finally a carpet!

[payyourtoll]

Ive always wanted a nice carpet and here she is

from our favorite LFS!

the pair of clowns have not even looked at it. I will post more pics when they host it. Not if, when.

 

[K9Nurse911]

WOW!!! That is really nice! Is that from FAOIS?! btw- beautiful tang also...

- Andrea

 

[elegance coral]

WOW! That is pretty. What kind of clowns do you have?

 

[payyourtoll]

thanks! saddleback pair

 

[mrpenguin]

Wow, that is really nice

 

[Slakker]

Gigantea is looking a little pale in the pics, but seems otherwise healthy.

Awesome find, good luck with it!

 

[block head]

sweet nem, looks like cookie monster

 

[block head]

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[elegance coral]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12849586#post12849586 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by payyourtoll
thanks! saddleback pair

Are they being hosted by something else? That's not their natural host, but I would have thought they would jump in pretty quick .

 

[CMcNeil]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh thats purty

 

[payyourtoll]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12853117#post12853117 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by elegance coral
Are they being hosted by something else? That's not their natural host, but I would have thought they would jump in pretty quick .

they aren't hosting anything, and I did see that this carpet was not a natural host, I just hope for the best. If not o well

thanks cmcneil!

 

[payyourtoll]

tyler he is pale towards the inside, maybe it will come back a bit. Overall he looks great IMO

he ate 1/2 silverside the past two days and has not moved, so I'm hoping he is happy at this spot.

 

[kris4647]

and I did see that this carpet was not a natural host

Your Gigantae is indeed a natural host anemone. A very readily accepted one at that....

 

[Slakker]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12854949#post12854949 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by payyourtoll
tyler he is pale towards the inside, maybe it will come back a bit. Overall he looks great IMO

he ate 1/2 silverside the past two days and has not moved, so I'm hoping he is happy at this spot.

No argument from me, it looks excellent. I hope it settles into your system well over the next couple of months and starts regaining a bit of zooxanthellae.

There's nothing I love more than Gigantea and Magnifica success threads with LOTS of pictures

 

[payyourtoll]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12855263#post12855263 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kris4647
Your Gigantae is indeed a natural host anemone. A very readily accepted one at that....

well I guess the 'document' I read online was not accurate. I'm happy to hear I'm wrong! Hopefully the clowns take to it sometime, but still not given it so much as a glance. They are rubbing up on rock and bases of sps, not sure what the hold up is, but know it can take a while.

I also saw another thread where several other gigantas were lost shortly after purchase from unknown reasons in FL? I hope this particular one is not of the same fate.

I will keep the thread posted with any changes, and lots of pics

 

[Slakker]

The gigantea is a natural host, but IIRC not to Polymnus clowns. I could be wrong, but either way I'd expect them to take to it eventually. Consider it a blessing for now, from what I hear polymnus can be rough with their anemones.

 

[payyourtoll]

carpet deflated last night big time. Looked like a clam

opening again in morning. No change in color. mouth nice and tight and has not moved.

and the clowns? I have a nice king size pillowtop bed for them, but they still prefer the bathroom floor LOL

one day...

 

[littleshark]

Nice clown. Is it a hybrid or something because saddlebacks dont have yellow tail. the whole body looks like saddleback but the tail make it more like a black clarkii or a sebae clown. Nice anemone too.

 

[scbauer]

Wondering if the carpet had a big meal last night? Maybe that's why it closed up. Any fish missing?

 

[payyourtoll]

all fish accounted for and no meal yesterday

As for the clowns, morph saddlebacks or black australian percs maybe? The female has black spot on tail