Difficulty level of Gig

[wakeboardgeek]

How much more difficult is a gig versus a haddoni to keep? Any insight? Thanks.

 

[nikon187]

They are up there with the most demanding of anemones. I would treat it like a magnifica other than the direct flow. Also very high light

 

[OrionN]

Only a handful of people on this forum able to keep S. gigantea. This is fewer than people who are able to keep H. magnifica. There are plenty of S. hadonni keepers here.
I think they are the hardest host anemone to keep.

 

[BonsaiNut]

S. gigantea are significantly more difficult to keep than S. haddoni. They require much brighter lighting and much more flow. They are also very finicky until they are established.

The good news is that once they are established in an aquarium that meets their needs, they can be robust and grow quickly.