Ritteri or Sebae?

booduh

booduh

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Anyone have experience with ritteris? I currently have two gbtas, have had them for over a year, but I think I'm ready for a change. My lfs will trade me for a ritteri on my two bta's, they are large btas, seem fair? All I know about ritteris is they grow large and are much more demanding on water quality and flow. I have done my homework, but was wondering if anyone has any personal experience? If I don't get the ritteri I will trade my two btas for more live rock and a sebae. I like the sebaes color, not the white, and they stay put in the tank, most of the time. Lights good, 384 watts VHO on a 55 gallon, water parameters okay, little high on nitrates though. Any input greatly appreciated! Thanks!
 
mscarpena

mscarpena

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Ritteri's from what I understand are one of the toughest to keep. If he has one in the shop now and looks good then maybe give it a try. From what I hear they do not ship well. Also Metal halides are recomended, but you have like 6 watts per gallon. Should be ok light wise. When you say your nitrates are a little high what does a little high mean. Also they get very large in the wild like 3 feet, but most of the time they get about 10-12 inches in aquariums. Keep us posted. Do you want clowns to host in this ritteri?
 
oceanists

oceanists

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I would stick with whats working ... BTA are awesome and very profitable.
also I would not encourage the collection of Ritteris ... they are a anemone that should be kept in the ocean.
JMO
 
booduh

booduh

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Thanks for the replys. I think a ritteri may not be the best option, sounds like the success rate is low and may be too demanding for my tank. If I had a larger tank, at least 100 gallons for greater stability and more space I may have given it a shot. Nitrates 30, not low enough imo. For now I will stick with my btas, my clown already hosts them and would hate me for replacing them. My lfs may be getting in some sebaes, I'll check them out, but will refuse any bleaching. If some come in I'll place a hold on one for at least two weeks before I buy. The employees at the lfs are not the brightest, they don't even properly acclimate corals once they arrive, they loose about a quarter of their livestock after a week. It's depressing to see such loses, especially when reef animals are already in short supply in the wild and they suffer. I've even bought livestock before they even get it into their tanks for this reason. Thanks for the replys, I'll keep posting if I have anything else.
 
K

kalied20

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I had a ritteri by mistake about a year ago. I consider myself pretty good aquarist, but it died in only 4 months. My LFS sold it to me when it was shruken up and looked like a BTA. Thought that was what I was buying. It was beautiful, but I will not chance killing another one. I have since setup a new 90 gallon and just waiting for about a year's aging to add a BTA.
 
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