Propagating a ritteri

[WannaSeeMyClam]

I pulled my purple ritteri out of my DT tank it was ****ing of my sps so decided to try and frag it, it has been 1 day so far and all looks good. It was a pita to cut because it would close up like bta and it was so thick. You can see the 2 halves, it appears they are healing.

 

[addictedreefer]

Looks like a bta to me

 

[D-Nak]

Looks like a bta to me

+1 I swear I literally see bubble tips.

 

[WannaSeeMyClam]

Nope it's a huge ritteri they close up like that

 

[WannaSeeMyClam]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRsbVdG4aYw&list=UU6Mvi3r4Mcth-HU_TyBOSqw

Video of my tank you can see it's obviously a ritteri

 

[ca1ore]

Not obvious to me from the video! Earlier picture looked more like BTA than Magnifica. Clowns apparently don't think it's a Mag though :lol:

 

[addictedreefer]

Still think it's a bta. Sometimes they can do a very convincing mag impersonation.

 

[mnchartier]

Still think it's a bta. Sometimes they can do a very convincing mag impersonation.

Yes they can, I have one that balls up like a mag every night.

 

[jwoyshnar]

I have a very large bta that looks just like a Ritteri.

 

[lawdog]

I am thinking definitely a BTA... tentacles look way too thick for a mag. Good news is you now have 2 bta's... if it was Ritteri the clowns would be all over it...

 

[WannaSeeMyClam]

Ok again it's defiantly a rittteri trust me! I know what I'm talking about it was once 2 feet across and split. Tenticles of ritteri bubble up and stretch out. It also has textured base and blunt tips and a very strong sting, so much that it hurts, his internal tissue is nothing like a bta non transparent very tough and milky white and it reacted completely different then the 50 or so bta's I have fragged. It also doesn't get along with my 4 different types of bta's.

Anyways it has been 3 days and one side is building a mouth other side not there yet.

 

[WannaSeeMyClam]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrhUVDj5Cpc&feature=youtu.be


Video of the 2 halves

 

[asudavew]

Brave!

Good luck!

 

[phender]

When you cut it, did you put them directly back into tanks with fish in them. The couple times my H. magnifica stumbled into a powerhead all the fish in the tank died except the clownfish.

(p.s. both times it recovered completely in just a few weeks)

 

[ca1ore]

Just speculating here, but I'd think it's the puréed nematocysts that kills the fish. That doesn't happen when splitting the base.

 

[WannaSeeMyClam]

Really that sucks, I didnt even consider that. I cut it then placed back in tank. But my system is pretty large and I have a large Refugium with lots of mangroves 2 foot square cheato etc... it also didn't seem to even phase my nem it never even closed up?

 

[phender]

Just speculating here, but I'd think it's the puréed nematocysts that kills the fish. That doesn't happen when splitting the base.

Perhaps, but the same thing happened when I manually split my mertens carpet. I had thought I had rinsed it enough, but it seemed to be more of something in the slime (which still could be nematocysts) that get them.

 

[ballr]

Perhaps, but the same thing happened when I manually split my mertens carpet. I had thought I had rinsed it enough, but it seemed to be more of something in the slime (which still could be nematocysts) that get them.

Did the mertens live?

 

[WannaSeeMyClam]

Apparently carpets can release stinging cells into the water

 

[phender]

Did the mertens live?

Yes and no. Here is a link to the Thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=921143 I'm not completely sure if it still works.

Apparently carpets can release stinging cells into the water

I think all host anemones can.