Post your magnifica anemone

[OrionN]

I have had quite a few anemones but never a magnifica. Mine all shriveled up daily and reexpanded, water exchange and waste expulsion i believe. I dont know for sure, but i would think all anemones do.

Ball up is not the same at "shriveled". If I understand "shriveled" right, your anemone is in trouble and need to be treat. Sick anemones, Magnifica specifically, deflated daily. They will inflated less and less and decline from there.
Good luck

 

[xiongsy]

 

[jsmkmavity]

Wrong terminology.
Just normal daily water exchange.

 

[OrionN]

Wrong terminology.
Just normal daily water exchange.

Magnifica Anemone do not do "daily water exchange". They contracted a little at night but should never shrivel up.
Anemones that are easier to keep may survive infection by dump out the bad water and refill with good water, but Gigantea and Magnifica are much more delicate and generally do not survive infection without help.

 

[GoReefin]

 

[Seancj]

That's a beauty!

 

[Dhira]

More than a foot across and still growing
hosts 2 clowns

 

[OrionN]

The first 4 pictures are pictures of this anemone under full light spectrum. The last two pictures are picture of the smae anemone under actinic tank light but with 4X6000K flood lights (25 Watts each) shine on it along with the actinic tank light.

 

[Paleozoic_reefer]

Mag when I first got it in 2021:

Mag now:

Just got a second mag with red base and purple/yellow tips. Under observation at this point, so fingers crossed!

 

[Paleozoic_reefer]

Some more pics with a new light.

and here the newest mag (ignore the cyano issue). I was hoping for a different color but another red base is ok with me!

 

[krak256]

I also picked up a magnifica from PEA. Here it is at the top of my nem island which consists of 3 mags and 3 gigs:

 

[OrionN]

 

[FernBluffReef]

I also picked up a magnifica from PEA. Here it is at the top of my nem island which consists of 3 mags and 3 gigs:

Those are awesome.

My Ritteri won’t share its island

 

[skyrne_isk]

 

[Seancj]

Wow! I wish mine would keep tips like that. Most of mine develop long pointy tentacles.

 

[skyrne_isk]

Wow! I wish mine would keep tips like that. Most of mine develop long pointy tentacles.

Did a water change and the top down shot is much nicer

 

[krak256]

Did a water change and the top down shot is much nicer

Did yours split?

 

[skyrne_isk]

Did yours split?

Yes, they do with some amount of frequency.

 

[FernBluffReef]

Yes, they do with some amount of frequency.

I wish mine would split. It’s encroaching on 20” I diameter in a 112 gallon 5’ display so takes more than it’s 1/3rd of the tank.

That said, it remains the wife’s favorite creature and a beautiful animal. If it would just chill on growing. We bought at maybe 5” just under 18 months ago and we do not direct feed for obvious reasons LoL.

 

[reefchi]

Here’s mine!

Right in the middle of my (mostly SPS) tank:

It’s about 16” across now. I don’t feed it. Pair of spawning clowns do sometimes feed him though.

@Toob Curious whats the Kessil you're using as the spotlight? and at what settings?