Cleaning Shrimp bothering my Magnifica?

Viccy

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Hi everyone, Im kind of new to this hobby with only having my first 3 months old 190L aquarium. To this aquarium I just gotten a Heteractis Magnifica anemon that so far seems to have grown and isn´t to bothered by the youth of the aquarium. It is still in hiding, thus light is only getting to half of its body and it has chosen a place with less current. I have read that they can behave this way the first week/weeks when introduced to a new aquarium so I still have my hopes up. It has eaten while I was watching so by that fact I think it the future is positive. The one thing that concerns me right now is that my cleaning shrimps are constantly bothering it, making it contract. Is this bad for it?

Regarding the care for this anemon, is there any general rule for success or care tips that must never be forgotten?

My values now are:
PH = 8.1
Alkalinty = 12
Ammonium = 0
Nitrite = 0
Nitrate = <1
Calcium = 480ppm
Magnesium = 1480ppm
Iodine = 0,06
Iron = 0

My Anemon :)
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Thanks for any replies!
 
You have a BTA, not a magnifica. Cleaner shrimp should not be a problem if it is healthy.

Is it a BTA, how can you tell and are you sure? Thought it was a purple base magnifica. The store didnt know since it was so small when i bought it (5 cm) and he had bought both BTAs and Magnifica.
 
Tentacle shape and quantity and lack of pronounced verrucae on the column. Most telling is the white stripe near the mouth - telltale BTA characteristic. Also, the fact that the foot is wedged in the rock crevice strongly suggests BTA - mags like to plant themselves on an exposed horizontal surface.
 
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