Gigantea Year Two Under t5s
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Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
nice looking anemone. Do you think it moved upwards from it's original spot in order to receive more light?
I'm surprised at your choice of clownfish!
what kind of water flow in this aquarium?
I'm surprised at your choice of clownfish!
what kind of water flow in this aquarium?
Amphiprion
Premium Member
Hmm. How are the powerheads positioned relative to the anemone's position?
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
thanks and
thanks and
also...
what is the feeding schedule for this anemone and what do you feed it?
is the Goniopora still in the same aquarium as this anemone?
thanks and
ditto this question
also...
what is the feeding schedule for this anemone and what do you feed it?
is the Goniopora still in the same aquarium as this anemone?
notpennysboat
New member
That is a fantastic looking Nem. I do have a question about them though. Im new to the hobby (one year) and i do have a Nem. The LFS said it was a "sebia" and it was small, about the size of a table coaster. After haveing if for a while, it just kept growing, and now the size of a good size dinner plate. So doing more research on photos of the nem i fount that it might be a purple-tip anemone, and latter finding that another name for that is "giant Caribbean anemone.
Question is: 1. is that what your anemone is?
2. is there tank requirements for said anemone. I have a nano 35g tank
its doing well and i do have a clown that host it as well.
any information would be helpful. thanks
Question is: 1. is that what your anemone is?
2. is there tank requirements for said anemone. I have a nano 35g tank
its doing well and i do have a clown that host it as well.
any information would be helpful. thanks
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
giant Caribbean anemone = Condylactis gigantea
the anemone in this thread is Stichodactyla gigantea...
two different animals from two different oceans.
the anemone in this thread is Stichodactyla gigantea...
two different animals from two different oceans.
Cheebs
Member
I Have a soft spot for Maroons
The hardships of finding a suitable mate for the female were rough... I lost the first male, due mostly to lack of research and inexperience. The second male I tried never worked, so I gave him away before he got too hurt. It took a couple weeks of separation in a breeding box before the female stopped trying to attack the current male, then when he finally was let free in the tank, it took a couple months before he had the guts to go and try and hang out in the nem with the female, and I guess they finally hit it off!I think it's safe to say that the anemone did move upwards in part due to the light. I also believe that their may have been the best flow for it there, not to mention a perfect little cave in the rock for it to stick it's foot in!
A couple of the powerheads are pointed fairly directly at the nem. It has a lot of flow, a lot more than I see othe Gigs with. The tentacles are usually flailing everywhere from the flow. Not overkill though, I had even more at one point and the mouth would have trouble closing.
I feed the nem a full medium sized silverside every 2-3 days.
As Gary mentioned, you are referring to a different type of anemone. What they may have told you in the store is that it is a Sebae anemone, which isn't the same thing either. If you are able to take some pics and start a thread on this forum you may get some answers
Thanks for the compliments guys! I am actually planning to move the anemone to it's own tank with the clowns, I'll post pics when the time comes!
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
great job with this anemone, Phil :thumbsup:
Cheebs
Member
Thanks Gary, that means a lot
I've seen it said in other posts, but I'll mention it here too. It seems like a very important factor, judging by my success and the success or failure of others, is starting with a healthy specimen. Obviously when I first got mine there was no way to judge how hardy it was, considering the state it was already in, but this anemone has stayed hardy through a lot, considering that I still consider myself in the learning phases of this hobby. Well, I suppose you're always learning in this hobby, but I think you know what I mean
Anyways, my point is that from the get-go this anemone has thrived, and even through 2 moves, the odd Nitrate spike a couple near disasters, not much has impeded it's health or it's growth. I don't think I am doing anything particularly amazing, I think I just got really lucky with he anemone I bought!
frctlimg
New member
:thumbsup:
Cheebs
Member
Thank you guys.
I've transferred the anemone to it's own tank. It's a 40 breeder with a 6 bulb t5 Teklight, so it's nice and shallow, and it seems to be doing great closer to the sand bed now. I won't be adding much to the tank, I've got the 2 clowns and a decorated sand goby in there now, with some SPS. Surprisingly the clowns have continued their trend and already laid their next batch of eggs, which is a good sign. Pics to come!!
I've transferred the anemone to it's own tank. It's a 40 breeder with a 6 bulb t5 Teklight, so it's nice and shallow, and it seems to be doing great closer to the sand bed now. I won't be adding much to the tank, I've got the 2 clowns and a decorated sand goby in there now, with some SPS. Surprisingly the clowns have continued their trend and already laid their next batch of eggs, which is a good sign. Pics to come!!
Newreeflady
New member
Is it possible its tentacles are so long because of the T5 bulbs (as opposed to MH)? I'm not knocking it, it's working... just curious as I really have never seen any pictures of these guys with such long tentacles and I've done a fair bit of reading.
Thoughts?
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Thoughts?
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Cheebs
Member
Thanks!!
That's a thought. You may be right in part, although now that it is under even more light, the tentacles remain just as long. that may be because they are already long and won't get shorter of course!
I still maintain that I was blessed with an exceptionally strong and healthy specimen. This anemone has even survived a tank crash, where nearly everything perished, but the anemone continued to thrive. It's resilience and healthiness may also be a contributing factor to it's extra long, thick tentacles. The heavy, every second day feeding of a full silversides may also be a factor.
Who knows!
Cheers
Cheebs
Member
Well it's been a while since I've updated, so I figured I should! After the move, the anemone stayed in good health, but seemed to remain a bit smaller at first. It is finally now almost back to it's former glory, if not even better. The tentacles certainly are long. I also have more light on it - a 6 bulb t5 fixture on my 40 breeder. The female clown is HUGE, and the male has reached a decent size as well. I've switched to feeding the Nem 1/3 of a tiger shrimp every 2-3 days. I will try and get updated pictures of the clowns soon, but they are currently tending to their new batch of eggs under the anemone and are hard to see. So for now, here are some other new pics!
Here's a FTS. The current residents are the 2 maroons, a flame angel, a starry blenny, small filefish and a huge assortment of inverts. Pretty much as full as I want it!
A shot of the anemone itself, pretty close to beig fully expanded here.
This guy's been living in and out of the anemone for a while. Does anyone have an ID for this crab? I'm not sure what it's called.
He, or she
is very pregnant!
But she gets protective.
And here's a bonus shot of the Yumas and Rics that seem to be spreading quite quickly!
Here's a FTS. The current residents are the 2 maroons, a flame angel, a starry blenny, small filefish and a huge assortment of inverts. Pretty much as full as I want it!
A shot of the anemone itself, pretty close to beig fully expanded here.
This guy's been living in and out of the anemone for a while. Does anyone have an ID for this crab? I'm not sure what it's called.
He, or she
is very pregnant!
But she gets protective.
And here's a bonus shot of the Yumas and Rics that seem to be spreading quite quickly!
Amphiprion
Premium Member
Looks like some sort of cancrid species. Probably not terribly safe around snails and the like--possibly fish if given the opportunity. Cool-looking, though.
Cheebs
Member
The crab is definitely mean looking! It's taken to eating pellet food and so far doesn't seem agressive. However, I'll keep a good eye on it and if there are any issues, out she goes! It's often out in the open roaming, and can be caught quite esily. Cool for now though 
Thanks gusy.
Thanks gusy.
