Heteractis magnifica

Magnificent ( Heteractis magnifica)

The Magnificent ( Heteractis magnifica, synonym Radianthus ritteri ) is a sea anemone from the tropical coral reefs of the Indopazifiks and the Red Sea. Usually they sit on exposed areas such as the upper regions of large coral blocks.

Splendor anemones have a round, strong brown, purple, red, white, green or blue body. The oral disc and the thick finger-like tentacles are usually light brown. You can diameter of 30 to 50 centimeters, in rare cases reach up to one meter. Splendor anemones live in symbiosis with zooxanthellae from which they get a portion of the nutrients they need. It nettles so strong that they can cause redness on human skin.

She is a Symbioseanemone and an important partner of the symbiosis Anemone fish. A total of ten species of the genus Amphiprion accept them as partners.

In saltwater aquarium splendor anemones are difficult to maintain. They often sit down at a location near the surface, often to the windscreen.