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FAQs on Magnificent/Ritteri Anemone Identification
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Re: BTA shrinking tentacles more info... Allelopathy
4/24/2009
Hi I sent you guys a question earlier this morning about my bubble
tip anemone problems. I sent a picture of him, and listed all water
and lighting other livestock etc. I did not mention the other corals
in my tank. I have been reading on your site all day and I'm
wondering if the brown, gold, and green Zoanthids in my tank could
be the problem.
<Mmm, yes>
I thought it was the new light bulbs. I will continue researching on
your site, but wanted to add to my earlier e mail that there are a
lot of Zoanthids in my tank, also some metallic green star polyps, a
toad stool,
and a mushroom.
<All these can be toxic to other Cnidarians... most so the
Zoanthids>
If the Zoanthids are the problem, should I get rid of them. Our tank
has been set up for a long time and they have multiplied a lot. Will
my BTA survive? What's the easiest way to get rid of them? Thanks.
Dawn D.
<Mmm, best for you to read: http://wetwebmedia.com/cnidcompppt.htm
and the linked files above... till you understand your situation,
options, consequences. Bob Fenner>
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bubble anemone shrinking tentacles... Nope... sent
secondarily
4/24/2009
Hi Crew. Thanks in advance for your help. I am needing some help
with my bubble tip anemone.
<Not... see here:
http://wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/anemones.htm
Can't be sure from your image, but from the color of the pedicle,
the verrucae... this looks like a Heteractis magnifica>
I purchased him at my LFS about 2 months ago. I am in the process of
trying to correctly identify him using your web site, but when I got
him he had beautiful frosty bulbs with purple on the tips.
<Mmmm?>
He was fine, behaving and eating as I would expect based on the
research I've done about them. About a month ago we replaced the
bulbs in our aquarium. Compact fluorescents 2 each of 65w dual
actinics and 2 each of 10,000K dual daylights.
<How far away...?>
Our tank is a 90 gallon with a 15 gallon sump. No mechanical
filtration. 6 inches live sand, 110 lbs live rock, a pro clear
aquatics 150 protein skimmer in the sump, and a pacific coast
imports chiller that keeps the
temperature at a constant 78. specific gravity is always 1.024 with
water that has evaporated replaced each day with RO water from a
Kent RO unit. We do weekly 10% water changes. Calcium is about 400,
PH is 8.2-8.3. no ammonia etc. alkalinity is on the high side of
normal according to my test kit. The aquarium has been set up for
over 3 years. This is the first time adding a BTA. Also I change a
carbon pillow monthly in the sump. We have four ocellaris clowns,
one desjardinii tang, one regal tang, one yellow tang, a coral
beauty, and a male and female mandarin dragonet. Also a lot of
snails, some hermit crabs a couple cucumbers a skunk cleaner shrimp
and two red fire cleaner shrimp.
Anyway, since we replaced the light bulbs, our BTA has not been
well. His color on his body is still the same, brown, but his
tentacles have shrunken more and more until they are almost gone. He
still eats and excretes waste. I feed PE mysis shrimp mixed with
Cyclopeeze and formula two flakes daily to all tank inhabitants, and
I feed small chunks of shrimp and scallops from my local grocery
store to the BTA every few days. Usually he takes it.
Occasionally he lets it go. Are the lights the problem?
<Perhaps a contributing factor... This amount (intensity) of light
is insufficient for either Entacmaea or a Magnificent...>
Should I move him?
<I would try this>
He is attached to a large rock that can be moved lower in the tank.
I am attaching a photo that I took of him this morning. At night
when the lights are out his disk expands like a big soft pillow full
of water, about 4 or 5 inches across, but the bulbs still stay
shrunken. His mouth is tight and smooth. Can you guys(and or girls)
help? Thank you so much. I love your site!
<Please use it. Bob Fenner>
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Anemone ID 9/26/08
Hi!
<Carrie>
This is a
cherished wonderful anemone that has been thriving for a long time.
I have sent pictures to other people and I always get different
opinions. When I bought it, it was on the sheet as a Ritteri (due to
name change, now called Magnificent Anemone (Heteractis magnifica).
It was 6" when I got it and has grown to 10" (in a 150 gallon).
From the research I have done, with the tips at times (they are
NEVER pointy, just blunt) having double tentacles or branching and
that is what I read was typical of a H. magnifica.
<Mmm, from
your pix, including the verrucae on the pedicle, the size of the
animal, its tentacles as you say... I too believe this is a
Heteractis magnifica>
They are not always green with purple
bases, so I couldn't base my ID on that. The tentacles are more
stubby some days and longer and thinner on others. So that is not a
good basis either. Here are the pictures and if you could be sure to
identify this guy accurately, I would really appreciate it!
Here
is a short tentacle day:
Longer on this day:
This is when I
first got it, before my first crash (person did NOT top off tank)
and it had lost it's zooxanthellae, but feeding it daily pulled it
around. This is the first inhabitants, a pair of saddle backs:
They were kicked out:
Much later, 2 years....... This is after
recovery and with new tenants:
CLOSE UPS and base:
<My work
on this species here:
http://wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/hetmagnifica.htm
and the linked files above. Cheers, Bob Fenner> |
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Re: Anemone ID 9/26/08
Bob,
<Carrie>
When I
got this anemone, three years ago, the shop owner told me that
he had a tank near the window and this guy did really well. My
150 gallon gets sunlight every day for several hours right where
the anemone stayed. They love to be up high in the tank near the
light.
I understand what the deal is about anemones, but do
to the fact that I had everything this guy needed and that he
has grown. I have no reservations about my ability to care for
it. Tons of research went into it's care, and feeding it every
other day brought it back from the white, bleached out color,
which it was when I BOUGHT it. I feel my husbandry is much
higher than the person who brings home an anemone with 2 watts
per gallon.
