kduen
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There are these also but they look more bleached purple to me. You have to scroll down a little.
http://ibluewater.com/anemone.html
http://ibluewater.com/anemone.html
Gigantea Anemones In the Wild
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If you're referring to me, I was just trying to make sure he had a correct ID in order to properly care for the animal. Gigantea and haddoni have vastly differing care requirements. It looks healthy, way healthier than the other anemones in that photo. If it turns out to be a gigantea then it may be a record for one of the healthiest giganteas after shipping, because it's obvious shipping was much rougher on the other anemones in the photo.
Tmoriarty
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Vastly different like you should keep one in fresh water and one in salt water :lolspin:. They are both carpet nems and will both do fine in a healthy salt tank capable of keeping harder to keep nems.
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Vastly different as in one species likes high flow and one likes relatively low flow. One requires a deep sand bed and the other prefers to inhabit the rocks. One is one of the hardest species to keep in aquariums and one is fairly easy to keep. I was speaking in terms of keeping anemones not in general about keeping water dwelling inhabitants. IMO there is no need for smart alec comments.
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D-Nak
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Unfortunately, I can't agree with this. It looks unhealthy to me, though better than the others in the photos. Short tentacles, gaping mouth, and a pastel color are signs of an unhealthy gig in my book. Hopefully it survives though, since if it turns out to be a gig then it's going to be a stunning specimen.
@phender... if you saw a red gig, then I believe you. Ican see how pink can turn into red.
Which brings up a point... on these boards, I think people's reputations speak volumes. If you've been responding with generally good, factual (anecdotally based on experience is fine so long as its consistent) information, in a non-condescending manner, then we are more apt to believe you. If you come on the boards, busting the doors down, yelling and screaming about how much you know without photos or other fact-based evidence, then we probably won't believe you -- immediately. It's earned folks, let's be patient and work together. Ultimately our goal is the same, learning all we can and sharing valuable information amongst our peers. And I'm not pointing fingers at anyone, it just seems like a lot of these posts lately have been turning sour.
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Sorry, that came out wrong. I believe it's a haddoni, and it appears to be a fairly healthy haddoni if indeed it is one. I agree if it is a gigantea the tentacles are too short for it to be considered healthy. I don't see what you mean about the gaping mouth, from what I can see it looks closed? maybe i'm missing something? The color looks good and it appears to have a good population of zooxanthellae. What do you mean by pastel color? Sorry for the confusion.
illcssd
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Guys, we should take this conversation to the right thread and not continue derailing the op's original purpose.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2157994
I'll continue posting updated pictures there.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2157994
I'll continue posting updated pictures there.
BonsaiNut
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I'm in Hawaii Atm so not at my Pc but I hope I did not post the lipstick comment. Giganteas do not often show lipstick coloration but I have seen some that do. Not sure that I have seen the red lipstick on giganteas but I know I have seen green on purple, green on blue... ill have to go look for that quote... perhaps I was refering to red only? Regardless any time I say 'always' that usually means I am about to be proven wrong
id love to see more photos of this particular anemone. Don't forget haddonis do have verrucae they just aren't often that visible because they are the same Color as the column
Winwood
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR6N_RVrARY
Great video of a wild gig revealing an exellent example of size, flow and habitat.
Great video of a wild gig revealing an exellent example of size, flow and habitat.
kduen
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I'm in Hawaii Atm so not at my Pc but I hope I did not post the lipstick comment. Giganteas do not often show lipstick coloration but I have seen some that do. Not sure that I have seen the red lipstick on giganteas but I know I have seen green on purple, green on blue... ill have to go look for that quote... perhaps I was refering to red only? Regardless any time I say 'always' that usually means I am about to be proven wrong
I was the one who brought up the quote so I will make it right, I was wrong about it's originator:facepalm: and I apologize to Bonsai as it was Phender. Here is where I was referring to in another Haddoni or Gig thread. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2152321&highlight=haddoni+or+gigantea
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