2 blue gigs.

[taylor t]

Will see who got a baby to 1/2 inch first

You bet, the race is on!!!

...I'm cheating, I've got 2 systems with 6 in each.... :beer: I'm housing Pete's now until spring... Trying to reorganize his basement a bit.

 

[geckoejon]

that is awesome that they are spawning for you! you have to be doing something right. is there anyway you can get a close up pic of one of the little ones? i saw something floating around my gig tank the other day. i figured it was some kind of little feather duster. maybe it was. would be nice to be able to id a gig offspring though.

have you tried a floating basket? maybe cover the bottom with a little rock rubble? they allow a little flow, but not much. it would keep it confined and maybe it would attach to the substrate.

how about a low flow tank? i have a frogfish tank that has low flow and no powerhead. i would be happy to try and even pay shipping and a couple extra bucks for a sprout

you all have me excited. i will keep an eye on mine for any signs of spawning. it would be awesome if we could get them to reproduce in captivity....

 

[stickleback]

Thanks Minh. It took a lot of learning, work, and mistakes to get here.

My next goal is to figure out why these won't stick. I think it's because flow is too much for them to settle out.

..and it's not a tentacle...

I've had these appear from time to time. Not convinced they're anything to do with spawning Tbh. I came to the conclusion it was just lost tentacles most likely bitten off my my clowns. Didn't stop me hoping I was wrong though!!!

 

[taylor t]

I may be wrong thinking that all the glowing specs are babies, I know that. (still hoping!) The purple ones were rice grain size, mushroom looking. Wife confirmed spitting image of the big ones. The green ones are tiny tiny. That's ok, I'm going to try to give it a go anyways. While I was out today, I picked up a breeder net to hang on the side of the tank. I'm also wanting to get one if these, so I can take a picture that's in focus to prove what I'm seeing. Looking at this:

Anyone have any input on them?
http://www.amazon.com/Celestron-Han...011_1_3?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1419727091&sr=1-3

Or one like this?:
http://www.amazon.com/Celestron-443...011_1_6?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1419727091&sr=1-6
I think it would be easier to use the second one. Anyone else have anything to magnify pictures with that is easy to use that they like, that doesn't cost hundreds or thousands?

I-phone doesn't cut it. The hard part is catching them with the current on, turning it off, then trying to find it again. That's why I was trying to think of a way to strain the overflows into a slow flow tank before the sump, so I'm not chasing one little spec. I'd like to catch ALL the specs. The purple doesn't glow with actinics like the green. I'm still going to find some small ones and try the breeding net.

... I like a challenge... challenge accepted...

 

[taylor t]

Stickleback, how many did you have in your system, for how long? One thing in my favor is such a small volume of water to hunt with.

 

[taylor t]

Give me some time. I just figured out I can use a magnifying glass with my Iphone. These are baby aptasia I just found now, not what I'm talking about. Give me time, I'm telling you, I know what I saw... The others looked like mushrooms.

As I was hunting, I wondered, is the force from my props in the MP40's, would a baby gig even survive the props and turbulence from going through them? I still think I need to temp pipe my overflows out of the current sump, into a 20 long (temporarily) to let all the overflow water settle in a calm area. Guppy breeder screws with the water flow. I'm going to try to figure this out.

 

[mrbnx]

I wanna mess with a baby! I love experimenting

 

[stickleback]

Stickleback, how many did you have in your system, for how long? One thing in my favor is such a small volume of water to hunt with.

Prob no more than three at any one time. I only ever see the florescent green ones as they are easier to spot a guess! I'd try to take pictures of them just in case they were babies. They'd appear to settle somewhere but they would always be gone by the next day.

I'm really hoping yours are different to what I've experienced. maybe I should try to collect them next time.

Keep us updated

 

[geckoejon]

have you all read this article? they state...

"These juveniles are then egested from the mouth where they then drift in the current till they settle onto the substratum (L. Sharon, pers. comm., 1999). We were lucky to receive four of these juveniles in October 1999 from a coral farm in Belau (Palau); two green ones and two brown ones with an average oral disc diameter of approximately 4 cm (1.6 inches)"

those are much larger then the ones you have found. thoughts?

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/11/aafeature2

 

[OrionN]

I read it. I think the farm raised them to that size and gave or sold to Sprung. Baby Gigantea cannot start out at 4 cm

 

[worm5406]

Updates?

 

[Bristle_Worm]

Hmm, I need a baby gigantea!

