Dunno, OP appears to have left in a huff ... or is serving a timeout.
Hecteractis Magnifica Propagation
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Dunno, OP appears to have left in a huff ... or is serving a timeout.
BonsaiNut
Premium Member
I don't want to be known as the "anemone propagation troll" but it really bums me out to see thread after thread of people chopping these creatures in half.
I would much rather people focus on triggers to natural asexual reproduction - or the holy grail - sexual reproduction. When you stop to think that there is demand out there for colored S. gigantea at $400 per individual, and each female can release thousands of eggs... Doesn't take a genius to understand that the money is in sexual reproduction, versus cutting a creature in half and waiting 3 months to see if it "might" survive.
I would much rather people focus on triggers to natural asexual reproduction - or the holy grail - sexual reproduction. When you stop to think that there is demand out there for colored S. gigantea at $400 per individual, and each female can release thousands of eggs... Doesn't take a genius to understand that the money is in sexual reproduction, versus cutting a creature in half and waiting 3 months to see if it "might" survive.
D-Nak
Active member
LOL... I have a feeling they have him sitting in the corner. His last post was last week, and he's typically posting 25 hours a day. :facepalm:
D-Nak
Active member
I'm glad you're posting again. Seems like you've been away for quite a while, too long IMO. When it comes to chopping up nems, I can only pound it in people's heads so much, then they ignore me. It literally takes an army of us telling them it's not possible for them to pause. Unfortunately, it's usually only a short pause because those who want to do it, will do it no matter what we tell them.
:deadhorse:
I completely agree that sexual reproduction is the way to go with gigantea in particular. Unfortunately, I can only name a handful of people who have had multiple gigs prior to a couple of years ago, and of those people, I only know of one person who actively attempted to have her gigs reproduce and she was unsuccessful. Now that we have quite a few folks with multiple gigs, I hope we see some progress. I can't wait to see a thread where someone posts photos of baby gigs. We've got a lot to learn though. I've only recently seen what I would consider to be baby gigs. I think the big challenge is being able to determine the sex of the gig. With males it's obvious, but not so much with females.
Back on the topic of mags, I doubt we'll see much progress in terms of sexual reproduction. Like BTAs, because they can also reproduce through cloning, it's much more likely that they'll just clone in a captive environment. I've seen eggs in BTAs, but nothing ever transpired.
taylor t
New member
You may be the one to ask... Do the newly released baby gigs, or any nem, but I'm interested in gig reproduction, do you know if the new released babies need special care? Any special "settling out" requirements? Reason I ask, after I added my last group, I may have seen a few little ones, the size of a grain of rice, but wasn't able to get them to attach or stay put, it seemed the current was too strong for so small. I captured one, put it inside an API test tube, but it melted by the next day into a blob, my guess was no current or blasted with light, I'm not sure. Any insight you have on young gig releases? Any special requirements you're aware of?
Sorry for the derail Jared, we miss you!
D-Nak
Active member
taylor t
New member
WHAT???? And you didn't take any photos? C'mon! :facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:
This is the only photo I could get, and you can't even tell it's in the bottom.
I'm computer stupid, so I can't circle or point to where it was. You can't see it in the photo anyway. I landed one on the rock it's leaning on too. It disappeared, I think the current was too strong.
I noticed this, the week I got rear ended sitting at a stop light (I think I added them the week before stupid hit me. Car totaled.) I had major whiplash, and I'm still dealing with spinal cord damage, 4 months later. I've thought about getting out all together since, but it's hard to walk away from what I have now, but I have gotten rid of most of my corals the last few weeks. At the time I noticed them, I was in no condition to do anything much. It hurt to bend down to look in my tank, let alone hunch over and try catching those things.
BonsaiNut
Premium Member
But I never stay away for too long
BonsaiNut
Premium Member
I don't even know anyone who has seen them spawn! If you did, you are the first I have heard about.
The only person that I am aware of that raised them did so in an open raceway that was filled with macroalgae and was in full tropical sunlight. Apparently the babies were filtered out of the water (or settled) on the algae. They were said to be very small and look like hydra.
BonsaiNut
Premium Member
Looking forward to his eventual return. Hope his anemones are doing ok.
BonsaiNut
Premium Member
If you break the rules of the site, depending on the infraction, the Moderators may give you a verbal warning, may give you a timeout, or may ban you outright. I have no idea what happened nor is it any of my business. Timeout just means he can't post for a while, but then he'll be back.
DasCamel
Active member
Ok. Wasn't sure if it was site related or real life. Thanks.
clownfish123321
New member
i wonder what happened Pics?
