Ritteri Anemone?

[soldier0117]

Would a ritteri anemone do ok in 55 gal. with 260 watt PCs, each bulb is 65 watts and is 50:50 (part 10k and part actinic). Everyone at both my lfs's said this could work as long as it was high up so it could soak in all the light. Also they said make sure my tank has nearly no Ammonia, Nitrites, and Nitrates. Lastly they said since my lights were ok but not great, so I should feed it shrimp every week.

 

[soldier0117]

Bump

 

[dogstar]

I would not risk it myself. But if you do, change the 50/50s to full 10K bulbs. May not look as good but better lighting for the anemone.

 

[mandarin w]

I would not risk it either, You can put the anemone where you think it should go. But in the end the anemone goes where it wants to. Alot of anemones like to be in the sand where they can bury its foot deep and latch onto the glass on the bottom. They have nice little T-5 and some MH setups that are very nice, and the T-5 really aren't that expensive and won't heat up your tank, Those would give an anemone what it needs.
I got a very nice 48 in T-5 setup for one of my 75, for about $350. and considering what I paid for my pc $295.00. The T-5 really do give you more bang for your buck. I would suggest MH, since they are the best, but on a 55, that small of a tank would heat up quite quickly.

 

[soldier0117]

I can't upgrade my lights anymore, I'm broke and those PCs were a christmas present, they also cost only $125. I had just crappy flouresants before them and my condi still did well even with those. So I thought PCs would be plenty for a ritteri. My lfs said it should work. I didn't even buy those lights from them though, I got the lights on e_b_a_y.

 

[mandarin w]

I kind of think your LFS told you those would be fine, because they figured you would buy them from him and the anemone. Thus two sells.
Your anemone will stay alive for a little while, maybe a month, two or six. But don't mistake staying alive, for thriving.Unless the water is bad, the anemone can stay alive for a little while under pc's. But in time, depending on how strong the anemone is, it will surcome to its enviroment.

 

[soldier0117]

What if I feed it on ocassion?

 

[oceanists]

Originally Posted by Soldier0117
Would a ritteri anemone do ok in 55 gal. with 260 watt PCs, each bulb is 65 watts and is 50:50 (part 10k and part actinic). Everyone at both my lfs's said this could work as long as it was high up so it could soak in all the light. Also they said make sure my tank has nearly no Ammonia, Nitrites, and Nitrates. Lastly they said since my lights were ok but not great, so I should feed it shrimp every week.
They are right on with the Water Parems... but I would not purchase a Ritteri, they are one of the hardest anemones to leep and belong in the ocean , I would not encourage the collection of them, also I would go with a BTA if you only have PC's even that is a stretch all other hosting anemones will require MH
Your best bet will be a captive raised BTA if you can find one, they are somewhat forgiving of sub Par water quality and dont REQUIRE the intense lighting that MH provides , but it would deffinatly be a plus.
Also your tank is not big enough for a Magnifica/Ritteri
JMO

 

[unleashed]

the lighting you have is insufficiant to keep this type of anenome even under halides feeding is nessesary .i personally would not keep any type of anenome under lighting less than MH.also on the new to hobby note I dont know howe long your tank has been set up but i dont reccomend adding any enenome to a tank less than 1 yr old these are very delicate creatures and do need a very stable enviroment something a newly set up tank is not.as for the LFS information they are highly mistaken and unfortunatly giving you poor advice.please do alot of on the side research prior to purchasing any live stock for your tank there are many different sites for information available at a click this will reduce the number of costly mistakes to be made by a new hobbiest before they happen and your end result will be a successful tank and saving lots of money in the end..good luck and welcome to the hobby

 

[kalied20]

The Ritteri is the hardest one to keep in the home Aquarium. When I started the hobby I was sold one and told it was a bubble tip. I couldn't tell as it was deflated at the time of purchase. I put it in my tank and in a few days it was about 2 feet across. The Ritteri is also one of the largest if you do give it great water and light conditions. I researched and found that it is the hardest to keep and can grow up to 4-6 feet acoss when extended. When I finally figured out what I had I changed my PC's to Mh's 14K's and religiously did all the maintence. The poor guy still degraded and died about 4 months later. I wouldn't recommend in the 55 gallon. I would hesitate to recommend at all for home aquariums unless expert and at least 300 gallon to support such and awesome creature.
I agreed with the other posts about the bubble tips. There are a variety of them out there and the success rates are much higher than all the rest. My next one is going to be a Rose Bubble tip. They are very beautiful and clowns will host them easily.

 

[soldier0117]

I want a ritteri because I wanted to get something an ocellaris clown will host. I was thinking about getting a BTA but my clown didn't host my condi. So I wanted a ritteri to be sure he would host. So what are the chances he will host a BTA? And what are the chances of a very good relationship like the kind where the clown will feed him?

 

[fender]

If you have tank raised clowns (most oce's are) getting them to host in anything is hit or miss. IMO you probably will have as much luck with a BTA as a Ritteri. Difference would be this - the BTA is probably captive bred, hardy and if it doesn't host you can trade it to someone while the Ritteri is just a disaster waiting to happen.

 

[oceanists]

Originally Posted by Soldier0117
I want a ritteri because I wanted to get something an ocellaris clown will host. I was thinking about getting a BTA but my clown didn't host my condi. So I wanted a ritteri to be sure he would host. So what are the chances he will host a BTA? And what are the chances of a very good relationship like the kind where the clown will feed him?

Florida Condi's arent hosatin anemones , so to say he wouldnt host that and doubt everything else wouldnt be accurate, BTA's are hosted by a wide variety of clowns and is going to be your best realistic shot. But like stated above if your tank is new you shouldnt add an anemone for at least a year .;