that an anemone that grows to big for it's
spot, split's because it's too stressfull for it to fit
into the tight spot. But this kind of splitting should be
considered normal, not a negative thing. And what about
colonial anemones???

I just don't buy into this mindset. I'd like to see some data.


Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Boomer wrote on 4/1/2006 1:51 PM:
"Feeding
habits can cause the split as well. Water changes and major changes in
chemistry can cause them to split"

All stress related ;-)