H. Magnifica looks like its budding?

[bureau13]

(Note: I'm pretty sure they don't "bud," I don't even think they usually split in captivity....so what is going on with this one?) Its had this...thing...on the side of its foot since we got it, about three weeks ago. Its also been a consistent roamer, which is really annoying, until it decided to take up residence on the front glass...which of course is also annoying!

jds

 

[traveller7]

Heteractis magnifica will divide, centrally.

Budding seems to be more infrequent captive occurrence for E. quadricolor(BTA) and Stichodactyla haddoni(Saddle carpet, Haddon's).

I don't recall a magnifica budding event, but that certainly does not mean it can't happen.

fwiw: Try to document as well as you can, and take plenty of pictures. I understand the point of the post was the bud, but it is difficult to conclusively ID anemones as it is, lots of pictures go a long way

side note on wandering: what lighting, what flow generation, and do you have centralized rockscape close to the surface?

Best of luck.

 

[bureau13]

None of my rockwork is all that close to the surface (its a pretty deep tank) but at one point he was at the highest point. He also tried to crawl through my overflow a couple times, and required rescuing. He seems fine for it though.

Good idea on the pictures, I'll keep taking them. I can get a great shot of the bottom of his foot right now

PS: Forgot to answer the other questions....decent but not great flow...I've got a Seqauence Dart going into two returns, but I had to crank it down a bit, and a pair of "Maxi-streams." I'd like to upgrade those to Vortex propeller pumps one of these days. For lighting I have 4x250W HQI and 4x39W T5, but like I said, its a pretty deep tank.

jds

 

[traveller7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7752463#post7752463 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bureau13
None of my rockwork is all that close to the surface (its a pretty deep tank) but at one point he was at the highest point. He also tried to crawl through my overflow a couple times, and required rescuing. He seems fine for it though.

Many unintentionally commit suicide via overflow, pump, etc. Typically my largest concern when I am lucky enough to find a healthy one

IMHO: a central rockwork, close to the surface surrounded by sand(or 20" tall) is best way to keep them under intense light and flow. For example, this tank has a 32" water depth and the mag never left the rock work:

 

[Jadran]

a central rockwork, close to the surface surrounded by sand(or 20" tall) is best way to keep them under intense light and flow.

It's true, verry verry true.. You really need to rearange aquascape to keep it at one spot (exposed to sun and water movement) If its on the tank walls it's just like accident waiting to happen.. (pumps and overflow)

plz. keep us informed

 

[shred5]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7751661#post7751661 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by traveller7
Heteractis magnifica will divide, centrally.

Budding seems to be more infrequent captive occurrence for E. quadricolor(BTA) and Stichodactyla haddoni(Saddle carpet, Haddon's).

I don't recall a magnifica budding event, but that certainly does not mean it can't happen.

fwiw: Try to document as well as you can, and take plenty of pictures. I understand the point of the post was the bud, but it is difficult to conclusively ID anemones as it is, lots of pictures go a long way

side note on wandering: what lighting, what flow generation, and do you have centralized rockscape close to the surface?

Best of luck.

Yea I have never heard of that happening either but it sure looks like it.. Unless it is some sort of deformity.

Dave

 

[sarahkucera]

If he tried to crawl through the overflow a couple of times do you think it's possible that he took some damage to that spot and that resulted in the bud forming?

 

[Jadran]

Its had this...thing...on the side of its foot since we got it, about three weeks ago

 

[sarahkucera]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7755521#post7755521 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jadran
Its had this...thing...on the side of its foot since we got it, about three weeks ago

Sorry.
Gotta read more thoroughly.

 

[bureau13]

Well, its possible that it had some incident at the LFS or during collection. The "bud" for want of a better term doesn't appear to be growing. In fact, at times it disappears, like the tentacles get sucked in to itself, and then later it will reappear. I will try to take more photos.

jds

 

[Flighty]

I have seen other pics of a newly collected magnifica with a possible bud. I would be tempted to cut it off and see what happens, but thats just me

 

[bureau13]

Eek. You can cut them off??? That can't be pretty.

 

[Flighty]

Oh I don't really know if you can or can't. I was just speculating based on what you can do with mushrooms and that sort of stuff. This one looks like it might have been a mix up when it was healing from a split. You can see the scar. Maybe that is what happens when a hunk of the tentacle tissue gets caught between the healing base.

 

[bureau13]

You may be right, I hadn't considered that. If it were a bud, I would expect to see it getting bigger, but that doesn't seem to be happening.

jds

 

[bureau13]

OK, here is a pictorial update of the Magnifica and its "bud."

The bud as it looks when its "out:"

The bud "closing" or drawing in on itself:

And finally, just because I want to:

 

[traveller7]

Great pictures, thanks