My $300 blue/purple Gig is almost dead.
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Well crap...I deleted 75 photos and it still won't show my pictures. It's not about space or I hit my photo limit. They just want me to upgrade so they can make some money. Pricks!!!
Ok I upgraded...got all my pics to pop up.
Anyway, I got home and he was even worse. Mouth open wide, dead tissue, water more cloudy etc...
He's barely alive. Another 12 hours and he'll be mush.
I went ahead and did 100% WC and dosed another 250 mg Cipro and 1/2 pill of Septra...(5/G tank).
He's just not responding to anything. It's crazy!
I've had mags this bad, but after playing with antibiotic dosage and different combinations or drugs, I can usually get them to respond. Not this one...
This his last chance...I'll have some pictures soon.
Ok I upgraded...got all my pics to pop up.
Anyway, I got home and he was even worse. Mouth open wide, dead tissue, water more cloudy etc...
He's barely alive. Another 12 hours and he'll be mush.
I went ahead and did 100% WC and dosed another 250 mg Cipro and 1/2 pill of Septra...(5/G tank).
He's just not responding to anything. It's crazy!
I've had mags this bad, but after playing with antibiotic dosage and different combinations or drugs, I can usually get them to respond. Not this one...
This his last chance...I'll have some pictures soon.
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Reefahholic
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I might try that..
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We'll I tried my butt of to save him with every antibiotic know in the medical field.
He didn't respond to anything.
Food poision I believe....Petco PE Mysis.
All my mags are sick and even the Haddoni and Sebae after I fed them all that day.
The Gig just took it worse than everybody else.
Man I wanted a Gig so bad. I had a blue Gig at that!
F$&@@! I can't believe that crap happened. I thought for sure I was gonna save him. I've saved some many Mags it's not even funny. They were as bad or worse than the Gig was.
He didn't respond to anything.
Food poision I believe....Petco PE Mysis.
All my mags are sick and even the Haddoni and Sebae after I fed them all that day.
The Gig just took it worse than everybody else.
Man I wanted a Gig so bad. I had a blue Gig at that!
F$&@@! I can't believe that crap happened. I thought for sure I was gonna save him. I've saved some many Mags it's not even funny. They were as bad or worse than the Gig was.
Reefahholic
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Just about called it, but I always give them a fighting chance!
Went ahead a did 100% WC and made a huge mistake doing it. I knew better than to get too close with the siphon, but there was so much junk in the tank I was trying to get all that I could and got too close. Sucked him up hard. When they are in this bad of shape, this one mistake can be the difference between life and death.
Anyway, I went ahead with the 100% water change and didn't dose the tank with anything due to absolutely no response to the meds. I'm expected mush when I return, but I can say that he was just BARELY alive when I left. I've been here many times before. I'll show a few pics of all the mags I've saved that were in very critical condition.
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This wasn't my first rodeo, and won't be my last.
Sometimes things aren't meant to be.. :-(
Did all I could boys!
Sometimes things aren't meant to be.. :-(
Did all I could boys!
M Woodhill
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your avatar image looks like the mag I'm now having.
gig is somewhat hardier but once it goes down, IMO it rarely bounces back
I WANT A BLUE GIG TOO :rolleye1:
Reefahholic
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Yeah, they keep me happy. You're right, can't win them all. Thanks your all your help Minh. Appreciate the advice!
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I'll get me another one, but first I need to get all my Mags well and QT's in order. I need to get think arranged for better access. I want to set up a small multi level tower with about four 5/g tanks ready to treat one Gig or Mag at a time. All in seperate tanks.
Reefahholic
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I probably won't be able to get a blue gig again for awhile.
They're beautiful though.
