Gigantea foot tears help...

My wife is sending me pics throughout the day, lol. I'm not asking her for a close up, lol. I think it's just more visible with the bleaching. It's definitely not gaping that's for sure.
 
You should get a webcam. ;-)

Sick gigs act very different from healthy ones. A puckered mouth is not uncommon, but it's a good sign that it's not gaping. I wouldn't rely on it being completely attached as an indicator of health. I've had dead gigs still firmly attached to the plate they were sitting on. But the flip side is that I'd be more concerned if the gig wasn't able to attach.

The best you can do at this point is to stick to the recommended protocol and sit tight.
 
Hopefully just a bad day and he will bounce back. This has been a lot of time, money, and effort and I just want it to pull through. I will definitely continue to treat for a few more days. The Haddoni appears to be doing great, he latched onto my hand when I was moving him the other day. A fish would not have escaped that's for sure, grown man barely got free...
 
How is the salinity and temp? All stable?
Maybe something not quite stable?
I would just continue treating and keep everything stable and hope for the best. They don't look normal but not sick either.
Best of luck.
 
Using tank water out of display so water should be stable. I did a tank transfer yesterday when I took them out of the 20 and put them each in a 10, so the flow and things like that are a little different. I'm going to up the amount of water and quit tank transfers. I think it appears to be more of a "unhappy" issue rather than a sick issue. I sometimes wonder if I should have treated the gig to begin with but the foot tears scared me. I think I caught him moving between two rocks when I killed the pumps, causing stress on his body resulting in the tears. Tears are fully recovered now.
 
So, I got home from work and did a 100% water change on the haddoni tank. He's looking good. The gig had perked up and was his usual self. I went ahead and did another water change and this time up'd the water to 10 gallons in the 10 gallon tank. I can already tell a huge difference in the atmosphere, especially the flow, it seems much more natural and you can tell he is much happier thus far. I advise that anyone running a 10 gallon QT tank to definitely run 10 gallons in it when housing a gig. Its more salt and more meds but hopefully a happier nem and more success.
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He is looking great. You can transfer him back to DT or keep him in HT for another day or two without med. Since there is no anemone in DT I would put the Gigantea in DT and keep the Haddon in HT for another day or two.
 
I transferred the bowl to the tank and gently peeled him from the bowl and placed him on the rocks. Gonna leave powerheads off for a while.
 
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6 hrs in display tank, fingers and toes crossed. Hopefully he stays healthy and begins to color up. Will add haddoni later this evening or tomorrow. Wish me luck.
 
So the gigantea has been in display for about 24 hrs. Happy to report that there has been no deflates, mouth is good, and he is firmly attached to the rock I placed him on and soaking up the flow. The haddoni has been in display for about 20 hrs and has had no deflates, mouth is good, and he has dug in and attached to the base of the rock that I put him in front of. So far, so good. I will probably gradually bump up the lighting to help the gig in regaining his color.
 
Well, I gave it my best shot but sad to report that the gig did not pull through. He was badly bleached upon arrival and bleached worse during treatment. I could not get him to eat and he just became weaker and weaker. The haddoni is still kicking and has taken small pieces of food. He is not out of the woods yet but is doing much better than the gig did. I would like to say thank you for everyone's help and advice. I feel if I would have received a specimen that was not bleached out I would have had success. The treatment process is highly demanding of time and salt (lol) and though I would love to keep a gig and feel that I have a good enough system to keep one, I am going to hold off on giving another one a try for now. Thanks again everyone
 
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