Pulling the trigger on a Mag

[xrayjeeper83]

So after researching on here I've decided to pull the trigger and get a mag from the LFS I always go to. He has it for about 3 weeks and it still alive(good sign), its mouth is still open, or was last weekend when I saw it, and no guts showing, has good color and over all doing decent.

I've got either a 10 or 20long to QT it, which would be better to do it in? Got my cipro script filled(for free at a local pharmacy) today. So I have that. Plan on putting it top dead center under my AI Sol in my tank. So light shouldn't be a problem, and it will be right in a kind of cross flow section from both my ph's and my return so flow should be good.

Any tips or pointers would be appreciated.

And here is a pic of one that has the same color as the one I'm getting

 

[xrayjeeper83]

No one has anything

 

[sanchezdamin]

It's just that the title of your post makes it sound like you've taken it out back and put a bullet in its head.

Btw, did you find the head of an anemone? Because if you did, you should be recognized in a scientific journal.

 

[bjledbetter]

Mags are hard to accilmate and get settled once they do they can thrive for years. Have the qt up and ready to go so if you need its its there. I see that you already have cipro it sounds like it might be needed. Make sure all power heads are covered before you add the nem to the dt. It will go to the highest lit place in the tank and if it can climb chances are it will sooner or later. Don't try to feed for at least a week and keep a close eye on it.

 

[xrayjeeper83]

I got the cipro after reading as more of a precaution. I work in an ER so getting a script was easy, and the local store does antibiotics for free. So no money out of pocket for me to get it, so why not. Plus I'm giving some to the LFS to get a discount on the mag.

 

[lightning whale]

look i bought one when i was still new in the hobby. i read general things about anemone care and bought it the one i bought has the same colours as this one. i didn't quarantine no cipro no nothing. mine didn't have this coloration when i bought it but it regained its colours with time and with the help of my metal halides. surpassingly it is still alive and has maintained its high spot location for almost a 9 months now. one thing for sure is it likes strong lighting and strong flow. leave it to pick its location in DT and you should be good to go.... or at least that is my experience.

 

[bjledbetter]

look i bought one when i was still new in the hobby. i read general things about anemone care and bought it the one i bought has the same colours as this one. i didn't quarantine no cipro no nothing. mine didn't have this coloration when i bought it but it regained its colours with time and with the help of my metal halides. surpassingly it is still alive and has maintained its high spot location for almost a 9 months now. one thing for sure is it likes strong lighting and strong flow. leave it to pick its location in DT and you should be good to go.... or at least that is my experience.

I've only bought one that I didn't have to treat to keep it alive. I have 3. Mags are poor shippers and do not handle stress well. I noticed the one in this thread says its been there 3 weeks if its still alive and looks for the most part ok and mouth looks semi decent I would buy it but be ready to treat. Sounds like you got lucky on keeping yours alive most new people are not as lucky. The cipro treatment was developed by a few people on here and on other sites that have been keeping multiple species for 30+ years some of them. And it's been proven to work so I'm glad he has it on hand and ready to go. I keep a full treatment dose on hand at all times just in case mine starts to go south. Also I'm glad to see that the lfs cares enough about it's animals to want to treat a sick nem instead of just letting it die.

 

[xrayjeeper83]

Bj that's why I love my LFS. He is a straight shooter. He asks everyone about there full setup and knowledge, if he doesn't believe you are correct setup he won't sell.

He really does care about his live stock

 

[bjledbetter]

Bj that's why I love my LFS. He is a straight shooter. He asks everyone about there full setup and knowledge, if he doesn't believe you are correct setup he won't sell.

He really does care about his live stock

I wish ours around here were like that. They don't really care and will try to sell a bunch of junk for a crazy price, I learned that the hard way and have sense replaced half my equipment. And have never been asked about my tank or livestock when wanting to buy something. The employees of the petco across town where I buy my dry stuff and the occ fish know my tank better than the store im in 2 or 3 times a week. Anyways enough ranting. Hows that bta going you got a while back? Is the mag going in the same system?

 

[lightning whale]

I've only bought one that I didn't have to treat to keep it alive. I have 3. Mags are poor shippers and do not handle stress well. I noticed the one in this thread says its been there 3 weeks if its still alive and looks for the most part ok and mouth looks semi decent I would buy it but be ready to treat. Sounds like you got lucky on keeping yours alive most new people are not as lucky. The cipro treatment was developed by a few people on here and on other sites that have been keeping multiple species for 30+ years some of them. And it's been proven to work so I'm glad he has it on hand and ready to go. I keep a full treatment dose on hand at all times just in case mine starts to go south. Also I'm glad to see that the lfs cares enough about it's animals to want to treat a sick nem instead of just letting it die.

look am no expert in here but this is my experience with an anemone that is assumed to be very difficult to keep. the fact that mine is still a live gives me the assumption that i am doing something right :bounce3:.

The one i have was brought from Sri Lanka that might a factor to it being a hardy specimen. i bought a carpet anemone from the same lfs i have used the same technique with this one as well and i tell its thriving. you know i have been following the threads on this forum about quarantining and people just hurrying to treat the anemone once they see little deterioration but sadly most of them do not cure and wether away. i have arrived to the conclusion that anemone are solitary creatures that will do things their way. also i think a stressed anemone which was recently shipped will have better response in full reef (DT) because the reef mimics the environment it came from (the ocean). removing the anemone to quarantine after shipping and the sudden change in light, flow and parameters then putting them in DT just might effect them more then it does good and that is the reason i think mine is still a live.

