Experienced Help Needed!

[turboex901]

hey everyone, i have a sick nem that needs some expert advice. ill start with the background story. this was a "rescue" i acquired free from a lfs and it is my first anemone. i was told it was a white bta aka bleached bta. really i am questioning wether its a bubble or not. ive had it for a month now and its always expanded 6"+ night or day and it has a very tight mouth. it is also extremely sticky and consumes whole krill within 5 minutes. currently it is under pc lighting high in the tank and it is fed every day to offset the low light. halides are in the mail. basically i would like a sure fire id as well as some tips to help this guy out. alot of people kill these creatures often, id like to be one to help save one. tia everyone, here are the pics for id and health status.<~~steve

a little closer, the tentacles turn into a "y" shape occasionally. it has a nice flow on it and is in constant motion

 

[traveller7]

It appears there are verrucae under the oral disk, so I would offer the opinion it is a bleached H. magnifica, aka Ritteri.

High flow, high light, fish based meals seemed to work wonders for mine. Not sure how it will behave under intense lighting in its current state, but they are known to wander endlessly, seek out the highest point in the tank, get sucked through overflow teeth, find power heads, and die within 6-9 months if they make it past the first 30 days.

All the best of luck and if it is eating, keeps it mouth closed, and gets some more intense lighting, you have a chance

 

[OrionN]

I also think this is a bleached H. magnifica. Care is as Scott said. Good luck.

 

[turboex901]

you guys are awesome, although that confirms my fears. thankfully it is very attached to its rock and has moved a millimeter since ive had him. wish me luck guys <~~steve

 

[Flighty]

That is a magnifica and other than the very severe bleaching, it looks surprisingly good. I would move it as high as you can get it and hope that there is a bit of zooxanthellae in there to start regenerating and reverse the bleaching. The standard for a magnifica is usually at least 250 MH and the anemone very close to the surface with high, chaotic or alternating flow. Without being able to get food from the light I would feed this guy every day. I have seen several magnificas recover from bleaching, but I have never seen one this far bleached.

If you don't have clowns already, you may want to add some ocillerous, or pink skunks. Magnificas are one of the types of anemone which seems to do much better with clowns than without.

Best of luck and please contact me if I can answer any questions.

 

[raoul]

Good luck!