help me decide (gigantea question)
- Thread starter Rod Buehler
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jwilliams860
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Looks great i Picked one up from reeefhotspt about 2 weeks ago, about 7" mouth has stayed tight the entire time and already eating, my skunk clowns took right to it.Those that were looking they had more on their site.
Rod Buehler
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Day 2 was good. The anemone moved maybe 1" from the spot I put it. Mouth stayed tightly closed all day ( or at least when I was watching). Clowns have made their home which I truely beleive helps gigantea settle in (as long as its a gentle fish.)
Im happy. Ill try to post pics today, and also post some pics of the last gigantea spawns (hopefully)
Im happy. Ill try to post pics today, and also post some pics of the last gigantea spawns (hopefully)
fishkid6692
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+1.
Rod Buehler
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here are a few pics that I snapped yesterday.
Rod Buehler
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and some pics of my other giganteas.
first my old purple
and a pick of the old purple about 3-1/2 to 4 years ago
first my old purple
and a pick of the old purple about 3-1/2 to 4 years ago
Rod Buehler
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and a few of my brown that I have had for 15+ years
sugartooth
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Beautiful!
My wish is to get a purple gigantea. Hope it continues to do well. =)
My wish is to get a purple gigantea. Hope it continues to do well. =)
elegance coral
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In your opinion, are these anemones still very delicate once established? I'm sure you're great at what you do, but I can't see anyone keeping perfect conditions 24/7 for over 15 years straight. I know I sure haven't been able to do it. Things just seem to happen. Power outages, light bulbs blow, pumps fail. How well do these anemones deal with changes in water quality, lighting, and flow?
The haddoni I have had for several years will show its but if things aren't the way he wants them. It does seem to have the ability to recover once I give it what it wants though. I was just wondering if well established giganteas are similar in your opinion.
The haddoni I have had for several years will show its but if things aren't the way he wants them. It does seem to have the ability to recover once I give it what it wants though. I was just wondering if well established giganteas are similar in your opinion.
Rod Buehler
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actually I think they are nearly bullet proof once established. It may take them a awhile (year(s) ) to "settle in". The stories I could tell .. Ok I'll tell one or 2..
One day (1998-99), I found that a shelve that was holding a surge tank had broke. The surge tank crashed into the very thin acrylic tank that was housing the brown and the pair of onyx. The tank was drained completely, anemone exposed and folded over, and percs still living in the fold of the anemone that held anemone mucus and a little water. 400 watt halide cooking away. If I had to guess, I would say that they were "dry" for 4-5 hours.
Over the past year or two, I have neglected my tanks because I have been too busy with another main project.. Lost most of my corals due to a high salinity 1.045+. giganteas thrived.
I see my tanks with 10 degree temp swings in a day. giganteas thrive.
I occasionally dump a few gallons of rotifer water directly over thge giganteas (salinity of 1.017ish) and they thrive.
I believe that they will handle a wide range of conditions because they are often found in tide pools that often bake in the sun and evaporate to a higher salinity, or get flooded with rain water...
I think with giganteas (and maybe all other anemones) is shipping. I believe much less water and a lot more air in the bag.
One day (1998-99), I found that a shelve that was holding a surge tank had broke. The surge tank crashed into the very thin acrylic tank that was housing the brown and the pair of onyx. The tank was drained completely, anemone exposed and folded over, and percs still living in the fold of the anemone that held anemone mucus and a little water. 400 watt halide cooking away. If I had to guess, I would say that they were "dry" for 4-5 hours.
Over the past year or two, I have neglected my tanks because I have been too busy with another main project.. Lost most of my corals due to a high salinity 1.045+. giganteas thrived.
I see my tanks with 10 degree temp swings in a day. giganteas thrive.
I occasionally dump a few gallons of rotifer water directly over thge giganteas (salinity of 1.017ish) and they thrive.
I believe that they will handle a wide range of conditions because they are often found in tide pools that often bake in the sun and evaporate to a higher salinity, or get flooded with rain water...
I think with giganteas (and maybe all other anemones) is shipping. I believe much less water and a lot more air in the bag.
elegance coral
They call me EC
Thank Rod. That's what I wanted to know. I figured there had to be a few mishaps along the way.
I hate to bother you with another question, but....
Have you ever exposed them to other species of host anemone? If so, how did it go?
I hate to bother you with another question, but....
Have you ever exposed them to other species of host anemone? If so, how did it go?
Rod Buehler
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on the same systems now are BTAs, hadoni, mag, crispa, 2 gigantea. Not in the same tanks but all tanks share a common sump. I have probably let them share tanks along the way at some point too. I usually run some carbon, and lately (very recently) have been playing with ozone
Rod Buehler
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The anemone is still doing very well. Still in the same spot. tight mouth.
I am a little upset with myself for putting it with the negripes. The negripes seem to be much more social now, but they are treating the gigantea like a mag, trying to push it up to the top of the rocks by frolicing under the oral disc. I may do a little swapping around.
Ill see if I can get you another pic since I have all of this spare time on my hands ;p
Rod Buehler
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I just wanted to clarify.. These are conditions that a HEALTHY, well established GIGANTEA can handle. I would never expect another species to handle these conditions, nor a newly arrived gigantea.
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