multicolor gigantea
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Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
picture prep
(cleaning aquarium glass etc.)
Garrett- right now this gigantea is about 10" diameter. Size varies over the course of any given day.
The female Clownfish in this thread was covergirl of the Feb.'08 issue of 'Reefkeeping Online Magazine'.
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
male percula and gigantea
male percula and gigantea
The reef aquarium display these animals are maintained in- some obvious challenges!
male percula and gigantea
The reef aquarium display these animals are maintained in- some obvious challenges!
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
Hi, Minh! I'm glad to see that you're still around 
The aquarium is a 72" long x 24" wide x 30" high 225 gallon (standard Perfecto) with half bare bottom and half shallow sandbed. I have a 10 gallon remote deep sand bed refugium located in the sump of the system. The 'fuge is lit 24/7 and has macroalgae growing above the RDSB.
The aquarium is a 72" long x 24" wide x 30" high 225 gallon (standard Perfecto) with half bare bottom and half shallow sandbed. I have a 10 gallon remote deep sand bed refugium located in the sump of the system. The 'fuge is lit 24/7 and has macroalgae growing above the RDSB.
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
there's several things that I've only recently become aware of by working with pix of these animals:
*my female perc has orange teeth (see reefkeeping pic above)
*my male perc has white teeth (see image below)
*my gigantea has bifurcate tentacles (see image below)
I'm thinking the white teeth on males are used to intimidate intruders. Males are the guardians of the nest. Anybody else notice this?
*my female perc has orange teeth (see reefkeeping pic above)
*my male perc has white teeth (see image below)
*my gigantea has bifurcate tentacles (see image below)
I'm thinking the white teeth on males are used to intimidate intruders. Males are the guardians of the nest. Anybody else notice this?
delphinus
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Are they? I honestly thought it was the females who were the guardians. In the ocellaris pair in my care, the female is twice the size of the male, and although both are chickens, the male is particularly chicken.
Anyhow that's really interesting about the teeth colour though.
Awesome pictures as usual BTW..
Anyhow that's really interesting about the teeth colour though.
Awesome pictures as usual BTW..
OrionN
Moved on
I see that the tank evolved somewhat from when it was the TOTM a few years ago.
I am setting up a tank that is the same size in a few months. When did you remove your blue carpet from the tank?
I am thinking of having a partial shallow sand bed in my tank and a remote deep sand bed that can be isolated from the tank and change at times.
Beautiful tank. I love it even more now than before as TOTM.
Are there any detail pictures of your animals at this time anywhere?
I am setting up a tank that is the same size in a few months. When did you remove your blue carpet from the tank?
I am thinking of having a partial shallow sand bed in my tank and a remote deep sand bed that can be isolated from the tank and change at times.
Beautiful tank. I love it even more now than before as TOTM.
Are there any detail pictures of your animals at this time anywhere?
chevy69002000
In Memoriam
Nice
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
interesting. My male Clownfish have always been the brave guardians of the site. They also tend the eggs. Both my percs are fairly fearless- they fight off my Emperor Angelfish when it wants to eat their eggs. (The Emperor is HUGE when compared to a percula.) I think my female might have taken a bruising hit from the Emperor in the past week or so because she's been shying away from run-ins from it. The male fish will still go after the Angelfish (and my camera!) with a vengeance.
Minh- we moved to a new home two years ago and I had to tear down my TOTM (which can still be seen in the homepage link above).
Here's my rebuild thread:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=819275
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
I haven't mentioned it yet but a couple of months ago I DIY'd a Mag 7 powerhead for my gigantea. It's at the opposite end of my aquarium from the anemone and it turns on/ off in 20 minute intervals.
delphinus
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Ooh, good point, forgot to mention. Another reason I thought it was the females who were the guardians because the dads are always busy tending to the eggs. I can always tell when mine have a brood going because the male disappears completely into the carpet forest.
Thanks for the link on your rebuild, I'll be checking it out now
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elegance coral
They call me EC
Any updates? Is he still doing well? Incredible anemone!
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
I don't know if the anemone is a "he" but it's doing well (whatever sex it is).
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
update @21 months
update @21 months
all is well
update @21 months
all is well
magellan007
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Awesome thread to follow! As for sexing your anemone, I've posted a pic of it on Dr. Shimek's forum to see if he can identify it for ya.
And it's probably been stated somewhere, but I don't have time to thread surf, so.. What kind of camera and lens do you use?
And it's probably been stated somewhere, but I don't have time to thread surf, so.. What kind of camera and lens do you use?
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Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
Dr. Ron knows of me.
I appreciate the offer to help but I don't appreciate my pictures being posted on other forums without prior consent.
I'm able to sex anemones when they spawn.
I've not seen this particular anemone spawn yet.
(Gametes are used to determine sex.)
All of the pix in this thread were taken with a stock Canon Powershot A510 and/or Powershot A560.
thanks for the kind words
I appreciate the offer to help but I don't appreciate my pictures being posted on other forums without prior consent.
I'm able to sex anemones when they spawn.
I've not seen this particular anemone spawn yet.
(Gametes are used to determine sex.)
All of the pix in this thread were taken with a stock Canon Powershot A510 and/or Powershot A560.
thanks for the kind words
delphinus
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I believe that female S. gigantea's are known to be internal brooders. So that presents an interesting conundrum: does the lack of an externally visible spawning event indicate female, or just indicate no spawning? How would one tell the difference anyhow? .. I'm not sure it can really be answered all that easily. Anyhow, nice pictures as usual. Your uncanny ability to get such sharp focus still irritates me. 
Maybe I just need eye surgery.
Maybe I just need eye surgery.
magellan007
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Sorry about that, Gary... Ron reckons it's a female, but he said he can't be sure without examining it better.
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