Finally in the Club...My new Nem!!!

[westohooligan]

So, my friend who just opened his on store knew I was trying to find an S. Gigantea. So, he contacted his guy at SDC who sent us a video on Youtube of a really cool green one. I said no problem as long as it is fairly small and reasonably priced. So, they tagged it and sent it to the store. To my and the owner's surprise, this is what we got!

 

[aljan]

wowwwww

 

[garygb]

Very lucky to get such a nice color. It looks good. I wish you the best of luck. With anemones such as gigantea and magnificas, it's the initial acclimation period that can be dicey. Once they're established, they are quite resilient.

 

[m758b033]

*drools*

 

[stickleback]

Really nice. Lucky man

 

[Gig 'em]

WOW! Lucky, what did you end up paying for it?

 

[westohooligan]

$85.00.

 

[Deepsea2005]

Wow, very nice Blue Gig.
I've been looking one for months.

 

[westohooligan]

You know, I wasn't expecting a blue one at all. The youtube video sent to me from SDC showed a really lime green one, super bright. So I was happy thinking I was going to get a green one, but when the owner of the LFS texted me when he got it, we were both really surprised! I'm just hoping it doesn't wander into my MP40 or Haddoni while I'm at work today... It seemed pretty happy where I put it, but you never know with those things.

 

[EdKruzel]

Awesome looking and at a reasonable price.

Best of Luck!

 

[Malign Reefer]

Very nice color..

 

[westohooligan]

Well, it stayed put, so must be happy there. No wandering, but I'm keeping the Vortech at very close to the lowest setting... Here are some more pics I took, slightly surprised they turned out as well as they did from my phone:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb6zNu1NIQE&context=C3c72efaADOEgsToPDskJWXuY0xKTTEnPvAy0VAPb1

 

[ILLiDaN]

Nice Catch!

 

[garygb]

S. gigantea need strong water flow and excellent water quality, especially while acclimating. You will want to have nitrates undetectable, sg 1.026-1.027, temp 80-82F, protein skimming and activated carbon, preferably.

 

[kaxt]

That's an awesome color- I'm very jealous

 

[westohooligan]

Thanks for joining in Gary! I always read your posts with great interest. I've been pretty successful with a Haddoni, but I wanted a gig really badly. Something I've noticed last night and tonight; after lights go out, it retracts pretty fast, then slowly expands back out. Is this something to be concerned with?

 

[sqwat]

love those colors man.u need a couple of mexicano turbos to get working on that algea you got growing.they will do the trick.

 

[elegance coral]

Most gigantea keepers agree that if you can see the anemone wiggling it's tentacles, like in your video, the flow is not strong enough. I believe, this is an adaptation for dealing with the harsh conditions in stagnant tide pools, or calm lagoons between tides, where gas exchange is low. This would be a beneficial ability in such a situation, but it would require a great deal of energy. Newly imported anemones typically don't have the energy reserves to keep up with constant activity like this. IMHO If you increase the flow, the anemone will stop moving its tentacles.

 

[garygb]

I wouldn't be concerned with what you're describing. That sounds like a normal reaction to the change of light. On the other hand, an open mouth and frequent cycles of deflation is something to keep an eye out for. That could signal a problem.

 

[westohooligan]

Gary, shot you a PM with some questions.

Thought I might get some feedback. Yesterday the thing looked BAD. Mouth was gaping...
And it detached from the rock. I put it back on, and changed my setting on my MP40 to lagoon random and cranked it up all the way. Within a few minutes, it closed its mouth again and this morning was reattached to the rock. Oh and it is deflating/inflating pretty often. Just for info: 250W HQI lighting, Bubble Magus NAC 3.5 cone, running a brand new bag of Seagel, and did my weekly change on Saturday of 5 gallons. SG is 1.026. It did look better this morning, but I'm not giving into hope of a recovery. Any chances or did I just flush some cash? Keep in mind I've been a reef keeper for nearly 5 years, so not an expert by any means, but I felt relatively certain I was ready to try a Gigantea due to my Hadodni doing so well. That and a bunch of my clownfish fry dying this weekend, it was for sure one of those, "What the hell am I doing in this hobby?", weekends.