$40 S.Gigantea

Still doing relatively well after 3 days.
The mouth is still tight, however the column is not inflated as it should be. The oral disc seems ok. The clowns do a good job keeping it free from debris.

I added a section of eggcrate to the top of the tank on the side of the Gigantea to filter light and help it acclimate at much lower intensity so that I can keep happy the Magnifica perched on the rock at the center of the tank.

I was amazed yesterday after I decreased the overall light intensity by 40%, the Magnifica was showing signs of 'unhappiness' after a couple of hours by opening slightly her mouth and slightly deflating her tentacles. After I changed back the intensity to where it was, it began perking up again.




 
sc50964 said:
Hi Clorox, where did you buy the black eggcrate? It's much better looking than the white ones.
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I got it from Vivid Aquariums a while back, when I needed one for my HT. It's the one they normally use for their frag shelves. However it is not something they regularly sell, but I am a good customer... ;)

You can also find them at pro photography stores.
 
looking good! sounds like it hasnt deflated yet, which is promising ... hopefully, its just one of those things where it needs some good lighting and food to bring back the color ... hmm... I'm thinking it may end up looking greenish/tannish
 
I think you're right.....

Here's an update after 10 days. It moved from the flat rock on the sand and found a crevice to plant it's foot on a vertical rock. Looks like it's happy with that arrangement.
It has been eating mysis and small pieces of raw shrimp and is very sticky. I'd say it grew 20% already and is showing some color recovery with hints of green/yellow, too early to say what color it will be in a few months, but I think I can rule out blue or purple.

 
Haggis said:
Any update on this? Would love to see some current pics!
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Close to 20 days since I got it, taken just a few minutes ago as soon as the lights started to turn on.
It's doing well and coloring up little by little. So far it's getting patches of pale green/yellow.
If all goes well, it's going to take several months before it regains completely it's natural color. It was completely bleached white when I got it.






Up skirt pic ;)

 
looking great. I think you are out of the wood on this one. He will be just fine. Hope he will color up for you.
 
Thanks guys, appreciate the comments and encouragement. Apart from the severe discoloration, it seems to be doing well.
 
Great looking animal. It took one of my bleached mags over 2 months to start getting some color back. Good luck, yours is a lot more hairy than my two.
 
Thanks Jared.

Now this is something I wasn't expecting!
Upon closer inspection, it appears it has 2 mouths, I can't be 100% sure, but the protrusion next to the main mouth really looks like a small mouth forming about 1/4 inch away. I noticed this about 1 week ago, but I thought it was just a protrusion of the main mouth, but now it grew bigger.
I'll try to take a better picture with a real camera.

 
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Congrats. It looks like you are well on your way! It took about 2 months before I got color back the last time I rescued one, but it started out a lot smaller. Just don't name it... too much attachment when playing doctor ;)
 
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