H. Crispa or H. Magnifica advice

[davocean]

H. crispa also get big.
Mine ended up at 24"
LTA and BTA are smaller.

 

[jason1218]

Wow 24 inches. That's impressive. Did it live IN the sand or on a rock?

Do you have any pics of it?

 

[Grunt]

Here was mine right after lights on.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1623408

before the pump incident. Not even fully open, ill see if I have some more pics.

Oh, on rocks btw, "anemone island" ....worked well until that one day

 

[OrionN]

Grunt,
IMO, there is two reasons why your setup fail.
1. Your anemone is too large for the front to back dimension of your tank. Once the tentacles can tough the side, if the anemone want to move across, it just move. The rock island need to be far enough from the side so that the anemone cannot touch the side of the tank.
2. You did not have a point light source. Moving from the rock to the side did not result in any light intensity decrease (maybe minor decrease) This did not keep the anemone from moving because it id not notice decrease in light intensity.
I am sorry that you lost your anemone. This is one of the reason that I always recommended MH of H. magnifica

 

[WDLV]

Re: H. Crispa or H. Magnifica advice

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15054593#post15054593 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jason1218
I am wanting to get a very large anemone that will nearly fill my entire 20 inch cube. I am also wanting a pair of yellow Stripes. I have been looking hard at H. Crispa and H. Magnifica. I like the coloration of the Mag better but like the chances of the Crispa hosting a pair of Yellow Stripes and their relative hardiness. I have been told that the maroons will not go in a mag but have a fairly good chance of going into a Crispa. I know its not a natural pairing but then again neither of them live in glass boxes in the wild either. What is the truth about either of them hosting maroons?

I have also been told that Mags life expectancy in captivity is about 6 months. I see a lot of people saying that they have had theirs for years. What is the truth about this? If a mag is going to wither and die I do not want to get one. I would be willing to substitute a pair of Clarks to have a Mag if I knew it would live.

Does anyone have (or had) either of these anemones that would like to share their experiences with me?

Feel free to ask me for more info but please be specific about what you would like to know.

The people who say they have had theirs for years are the exception to the rule. As a general rule, you don't hear people bragging about the ones they have killed in days weeks or months... and their posts crying out for help usually get burried pretty quick. I'll tell you what I tell everyone else. If you insist on an anemone, please consider going with a captive raised BTA. You can easily fill a 20" cube with these. Not only do they split, but they get quite large.

 

[jason1218]

Re: Re: H. Crispa or H. Magnifica advice

Re: Re: H. Crispa or H. Magnifica advice

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15067122#post15067122 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WDLV
The people who say they have had theirs for years are the exception to the rule. As a general rule, you don't hear people bragging about the ones they have killed in days weeks or months... and their posts crying out for help usually get burried pretty quick. I'll tell you what I tell everyone else. If you insist on an anemone, please consider going with a captive raised BTA. You can easily fill a 20" cube with these. Not only do they split, but they get quite large.

I understand this very well. Is there any reason why you feel the crispa is not a good choise?

 

[WDLV]

Because while they are correctly labeled as easier than species like magnifica they are highly over rated in terms of their hardyness. Also they are completely unable to sexually reproduce. Until such time as there are people collecting their reproductive materials in something resembling a fertility clinic it will remain a bad idea to collect these animals.

 

[davocean]

I do think BTA's are a great choice, since they can easily reproduce, and can induce splitting fairly easy.
My crispa seemed pretty darn hearty, but they do seem to like heavy light, something to keep in mind.
The bummer though is when they get big, and tents touched glass, they seem a little withered/stressed.
This is not best pic, but shows size best.
It pretty much stayed in sand.
For size ref, that clown is about 4" in this pic.

 

[davocean]

 

[jason1218]

That's impressive looking.

 

[jason1218]

Anyone else want to coment more on either of these?