How big do they get?

[reefslugs]

This dude is almost taking up half of my 200.

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[xtlosx]

I am jealous..... and from what I have seen they get HUGE.....

 

[garygb]

Gigs sometimes measure 24 inches across, that's about it. Looks like you should be fine.

 

[Conrad25]

I would say it depends on the specific animal you have as most I see don't get past 20"-24". But than a fellow club member in my area has one that is easily 36"+

So in other words they can get very big. Easily a center piece of the aquarium as thats the first thing people always admire about my tank which was the idea:fish2:

 

[jwoyshnar]

That's awesome!

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Wow, that's beautiful!

 

[OrionN]

Nice. Better get that Blue Maxima out of the shadow or it will be a goner soon enough. Both the clam and the anemone are beautiful.

 

[reefslugs]

Did you notice the clown eggs in the third picture? You will see in picture one I have put a peice of slate under both nems. Dag clowns won't lay on them.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

The size is one of the reasons I like giganteas so much. I feed mine frequently to encourage growth.

 

[BonsaiNut]

Tell it! My favorite 'nem (ignore the red goniopora that is trying to show off)

 

[marc price]

Beautiful anemones, so worthy of their own tank!

 

[Spicer]

Get rid of those skunks and add 10 small clowns!

 

[aandfsoccr04]

Wow! What beautiful specimens. :eek1: Those are certainly some eye openers.

 

[reefslugs]

The size is one of the reasons I like giganteas so much. I feed mine frequently to encourage growth.

I've been feeding him once a week with two silver sides. Should I be feeding more?

 

[velvetelvis]

Get rid of those skunks and add 10 small clowns!

Nah, stick with the skunks. IMO, there are few things prettier than a pair of pink skunk clowns in a healthy blue anemone.

 

[reefslugs]

In the blue carpet there are two orange stripe skunks. In the red bubble til at the top left there are two percs. Do you guys think I could get away with putting two snow flakes in the red bubble tip at the bottom left?

 

[marc price]

...only one way to find out. The two species aren't the most aggressive and they'll have their own anemone, i'd think it shouldn't be a problem in your 200g.

 

[elegance coral]

I would say it depends on the specific animal you have as most I see don't get past 20"-24". But than a fellow club member in my area has one that is easily 36"+

So in other words they can get very big. Easily a center piece of the aquarium as thats the first thing people always admire about my tank which was the idea:fish2:

Do you have any pic's of the 36" gig? This species isn't known to get that big. A gig of 36" would be about twice the mass of a 24" gig.

 

[elegance coral]

"How big do they get?"

"How big do they get?"

In the right environment they can push 24". This is my gig at about 20". It's grown some, and may be close to 24" now. I fed mine every day for about the first six months. It still eats every day by stealing fish food, and I feed it a large meal about once a week.
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[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I've been feeding him once a week with two silver sides. Should I be feeding more?

Once a week sounds fine to me.