I happened by a Petco almost an hour from my house on Tuesday and they had what was labeled as an S. gigantea in their...um...stellar tank system.
The nem was pretty badly bleached and there were a few pieces of black stuff near the mouth that I think was excrement. The mouth was tight, so I figured I'd take a look at it again today if it was still there.
When I got there, I noticed that it appeared to have a slight green shade to it and it had shifted position slightly so that i could see the verracue with some brown spots. I took the coloration as a positive change, assuming that it was due to being exposed to light after a long transport period.
I've had a BTA for about 6-8 months that appears to be doing well, so I decided to purchase the gig. No, I didn't quarantine it, but I am getting about 30 gallons of water ready and will be looking for some cipro in case I need to pull it from my DT and treat it. I figured that my stable DT would be better for it than a freshly set up QT. I also fed the nem a small cube of (thawed) frozen raw shrimp from the grocery store. I placed the shrimp on the nem and it stuck strongly, wrapped it up and moved it to its mouth, and consumed it within about 2 minutes. The nem returned to its normal, spread out state immediately after.
I believe that the Petco ID as an S. gig is correct and am just looking for your confirmation, as well as any advice that I might not know. I do stalk Minh's threads and posts on RC as he appears to be one of the experts , so I think I know what I need to know.
I keep my tank at about 81-83 degrees, 1.026 by refractometer, nitrates register at 10 with API. I'm running GFO and carbon in a reactor. I don't test for ammonia or nitrite because the tank is fully cycled and I only have 2 fish, 2 shrimp, and assorted snails and hermits, so it wouldn't take long for me to notice one missing.
The first 3, whiter pictures are from Tuesday at Petco. The rest are from my tank today.
The nem was pretty badly bleached and there were a few pieces of black stuff near the mouth that I think was excrement. The mouth was tight, so I figured I'd take a look at it again today if it was still there.
When I got there, I noticed that it appeared to have a slight green shade to it and it had shifted position slightly so that i could see the verracue with some brown spots. I took the coloration as a positive change, assuming that it was due to being exposed to light after a long transport period.
I've had a BTA for about 6-8 months that appears to be doing well, so I decided to purchase the gig. No, I didn't quarantine it, but I am getting about 30 gallons of water ready and will be looking for some cipro in case I need to pull it from my DT and treat it. I figured that my stable DT would be better for it than a freshly set up QT. I also fed the nem a small cube of (thawed) frozen raw shrimp from the grocery store. I placed the shrimp on the nem and it stuck strongly, wrapped it up and moved it to its mouth, and consumed it within about 2 minutes. The nem returned to its normal, spread out state immediately after.
I believe that the Petco ID as an S. gig is correct and am just looking for your confirmation, as well as any advice that I might not know. I do stalk Minh's threads and posts on RC as he appears to be one of the experts , so I think I know what I need to know.
I keep my tank at about 81-83 degrees, 1.026 by refractometer, nitrates register at 10 with API. I'm running GFO and carbon in a reactor. I don't test for ammonia or nitrite because the tank is fully cycled and I only have 2 fish, 2 shrimp, and assorted snails and hermits, so it wouldn't take long for me to notice one missing.
The first 3, whiter pictures are from Tuesday at Petco. The rest are from my tank today.
