55semireef
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Don't go by the watts per gallon rule. Its practically useless. I would say one or two 400 watt fixtures would be enough.
Ritterii or carpet?
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no, it is 10000K not Watt, a 250W or 400W either one would be sufficient, but you do need it to be at least a 10000K (they come in 6500K, 10000K, 20000K) I have 2, 150W 10000K bulbs, and everthing seems to be doing great, but if I were able, I would have gotten a 250W (my light fixture does not take anything larger than 150W)
delphinus
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*Generally* speaking I would say yes. Both species are demanding but their needs are reasonably well known. Thus, once adapted to a life in captivity they (both species) seem to be reasonably hardy, barring individual circumstances (injury, bad piece of food, tank disaster). Having said that, the problem appears to be obtaining a healthy specimen to begin with that is capable of making the transition into a life of captivity. They seem to be in the minority of those imported. S. gigantea in particular seems to fare *very* poorly through that transition.
From my experience key to keeping ritteri has been light. As soon as I switch my light to lower K light, he starts walking . As long as I keep it at 10K high Par light like XM, he is happy, and stays put. He receives medium to low flow and 10 inches from my 10K 250watt lights. He gets fed once a week, and he is as happy as can be. He has not moved an inch for the last 8 months.
Once established, they are very hardy, it survived through a tank move when I lost %50 of my corals, including some fish. I event lost a rose anemone, but ritterri survived.
Having said all that, I would only recommend ritteri to experienced anemone keepers with good light and good water quality.
Once established, they are very hardy, it survived through a tank move when I lost %50 of my corals, including some fish. I event lost a rose anemone, but ritterri survived.
Having said all that, I would only recommend ritteri to experienced anemone keepers with good light and good water quality.
delphinus
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Ah .. forgot to mention, but you just reminded me of something.
My ritteri HATES being moved! Everytime I've had to move it, where some handling is involved (impossible to avoid when you have a 24" anemone), it releases some kind of invisible fish death. Don't know if it nematocysts that sting a fish's gills, or just slime that coats their gills, but either way, non-clownfish fish suffocate to death.
Although I've seen a few smaller specimens, to me it seems that ritteri's get ridiculously large. I know the original poster said his tank is a 300g, so I didn't mention this, but I guess it bears mentioning to anyone else reading this thread to be prepared for their eventual size if you intend to consider this species. And to give you an idea how fast they can grow, mine grew from a paltry 5" at time-of-purchase to well over 18" within *about 2 months*. And it continued to grow beyond that as well. Craziness.
My ritteri HATES being moved! Everytime I've had to move it, where some handling is involved (impossible to avoid when you have a 24" anemone), it releases some kind of invisible fish death. Don't know if it nematocysts that sting a fish's gills, or just slime that coats their gills, but either way, non-clownfish fish suffocate to death.
Although I've seen a few smaller specimens, to me it seems that ritteri's get ridiculously large. I know the original poster said his tank is a 300g, so I didn't mention this, but I guess it bears mentioning to anyone else reading this thread to be prepared for their eventual size if you intend to consider this species. And to give you an idea how fast they can grow, mine grew from a paltry 5" at time-of-purchase to well over 18" within *about 2 months*. And it continued to grow beyond that as well. Craziness.
55semireef
Moved On
That is mad growth there. Wow.
