Carpet Anemone ID.
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Ostara
Keep Calm and Reef On
Out of curiosity, did you just buy it today? I got the notification when they put it up on 1/18 but figured that someone would have bought it within a few days. Hopefully since it has been in their care for at least two weeks it will be healthy when you receive it. Good luck!
OrionN
Moved on
It was sold within a few mins. I was barely 5 mins and it was sold.
Do you have any new picture of him?
Pinkskunk
New member
Advertised as s. gigantea (only 3").
I believe it is a gigantea, but just want to see what you guys think.
Just want to be sure its not an Atlantic/helianthus carpet anemone. Dont want it eating my clownfish (only fish in tank).
that thing is NO way a gigs, judginig from the picture i am very possitive it IS an Atlantic/helianthus carpet anemone. if you did not have it shipped yet cancel it. :dance:
then i will order it of course :fun2:
I thought this place was actually very reputable. Ive heard lots of good things.
I definitely received a gigantea, but it is probably not the one I ordered.
I understand different cameras/lighting can make them look different, but mine looks nothing like the one pictured. Mine is bright neon yellow. The stock photo would have shown it being neon yellow instead of green/blue/purple base. Is it even possible I am wrong and these are the same anemones?
Pretty upset if they did switch them on me, I sent them an email so we'll see what they say. I havent heard back yet, so I may be completely wrong. I dont like jumping to conclusions so Ill see what they say and what you guys think here.
This is the picture right when I started acclimation. He looks a little better now. I have cipro, but I am holding off for now.
I definitely received a gigantea, but it is probably not the one I ordered.
I understand different cameras/lighting can make them look different, but mine looks nothing like the one pictured. Mine is bright neon yellow. The stock photo would have shown it being neon yellow instead of green/blue/purple base. Is it even possible I am wrong and these are the same anemones?
Pretty upset if they did switch them on me, I sent them an email so we'll see what they say. I havent heard back yet, so I may be completely wrong. I dont like jumping to conclusions so Ill see what they say and what you guys think here.
This is the picture right when I started acclimation. He looks a little better now. I have cipro, but I am holding off for now.
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D-Nak
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Based on the color alone, my guess is that it could be the same gig. There is clearly green in the photo, and this could've been taken when they received it. We don't know how it they held it before selling it, do we? It also appears that they ramped up the saturation in the photo, which makes it look greener in the center than it really is. From the time it was put up for sale and then sent to you, it could've bleached even more, resulting in the yellow color. All yellow gigs that I've seen (except for the ones recently imported by Global Reef Supply which are lemon yellow) and have survived eventually turned green when the zoox population returned.
Either way, if the gig pulls through I think it's going to be a nice one, nicer than the original photo IMO.
Either way, if the gig pulls through I think it's going to be a nice one, nicer than the original photo IMO.
The water in the bad was clear. Only poop.
He was extremely sticky.
He is in tank now. I placed him where rock and sand meet and he grabbed on instantaneously and now has is foot buried (somewhere).
Still does not look anything like the picture. I know it had a little green on it, but what happened to the base? The base in the picture looks green, blue, and purple. Mine is tan/yellow and thats it. Regardless of photo editing I dont think its possible to edit mine to look like the stock picture. Based on the sand color it didnt look like they did a lot of editing. My picture is with a point and shoot with basic white balance adjustment. Its more neon yellow in real life. No hint of any other color.
He was extremely sticky.
He is in tank now. I placed him where rock and sand meet and he grabbed on instantaneously and now has is foot buried (somewhere).
Still does not look anything like the picture. I know it had a little green on it, but what happened to the base? The base in the picture looks green, blue, and purple. Mine is tan/yellow and thats it. Regardless of photo editing I dont think its possible to edit mine to look like the stock picture. Based on the sand color it didnt look like they did a lot of editing. My picture is with a point and shoot with basic white balance adjustment. Its more neon yellow in real life. No hint of any other color.
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