My Heteractis Magnifica (Ritteri Anemone) Journey

emerald525 · Sep 7, 2012

revhtree said:
Ok I have an update and I apologize for the delay.

As mentioned the anemone had moved to the top corner of the tank and was turning very white due to it receiving no light. Since it was on the glass I figured I had a good chance of moving it without damaging it and I had to or it would perish. I was told that sometimes these anemones move and they get into a place where they can't find how to get back to a better place if that makes sense.

Anyway I used an R2R Member Discount card D) and I got underneath the foot and slowly lifted it off the glass. It actually went very smooth once I got underneath a part of the foot and the anemone let go once I did this.

I replaced the anemone under the light and it looked worse than I thought color wise and I knew that I made the right decision. It was still big and fat but was very very white. Today it is back to full color and 16 months after adding my magnifica to the tank he is very healthy and loving life!

I will get an updated video soon.

That's great! I can't wait to see the video!

skinz78 · Sep 7, 2012

That's awesome, can't wait for the vid!

MarvinsReef · Sep 7, 2012

awesome update Rev. looking forward to vid as well. :marv :marv

revhtree · Apr 17, 2013

Update: The anemone is still doing great! It actually started shrinking and I think it was due to not enough feeding. I have stepped up the feeding and it seems to be gaining size again. Does this sound about right?

coralreefing · Apr 17, 2013

Hi Rev
How did the small one do? Did you ever get a good pic of it?

Chris

shred5 · Apr 18, 2013

revhtree said:
Update: The anemone is still doing great! It actually started shrinking and I think it was due to not enough feeding. I have stepped up the feeding and it seems to be gaining size again. Does this sound about right?

Yep it sounds right Rev... I know there are people who say you don't need to feed but I have found your anemeone will be bigger, grow faster and be more happy with little bits of food and allot of them will shrink over time with no food.
I am happy your is doing well, they are not the easiest anemone to keep...

skinz78 · Apr 18, 2013

Pic's!:fish:

Hecdr34 · Apr 4, 2014

any updates?

NeverlosT · Apr 28, 2014

I just put a Mag in my 140 cube on a tower of his own, he quickly floated into a WP40 (doh!) but then I put him in a nem basket and fed him and gave him gobs of light, and he healed right up. Popped him back on the rock and he hunkered down and my female clown has made it her home (kind of).

The folks above who mentioned that shrimp are dangerous were right, my cleaner shrimp will crawl completely into the nem and try to rip food from its mouth. it takes me 30 minutes to feed it since I have to be on shrimp patrol the entire time. I wish the clownfish would man up and handle it.

Mine does inflate a bit more at night and then is a bit more compact during the day. It is under an 8 bulb powermodule though, so I figure it might just need time to adjust to the light.

I hope that yours is doing well still, I love mine!

Reefer831 · Oct 19, 2014

Still waiting on that update video :wink: I just picked one up from a buddy who was taking down his tank...I am in love! I've been on him about buying it off him for a few years now and finally got it...I cleared out my Nuvo 38 and dedicated it to a nem tank...here is a bad iPhone pic I relly need to break out the DSLR for this.