Ritteri daily cycle questions?

[JeremyKnight]

I’m new to the Ritteri/Magnifica anemone . I have noticed that it seems to go through this cycle of looking like a show piece anemone for 3 hours then looking like a pile of slimy goo for a 3-5 hours. Then it’s back to its former glory for some time. Back and forth. I have adjusted the lighting settings and the length to varying intensity and time lengths all with the same result. Is this a normal thing for them? I cannot find any information about the daily “cycles”

 

[Seancj]

It's going through the inflate/deflate phase, dramatically cycling water to acclimate. Unfortunately, this may also be a sign of bacterial infection or tank parameters that are not to its liking. Be prepared to quarantine/treat if this persists and/or you begin to see mouth gaping, decreased sticky feel of tentacles, no feeding response, expelling of dark brown matter, and losing its grip on the rock scape. Its color is good so at least it's not bleaching.

 

[JeremyKnight]

It's going through the inflate/deflate phase, dramatically cycling water to acclimate. Unfortunately, this may also be a sign of bacterial infection or tank parameters that are not to its liking. Be prepared to quarantine/treat if this persists and/or you begin to see mouth gaping, decreased sticky feel of tentacles, no feeding response, expelling of dark brown matter, and losing its grip on the rock scape. Its color is good so at least it's not bleaching.

When it’s deflated its mouth is gaping, when it’s inflated it looks normal. It has a very firm grip on the rocks. I have tried to feed it a few times but can’t tell if it actually eats. There are 7 clowns that live in it when it’s inflated. They move to the giant cup mushroom when it’s flat. Any suggestions ?

 

[Seancj]

Don't feed it until it stays in its fully inflated state for at least several days. Feeding it now only complicates the situation and will further stress it out. The mouth gapes when it's deflated because it is forcefully expelling either waste, zooxanthellae, or bacteria. It's literally trying to get everything out of it.

 

[JeremyKnight]

That’s good information. It’s hard to find any information on this anemone. Only videos of them in tanks and the ocean. It would be nice to get a scholarly article about them or something.

 

[Fishy888]

From my research on these guys they want light on the whiter side. Blue light makes them think they’re too far down and they start looking for higher ground. I know it’s not moving around at this point but I wonder if that might help keep the nem less stressed while it goes through this phase.

 

[Hot2na]

Inflate/ deflate remove and treat with cipro asap..protocol is on here somewhere or ask around...do it soon.

 

[GoReefin]

Never had this problem with mine. Placed mine in a tank that was only 3 weeks old. I'd look into treatment if the symptoms persist.