Gig Help

[bjledbetter]

So I finely found a gig and now I'm pretty sure it has a tiny tear in the foot. The mouth is tightly closed and its sticky as can be. Will it recover from that spot or is it doomed to a slow death. Would cipro treatment help? Or give it a shot straight to the DT. (I have no other gigs) I can post pics when I get it home.

 

[Standpipe1]

If it looks good and no other gigs in the tank, u can try to go straight to DT.

If it gets sick, just pull him.

Put it in a glass bowl.

 

[bjledbetter]

It went to qt just to be safe. I don't like that small tear spot. Is only about a pen tip spot but i want to be safe. This is the first gig i have ever ran across around here

 

[TopOff]

Yeah, a pen tip is tiny and will unlikely become an issue.

However, going straight to the QT is smart.

Good luck!

 

[bjledbetter]

Day one in Qt. It`s looking pretty good. No deflation and the mouth is tightly closed. I will keep it in Qt and using Cipro for the next few days just as a precaution of the couple little foot tears I think from removing it from the pot it was in. Best thing is it only cost me $74 including tax

 

[bjledbetter]

last night when first put in qt

 

[bjledbetter]

Hey just a question but the spots on this one are blue not purple. Is this gigantea or mertans? In the DT yesterday it was a bright green color , in the qt its brownish

 

[D-Nak]

100% gigantea.

 

[bjledbetter]

How long will it take for the tentacles to start getting longer and that shaggy look to them? That is what has drew me to looking for a gig for the last three years. Also how much longer should I leave it in QT and treat it for the small tear?

 

[OrionN]

I would treat him until it healed but at least 5 days, and no deflation in QT for at least 3 days with no antibiotic.

 

[bjledbetter]

Pic of the tear and it looks like its worse than it was before but the nem is still fully inflated and mouth closed tight. Should I be worried?

 

[bjledbetter]

Bump