Magnifica or Ritteri?

[Dkuhlmann]

Mocha's are Ocellaris from a normal orange Ocellaris and a black and white Ocellaris. Now my next question is, is it possible to keep a smaller one in a 40b or should I not bother even trying? I will not be upgrading from this tank. I've had several large tanks in the past, and having a bad back this one is enough work LOL

 

[davocean]

I think a mag would get way too big too fast for a 40g, though it is not listed as a natural host I have had good luck w/ many clowns accepting a Malu, which would at least be a better fit and they come in very bright colors, I would at least try that.

 

[davocean]

That has not been my experience. It's really hard to get them through the initial shipping and acclimation process (and I've lost a few), but one you do they have proved quite enduring - for me, at least. Have had four over the last 20 years, none of which got reinfected, and the first three had to be rehomed because they got too large. In at least two cases, mags survived tank crashes that took down all my SPS coral. I will say that I have never tried to add any subsequent anemones to my tank. Just one, centerpiece for me.

Mag is my favorite. Colorful, stays put and doesn't eat my fish. Good host for many clown species as well.

While my exp w/ mags is not as extensive as other nems, this has been my exp and by far the most common of comments I have seen from others, though I agree results of course may vary.

 

[OrionN]

I was looking on the net the other day and came up with a website that used my picture and have the nerve to say that Heteractis magnifica is an old name for the species and current accept name is Radianthus ritteri.

 

[davocean]

Oh my!

 

[jmadison]

my mertens could probably be blended and reform like the T1000 at this point.

While I can't agree with the durability comments, I love this one!

 

[davocean]

Just recently I have been seeing a number of people correcting ritteri's to be called mags on other sites and even FB pages, hopefully a continuing trend.

 

[davocean]

OK, I was looking up this term/ID definition again and thought I might as well bring this post back to life, maybe it will one day help ID, and also I don't mind looking at Ca1ore's tank again!