H. magnifica ?

[Jacwil]

So I hit up ABC in Fairport yesterday for my normal salt run and some frozen food. I was peaking around and spotted a monster show-sized magnifica. It is huuuge...probably 2' and is purple with green tips.

I'm considering setting up a tank for just this fella.....does anyone have any experience with this type? I've read a bunch of info on them but wanted to hear some personal experiences.

TIA!!!

 

[aaronlp]

So I hit up ABC in Fairport yesterday for my normal salt run and some frozen food. I was peaking around and spotted a monster show-sized magnifica. It is huuuge...probably 2' and is purple with green tips.

I'm considering setting up a tank for just this fella.....does anyone have any experience with this type? I've read a bunch of info on them but wanted to hear some personal experiences.

TIA!!!

ask gary i think dosnt he have one?

 

[Jacwil]

Pretty sure his is a gigantea but thx Aaron.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

mags can get huge. Wicked stingers. Can release nematocysts into water column and kill non-host fishes. A dedicated display showcasing this anemone and it's fish symbionts would be best choice IMO. You will need strong lighting and good water motion. Build a rock stack with a smooth rock on top to place the anemone on. A 2ft. x 2ft. cube aquarium would be minimum size tank IMO and BIGGER would DEFINITELY be better. Keep in mind that for years many "experts" did not recommend this anemone be kept in captivity but recent advances in anemone husbandry have proven that mags cannot only be maintained in captivity but reproduced in captivity.

JMO but a mag in 36" x 36" cube dedicated to it would make a stunning display. Also would be good in a standard 48" long 90 gallon.

 

[Jacwil]

Awesome info Gary! Thx!

Hmmmm...have a 90g I just picked up!!!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Here's another example of a red column morph. The tentacles will color up from white to yellow in the right environment. Gone but not forgotten, here's a pic taken when I first introduced mine.

And another pic of the same anemone several months later after being maintained directly under a 250w Iwasaki 6500k MH lamp with regular feedings.

fwiw: this mag ended up getting sucked into an overflow which stressed it enough to cause it to shed nematocysts that killed all the fish (except clownfish and cardinalfish) in my 220. This anemone got absolutely huge. Easily over 24" diameter when well fed and stretched out. This anemone actively seeked out neighboring corals and anemones in order to sting and kill them.

 

[Jacwil]

Good stuff...def looks like a species only candidate!

 

[jimmer]

here is pic of one i used to have ..so long ago i think thats what it was

 

[jimmer]

 

[Jacwil]

Nice Jimmer! From what I've read they might typically find their way up to the top of the stack, craving tons of light...as yours has done!

How long did you keep it?

 

[jimmer]

justin i too took garys advice ..built a stack with a nice smooth rock on top with heavy flow and placed it there.it never moved.i had mine for mabe 6 to 7 months...thing just got enormous.that was in a 180.i ended up giving to a buddy.

 

[Jacwil]

Great thx for the info from both of you!