Magnificent Sea Anemone
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This is a spectacular animal best left on the reef. Janine Cairns-Michael
[edit] Overview
The color of this anemone ranges from deep rose to brilliant orange. This species is naturally home to about eight or ten clownfish species.
Family: Stichodactylidae
Other common name(s):
- Ritteri anemone
Native range:
Maximum height: 100 cm (39 in)
Minimum aquarium size: 1900 L (502 gal)
Lighting: Does best kept under bright lighting.
Water: Marine 24 °C (297 K, 75 °F) - 28 °C (301 K, 82 °F)
[edit] Aquarium Compatibility
It requires good water quality and moderate water movement, along with a solitary perch where it cannot contact any other anemone or nearby coral. Its nematocysts can kill almost all other animals in an aquarium.
[edit] Breeding/Propagation
Observations from natural populations indicate that some may reproduce asexually, but this has rarely been seen in captivity, probably because it is seldom kept under appropriate conditions.
| Common name | Magnificent Sea Anemone +, and Ritteri anemone + |
| Family | Stichodactylidae + |
| Genus | Heteractis + |
| Lighting | Does best kept under bright lighting. + |
| Maximum height | 39 in + |
| Minimum aquarium size | 502 gal + |
| Native range | Indo-Pacific + |
| Reference | A PocketExpert Guide to Marine Invertebrates + |
| Specific name | magnifica + |
| Text credit | RLS + |
| Water max temp | 301 K (28 °C, 82 °F) + |
| Water min temp | 297 K (24 °C, 75 °F) + |
| Water type | Marine + |