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Official death pics:
Although I cut off flow and just barely saw him move a few tentacles, so he was actually just alive by about 2%. Falling apart, so at this point, I'm sure he's done. RIP
Although I cut off flow and just barely saw him move a few tentacles, so he was actually just alive by about 2%. Falling apart, so at this point, I'm sure he's done. RIP
M Woodhill
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They're always rare to see and highly priced. Don't know why DD will have another. I'll talk with my LFS
SNAKEMANVET
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Sorry to hear that it didnt make it.
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Tough loss. I've been there. Twice now. It stings nonetheless.
Mags and gigs are profoundly different anemones when it comes to treatment. Mags typically look terrible, then perk up, and go on an uphill swing. Gigs go up and down. However, when they're down where they fully deflate and look terrible -- flat, no tentacle movement, mouth open -- they never come back -- at least I haven't seen one recover, ever.
I currently have two gigs in treatment (in separate tanks), and it really is day by day with both. I also noticed that Cipro alone doesn't work with these two nems. I wonder if the gigs that arrived recently were all sick with the same bacterial infection that doesn't respond well to Cipro. I have to use "shock therapy" where I hit them with Septra and they fully deflate, yet come back better the next few days, so I treat them with Cipro. Then it happens again. One of the gigs appears to stress spawn during treatment as well so I have to do a lot of water changes. I don't know if this negatively affects them as well. I try to match the water as best as I can, but I wonder if the change in parameters stresses them out even more.
Anyway, my point is that Cipro is not the magic potion that cures all anemones. It works -- most of the time -- but I think this recent crop of gigs were hit hard so there wasn't much you could do to save your nem. If it's any consolation, I went back and looked at the photos of when you thought it appeared healthy, and even in those photos you can tell that it's not healthy -- the tentacles are short, though somewhat extended, the color appears pastel, and the overall body appeared compacted as if it wasn't fully inflating.
Trust me -- you'll have another chance at a gig. You may just have to be patient. I would prep your QT rack as you mentioned, but go with 10 gallon tanks -- I think the size of most gigs requires at least a 10 gallon tank. When you find another gig, you'll have Cipro and Septra on hand. After my first gig died (in the pre-Cipro days), I found a second gig a few months later, and it was with me for over two years before I found a new owner with a larger tank to house it. I think your second gig will thrive just like mine did. Good luck!
Mags and gigs are profoundly different anemones when it comes to treatment. Mags typically look terrible, then perk up, and go on an uphill swing. Gigs go up and down. However, when they're down where they fully deflate and look terrible -- flat, no tentacle movement, mouth open -- they never come back -- at least I haven't seen one recover, ever.
I currently have two gigs in treatment (in separate tanks), and it really is day by day with both. I also noticed that Cipro alone doesn't work with these two nems. I wonder if the gigs that arrived recently were all sick with the same bacterial infection that doesn't respond well to Cipro. I have to use "shock therapy" where I hit them with Septra and they fully deflate, yet come back better the next few days, so I treat them with Cipro. Then it happens again. One of the gigs appears to stress spawn during treatment as well so I have to do a lot of water changes. I don't know if this negatively affects them as well. I try to match the water as best as I can, but I wonder if the change in parameters stresses them out even more.
Anyway, my point is that Cipro is not the magic potion that cures all anemones. It works -- most of the time -- but I think this recent crop of gigs were hit hard so there wasn't much you could do to save your nem. If it's any consolation, I went back and looked at the photos of when you thought it appeared healthy, and even in those photos you can tell that it's not healthy -- the tentacles are short, though somewhat extended, the color appears pastel, and the overall body appeared compacted as if it wasn't fully inflating.
Trust me -- you'll have another chance at a gig. You may just have to be patient. I would prep your QT rack as you mentioned, but go with 10 gallon tanks -- I think the size of most gigs requires at least a 10 gallon tank. When you find another gig, you'll have Cipro and Septra on hand. After my first gig died (in the pre-Cipro days), I found a second gig a few months later, and it was with me for over two years before I found a new owner with a larger tank to house it. I think your second gig will thrive just like mine did. Good luck!
Sorry for your loss. You did everything you could.
