Minh's Purple S. gigantea

[xtlosx]

Wow Minh, that looks great!

 

[OrionN]

Here is a video of the tank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J4rWaqK70U&feature=youtu.be

 

[worm5406]

Nice Minh!! Very nice.

 

[Rotknee]

Minh your nem's and tank look awesome!:thumbsup: What are you using for flow in that tank? Do you ever adjust the flow up or down?

 

[OrionN]

Thanks Rotknee.

Below is a FTS of my 65 gal tank at the office. I have since lost the 5 year old Flame Angel to the carpet. RIP
I use two VorTech MP10 one on each side for current set a 100% Lagoon mode. Night mode start at 9:00 PM (constant at 50% for 10 hrs). I am really happy with the MP10 in this mode for this tank. It is perfect and very natural flow for SPS and for the two Gigantea.

 

[OrionN]

I took a few close up pictures of my Green Gigantea today. After been under 250 W MH for the last several months, he have change color a little. There is no longer a uniform grren, but rather there are some yellow, orange and blue over tone to the base green color. I don't think these color show up well with my phone picture.
Here are two pictures I just took 5 mins ago over lunch break.

 

[xtlosx]

Nice looking green!! You have beautiful Gigs.

Mine has only been in the tank for 1.5 months, and is still eye burning neon green.... wonder how it will look in six months.

 

[Reef1589]

Looking good Minh

 

[RIGUY314]

looking very good. any suggestion on research material for gigs? been researching and have found some information but thought I would ask someone who has is successful at keeping them. hope you do not mind. any and all assistance would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance

 

[OrionN]

Gigantea in captivity are few and far in between up until recently. I only keep mine for almost a year, cannot be qualify as a long term keeper. There are no one place where you can read about Gigantea in captivity, just bits of things here and there. There are a handful of people who keep Gigantea for a few years and less than 5 people that I know of have keep Gigantea for more than 10 years in captivity. I just read and pay attention to who wrote it.

 

[OrionN]

My 16 inches tan/yellow Gigantea started to moved yesterday a little. It is such a small tank for all the corals, clams and anemones in the tank. Even a little movement on the Gigantea's part, It really cause problem. So, I solved this by removeing him and bring him to one of the other tanks I have at home. Here are two pictures, Moving Gigantea the te picture of the Green after removal to the Tan anemone

 

[OrionN]

Well, I took my Yellow tank anemone home. Here is a video of it in my holding tank at home. It is doing fine under 250W DE MH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVmNirtExyA

 

[worm5406]

Very nice. Are you using sea swirls?

 

[OrionN]

Water movement is been provide by an VorTech MP40.

Here are some still pictures

When I first got it

Today

 

[fishouttawater]

Holy flow Batman! Very realistic looking...love how the clowns tunnel through that nem. Too cool...

 

[OrionN]

I just took a picture of my Green "Gigantea" today. He looks so much like a Haddoni, that I just cannot help but concluded that he is indeed most likely a hybrid between Haddoni and Gigantea. Keep in mind that is a carpet that have been in captivity for more than 11 years. Here is a picture

 

[xtlosx]

I just took a picture of my Green "Gigantea" today. He looks so much like a Haddoni, that I just cannot help but concluded that he is indeed most likely a hybrid between Haddoni and Gigantea. Keep in mind that is a carpet that have been in captivity for more than 11 years. Here is a picture

Wow, very interesting... so much like a haddoni, especially just its placement in the sand.

 

[SOCOMMike]

I'm torn; I love the way that these animals look, but in the wild they are negligibly senescent -- easily living for 100+ years; some may even be immortal. However, so many hobbyists keep these animals in their tanks and rarely get them to live for a year. I'm glad to see that you know what you are doing, but I am still torn at the thought of keeping these animals within captivity.

 

[OrionN]

I'm torn; I love the way that these animals look, but in the wild they are negligibly senescent -- easily living for 100+ years; some may even be immortal. However, so many hobbyists keep these animals in their tanks and rarely get them to live for a year. I'm glad to see that you know what you are doing, but I am still torn at the thought of keeping these animals within captivity.

My blue T. crocea next to my anemone is 11 years old in my tank.
The tri color Acropora I have had since 2002 and the Xenia have been with me since 1997.

 

[Overboard]

Gorgeous anemone, but you gotta love that Crocea. 11 years! Wow!