WTB: Ritteri anemone/ Magnificent Anemone (Heteractis magnifica)

[danelam]

Would love to buy one of these. Please let me know if you have one you'd like to sell.

 

[danelam]

anyone?

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

Absolutely Fish

In Clifton NJ had two purple base.

Be careful these are not hardy anemones and require Monstrous light and flow and a big tank.

They can get up to the size of volkswagen beatle in the wild just for refrence.

 

[danelam]

thanks for that...yeah I've read up on them and would like to try
Is Clifton NJ far from Manhattan by train?

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

Not sure

if you can get there directly by train.

I also beleive they were 129.99

The wierd part is when i asked if they feed them. They said no and they also had them under regular power compacts. Not optimal conditions for that animal. I wouldnt be suprised if they died there.

I am clownfish and anemone enthused but your taking a great risk purchasing these anemones especially after hearding the husbandry methods at AB fish.

I was completely amazed by the lack of care for such a high priced animal.

This is the same place that is selling those BS Snowflake clownfish for 299.99 a fish.... BLAHHHHH

 

[Deanos]

Clifton NJ

 

[danelam]

that's ALOT for a ritteri anemone - were they very big? All the ones of found on the web are generally between $50-60. I would never spend over $80

 

[Deanos]

What lighting do you plan to keep the anemone under? Have you straightened out your water parameter issues and now have stable conditions?

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

At least one was 18 inches

the other around 12.

Your better off getting a Bubble tip from a fellow reefer. Right now i have a purple base green tentacle bubble tip. Looks close to a mag but the tentacles are much deeper green then on purple base mags. The purple base mags have mostly flourescent green tentacles.

Leave the mags in the ocean. They are the most diffucult to care for.

Most will perch them selves as high on your rock work as possible, and dont be mistaken the anemone will kill everything in its path. Btas can be non agrresive.

BTW there is only one place i have seen a CB Mag and it cost 500 bucks. A guy had a 3 foot one split into three.

 

[danelam]

i was planning to keep it under T5s high up in the tank. Water parameters are all good now too.

Rareclowns, do you have a pic of your BTA?
The ritteris are just so beautiful though aren't they?

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

Yes they are

AND T-5s dont work

These anemones need like a 150 0r 250 MH to sit directly under.

Mags are my favorite next to gigantea carpets.

Its not a good pic because it just got done eating.

I got it for 45 bucks from a place in jersey. i bet they would have charged more if they knew what they had.

 

[danelam]

nice bubbtetip...now i have to try and find one with a purple base like that! Any tips?

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

If you want wait it out

and let me get my big enough to split. If not keep checking dosterfostersmith. They had one i got it and it showed up in 62 degree water. My two RBTA's started to show agreesive behavior toward it as well. Leading me to beleive the one i got from DRFOSTERSMITH was not a BTA.

Rarely will BTAS attack their own kind.

Im gonna post pics of my whole tank in general discussion check out the two 12 inch RBTAS

 

[danelam]

Sure - do let me know when your BTA splits! How far away do you think it is? approximately ...

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

At least a month

It needs to be bigger.

 

[danelam]

sure -- just let me know when it does! :biggrin:

 

[NYreefNoob]

I Have A Purple Sabea Anenome $20