Alex's purple gigantea
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Interesting. Two gigs bought from the same store on the same day. Mine was pancaked & gaping in the store. Never thought mine was diseased or sick. Figured it didn't like something in the store tank. Just a guess though. Coming up on the 1 month mark & mine is holding steady. Can't tell from the pic but color is the same only more intense (darker green). Has that lemon/lime thing going on which I actually like. Strange to see yours turn like that. Hope you get it turned back around.
D-Nak
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It's white because it's sick. More specifically it's bleached, meaning most if not all of its zooxanthellae have died and been expelled. Zoox is required for the anemone to survive as they have a symbiotic relationship:
"Sea anemones position themselves in a way as to increase light exposure to their symbionts. When their tentacles are relaxed, the algae lie in a single layer. When the anemone contracts its tentacles, the gastrodermal cells shrink and the algae lie on top of each other. The zooxanthellae benefit by receiving carbon dioxide from the respiration of the host, nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus from the hosts metabolism which are then recycled back and forth between the host and the symbiont, and a shelter in which to live. The sea anemone benefits by receiving oxygen and food in the form of glycerol, glucose and alanine from photosynthesis."
A healthy gigantea typically has a brownish green tinge, with another dominant color -- it could be purple, green, blue, tan, or multi-color. A typical purple gigantea looks like the one in my avatar.
Magantea
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Gosh, that's really impressive! How long have you been keeping anemones? :love2:
clorox
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Unfortunately this afternoon it deflated again after I did the scheduled 12 hr WC. Not only that, it started emitting the milky white substance from when they are stressed. It affected also the smaller gig, because it deflated too...argh!
So I ended up doing another 100% WC after just 30 minutes, then again after a couple of hours changing water this time 50%. Trying to keep the water clean.
I think today alone, I went through 40 gallons and I am just at day 2...sigh.
So I ended up doing another 100% WC after just 30 minutes, then again after a couple of hours changing water this time 50%. Trying to keep the water clean.
I think today alone, I went through 40 gallons and I am just at day 2...sigh.
clorox
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By now what one had the other has too.
I only have 1 large QT and 1 HT. I could have dosed the QT, but honestly I don't feel like changing 40 gallons a day. So decided to keep them together.
The morning the large 'seems' doing better, but really, during treatment it doesn't mean much. Once they both stay inflated for several days without deflation, then I can say they are 'safe'.
CoralsAddiction
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Good luck. Hope your hard work pays off! 
Bhuamani32
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Ver nice anemone. Love the white with purple tips
clorox
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If you come over to my house and do water changes twice a day I'll give it to you for free :lolspin:
Magantea
In Memoriam
Ha...tuff work!
clorox
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Quick update....
After several ups and downs it seems like Septra did its job. I have been treating it for 8 days and I stopped dosing today.
It has been inflated 24 hours a day for the past 5 days. Water has been much clearer in the past 3-4 days and mouth is generally closed.
I plan to keep it for the next 7 days in the HT, but just doing WC once a day.
From above
After several ups and downs it seems like Septra did its job. I have been treating it for 8 days and I stopped dosing today.
It has been inflated 24 hours a day for the past 5 days. Water has been much clearer in the past 3-4 days and mouth is generally closed.
I plan to keep it for the next 7 days in the HT, but just doing WC once a day.
From above
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