Minh's Blue LA Gigantea 6/26/2014

[OrionN]

I am documenting my Blue Gigantea that Jared got for me from LA with his lighting finger. I got this anemone just around 10:30 AM. I cannot get it home until 12:20 or so, so I just leave it in the box. I got about 1.5 hrs to get him in my QT/HT.
Very well pack. He was quadruple bag with two bags each time so total of 8 bags. There were well pack with peanuts. Total of 22 lbs. I estimated that 2 gal of water was send with the anemone.
The anemone was send attached to a square white tile with the corners round off. Ti keep from puncture the bag I guess. There were some discharge in the bag and the water have some debris and slight cloudy but no odor.

Below are the pictures I took as I unpack him.

 

[OrionN]

8 bags, no leaking at all. Cool pack enclosed

Just out in the bucket with debris and clowdy water

Larger picture

Attached to tile

After a quick drip, I added him into the QT

 

[OrionN]

More pictures

Here is a picture from LA

 

[OrionN]

I decided to added Septra DS before I go back to work.

Good luck to the three of us with this three beautiful Gigantea. I scanned through the other two threads, It seem like mine was in the best condition on arrival to us.

 

[Amoo]

His color actually looks better then the LA pics Minh. I think you have yourself a good one there.

 

[Reefahholic]

Very nice! Doing good too!

 

[OrionN]

The anemone is contracted. This intensify the color. he will be lighter when he fully inflated.

 

[OrionN]

Pictures just now, this PM

 

[D-Nak]

It looks great. I'm glad you finally got your blue gig. Next will be a green one.

 

[DasCamel]

Looking very nice!!

 

[OrionN]

I promise, last picture for the day. He continue to expanded and is looking good. I will go read for my son then when he is as sleep, I will got back out and do a 100 % water change. I can see that he is larger and the color is a lot less intense. Tentacles are longer and fatter too.

 

[RIGUY314]

good luck with your new blue gig! Please feel free to break your promise about the last picture any time.

 

[Kaman8]

Congrats on the blue gig

 

[D-Nak]

I am documenting my Blue Gigantea that Jared got for me from LA with his lighting finger. I got this anemone just around 10:30 AM. I cannot get it home until 12:20 or so, so I just leave it in the box. I got about 1.5 hrs to get him in my QT/HT.
Very well pack. He was quadruple bag with two bags each time so total of 8 bags. There were well pack with peanuts. Total of 22 lbs. I estimated that 2 gal of water was send with the anemone.
The anemone was send attached to a square white tile with the corners round off. Ti keep from puncture the bag I guess. There were some discharge in the bag and the water have some debris and slight cloudy but no odor.

I just re-read this. And I thought someone said two gallons is too much water... :rolleye1:

And it looks like they did an excellent job packing it. I'm sure you're taking notes, right Jared? LOL

 

[taylor t]

I'm happy for you finding your blue too! They are really pretty when bleached. Looks healthy considering shipping.

I walked away from my computer and thought, wrong word to use... Not healthy, but promising, considering shipping....

 

[OrionN]

Here is the picture from LA I save here for posterity. Very accurate picture's color considering my last picture without touch up under 10K light.

 

[Overboard]

Looking good there Minh! Gorgeous and looks really healthy. It seems to be bouncing back from the shipping stress very well.

Good luck!

 

[asudavew]

Making me regret not going for the blue one Minh.!
Looks really good. !

 

[OrionN]

Thanks. I have good feeling about this anemone. I just change the water and added Septra DS to the HT

 

[clorox]

Beautiful specimen, I was hoping this would be me next week....hehe
At least I know the blue one I 'had' in my cart for 10 seconds was the color to get