CoralsAddiction
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Have you tried the ice trick? Try a couple of ice cubes in a ziploc bag and rub anemones foot.
Alex's purple gigantea
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clorox
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Used the spatula to remove part of the foot from the tank bottom, that was the easy part. The problem is that I have to lift the eggcrate, and 2 rocks plus the gig simultaneously as it has its foot attached a little to all 3 at the same time. Therefore, lifting it up from the water, ensuring that nothing moves risking to pull on its foot is very very tricky to say the least. The problem is just the small rock, because if it was just attached to the big rock and eggcrate I could easily flip it upside down together with the rock and detach it little by little from the eggcrate. But I can't do that when it is also attached to the smaller rock.
I am just going to wait and see if it moves by itself. My worry is that it seems really comfortable in that spot.
I'll have to try another day. Enough stress for a today on both gig and reefer
clorox
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So here's an update.....
I managed to move the gig to the DT yesterday (Sunday).
On Saturday I was eventually successful in removing the part of the foot from the small rock using a nano koralia. I decided to then wait the following day to avoid stressing the gig.
At this point it had about 80% of the base of the foot stuck on the big rock, which is what I wanted, unfortunately the rest was stuck on the eggcrate beneath the rock. So imagine an area of foot tissue attached to about 8 to 10 squares of eggcrate!
I flipped over the rock with the gig and eggcrate, and just juggling that was quite a hair raising experience, however, despite using a jebao rw-8 at medium speed, the moment I released the foot tissue from 3-4 eggcrate holes and proceeded to repeat the same operation on the remaining part of the foot, the buggar would start reattaching itself again! :debi: I felt like I was fighting against 'The Blob' :lmao:
I was almost going to give up, but I was still determined to put it in my DT.
Plan B....Improvisation
While still holding the rock and gig upside down I reached for a pair of electronics cutters and I then proceeded to cut the eggcrate as closely as I could around the gig's foot, not an easy task holding the rock, the silly gig fluttering and a foot square of eggcrate while cutting each segment. Of course, all this under water, squinting and leaning to avoid having light reflect on the water surface, preventing me from seeing what I was doing :fun5:
So...in here's the section I cut out that the gig was attached to. I could have gone closer to the foot, but I was too concerned about damaging it accidentally.
Once it was free from the big section of eggcrate, I placed it in a large bucket and took it to my DT.
No need to acclimate as I used DT water for about 4 days prior to the move.
And in the DT it went together with the rock and its beloved piece of eggcrate :rollface:
All considered, it wasn't too stressed out from the 'operation', I was prepared for a gaping mouth, but it just stuck out both siphonoglyphs for a few hours while doing what gigs do when they are placed in a DT.
Here below you can see a part of the eggcrate that it is attached to. I hope that in time it will move off of it just enough for me to remove it.
All in all it took me a good couple of hours between preparation (keeping all the necessary tools, buckets, extra water etc.). I was quite exhausted but happy to finally see the gig in the DT.
Here's a closeup shot of it cheekily smirking at me
I managed to move the gig to the DT yesterday (Sunday).
On Saturday I was eventually successful in removing the part of the foot from the small rock using a nano koralia. I decided to then wait the following day to avoid stressing the gig.
At this point it had about 80% of the base of the foot stuck on the big rock, which is what I wanted, unfortunately the rest was stuck on the eggcrate beneath the rock. So imagine an area of foot tissue attached to about 8 to 10 squares of eggcrate!
I flipped over the rock with the gig and eggcrate, and just juggling that was quite a hair raising experience, however, despite using a jebao rw-8 at medium speed, the moment I released the foot tissue from 3-4 eggcrate holes and proceeded to repeat the same operation on the remaining part of the foot, the buggar would start reattaching itself again! :debi: I felt like I was fighting against 'The Blob' :lmao:
I was almost going to give up, but I was still determined to put it in my DT.
Plan B....Improvisation
While still holding the rock and gig upside down I reached for a pair of electronics cutters and I then proceeded to cut the eggcrate as closely as I could around the gig's foot, not an easy task holding the rock, the silly gig fluttering and a foot square of eggcrate while cutting each segment. Of course, all this under water, squinting and leaning to avoid having light reflect on the water surface, preventing me from seeing what I was doing :fun5:
So...in here's the section I cut out that the gig was attached to. I could have gone closer to the foot, but I was too concerned about damaging it accidentally.
Once it was free from the big section of eggcrate, I placed it in a large bucket and took it to my DT.
