My new Ritteri
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candeewolf
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How open was the mouth after the first 24 hours? I got a Ritteri last night that was pretty open after the first 12 hours this morning, but is closing up now, but I'm still worried. Also, were there any other signs of stress, and did you expect it to have an open mouth in the first day or so due to the stress of acclimation? I'm at the stage you probably were last night...can't think about anything else due to worrying about it. Congrats anyway on yours doin well though.
Smitty750
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It was wide open almost inside out, it seemed pretty stressed out and had some brown slime in the bag that he was shipped in. 24 hours was the point it took for mine to settle in and start looking good. I actually think that mine regurgitated something and that's another reason its mouth was so open and inside out looking. Good luck with yours they're beautifull creatures. Keep us posted
candeewolf
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Ya, these pics give an idea of what it looked like about 16 hours after going in.
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When I woke up this morning and saw what is in the first pic, I freaked out. He was originally on the rock directly below him. The second pic was about 2 hours after the first one, and currently the mouth no longer is "puffy" inside out and seems to be closing...I'm just keeping my fingers crossed.
Do either of those pics look like what you had?
<a href="http://s771.photobucket.com/albums/xx360/candeewolf/?action=view¤t=RitteriAnemone-First24Hours008.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx360/candeewolf/RitteriAnemone-First24Hours008.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> <a href="http://s771.photobucket.com/albums/xx360/candeewolf/?action=view¤t=RitteriAnemone-First24Hours013.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx360/candeewolf/RitteriAnemone-First24Hours013.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
When I woke up this morning and saw what is in the first pic, I freaked out. He was originally on the rock directly below him. The second pic was about 2 hours after the first one, and currently the mouth no longer is "puffy" inside out and seems to be closing...I'm just keeping my fingers crossed.
Do either of those pics look like what you had?
candeewolf
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I'm kind of balancing how mine looks compared to yours, and so far, not so good. The mouth is closed more than it was last night, but still not completely closed. Also, it moved to another spot. I knew the risk when I took in this difficult anemone, but it doesn't remove the discomfort I feel when I see it stressed in my tank. Hopefully both of ours will have a happy ending.
candeewolf
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Well, not to hijack your thread too much, but just took some update photos of my ritteri.
My pH was a little lower than what I thought (8.1) and my alkalinity was down almost at 8, so I used some buffers this afternoon to raise both up (will test again tomorrow). The anemone still has a bit of mouth showing, but he looks healthy and happy, has sticky tentacles and a good base, and shows no other worrying signs other than a mouth thats been open longer than I thought it would be during the acclimation process.
Also, I found out today from someone at the LFS that the anemone was in another hobbyist's tank for over a year before they traded it into the LFS a couple months ago, so this guy should be pretty hardy for a magnifica, hopefully I won't screw it up.
My pH was a little lower than what I thought (8.1) and my alkalinity was down almost at 8, so I used some buffers this afternoon to raise both up (will test again tomorrow). The anemone still has a bit of mouth showing, but he looks healthy and happy, has sticky tentacles and a good base, and shows no other worrying signs other than a mouth thats been open longer than I thought it would be during the acclimation process.
Also, I found out today from someone at the LFS that the anemone was in another hobbyist's tank for over a year before they traded it into the LFS a couple months ago, so this guy should be pretty hardy for a magnifica, hopefully I won't screw it up.
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candeewolf
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Well, I raised my pH up to 8.3 and my alk to 10, but my ritteri still has an open mouth. There have been times when it looked like it was basically closed, but for the most part, its still been open. The good thing is that it hasn't spit out anything, has found a spot that it seemingly likes, and isn't deflating/inflating. Because of this I'm going to try a feeding it a silverside this weekend (it's been a week now that it's been in there). Perhaps he's ready to eat...we'll see.
Smitty, is yours still doing well?
Smitty, is yours still doing well?
Smitty750
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Well bud its a long story. As it turns out through much research and skepticism on my part it turns out that Aquatic Connection sent me a LG Sebae anemone not a Ritteri like I paid for and ordered. I thought it looked a little different than I expected but chalked it up to shipping and stress but as the anemone settled in I knew something was wrong. The worst part is that Ive tried contacting them for a week now with no response and Im starting to get a little angry. Glad to hear yours is doing better though
candeewolf
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Even though its a Sebae, did it acclimate well and settle in already? Even if its not a Ritteri, its nicer to have an anemone than not. Honestly, when looking at your original photos, I would still swear that it looks like a Ritteri, but then again this is my first Ritteri.
crsandoval
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Are you sure its a sebae, the only reason I ask is because there are two types of ritteri's. The purple bodies and also the brown bodies. I have a brown body that looks similar to yours.
ritteri problem ?
ritteri problem ?
i had this anemone for around a month now and it kept its place high at the top with strong currents and light but lately it keeps deflating and its mouth is wide open sort of its insides poping out, then the next day its back to being nice and healthy so i dont know whats wrong with it. i fed it shrimp and it ate it 2 days ago. my parameters also seem to be good, ammonia and nitrite 0, nitrate less than 15, temp slightly less than 28 degrees Celsius and salinity 1.022, the only problem i have is slight phosphates but i just added rowaphos to handle that.
thanks!
ritteri problem ?
i had this anemone for around a month now and it kept its place high at the top with strong currents and light but lately it keeps deflating and its mouth is wide open sort of its insides poping out, then the next day its back to being nice and healthy so i dont know whats wrong with it. i fed it shrimp and it ate it 2 days ago. my parameters also seem to be good, ammonia and nitrite 0, nitrate less than 15, temp slightly less than 28 degrees Celsius and salinity 1.022, the only problem i have is slight phosphates but i just added rowaphos to handle that.
thanks!
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Winwood
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Not trying to come off too harshly, but there is only one type of ritteri and that is Heteracis magnifica. They are found with a number of different base colors along with tentacle color variations.
crsandoval
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I know that... no offense taken. It appears afterward the OP noticed beads or lines in the base of the aneome which identified it as a Sebae instead of a Ritteri.
