Getting a pair of S. Gigantea....need some advice!
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The green one is more droopy today with a gaping mouth and some small parts of stomach content floating out earlier this morning. Since then, it has inflated a bunch and is looking better, but I don't think it will make it.
The blue one looked good all day until about 5pm, then it shrunk up small and is still small. Not sure what is up to
The blue one looked good all day until about 5pm, then it shrunk up small and is still small. Not sure what is up to
mobert
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Pretty discouraging. I still think it has a lot to do with getting a healthy anemone to begin with. Unfortunately, there might not be any way to tell which is truly the healthy one except when you get one that has already been in captivity. Sorry that you went through all the stress watching your anemones. I hope your blue one makes it.
Sorry for your loses. Been keeping up with all Gigantia threads. I hope I can beat the odds. It has been done, better to try with the cheaper or freebie specimens. The hobby is only growing in knowledge, it will get better for the "unkeepable" species of sea creatures. I believe its our duty to try and fail, 1 in order to learn, and 2 in order to prevail. We cant live off the ocean forever at the rate things are going. We must learn to keep and eventually spawn everything if the earth is to survive as it is. Cudos to you, and never give up. Remember UG filters? Enough said.
I'm sorry to hear what happened.
shabreeson
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where is this Dr. Mac website? I am not planing on getting a Gigantia, just curious because he sounds like a good person to deal with.
Mike,
Dr. Mac and his team are great to deal with. I don't suggest the S. gigantea anemone especially since your tank is on the small side.. The specimen that I got in when fully expanded was about 12" and I had him in a 150g stock tank all by himself and I still thought it was too small.
But if you really want a lot of hurt or you're that lucky 1 in 20 or so, here's the site:
http://www.pacificeastaquaculture.com
Dr. Mac and his team are great to deal with. I don't suggest the S. gigantea anemone especially since your tank is on the small side.. The specimen that I got in when fully expanded was about 12" and I had him in a 150g stock tank all by himself and I still thought it was too small.
But if you really want a lot of hurt or you're that lucky 1 in 20 or so, here's the site:
http://www.pacificeastaquaculture.com
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shabreeson
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ha, that's ok. it's not that i'm not interested in the anemone....just don't have the tank or any will to spend that much money on a 1 in 20 shot.
Minh was right The green carpet is dead now. The blue one is expanded again and came off the small 3" piece of liverock and is now resting against my larger rocks. Time will tell. Thanks for all the nice replies.
BTW, I have always liked Dr. Mac and his crew....they have always given me more than I ordered and they are very good about taking care of things when they go wrong.
On a bright note today, I took four RBTA clones to the LFS for credit towards some nice Lyretail and Squareback Anthia's
The green carpet is dead now. The blue one is expanded again and came off the small 3" piece of liverock and is now resting against my larger rocks. Time will tell. Thanks for all the nice replies.BTW, I have always liked Dr. Mac and his crew....they have always given me more than I ordered and they are very good about taking care of things when they go wrong.
On a bright note today, I took four RBTA clones to the LFS for credit towards some nice Lyretail and Squareback Anthia's
Establisehd S. gigantea that have come out of other hobbyists' systems have always done really well for me. In fact, they're nearly indestructable when they come out of other captive systems. Freshly collected wild specimens on the other hand...I've never once had luck with long term. I gave up on them myself as well.
Keep your eyes open Dave for a hobbyist who may be getting rid of one due to a tank break down. These anemones are ridiculously hardy once they have been 'established' in captive conditions.
Keep your eyes open Dave for a hobbyist who may be getting rid of one due to a tank break down. These anemones are ridiculously hardy once they have been 'established' in captive conditions.
CaliReefer12
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I really believe shipping them must be a major cause of trouble. Even with H. Mag's it always seems that shipping them to your door causes too many problems with stress. At least with S. Giganteas it seems the success rate is higher when they are bought from a LFS or another hobbyist locally.
Maybe you could get a LFS to order one for you?
Maybe you could get a LFS to order one for you?
CaliReefer12
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Hey Nanook. I remembered this thread in the past week. I am breaking down my reef tank as I will be moving soon and it will be too hard for the tank to make the move. I know that you and others have been looking for a healthy S. Gigantea for a while now and that they are hard to find.
Anyways, I have my 18" extremely healthy Gigantea for sale now (in the for sale forum) and I would be willing to ship it to anyone that can give it a good home. I thought I would post this here just to let you know since I remembered that you were looking for one.
Thanks!
Anyways, I have my 18" extremely healthy Gigantea for sale now (in the for sale forum) and I would be willing to ship it to anyone that can give it a good home. I thought I would post this here just to let you know since I remembered that you were looking for one.
Thanks!
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