Time will tell if it is going to die or not. The most important thing you can do for this anemone is to get the water conditions as close to perfect as you can. You bought the anemone already comprimised and now it is in conditions that are less than ideal (or at least were at the time you posted "nitrates 40-50" and temp "76"). H. magnifica generally do not rebound as easily as a BTA, but they can rebound. Feeding is not an option right now as the anemone is not healthy enough for it, but maybe it will come back.
Is this a H. Magnifica?
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hybridgenius
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Oh make sure you keep the clowns away from it for now until it recovers please. The clowns can really make things worse if they keep rubbing against it and harrassing it. Btw, you shouldnt have so many different species of clowns in there. Not trying to insult you so take this as criticism please... DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE YOU PURCHASE.
Flighty
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That is 100% a magnifica in all of the pictures, but unfortunately, I agree that it is in an unrecoverable condition. The way it looks indicates to me that the internal tissue is already goo and there isn't much to be done. Most magnificas I see in stores are already at this point before purchase, and it is unlikely that even perfact water conditions can save them.
And just to throw in my opinion oposing a few stated here
- 76 on the low side, but is not off from the range they experience in the wild.
-With some anemones it is true that clowns usually do the anemone harm, but with magnificas I see the opposite.
And just to throw in my opinion oposing a few stated here
- 76 on the low side, but is not off from the range they experience in the wild.
-With some anemones it is true that clowns usually do the anemone harm, but with magnificas I see the opposite.
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Give it a chance, even if they are slim.
Give it a chance, even if they are slim.
When it starts to break apart and smell horrible that means it's dead and you need to get it out ASAP when that happens by siphoning all of it out and water change.
And like some others said, seperate the clowns, only one species per tank, on rare occasions two can be done, but more often then not the weaker ones will be killed.
And like some others said, seperate the clowns, only one species per tank, on rare occasions two can be done, but more often then not the weaker ones will be killed.
hybridgenius
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Well he said you could only see the FOOT so I'm assuming sand, BUT lets hope not.
yeah, if it dropped off the rock my optimism is waning. As you've been advised, keep an eye out to see if it starts to disintegrate and if so get it out of your tank quickly. Sorry you got stuck with one that was already in bad shape when you got it. I would suggest that you only keep a H. magnifica in a dedicated species tank. You will want your tank to be set up for several months and the nitrogen cycle to complete itself, including undetectable nitrates. A deep sand bed of oolitic aragonite is a good way to achieve undetectable nitrates. A 40 or 50 gallon tank is fine for a H. magnifica, but eventually you will likely need a 100g or larger.
