Growth Pics of my Heteractis magnifica

[hdtvguy]

This picture shows the growth my Heteractis magnifica has gone through in just under 2 months. First pic has flash the other does not for comparison.


What it looked like when I first got it.

This is what it looks like now.

 

[Flighty]

Very nice.

Can you give us some details? where did you get it , lighting, flow, what are you feeding...

 

[trueblackpercula]

awsome looking good luck and remember be carefull of the power heads.

 

[tstone]

Very sweet.
Give us some specs. What size tank, flow, lighting?

Nice!

 

[hdtvguy]

Thanks, Housed in a 300g tank with many large Angels and tangs. Click my red house above for more pics of the tank. Lighting is 3 250w 14k CV bulbs pendents. Also have Ice cap 660 running 4 URI Actinic. Flow Seq Barracuda CL on a OM 4-way all 1.5" outputs. My other closed loop is a Gen-X pcx-55Hp driving 2 penductors. Return is a Gen-X pcx40. I run a very large dual Beckett skimmer with 250mg/Hr Ozone with controller. I also run a 40 watt UV on this tank. As for feeding it gets a few silver sides soaked in selcon every week.

 

[seamommie]

Amazing pics in your gallery! Your angels are beautiful. How quickly do French Angels grow. There is a beautiful juvenile at my LFS that I'm thinking about for my 105g and I'm wondering how long I would have before I would need to move him to a larger tank. I have a larger tank in the planning stages but don't have a timeline yet. Any suggestions on growth?

 

[Hunter21]

very nice!!! Looks like fireworks in the sky...the way the tentacles droop down over the clown! Erin

 

[hdtvguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6844222#post6844222 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by seamommie
Amazing pics in your gallery! Your angels are beautiful. How quickly do French Angels grow. There is a beautiful juvenile at my LFS that I'm thinking about for my 105g and I'm wondering how long I would have before I would need to move him to a larger tank. I have a larger tank in the planning stages but don't have a timeline yet. Any suggestions on growth?

Thanks.I have had him for 6 months and he has more then doubled in size. Just over the last month or two I have really noticed him putting on size. They are great fish lots of personality.

 

[hdtvguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6844980#post6844980 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Hunter21
very nice!!! Looks like fireworks in the sky...the way the tentacles droop down over the clown! Erin

Thanks, Yes it does look like that now that I look at the picture again LOL. I had the pumps off when I took that pic doing a water change. Most of the time it is blowing around like crazy from the flow in the tank.

 

[anthworks]

Do Angels sometimes nip at anemone's?

 

[traveller7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6848543#post6848543 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by anthworks
Do Angels sometimes nip at anemone's?

Some may.

 

[Flighty]

I have a regal who I suspect ate the tenticles off of my bta, but an Occilerous will probably defend a magnifica pretty well.

I'm glad to hear the flow is off in those pics. I was going to say something about the lack of flow, but didn't want to be rude

 

[AngelReefer]

Nice pictures

 

[anthworks]

Thats a very cool setup. I looked thru your gallery and didnt see, what type of flitration do you have? I am sure its a huge skimmer?


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[hdtvguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6848543#post6848543 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by anthworks
Do Angels sometimes nip at anemone's?

Funny thing you mention that. Before this one I tried a large Carpet. Before going out of town I noticed my French was nipping at the mouth area of the carpet. Came home 10 days later to find the carpet was totally gone without a trace.

 

[hdtvguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6849887#post6849887 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Flighty
I have a regal who I suspect ate the tenticles off of my bta, but an Occilerous will probably defend a magnifica pretty well.

I'm glad to hear the flow is off in those pics. I was going to say something about the lack of flow, but didn't want to be rude

He sure does protect it nips at my large Angels when they swim by to close.

 

[hdtvguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6851788#post6851788 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by anthworks
Thats a very cool setup. I looked thru your gallery and didnt see, what type of flitration do you have? I am sure its a huge skimmer?


A

Thanks,

If you look in my "www" little red house I have a pic of my skimmer it is dual injector Beckett I have 2 Gen-X Pcx-40 pumps. One driving each Beckett. I run uv on the tank and Ozone.

Here is a pic of it.

 

[ricordiaking]

awsome looking anem I can't wait to get one