I purchased a medium sized ritteri two weeks ago and it has been doing great. I had a small pair of onyx percs in my fuge since macna that I paired with it. Thet took to it almost instantly. Well today I see the larger of the two clowns actually gets inside the mouth of the anemone and comes back out. Just wondering if this is a problem as it seems pretty rough on the anemone. The ritteri still takes food and all but just wondering if I should remove the clowns for a little while longer. Thanks
Ritteri and clown question
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Flighty
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If the anemone's mouth is open enough for the clown to get in, that is a pretty bad sign. Ritteris (magnificas) generally do better with clowns than without unlike some other types of anemones, but you might want to remove the one that is harrassing it.
A picture would really help us help you out.
A picture would really help us help you out.
Heres the only pic I have right now, Its sitting far back in my 360 and hard to get a closeup. The mouth is closed nice and firm but the clown forces its way in. Its under a 400 watt m/h with LaIII reflector and flow is provided by 4 x 6100 w/ controller and the return goes through a OM super squirt.
Flighty
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Hard to tell for sure from the pic, but it looks like it is in excellent shape. If it was me I would watch the clown closely and wait and see if it continues or if it is just overzealous because it found a magnifica in the tank. As long as the anemone is able to eat and the clown isn't biting tissue off I don't think he can do much damage. He is likely going after the anemone poop to eat, yum.
Best of luck and please keep us updated
Best of luck and please keep us updated