 

[Bristle_Worm]

I read it. I think the farm raised them to that size and gave or sold to Sprung. Baby Gigantea cannot start out at 4 cm

Interesting read to say the least. Are you saying that you believe they start out smaller or larger. Either way, I want to know more about this farm and how they came into contact with baby Gigantea. What were all the conditions that influenced these Gigantea's to release babies?

 

[taylor t]

Updates?

Not on the baby front yet. I will post pics when I find one. I tried the baby hang in tank net/breeder. The next day, it had 4" algae strings flying off it. By day 2, it was so covered in algae, there is no water flow through it. That option is out. Messed with the tank flow too much too. I need to figure how to use my overflows to a lower flow tank to let all the sediment, and hopefully baby's settle there, then dump it to the real sump. Flow is too strong for anything small to settle anywhere good for light. Algae grows so fast in this tank, it's a battle to keep it clean.
This will take some time to figure out, but I'm sure I have the ingredients for it now. I have other priorities right now... I've spent more time lately trying to keep Pete's gigs happy. Those gigs, initially, seemed to not like the flow they are supposed to have. I had trouble making them happy initially. Trying to make 5 new additions happy all at once, without messing up the mertens or existing gig flow was a challenge. I'll post some pics in a few.

 

[taylor t]

75 gig tank today.


Here's the challenge of chasing tiny floaters in a high flow tank. Not pretty, but it works well. Not easy access to the water surface, but they get pounded by light. I finally got my doors on last weekend, after months of no doors. I cut my front in half so instead of a piano hinge on the top (which I dropped onto the tank, and feared a crack) I have 2 doors that hinge on the sides now.


210 FTS I got home too late tonight, so the light is off with the mertens.


Side view as you enter the room. The little brown make quite a trip, but finally settled on the left (under) big blue.


Side view of the purples.


Front view of the gigs left of mertens.


Pete's green is the one closer to the back of the tank.


Planning on building Pete another gig system later in the year, if he has the energy, and if we can both find the time...

 

[OrionN]

Not on the baby front yet. I will post pics when I find one. I tried the baby hang in tank net/breeder. The next day, it had 4" algae strings flying off it. By day 2, it was so covered in algae, there is no water flow through it. That option is out. Messed with the tank flow too much too. I need to figure how to use my overflows to a lower flow tank to let all the sediment, and hopefully baby's settle there, then dump it to the real sump. Flow is too strong for anything small to settle anywhere good for light. Algae grows so fast in this tank, it's a battle to keep it clean.
This will take some time to figure out, but I'm sure I have the ingredients for it now. I have other priorities right now... I've spent more time lately trying to keep Pete's gigs happy. Those gigs, initially, seemed to not like the flow they are supposed to have. I had trouble making them happy initially. Trying to make 5 new additions happy all at once, without messing up the mertens or existing gig flow was a challenge. I'll post some pics in a few.

I would put it in the breeder net but have a small pump pump water into it so that there is new water and circulation in the net and it cannot flow out due to the mesh.
Try this and let us know.

 

[stl.reefer]

Just read through this whole thread for the first time and I must say that was one heck of a anemone recovery! Your tank looks awesome, nice job op!

 

[OrionN]

Interesting read to say the least. Are you saying that you believe they start out smaller or larger. Either way, I want to know more about this farm and how they came into contact with baby Gigantea. What were all the conditions that influenced these Gigantea's to release babies?

It is not that I ignored you. I just don't know the answer to those questions. Reading this aarticle, my impression is that they got the 4 baby Gigantea's when they are about 4 cm. Of course they started smaller than that, growing to 4 cm then was sold/given to Sprung.

 

[taylor t]

I would put it in the breeder net but have a small pump pump water into it so that there is new water and circulation in the net and it cannot flow out due to the mesh.
Try this and let us know.

Not that easy. Time/space is a problem. Breeder net hanging inside is not the right way to go, IMO. I'm a control freak, I need better control than a hanging net. I'm moving my shop space in the next month, hoping to get a smaller desk next to the tank. That will give me space for a settlement tank next to it. I don't have the time to sit in front and hunt right now. I need to capture all the water of the overflows while I'm gone, this will be my best chances.

Just read through this whole thread for the first time and I must say that was one heck of a anemone recovery! Your tank looks awesome, nice job op!

Thanks!



Here are some pics. The algae in this tank grows so fast, it's frustrating.

Here's a couple weeks of not cleaning.


The good side, the nems seem super happy, seems the dirtier the better. I don't quite get it, but ok... Left to right:

 

[OrionN]

When you house got broken into this weekend and all your anemones got stolen, it not me OK.
Nice