MY blue gig!!

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kellon16

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Ive been looking for a blue haddani. I was afraid to get a gig but they posted up this blue gig on reef hot spot that had purple lots of blue a lil bit of green and some lil pink. looks like tie die. but I dont have the lights on and ill have some pics up when the lights on soon. hes about three and half inches big. but the mouth is opening and closing which concerns me but he dug his hole and hes settling in. hope for the best :bounce1:
 
interesting. my gig has never dug a hole like a haddoni, always prefering to stay attached to rock right above the sand-line
 
I have not had this anemone for long. Only 7 weeks
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oh jeez but its doing well? lol looks like it. what lighting are you keeping it under? Ive only had experiences with haddanis. this is my first gig. Im just concerned because of how small he is are gigs disk usually lighter with the tenticals dark?
 
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Here he is I dont think the blue is as intense any more. hes more purple now. I have the lights screened with three layers of window screened and drip acclimated him for about two hours. Some one tell me if im doing something wrong. this is deff my favorite creature in my tank
 
<a href="http://tinypic.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i46.tinypic.com/2m5fl3o.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> oh heres a pic of my haddani to
 
How deep is your tank? How is the water surge? Giganteas are found in shallow reef flat conditions - your success will be based in large part on how well you recreate those conditions versus provide the environment of a deeper reef face.
 
and by surge do u mean flow I have 2 votec mp50 ant 2 tunze 6108s one vortec is broke right now and being fixed and hes on the side with the broke vortec but there is a koralia 5 there now instead
 
You want really low flow. They do not live anywhere near the surf. I have 2 giganteas and a haddoni....all personally collected....and the dozen or so others I have found are also found in lagoon areas attached to rocks buried in the sand or just above it. None of them are in water deeper than 3-4 feet. You can have great flow in the tank.....just make sure none of it is directed at the anemone. So basically, if their tentacles are flapping.....you have too much flow on them and they will definitely move. Once they find a spot where they feel their foot is fairly well protected, mine have not moved much at all. I am amazed at how well they have done. Here in Okinawa, MHs and T5s are something you can really only get if you order them from the states. I have mine in a 20 gallon and a 6 gallon tank with 2x20W T10s and they are doing fabulous. I replace the bulbs every 4 months. I have had them now for 15 months and one has almost outgrown the size I wanted.....I plan to bring them back with me next year.

Nice find and good luck.
 
alright thanks for the avice i H ave him in the lowest spot for flow and hes under 400 watt 20 hailides so should be good on light now i guess he just needs to go where he wants?
 
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