3 Ritteri Anemones and clownfish

[Nanook]

I have three Ritteri anemones that'll soon be in my 500 gallon tank. One anemone currently has a pair of Rod's onyx clowns. I'd like to add some pink skunk anemonefish for the other two. Currently, all three are in my 120, but plans to transfer in a month or so. Looking for any sage advice on how/if this is possible. Thanks.

 

[Breadman03]

Gloves. The gig I had before my tank crash was difficult to transfer between Rubbermaid trough and my display. What I did was move the entire rock and used the rock surface to support the mass of the gig while using my other hand to stabilize it. Once in place, I just gradually detached the gig from my glove over some period of time.

I really want another nice gig and a Ritteri.

 

[ca1ore]

A fully inflated anemone doesn't take kindly to being taken out of the water - it will easily rip as a result of the weight of the contained water volume. I've found it necessary, though not always convenient, to get it plus rock into a bucket while underwater. I rehomed a magnifica a few years ago and it literally required the use of a 5 gallon salt bucket.

 

[Cliving1]

How big are the anemones? I used a cup to move my carpet, I scooped its foot up, and it ended up not being able to sting me either. Looked like a mushroom coming out the top. It actually liked the cup so much it was difficult to get it out...

 

[Pericyte]

A fully inflated anemone doesn't take kindly to being taken out of the water - it will easily rip as a result of the weight of the contained water volume. I've found it necessary, though not always convenient, to get it plus rock into a bucket while underwater. I rehomed a magnifica a few years ago and it literally required the use of a 5 gallon salt bucket.

Would you chisel the rock if it was too large of a piece of rock?

 

[ca1ore]

I would not personally, though I always made the top of my magnifica pedestal with a smaller flat rock so that it was relatively easily removed.

 

[OrionN]

500 gal is plenty to have more than one pair of clowns (of the more docile variety like Pink Skunk, Ocellaris or Percula) in more than one natural hosts. I have several pairs in my 420 in the past and in my 320.
The main thing is separate the anemones to three separate areas then just add the clown fishes. The dominant pair will get their pick of anemone and the other two pairs will get what is available.
Often there can be some chasing but they will eventually separate out.
It is best to not have three females right off the bat. This way, at the beginning, you have a dominant pair. The other two pairs likely will develop and mature. However, if the anemones are too close together, the dominant female may keep the others juvenile clowns from mature (even different species).
I have keep breeding pairs Ocellaris and Pink Skunk in my 420ish tank (96X36X30) about 18 years ago. Also have multiple pairs of Ocellaris, Percula and Hybrid of the two in my current tank that just got zapped by Harvey

 

[OrionN]

For large Magnifica, I would move in part water. Use a large enough container and put the rock with the anemone facing down partially submersed in water. This way there will not be too much stress on the anemone and he will not loose his grip on the rock. I have large anemones and I move them from tank to tank sometime.

 

[Nanook]

Thanks for the replies! I have a very good friend who will help me transfer them when the tank is ready. We just took them from his 120 a month or two back.

What I was planning on doing was putting them all in the same area, so I'm grateful for the advice on keeping them separate so the clowns can host without warring. Also appreciate the advice on avoiding females, I will try to find small pink skunks for the other two anemones.