My new Magnificent from Blue Zoo

Wildblue4 · Mar 20, 2020

He has been in the holding tank for 3 hours. @Amoo what do you think. Waiting to see about Cipro. My last one I had from Blue Zoo lasted a year and a half before losing him.
what do you guys think?

AcroNem · Mar 20, 2020

Can't see the mouth very well. Give it a little time to settle in to see if it needs treatment, also more pics will help

Wildblue4 · Mar 20, 2020

Here you go.

albano · Mar 20, 2020

Why do you think that you lost it after a year and a 1/2 ?

Wildblue4 · Mar 20, 2020

Only thing I can think of was I added some fish and one had bacteria on it. I was a victim of my success. When he went down it went fast but I could have did a better job of saving it. For a few days it would deflate then be back normal the next day. I should have gotten it out as soon as I saw that but didn’t know it was that serious. Lessons learned.

D-Nak · Mar 20, 2020

It looks okay for an acclimating magnifica. If you can stop flow and take a top down shot so we can see the mouth, that'll help.

IME sometimes mags look good for a few days, and then the deflating starts. Just keep an eye on it.

Wildblue4 · Mar 20, 2020

Yeah Iv seen that. I’m going to start Cipro tonight. Don’t want to loose it.

aherre07 · Mar 20, 2020

I'd keep an eye on him for now. I've never had to treat my mag. So I honestly wouldnt know to be honest with you. Some of the things that I have always looked for were stickiness of the nem (seems yours has a good footing under him) how sticky are the tentacles? Another thing I looked for was a gaping mouth. In all honesty mine seems to "open" its mouth pretty regularly when it eats or after a water change. Other than that it keeps it tight pretty regularly. I put my nem in DT upon arrival and I have lucked out since that day. If you start to see it looking flatter and more so like a pancake I'd treat it. But as of now I think it may look like a nem that's acclimating.

Wildblue4 · Mar 23, 2020

3 days of Cipro. He’s really starting to look good. Can’t wait to unite him with my Clowns.

Wildblue4 · Mar 24, 2020

Still going strong. Fully inflated.

Wildblue4 · Mar 26, 2020

6th night of Cipro completed. Headed to DT tomorrow. Can’t wait to get him on his journey.

Wildblue4 · Mar 27, 2020

My Mag is in his forever home. Now for my clowns that lived in my last Mag, to get in this one. So far they have not even checked it out. I know it takes time for them to host but part of me was hoping they would have jumped right in.

aherre07 · Mar 27, 2020

Looks good. Great job getting it through treatment.

Wildblue4 · Mar 28, 2020

I was kinda disappointed when I first received this Mag because it didn’t have a colored base. Now that he’s in the DT his color is really pretty. Instead of boring tan, it is really showing more of a pink that is just beautiful. And because we are in stay at home in our state I’m getting more time to spend with it. That’s a bad thing too, because I want to grab my Clowns and throw them into this new home. Lol In all seriousness, it is giving the Mag time to settle in without the Clowns irritating it.
What’s the longest time you have experienced between adding an Anemone and your Clowns hosting it? Yeah I’m bored!!

aherre07 · Mar 28, 2020

Mine took about a week and a half to 2 weeks, but my clowns were tiny and had never been in the ocean. So I was actually very pleased that they even decided to take a chance in there. Wasn't sure if instinct would take over at some point.

Wildblue4 · Mar 28, 2020

This pair lived in my last Mag for about a year. I figured they would just jump right back in this one. Guess I need to put the rent sign in the window!!!

Wildblue4 · Apr 1, 2020

Well my Ocellaris Clown pair didn’t get in my Mag so my Pink Skunk clown decided to upgrade to a larger house!!! Packed her bags and moved out of the RBTA into the Mag. At least the Mag has a buddy now.