No need to acclimate as I used DT water for about 4 days prior to the move.
And in the DT it went together with the rock and its beloved piece of eggcrate :rollface:
All considered, it wasn't too stressed out from the 'operation', I was prepared for a gaping mouth, but it just stuck out both siphonoglyphs for a few hours while doing what gigs do when they are placed in a DT.
Here below you can see a part of the eggcrate that it is attached to. I hope that in time it will move off of it just enough for me to remove it.
All in all it took me a good couple of hours between preparation (keeping all the necessary tools, buckets, extra water etc.). I was quite exhausted but happy to finally see the gig in the DT.
Here's a closeup shot of it cheekily smirking at me
CoralsAddiction
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Dude that's intense but glad everything workout.
clorox
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That was yesterday. This morning I woke up early in anticipation (I can never have enough staring at my gigs) to check out my tank, and I was relieved to see it was doing well. Oral disc folds were getting more pronounced and tentacles began to elongate. The mouth was firmly shut.
With the morning light entering from a large window and very little blue light from the Radion I could see the true purple color pigmentation of the tentacles.
And an 'underskirt' shot
At mid morning the folds began covering the mouth making it difficult to see it.
And by noon it was all bundled up....now look on the left who's stretching all the way to meet and greet the new giant :wavehand:
The little gig streched like a rubberband rubbing tentacles with it's big brother :love2:
Surprisingly the ones I was expecting to go nuts with the gig were nowhere to be seen and were content frolicking at the top of the highest rock in their H.Magnifica homebase.
Then, a couple of tentative 'flybys' and back swimming up to safety in the magnifica.
After a couple of hours the female swam down and brushed tentatively against the gig.....10 minutes after that it was like watching kids at Disneyland :celeb2:
I am sure gigantea owners know what I am talking about.
One thing is certain.....IT IS HUGE, easily 14-16" dwarfing anything in my tank!
Tomorrow time permitting I'll post an FT.
With the morning light entering from a large window and very little blue light from the Radion I could see the true purple color pigmentation of the tentacles.
And an 'underskirt' shot
At mid morning the folds began covering the mouth making it difficult to see it.
And by noon it was all bundled up....now look on the left who's stretching all the way to meet and greet the new giant :wavehand:
The little gig streched like a rubberband rubbing tentacles with it's big brother :love2:
Surprisingly the ones I was expecting to go nuts with the gig were nowhere to be seen and were content frolicking at the top of the highest rock in their H.Magnifica homebase.
Then, a couple of tentative 'flybys' and back swimming up to safety in the magnifica.
After a couple of hours the female swam down and brushed tentatively against the gig.....10 minutes after that it was like watching kids at Disneyland :celeb2:
I am sure gigantea owners know what I am talking about.
One thing is certain.....IT IS HUGE, easily 14-16" dwarfing anything in my tank!
Tomorrow time permitting I'll post an FT.
CoralsAddiction
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Wow, great job Alex. Everything looks really good. Congrats and enjoy your new nem.
SomeDude12
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Looking good. =)
clorox
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Thanks guys...In a few months once it returns to its natural color I'll feel better
clorox
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For some reason Photobucket messed up my upload and my earlier post.
Here's the missing images:
So...here's the section I cut out that the gig was attached to. I could have gone closer to the foot, but I was too concerned about damaging it accidentally.
Once it was free from the big section of eggcrate, I placed it in a large bucket and took it to my DT.
No need to acclimate as I used DT water for about 4 days prior to the move.
And in the DT it went together with the rock and its beloved piece of eggcrate.
All considered, it wasn't too stressed out from the 'operation', I was prepared for a gaping mouth, but it just stuck out both siphonoglyphs for a few hours while doing what gigs do when they are placed in a DT.
Here below you can see a part of the eggcrate that it is attached to. I hope that in time it will move off of it just enough for me to remove it.
All in all it took me a good couple of hours between preparation (keeping all the necessary tools, buckets, extra water etc.). I was quite exhausted but happy to finally see the gig in the DT.
Here's a closeup shot of it cheekily smirking at me :rollface:
Here's the missing images:
So...here's the section I cut out that the gig was attached to. I could have gone closer to the foot, but I was too concerned about damaging it accidentally.
Once it was free from the big section of eggcrate, I placed it in a large bucket and took it to my DT.
No need to acclimate as I used DT water for about 4 days prior to the move.
And in the DT it went together with the rock and its beloved piece of eggcrate.
