Another Blue Gigantea available

[phender]

I know this is not a selling forum, but I have no relation with this store and I know that people out there may be looking for these and they are not everywhere. I felt this would be a great specimen for a 24"x24" cube. It is about 14" in diameter. Its mouth is tight, tentacles are long and it has great turgor (that means the body is very firm and is being held above the sand, rather that laying limp on the sand). The color is the deepest blue I have ever seen on an anemone (the pictures aren't bad, but not as good as real life)
The anemone was listed at $180
It is at Jeff's Orange Store http://www.exoticfish.com/about.cfm?about=true, and they will ship.

From the front down low: (the fish are tank raised percs)
A little more purple than in real life.

Sort of from the side (still too purple)

From the top (still not the deep royal blue that it actually is)

 

[achillesheel]

would these do ok under 175w mh in a 40 gal? not sure on flow right now.

 

[ricordiaking]

It looks very healthy, I guess someone already bought it.

 

[phender]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7933511#post7933511 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ricordiaking
It looks very healthy, I guess someone already bought it.

Did you call the Orange Store? 714-771-2073

They close at 3:00 PST on Sunday and I didn't post the pics until after that.

I suppose someone could have bought it between 1:30 and closing time.

FWIW: Its been there at least a week.

 

[Flighty]

I would love one like that. One of these days the store near me will get one . Thanks for posting about it. Any info on where it was collected and by who?

 

[ricordiaking]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7934121#post7934121 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by phender
Did you call the Orange Store? 714-771-2073

They close at 3:00 PST on Sunday and I didn't post the pics until after that.

I suppose someone could have bought it between 1:30 and closing time.

FWIW: Its been there at least a week.

I didn't call, I went on the site. I'll try to call them

 

[BonsaiNut]

To digress for a moment...

Phil - I have never been to Jeff's store in Orange. Is it similar to his setup in Torrance? Or is it more retail-friendly? I am surprised to see a gigantea - typically he has only gotten in haddonis.

 

[phender]

Jeff's store in Orange is much more like a regular LFS in the front. In the back it is a little more like a wholesale set-up. The prices are also a little more retail-ish.
This seems to be the time of year for giganteas. Jeff must have received a bunch of them a couple weeks ago. There were 3 at the Torrence store and 2 at the Orange store. I would guess they probably had a couple at the Costa Mesa store as well.