gigantea puzzle

[reefkeeper2]

Three months ago, I had to take down my tank and replace it with a new one. It's basically identical in size to the old one, 427 gal. The whole process went well until I moved the livestock from their temporary locations into their new home. Essentially the tank crashed. I lost all the stoney corals and some of the softies. The fish all survived without any visible stress. My gigantea anemone shrunk up to about 1/5 it's normal size and so did the magnifica. There was a pump in the sump that had a frayed wire and I think this might have been the cause. I didn't find the pump till a week into the crash. I used a lot of Cuprisorb in case there was copper or other heavy metal released. Copper tests were negative, but I proceeded as if some was released into the tank. Anyway, since that time all that survived have recovered fully except the gigantea. It used to take up the whole right front corner of my tank. Now it is always closed up tight. I can rarely see the mouth to see if it is open or closed. It's color has returned to normal which is peachy with some green but it never fully opens. I have fed it three times in the past 6 weeks. The last time about 2 weeks ago it seemed to have a very hard time ingesting the food which took about 2 hours. The magnifica has fully recovered and looks great. Below is a pic. It doesn't have an infection, is in the same location it was before and has even brighter (Hydra52 ) lighting. It was under Vegas before and has had the new lights for about 2 weeks. Anyone got a clue what could be the matter with it?

 

[Pinkskunk]

it somehow got damaged internally. Mine go through this same process after i treated my whole tank with Flatworm Exit. it didnt take it very well so it went through this cycle. it took almost 1 year for it to gradually get back to normal.

things i recommend you do:

dont let the clowns agitate it, remove the clowns. i took out all the clowns while my nem nurse itself back to health.

When you feed the nem, if it takes the food right away then good, if not, just take the food away and dont try to re-feed it. nems know themselves best when to feed and when not.

you leave them alone and they will recover by themselves. mine did. all i did was to maintain good water quality and leave them alone.

we as reefers sometime think we knows better and start doing things that sometime do more harm than good. i have a purple gigantea i left in the basement in a 20 gal tank that i neglect becuase i thought he will eventually die due to his worsening condition........... 6 months later he is doing better and better as he recovers by himself. its amazing. after all the battle i go through with different kinds of treatments and medication and he still go on the decline. one day i gave up trying to save him and that's when he start to get better.

wish you the best. If you want another gig contact me.

 

[reefkeeper2]

Sounds like good advise. I have been thinking about getting another but did not know if they could be placed right next to each other.

 

[OrionN]

I would change water frequently to keep the tank in tip top condition. He will recover.

 

[xtlosx]

it somehow got damaged internally. Mine go through this same process after i treated my whole tank with Flatworm Exit. it didnt take it very well so it went through this cycle. it took almost 1 year for it to gradually get back to normal.

things i recommend you do:

dont let the clowns agitate it, remove the clowns. i took out all the clowns while my nem nurse itself back to health.

When you feed the nem, if it takes the food right away then good, if not, just take the food away and dont try to re-feed it. nems know themselves best when to feed and when not.

you leave them alone and they will recover by themselves. mine did. all i did was to maintain good water quality and leave them alone.

we as reefers sometime think we knows better and start doing things that sometime do more harm than good. i have a purple gigantea i left in the basement in a 20 gal tank that i neglect becuase i thought he will eventually die due to his worsening condition........... 6 months later he is doing better and better as he recovers by himself. its amazing. after all the battle i go through with different kinds of treatments and medication and he still go on the decline. one day i gave up trying to save him and that's when he start to get better.

wish you the best. If you want another gig contact me.

After discovering AEFW on a frag in my system, I might be moving down the road (at some point) in treating my system with Levamisole Hydrochloride. There have been multiple good experiences nuking and eradicating the system of AEFW with it. I have a prized S. Gigantea that did just fine through the Red Bug treatment, but that is the only thing I am worried about in this system.

Does anyone have any idea what the reaction would be? It's a healthy large gig that has been with us for almost two years now.

 

[reefkeeper2]

About 2 weeks ago things took a turn for the worse. The anemone started wandering. Then it was deflated most of the time with a large gaping open mouth. I thought for sure it was going to die. I took it out of the display and gave it seven days of cipro in a hospital tank. It recovered! What I would like to know is when should I try and feed it? It hasn't been fed for about 2 months now. I know the situation is still precarious and I don't want to cause more harm than good.

 

[Pinkskunk]

Paul

I am not going to feed it until it recover completely. your lighting should be good for it for now. Nems dont really need feeding if you ask me. you are right, you might be doing more harm than good.

 

[OrionN]

If he is not infected, not deflating at all, you can feed him small amount of food and see how he tolerate it.