Carpet rescue attempt.

[Quickcord]

Ok, I do not know if I am stupid or kind for doing this. I have been helping a buddy of mine get his first saltwater tank setup for the past 3 mos.. I told him not to buy anything for the tank until the cycle gets finished and then maybe a fish and clean up crew. He has what I think is a 70 gallon, but its 30 in. high. and a PC light setup. He called me yesterday to come and check out his new additions and I find 2 Occs. and a Gigantea(?) in his tank! Well after I rip him a new one for listening to the LFS, he lets me take the carpet home. So now I have it in my 40 breeder. Its maybe 8in. and I have not witnessed any deflation yet. Mouth was a little loose during acclimation but I expected that. I am just watching it settle in at the momment.

 

[mayjong]

mine LOVES silversides...
might wait a couple days to let it acclimate prior to feeding though...
i'm no expert, for sure! good luck...

 

[mayjong]

here mine is...

 

[Quickcord]

I am going to wait to feed for a week or so. Right now I am just watching the mouth and making sure it settles in ok.

Quickcord

 

[Quickcord]

Day 2. It remains in the same position which makes it very difficult to see the mouth. My female maroon has already checked it out as well. I might do a small water change tomorrow because I am due.

 

[Greg 45]

I would not do any water changes untill it settles in. You might want to check for spots underneath to see if it is a gigantea.
LOL

 

[Quickcord]

Do Giganteas bud?

Quickcord

 

[clowns101]

Yup they sure do!phender had his do this one time I do belive!

 

[Quickcord]

The reason I ask is I just found this floating around my tank.

Quickcord

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Nice! Does it have a mouth?

 

[clowns101]

Sure looks like it but like wicked_NaCl_h2o said does it have a mouth?

wicked_NaCl_h2o ,thats good name shows u know the elements...lol!

 

[dalston]

The smaller one looks like a mojano to me...can you get a shot of the underside of the large anemone? It does look like a gig but I am still uncertain.

 

[Quickcord]

I have tried to get a picture of the underside but my camera sucks:-( The underside is reddish with blue dots running verically from top to bottom. I was wondering if it was a bud because it is identical in color as the larger one, including a red spot(base?). It does not matter much because I cannot find it again.

Quickcord

 

[MarinaP]

Atlantic carpet most likely

 

[BonsaiNut]

I have heard that female S. gigantea will fertilize eggs internally and then release fully developed young. That may be what is happening here, but that looks more developed than I was expecting. See if you can place it high up in your tank in a protected location where you can keep tabs on it - perhaps even in a submerged a shot glass with a little rough gravel in the bottom - and see what happens. The proof here is in the mouth - if it has a developed mouth it is, in fact, an offspring and not just a piece of anemone.

 

[Quickcord]

Thats the problem. I tried to box it in with some small LR but the female GSM is clearing the sand around the larger nem and destroyed the area I had it in. Now I cannot find the little one. I will keep an eye out for it.

Quickcord

 

[clowns101]

If ya do find it,buy a small speciman container with holes drilled in it and put some rocks and some sand in there and let it be!

 

[Quickcord]

How can I make a definative ID on this?

Quickcord

 

[Quickcord]

Day 5. Just an update. Mouth is shut and it remains in the same spot folded up like a saddle. Female GSM has a new favorite home. Fed the tank some mysis this morning and a couple stuck to the tentacles but not sure if it ate any. I still cannot say I have seen any real deflation since acclimation.

Quickcord

 

[Fishy_Clown]

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