a picture of my ritteri

[adtravels]

heres mine fairly new and and is going for a few walks at the moment

 

[traveller7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11330939#post11330939 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by marcus01
thanks for the feeding tip traveller, i actually feed it lancefish which comes from tmc as part of its diet this is also the same place i picked up my ritteri at which time it was only about 3 inches and i thought a grow to 9inches in 9 month was pretty good

3x is not bad at all, in fact I am not personally aware of a specimen below 5" surviving as long as yours. Most of mine arrived 6"+ and grew at a similar rate as yours(or died) so I can't really knock growth rate you describe.

Make sure to follow up with pictures in next Christmas at 24" across

Wish you all the best with it.

 

[OrionN]

Scott,
How many anemone do you have now? Do you keep various species together?

 

[traveller7]

Downsizing here big time my friend and I stopped mixing species, and of late even specimens from different parent lines are kept separate. Quick count, 3 species, 15-20 specimens(you know how BTAs can be).

 

[marcus01]

This is an up to date photo of my ritteri. i only keep one species as i dont agree with mixing them..........

 

[traveller7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11335228#post11335228 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by marcus01

 

[garygb]

That last pic is what I think of a ritteri looking like when it is healthy. Are you saying that some days the anemone looks like it does in the last pic and then other days it looks like it does in the first pic? Hmm.

 

[Dan]

Here are two of mine (cruise the trading forum, as one is for sale)

I disagree about difficulty. I have had specimens last for years, and others less than a week. As has been said many times, getting one that is healthy in the first place is the hardest part. Stable water quality takes care of the rest. They do not seem to like changes. Even ones I had for years went downhill after being moved, so stability is important.

Dan

 

[traveller7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11341763#post11341763 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Dan
......Even ones I had for years went downhill after being moved, so stability is important.

Dan

My experience as well. If they are doing well where they are, leave them alone :>)