Ritteri Anemone........New Arrival

[tegee]

Hello:

I have come across a Ritteri that a fellow reefer has for sale. I am planning on picking up tomorrow. I need to know that best way to QT it and/or dip it so I do not transport any hitchhikers into my tank. I have QT and dipped many frags in the past, but I know Ritteri are very difficult to keep and do not want to set it back in any way.

Can someone (or anyone) with good knowledge on this pass some good tips on to me so I can successfully welcome this new arrival into my tank? It has been a long awaited anemone and I am really looking forward to having it as part of my sps tank.

BTW: I should have stated that it is attached to a nice piece of live rock and that is another reason why I would like to dip.....sorry for any confusion.

MANY thanks for anyone that can help me out.....thank you!

 

[garygb]

Hmmm, I don't know of any methods to dip. Ideally, you would have a fully established quarantine tank (at least several months old) with proper lighting that you could keep the anemone in for several weeks and observe. If you don't have that, then for the sake of the anemone, I would suggest you introduce it directly to your tank.

 

[rssjsb]

Do anemones carry parasites?

 

[tegee]

My main concern is the live rock carrying Red Bug or AEFW, etc. I just moved into a new tank and so far I believe I am pest free and I want to stay that way obviously. That is why I need to know if I can safely dip the Ritteri or do I simply take a chance and move into my tank. The Ritteri has been kept in the existing tank for over 5 months and seems very healthy, so it is not being shipped in and/or LFS.

Thanks for your help.......

 

[garygb]

Whatever tank you put a ritteri in would preferably be up and running for 6 months or more. I can understand your concerns about pests, but well established quarantine seems to be the only option. If you're concerned about the rock, perhaps you could ask the current owner to move the rock into a low flow area of the tank which will likely lead the anemone to detach and possibly climb the wall of the tank, this makes for an easy removal using a credit card. I'm sure you've done your research, but fyi, parameters for H. mag are: 80-82F, specific gravity 1.026-1.027, undetectable nitrates preferably, good water flow, and high intensity lighting such as MH (and I see you have MH in your tag--10K as you have is perfect. I also have 10K XMs over my anemones and they are great.)

 

[Reefvette]

Its my anemone

Its my anemone

I can asure you i dont have any red bugs or flat worms i dont keep sps.

Listen to gary he knows alot about them. A tank needs to be established for a mag and as for moving it on another rock, im not going to take the chance.

I want ya it to do well its a rare anemone. A mag with two seperate mouths its not really seen.

Its balls up every other night and eats rods food except for krill it likes fish.

 

[elegance coral]

IMHO, healthy mags are far to rare and precious in the hobby to be subjecting them to dangerous situations like QT tank, dips, and trying to move them once they are attached to a rock. That's just my opinion though.

 

[1fishkeeper]

I wouldnt ever dream of QTing a ritteri. Or any nem for that case. It causes way to much stress on them moving them from one tank to another one. Ritteri's are at the top of the list that will not take the stress. I would take it with rock and all and do a long drip aclimation to your tank water. Then move it right into your tank. Make sure that its up high and in really good water flow.

 

[crsandoval]

I have had a ritteri for almost 4 1/2 years. I would just place it in the tank, as stated before they are very delicate and the least amount of stress, would i hope lead to the best amount of success.

 

[tegee]

Thanks everyone for all your advice. The new arrival was picked up today and I acclimated it nicely. I simply took a toothbrush I have for my tank use and scrubbed off what little cyano and algae there was. And I did as good as a visual inspect as I could before placing in the tank. I did keep it in the rock it came with, which I think was a smart thing to do. The Ritteri was well taken care of and is very healthy. I expect it to do well and its new home and I have it 2/3 of the way up my 29" tank.

I will keep everyone posted and all the posts were extremely helpful in the success of my long awaited Ritteri.

Many thanks again.......