Does anyone have pictures of Heteractis Magnifica Ritteri mouths?

[AD87]

Please I would love come close up pictures of there mouth. I have just purchased a Heteractis Magnifica Ritteri anemone.

I will be tracking my progress.

This will be my mult attempt at this species. I do have doxycycline and a scale for measurement but decided not to treat this specimen. We will see.

Any suggestions would be great.

 

[maxxII]

This isnt the greatest pic of mine, but the mouth is visible...

Had it for 3 years as of March 09...

Nick

 

[AD87]

Great, thanks mine is gaping a little bit. I will get a picture up ASAP.

Nick when you purchased your anemone did it have a tight mouth?

Thanks.
-Tony

 

[toastedxb]

hahaha looks like a brown eye

 

[AD87]

Here are some pictures, this is the first time I have fed it I have had it for about 4 days now and I think it is settling down some.

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Here is a pic of the base

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sorry about the blue

mouth of the nem, I did notice that it was pretty sticky to the touch.

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Here is the base give more of the true color.

Let me know what everyone thinks.

 

[maxxII]

If its sticky to the touch, and inflated, and in a good area, (lighting, current, etc), I would not do too much with it too soon. Feeding it can cause stress while its adjusting to captivity...just keep that in mind.

When I first got mine, it would deflate, and inflate daily....I was convinced it was going to die on me, every other day. Initially, it deflated twice a day for several hours, then just down to once a day for several hours, then slowly for shorter and shorter periods, until after about a month, it quit deflating at all.

If it deflates now, something is bothering it in my tank..., (low alk, higher than normal temp, or pump leaking electricity to the tank).

Looks okay so far to me, but the mouth being tight like it is in my picture is a good indicator of overall health. However, right now, as I type...the mouth on mine is slighty opened....

I'm not trying to be vague or confusing...but you want to see the tight mouth. Once the anemone is acclimated and happy, you will occasionally see it open its mouth and its not anything to freak out over. Once acclimated, these anemone's are in my experiance, pretty tough critters.

Nick

 

[AD87]

Thanks for the reply Nick. If you look in picture 4 you should notice that it was stinging me. I fed in only a tiny bit and will hold off for now, at least till it gets acclimated. Are you able to snap a pick of your with the mouth open?

I think mouth open and Gapeing are two different stories. If you can see it insides I believe thats a bad sign.

 

[maxxII]

No havent got a pic of that just yet....its nice and tight right now.

Give yours some time to adapt...

And you're right, there is a big difference between open mouth and gaping...

Nick

 

[WDLV]

Sorry. This is the best I've got.

 

[AD87]

Thanks Walt,

I fed my again today and its day 7. Still sticky we will see if it pulls through. Does anyone soak there food in anything to enhance the nutritional value for the anemone.

 

[WDLV]

If I may....
I would suggest feeding it some fish that you blend in a blender. It makes the pieces much smaller. Thus they're easier to swallow and digest. The fish will eat the rest. I feed mine about two teaspoons per day.

 

[maxxII]

Walt,
Yours is still bleached abit....but looks beautiful nonetheless. How long have you had it? What kind of fish are you feeding? I would stay away from silversides. Too many reports of bad silversides causing a bacterial infection in anemones which later prove to be fatal.

Tony,
I dont soak much anymore, but I rarely target feed mine anymore either. Initially, I fed it mysis which had been soaked in Selcon. No idea if that made a difference or not, but I doubt it hurts any. How often are you feeding it and is it deflating at all?

Nick

 

[AD87]

Nick, it Has not deflated at all yet since I have had it. I did feed it 1 very small pre cooked shrimp that i cut into tiny pieces(since I got it which was on the 5-17), but I don't think they have any nutritional value.?

 

[WDLV]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15073411#post15073411 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by maxxII
Walt,
Yours is still bleached abit....but looks beautiful nonetheless. How long have you had it? What kind of fish are you feeding? I would stay away from silversides. Too many reports of bad silversides causing a bacterial infection in anemones which later prove to be fatal.
Nick

That pic was taken the day after it was purchased about six months ago. I don't feed silver sides. I feed my own blend of foods. Right now that consists of tilapia and table shrimp blended together with cyclop-eeze and mysis or plankton added. I plan to switch to a fish with more omega 3 fatty acids when the rest of this batch is used up.
It looks more like this now.

 

[AD87]

My clowns finally found the anemone, will that cause some stress on the anemone or help it settle down.
Also are you guys cooking your food or using raw?

 

[WDLV]

Always raw. Never cooked.

The anemone should never know the clowns are there. If it does, the clowns are dead meat.

 

[maxxII]

Walt, looks much better now. Not real sure what you mean by the anemone knowing the clowns are there...

Tony, always raw, never cooked. I buy half a dozen unpeeled shrimp, (30-40 count size) every so often from the grocery store, also buy one or two raw scallops. Both are whole food sources, and are healthy for fish, and anemones. At this stage I rarely feed my Ritteri...
If it hasnt deflated, and the mouth is tight, things sound like they are going well for you. Keep it up, and dont change anything.

Nick

 

[WDLV]

It was a reply about whether the clowns finding it would stress the anemone. I'd like to add that if the anemone is too small it can be trouble....

 

[maxxII]

Yes I completely agree. Clowns too large for an anemone can be very dangerous to the anemone.

Nick

 

[OrionN]

I also rarely feed my H. magnifica. They will do just fine from fish food and light. (I only feed my clowns flake food, the anemone eat that too)