How about some H. magnifica pics

[AliKat]

What kind of setup do you guys have that's successful re: powerheads or wavemakers?

I'd like to try one one of these days. Just wondering what kind of a powerhead or wavemaker setup I'd have to buy I have mH lighting, so everything else should be okay. Just wondering what kind of an investment I'm looking at.

Also, I have very blue lights in my tank. What color should I get?

 

[garygb]

I have a tunze stream that powers up and down to give some wave action. Before the tunze, I had a seaswirl on the tank. As far as Kelvin, I have 10,000K t-5 ho and one 6,000K.

 

[Mirror Pond]

I just picked up this second one two weeks ago. It's not as pretty as the first, but it is healthy and had been in another tank for over a year.

 

[garygb]

Baldomero, these anemones are considered among the most difficult to keep. If you had a fowlr tank with a low bioload and excellent water quality, you might have success with one. However, they are known to sometimes eat fish, so that could be a problem. A pair of clowns would be a good idea as they tend to keep any fish away from the anemone and also, the anemone gets the benefit of feeding from the fish and also might benefit in other ways from the clowns--ocellaris and percs are natural symbionts with this species, among several others.

 

[garygb]

Great shots there Mirror. Looks like a pair of happy skunks there.

 

[AliKat]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11822390#post11822390 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by garygb
[However, they are known to sometimes eat fish, so that could be a problem. [/B]

Uh, oh. Does that mean if I got one that it might eat my small Rod's onyx?

As for the powerheads/wavemakers, is there an inexpensive way to get a sufficient set up? I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars.

 

[Ron Popeil]

great find dave! how does the whole tank look?

alikat, while always a possibility, i wouldnt worry about them eating fish, especially not your baby clowns. i currently have a swarm of domino damsels in mine, and in the past have had a school of orange striped cardinals hover precariously over my magnificas with no losses.

 

[AliKat]

What color would look good with my pink skunks? I have a lot of blue light in my tank.

Also, would something like this work for waterflow? http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+4588+12061&pcatid=12061

If so, which model? Just trying to figure out the cheapest way to get enough water flow. If there is a cheap way...

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Heteractis magnifica is not a good choice for a first anemone.
This species gets very large, packs a very powerful sting and is a potential fish eater. (Certain fishes such as Domino Damsels and Cardinalfishes naturally associate with anemones and these aren't a high risk.) Additionally, IME a stressed H. magnifica can kill many or all of the fish that share it's aquarium with a sudden massive release of toxin (perhaps nematocysts?). Others have witnessed this as well. This anemone can act aggressively towards neighboring corals and/or anemones of a different species.
For more info on the species make sure to read the Anemone FAQ located at the top of this forum.

 

[Mirror Pond]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11822837#post11822837 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ron Popeil
great find dave! how does the whole tank look?

Thanks Jordan. Tank is pretty bare except for the anemones and a few clams and sps frags.

 

[ssavader]

Garygb, Leopard Man, and delphunus, those ritteri are simply phenomenal. It looks as if you all have them in dedicated tanks. Did you start them off in a community tank and where did you purchase them?

 

[garygb]

I personally started off with mine when it was small in a tank with soft corals (mushrooms and star polyps). Then it kept growing and I put it in a dedicated 50 gallon. I purchased both of the two original ones from a lfs. I snagged them very soon after the lfs got them and was lucky that they were healthy, without tears and not too bleached.

 

[dadonoflaw]

do any of you keep the water temps higher? i have an rbta what are the differences between these anemones and other anemones in terms of care?

 

[Leopard Man]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11824419#post11824419 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ssavader
Garygb, Leopard Man, and delphunus, those ritteri are simply phenomenal. It looks as if you all have them in dedicated tanks. Did you start them off in a community tank and where did you purchase them?

Thanks. I had mine in a softy tank, but took out all my softies then went with clams, sps and the h magnifica. I was scared that the h magnifica might move and wreak havoc to my sps, so I then traded it for more clams.

 

[delphinus]

I bought mine from an LFS in Calgary. I did start mine off in my community reef tank at first, which at the time was a 55g, but it very quickly outgrew this tank. Purchased size was approx. 5", within about 6-8 weeks it was up to 18". About a year after I had it I moved it into its own tank which I considered a "dedicated species setup" but really was more of a "second reef tank built around the needs of the anemone."

It is a very large thing to house so a dedicated setup is more or less mandatory IMO. The anemone also puts a large bioload on a system (nitrates), and is capable of killing off a tank full of fish if distressed (ie., I've found that removing the anemone off the rock to accomodate a tank move is a bad idea).

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11824419#post11824419 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ssavader
Garygb, Leopard Man, and delphunus, those ritteri are simply phenomenal. It looks as if you all have them in dedicated tanks. Did you start them off in a community tank and where did you purchase them?

 

[garygb]

I keep my tank around 80F.

As far as care between H. magnifica and RBTAs, which I also have, in my case basically the same. I feed the same food and do the same as far as water changes, etc.

 

[dadonoflaw]

so the mags are just less forgiving when chemistry is off. i heard that they prefer warmer water. like 84 degrees

 

[amphirion]

Hey that's a great tread, please keep posting, h.magnifica has always been my favorite anemone. The colour and the shape with the special symbiosis they have with clownfish are just amazing. I once had a h.magnifica that lasted about 4 months in my tank, I liked it so much and it was pretty hardy compared to other anemones. Maybe I'll give it another try soon because I plan on changing my aquascaping this week so I'll put a few rocks together and make a place for the anemone near the surface since I only have 150w MH and want it to receive sufficient flow.