All considered, it wasn't too stressed out from the 'operation', I was prepared for a gaping mouth, but it just stuck out both siphonoglyphs for a few hours while doing what gigs do when they are placed in a DT.
Here below you can see a part of the eggcrate that it is attached to. I hope that in time it will move off of it just enough for me to remove it.
All in all it took me a good couple of hours between preparation (keeping all the necessary tools, buckets, extra water etc.). I was quite exhausted but happy to finally see the gig in the DT.
Here's a closeup shot of it cheekily smirking at me :rollface:
clorox
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Thanks! Time will tell, as gig keepers all know, you're sort of never out of the woods with these animals. For sure at least during the first few months.
It was the only way I could get it out of QT. It definitely taught me a lesson...never put a large gig in a frag tank without removing the eggcrate first. I didn't think it could spread its foot so wide to spill over onto the eggcrate, 2 rocks and the bottom of the tank. Hopefully at some point in time I'll be able to remove it from under its foot.
Alex,
Don't want to poach your thread but I've got the green gig you passed on. Looked pretty rough in the store but held off on any treatment to see if was just unhappy or sick. Went straight to DT. Has done really well for the week+ I've had it. A little bleached but other than that looking good. Takes food & tentacles are a good 3" now. Time will tell I suppose. Good luck with yours.
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Don't want to poach your thread but I've got the green gig you passed on. Looked pretty rough in the store but held off on any treatment to see if was just unhappy or sick. Went straight to DT. Has done really well for the week+ I've had it. A little bleached but other than that looking good. Takes food & tentacles are a good 3" now. Time will tell I suppose. Good luck with yours.
D-Nak
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Alex,
Don't want to poach your thread but I've got the green gig you passed on. Looked pretty rough in the store but held off on any treatment to see if was just unhappy or sick. Went straight to DT. Has done really well for the week+ I've had it. A little bleached but other than that looking good. Takes food & tentacles are a good 3" now. Time will tell I suppose. Good luck with yours.
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That's looking really good. To me, tentacle extension is the most telling sign of a gig's health. Not necessarily the longer the better, but rather that the shorter the tentacle the more acclimation they need, or it could be an indicator of sickness. In your case, the gig looks extremely healthy.
clorox
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Thanks Derrick. I am keeping a watchful eye on this one. I am still worried about the 6x3" piece of eggcrate under its foot, that will be an 'interesting' one to deal with.
clorox
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Oh wow, that's awesome!!
I was so tempted to get it, but the idea of potentially having to treat it after I had just finished on 2 other gigs was enough to stop me from pulling the trigger.
It would have been the perfect size. I am glad it went to a good home.
It looks really good compared to how it was in the store. Well done and good luck to you too.
I was so tempted to get it, but the idea of potentially having to treat it after I had just finished on 2 other gigs was enough to stop me from pulling the trigger.
It would have been the perfect size. I am glad it went to a good home.
It looks really good compared to how it was in the store. Well done and good luck to you too.
clorox
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Since I placed the gig in my DT, I was still worried about the piece of eggcrate still under its foot. In particular the fact that it was a cut piece and had many sharp edges.
This morning I had to wake up early around 6am for an overseas conference call and I noticed that the gig had moved during the night in a position that would perhaps allow me to remove the eggcrate.
Here you can see why I have been concerned.
It took me roughly 20 minutes with my arm in the tank, moving gently the eggcrate and waiting for the foot to slowly detach.
I think what did the trick was the underlying large piece of shelf rock between the sandbed and the gig. The gig evidently sensed the rock and clearly preferred it to plastic.
Eventually, it let go the last clinging small bit of foot and I was finally alble to remove the eggcrate.:celeb1:
Naturally, right after I pulled off the eggcrate it wasn't too happy being handled again, puffing up the mouth and exposing the siphonoglyphs, but it will hopefully settle and keep getting healthier.
This morning I had to wake up early around 6am for an overseas conference call and I noticed that the gig had moved during the night in a position that would perhaps allow me to remove the eggcrate.
Here you can see why I have been concerned.
It took me roughly 20 minutes with my arm in the tank, moving gently the eggcrate and waiting for the foot to slowly detach.
I think what did the trick was the underlying large piece of shelf rock between the sandbed and the gig. The gig evidently sensed the rock and clearly preferred it to plastic.
Eventually, it let go the last clinging small bit of foot and I was finally alble to remove the eggcrate.:celeb1:
Naturally, right after I pulled off the eggcrate it wasn't too happy being handled again, puffing up the mouth and exposing the siphonoglyphs, but it will hopefully settle and keep getting healthier.
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