Yellow Ritteri Anemone

[tomtep]

I just took a bite and purchased this nem. They advertised as yellow Ritteri but is there such a thing or is this will turn green under a higher light? What do you guys think?

 

[blaxsun]

Love it - can't wait to see photos of it in your tank once you get it.

 

[14 foot reef]

That is beautiful, but I worry that is an artificially dyed anemone. It was very common back in the 90's
I'm not saying this one is, but it is suspect.

 

[kinetic]

Might just be the lighting. It may just be clear-ish or slightly bleached.

 

[tomtep]

Here it is just took it out of the bag. Not looking so good

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Here it is just took it out of the bag. Not looking so good

Did they ship it on the rock like that?

How much water was in the bag with it?

Do you have Cipro on hand? These anenomes don't necessarily transport well and oftentimes require treatment before going into your display.

 

[tomtep]

Did they ship it on the rock like that?

How much water was in the bag with it?

Do you have Cipro on hand? These anenomes don't necessarily transport well and oftentimes require treatment before going into your display.

I put the rock in the bucket so the nem could attach to it.

they ship it with little water, and the water is clear not cloudy.

I don't have Cipro but I did use some Iodine. So far it looking better and attached to the rock, hopefully it will get better.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

I put the rock in the bucket so the nem could attach to it.

they ship it with little water, and the water is clear not cloudy.

I don't have Cipro but I did use some Iodine. So far it looking better and attached to the rock, hopefully it will get better.

Little shipping water and shipping carpets just doesn't go together. I can't Stand when suppliers do this.

In My experience, having Cipro on hand with this type of anemone is not a question, more of a requirement. If I were you I would try to order some ASAP.

 

[kinetic]

Check this out for cipro:

How I Cipro

Many of you have probably already seen this before as it's part of a sticky on another forum, but I'm moving the information over to this site as this is where I spend most of my time and want to link this in my Sig. Amoo's Sick Nem Treatment Protocol: Let me start by saying most of my research...

www.reef2reef.com

If it makes you feel any better, when I got my magnifica, it was basically inside out as well. I believe the oxygen levels really affects magnificas during shipping, but if they don't have any infection, they bounce back well.

Cipro will help if it gets an infection. But it might just be ticked. Give it a day.

 

[tomtep]

I finally put it in the tank and it looks so much better.

When do you usually start feeding it and how often? Thanks

 

[kinetic]

Yeah, that looks bleached. I think it'll really start coloring up to something, not sure what yet, but I think it's going to be a beauty no matter what.

I've never fed my magnifica (6 years now), but I do give it a ton of light. Some say it likes whiter light, and some have even used small freshwater spotlights on them. But really, give it as much light as SPS needs and it'll do great.

As long as they don't have infection, magnificas are very hardy anemones.

 

[tomtep]

Yeah, that looks bleached. I think it'll really start coloring up to something, not sure what yet, but I think it's going to be a beauty no matter what.

I've never fed my magnifica (6 years now), but I do give it a ton of light. Some say it likes whiter light, and some have even used small freshwater spotlights on them. But really, give it as much light as SPS needs and it'll do great.

As long as they don't have infection, magnificas are very hardy anemones.

Thanks for your advice. It’s currently sitting on the top of the tank so it will get plenty of lights. I can’t wait to see what it will turn into.

 

[kinetic]

Thanks for your advice. It’s currently sitting on the top of the tank so it will get plenty of lights. I can’t wait to see what it will turn into.

You're all set then! Don't worry about feeding it, in fact I know that feeding can sometimes stress them out. Let it just get food from the clownfish or some floating pieces. I guess if you really want it to grow a lot, you could feed it mysis, but I wouldn't worry about feeding it to keep it alive/healthy.

 

[kinetic]

Also, keep us updated on the coloration! Looks beautiful

 

[Goby Bryant]

It is pretty!

 

[tomtep]

After a week this baby is looking good

 

[14 foot reef]

Thanks for the update, most people don't update the forum once things are fixed.

Bravo !!!!

 

[kinetic]

After a week this baby is looking good

Looks very nice. Does it look to be gaining some purple color?

 

[tomtep]

Looks very nice. Does it look to be gaining some purple color?

At the tip yes but the middle part the yellow is getting brighter. It will be interesting to see what it will become.

 

[Paleozoic_reefer]

Update?