Also, I have never had it balloon and float
around...... again, it's needs were met. I also had a water pump
near him so he could move into it if he wanted. He would once in
a while. I don't ever even remember him deflating, except when I
had a tank crash and lost all of my wrasses (cirrhilabrus) when
the water didn't get topped off for a week. So I would say they
are pretty tough once established. They need to eat almost every
day and those who do not may not have much success. The SAME
spot has been occupied by this anemone for 3 years, and I think
because of what I read, this may have something to do with it.
<Yes>
Like you said Bright light...... They LOVE to be up
high so I build a "tower of rocks" so he was JUST under the
surface of the water. I had CF, then T-5s, and he was happy with
both. I also provided a pump for his pleasure... lol that sounds
a little risk-ay.... and he got several hours of sunlight and
was fed daily. 3 large jumbo raw thawed shrimp keeps it happy
for 2 days, but if I offered a shrimp a day, that was fine. Once
a week I would offer enough until satisfied. Point is they are
BIG BIG eaters!!!!!!! The clowns could NEVER satisfy this
voracious appetite by pulling scraps of food.
I feel that in
the wild, the reason they host so many (mine actually hosted 2
saddlebacks and 2 tomatoes until the crash) is to get more food!
Just a thought.
Thanks again for your response! :)
<Thank
you for sharing your valuable experiences re the husbandry of
this animal. BobF> |
ID help
Hi
<Hi, Mike I with you today>
I was wondering
if you could help me ID this anemone. 2/18/08
<Can only
try!>
I received it from a friend who was breaking down their
tank. Thanks Rich
<The animal appears to be Heteractis magnifica,
commonly know as the Magnificent Sea Anemone. The animal may be
slightly bleached. They are particularly demanding anemones to keep,
especially in terms of lighting and water flow. Do have a read
through our anemone indices here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/anemones.htm
and also more specifically, here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/hetmagbehfaqs.htm | 
Another ritteri to go. RMF.
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Some help with identification etc please. – 07/18/07
Hi.
I'm sorry to bother you with a few stupid questions, but if you
would help me, I'd really appreciate it.
Please can you identify
this anemone for me (hope the pik is ok!),
<Isn't very clear, but
from the size of the specimen, the number, arrangement and shape of
tentacles, their tips, color of the base and apparent verrucae on
the pedicle, this appears to be a Heteractis magnifica>
and tell
me what is the best food for it.
<... My friend... these animals
are not easily kept... do not have high natural recruitment... You
NEED to investigate all such purchases AHEAD of acquisition.>
Also as you can see I have 1 Clown fish that is absolutely besotted
with this Anemone and hardly leaves it alone, so loosing
<losing...>
it would be a big blow for me as it is so
entertaining watching him thrash around in it.
I have a 50L tank
<Much... too small>
that is about 10 months old with no special
lighting or a skimmer. Is that going to prove to be a problem
<Yes>
as I have read numerous times in your Q&A page's that they
need good light? The guy at the LFS said "no specific lighting
required", which I'm beginning to doubt....
I really try to take
care of my tank doing mixed water (sometimes RO water with liquid
Calcium and PH&KH buffer, and sometimes with water from the Cape
Town Aquarium) changes of about 10% per week.
My PH is roughly
8.0, Calcium 450 and salt content 1023, is that ok? LFS say it's
good....
I really want to get into salt water and if I can pull
this tank off for a while, want to upgrade to a 450L tank with sump,
skimmer etc.
<Oh!? Much better>
but I am worried that I'm
going to lay out all the money and be disappointed in a big way. I
know that this is not the easiest hobby (or the cheapest!) in the
world, but I enjoy it so much!
<Ah, yes... we're "hooked" as
well>
Anyway, your time taken to read this and answer my
questions is greatly appreciated, keep up the good work, your page's
have been a great place for info so far...
Damien Kent
<Please
read here:
http://wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/hetmagnifica.htm
and the linked files above. Bob Fenner> | 
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Question: what is the colour in mouth Heteractis
Hello,
From a
picture from Malaysia, I am doing a clownfish orange with one white band
without dark around and Heteractis magnifica with earth and it is
cooked. I am painting it and, i don't known the colour inside arms (it
seams it's yellow-brown when i sea the picture on the web site
Heteractis magnifica.
Excuse my english because I am French and I
live in Antibes, south of France.
I love diving yet, I am only level
one.
Thank you very much if you give a response.
Michele H
<Most Heteractis mouths are tan to greenish... have seen some though
that were blue or light violet... Bob Fenner>
Heteractis magnifica? - 01/27/06
Wonderful Fish Gods,
<<Mere
mortal EricR here tonight.>>
Simple questions, well I hope.
<<Me
too <grin>.>>
I have read thru the related FAQ.
<<Ok>>
The
reason I am double, even triple checking is I want to make sure I am
feeding properly.
<<Ok>>
1. I was told this was a carpet
anemone, is it?
<<Hmm...looks like Heteractis magnifica to me. Very
nice pics, by the way.>>>>
2. I have a Deltec MC500 on a 55g, will
this be good enough for the 55?
<<Yes>>
3. I have 4 65w PC 2
actinic, 2 10k, is this sufficient lighting?
<<Possibly...just... I
would rather see 4x96w PCs for this anemone.>>
Thanks very much for
the great Site!!!
<<Glad you like it.>>
P.S. I do have a 46g
with one 250w MH that I use for my corals. Which I will move the Anemone
to if it is better for him/her.
<<Ah, yes! This tank (sans corals)
would make an excellent specimen display for this anemone. Regards,
EricR>>
<RMF can't find file... >
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