 

[ca1ore]

The things to keep an eye out for are inflate/deflate cycles (particularly late-afternoon deflation) and slackness in the mouth. If you see the former, particularly, then treatment is strongly recommended. I'd personally not treat prophylactically, though some do. It is certainly possible to acclimate a Mag without cipro, however, the majority will need it IME.

 

[bjledbetter]

look am no expert in here but this is my experience with an anemone that is assumed to be very difficult to keep. the fact that mine is still a live gives me the assumption that i am doing something right :bounce3:.

The one i have was brought from Sri Lanka that might a factor to it being a hardy specimen. i bought a carpet anemone from the same lfs i have used the same technique with this one as well and i tell its thriving. you know i have been following the threads on this forum about quarantining and people just hurrying to treat the anemone once they see little deterioration but sadly most of them do not cure and wether away. i have arrived to the conclusion that anemone are solitary creatures that will do things their way. also i think a stressed anemone which was recently shipped will have better response in full reef (DT) because the reef mimics the environment it came from (the ocean). removing the anemone to quarantine after shipping and the sudden change in light, flow and parameters then putting them in DT just might effect them more then it does good and that is the reason i think mine is still a live.

Not sure what threads you have been following but most of the ones I have been following are making a full recovery. I'm not saying all need treatment but some do. I'm not one to rush and treat at the first sign of a problem as I know these nems need a little time to adjust. But if they start to inflate/deflate they get it Sadly even with treatment some just don't make it. Thats how delicate these nems are. I treat nems like I would a fish if I buy it its qt'd for at least a week, and longer if needed(nems only fish get qt'd a lot longer). I don't want a sick nem in the same tank as my health ones. Ask OrionN what happens when you do that, it didnt end well for them and they lost two of the best looking mags I've ever saw. There unfourtant loss was a lesson to us all. As for the qt I keep mine the same as the dt. Its stocked with lr with a few shrooms I couldn't find a place for in my dt and a clean up crew 24/7 and is basicily a empty dt until needed. It has a full filtration and lighting system on it as well and gets the water changed the same as the main dt. You may think this is a little too much but the qt/ht cost less to set up than some of the livestock thats been kept in it
Plus should a new nem go south it most times happens pretty suddenly and will nuke your whole dt. But what do I know I do have a horseshoe crab that lives in one of mine half the time so my systems crazy anyways. To the thread starter: let us know if you get the mag and if you do any treatment. AND post some pics lol.

 

[xrayjeeper83]

I plan on only treating if needed.

 

[xrayjeeper83]

So I went and got the Mag today. I was going to wait till next week but my friends were there and they talked me into it. Was only gonna wait due money.

My LFS has had this Mag for about 3 weeks and it was eating well. The mouth was a little open but nothing major.

My phone can't capture the true colors. It is a deep purple base and yellowish green tentacles

 

[xrayjeeper83]

Have my powerheads turn off for now, just the return running. Tried to turn on a power head and it got pushed off its rock.

 

[xrayjeeper83]

Had to move it cause it seemed to be falling over.

 

[OrionN]

Good luck with him. You can try to get him attach to a rock first and then put the rock where you thin he like.

 

[OrionN]

look i bought one when i was still new in the hobby. ..... surpassingly it is still alive and has maintained its high spot location for almost a 9 months now. one thing for sure is it likes strong lighting and strong flow.... or at least that is my experience.

look am no expert in here but this is my experience with an anemone that is assumed to be very difficult to keep. ....

The one i have was brought from Sri Lanka that might a factor to it being a hardy specimen. i bought a carpet anemone from the same lfs i have used the same technique with this one as well and i tell its thriving. you know i have been following the threads on this forum about quarantining and people just hurrying to treat the anemone once they see little deterioration but sadly most of them do not cure and wether away. i have arrived to the conclusion that anemone are solitary creatures that will do things their way. also i think a stressed anemone which was recently shipped will have better response in full reef (DT) because the reef mimics the environment it came from (the ocean). removing the anemone to quarantine after shipping and the sudden change in light, flow and parameters then putting them in DT just might effect them more then it does good and that is the reason i think mine is still a live.

I am glad that he is doing well for you after 9 months. To many people 9 months is still fairly new in the hobby. You are not a brand new tenderfoot, and you are at least able to keep a healthy Magnifica stay healthy.
You are lucky that you got a healthy Magnifica to start with. If I were you, I would not , just because you keep a magnifica for 9 months, think that you know more about this species or reefkeeping than the majority of us having Magnifica died on us in 2-4 weeks.

The major problem with Magnifica and Gigantea is the fact that they are terrible shippers. Most died due to injury and infection during shipping.

Maybe in 3-5 years you may at least have the justification to act like that. Good luck

 

[OrionN]

thanks sushi girl for helping us out i bought the rock from the LFS and i live in the middle east
i think i have figured what they are the first two are rock anemone the second pic has brain coral with good amount of flesh alive but due to my lack of experience i think it will die and the black things on the rock i think are black tube coral

From a post you posted 8/8/2012 I saw that you are from the Middle East and essentially got your anemone directly from the sea (or at least your LFS did).
No wonder. Good for you.
Most of the Magnifica that got to us traveled a long distance, house in cramped tank with less than ideal condition. Got exposed to infected and dying anemones.
What you get over there and what we get over here are drastically different. Good luck to you and happy reefing.

 

[xrayjeeper83]

Setting up a QT now. Should have done what I knew to do. Talked my self out of it cause it had been at my LFS for 3 weeks