Ritteri possibly splitting

lapin · Aug 25, 2021

My 18" nem has been acting weird. Instead of a big circle blob on top of the highest rock it has been draped over the rock stretched out for about a week. Takes food but is not stretched toward the light hanging right over it. Tonight I see it is has 2 large blobs connected by a 2" wide strip about 6" long. To dark to get a picture or look for mouths. Maybe tomorrow.

Impala67 · Aug 27, 2021

Definitely get a pic sounds just like he’s splitting nothing to worry about if he needs more light he will find it.!!

Reefing102 · Aug 30, 2021

Any update on this? Did it split?

D-Nak · Aug 30, 2021

How long have you had it?

Paleozoic_reefer · Sep 19, 2021

@lapin update?

lapin · Sep 19, 2021

I could never find a second mouth.
It has become a big disc shape again.
Its about 3 years old

lapin · Apr 6, 2022

Update:
Got back from camping this week and noticed a big white shape on a rock in the back of my tank. Its about the size of a desert plate. After looking from the side it looks like a Ritteri. It is very white with some green on the tips. My current one is blue with green tentacles.
If it was hidden under the other one, until it was strong enough to move, might explain why its so white. Its across from an MP60 so pretty impossible to feed it. Its located in a spot thats not only hard to reach but no way to even get a picture.
Kinda hope it does not move but who knows.

youcallmenny1 · Apr 6, 2022

Lucky you!

Eagle_Steve · Apr 6, 2022

lapin said:
Update:
Got back from camping this week and noticed a big white shape on a rock in the back of my tank. Its about the size of a desert plate. After looking from the side it looks like a Ritteri. It is very white with some green on the tips. My current one is blue with green tentacles.
If it was hidden under the other one, until it was strong enough to move, might explain why its so white. Its across from an MP60 so pretty impossible to feed it. Its located in a spot thats not only hard to reach but no way to even get a picture.
Kinda hope it does not move but who knows.

As long as it is in the light, you should be fine. I have had a few do exactly what yours did and recover just fine. Takes a while to get color back, but as long as everything stays stable, it should be fine. Really no need to feed, unless you want to. As long as there is a little color there, color comes back without issue.

Also, congrats on the new mag.