My little Gigantea garden

[clorox]

Today I managed to capture a bit more accurately the hues of the Multicolor.
It's almost hypnotic to stare at the waving tentacles, which on this gig are very long and fat. I basically never see the mouth, the pink skunks practically disappear in it.





The little gig is growing visibly every week and gaining a nice purple color.
The male pink skunk likes lounging in it while the large female is always buried inside the Multicolor.






The green is home to the orange skunks, a large female and a tiny male.






One curiosity, the pink skunks are calmer, while the orange skunks are way more hyperactive. Both pink and orange very rarely swim more than an inch away from the gig. In contrast, the perculas in my DT leave the Magnifica and go for a swim around the tank frequently.

 

[zooman72]

Those are some darn fine nems, and your pics are quite good as well...:thumbsup: Have to admit, I am a little jealous, although my new blue/purple gig has really settled in and looks good. I would trade it in a heartbeat for that multicolor though...

I have both pink skunks and orange skunks (separate tanks though), and I have noticed a behavioral difference as well, at least until the pink skunks get quite large, and I have to admit - I tend to favor the orange skunks because of this...

 

[OrionN]

Very nice anemones. A few of us really have quite a collection of Gigantea

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Clorox, word on the street is that you have a sophisticated gig hospital. Let's see it

 

[cichlidconvert]

Love love love this tank! I tried something similar but a costly mistake did it all in. I'm glad yours is doing well!!

 

[clorox]

Those are some darn fine nems, and your pics are quite good as well...:thumbsup: Have to admit, I am a little jealous, although my new blue/purple gig has really settled in and looks good. I would trade it in a heartbeat for that multicolor though...

I have both pink skunks and orange skunks (separate tanks though), and I have noticed a behavioral difference as well, at least until the pink skunks get quite large, and I have to admit - I tend to favor the orange skunks because of this...

Yes, I agree, there is something about the orange skunks that make them special. As a side note: as long as you have enough anemones, I think you can keep multiple couples in a tank. A common trait of both A.Sandaracinos and A.Perideraion is that they both stay in the gig. Issues happen when they are homeless in the event their host gets sick and needs treatment.

Very nice anemones. A few of us really have quite a collection of Gigantea

Agreed. I only wish I could keep a larger tank.

Clorox, word on the street is that you have a sophisticated gig hospital. Let's see it

lol, I'd rather never have to set it up.

Love love love this tank! I tried something similar but a costly mistake did it all in. I'm glad yours is doing well!!

Well, speaking about costly mistakes....
This happened when I went on vacation. A large bleached purple gig that had been in the tank almost 6 months got sick while I was gone for a month to Europe during the Xmas holidays.
2 weeks before my return, a brief and rare (at least here in Santa Monica) power outage must have created some parameter imbalance (I guess pH). From that episode onwards, the bleached gig began deflating and eventually died one week before my arrival.
My neighbor was tasked to do minor maintenance (I had 3 webcams pointed at the tank to guide him if necessary) but he freaked out at the prospect of removing the dying gig. So I observed helplessly as the disaster unfolded.

Upon my return, miraculously everything survived, despite the water was foul. Algae and coralline were essentially covering 90% of the tank walls as you can see from the picture below.



The only one affected was the small purple gig. I had to treat it with cipro, but it recovered.

 

[m0nkie]

wow beautiful... multiple gigs in a 15 gallon?? didn't know this was possible. I always assumed these giant carpets need lot of water to thrive. great work

edit: 30 gallons..

I think you meant 24x24x12 on your original post lol.. I'm sitting here with a calculator, staring at my little 20gal frag tank.. wondering how to fit a few gigs inside.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

I don't know everything that clorox did but I do know a little bit about his system. The gig garden is beautiful not by chance or pure luck. All I can say it's a lot of commitment to the health of anemones, dedication and passion. Definitely takes a "gig freak" mentality to do what he did. Not for average hobbyist for sure.

 

[pittscoral]

It makes you wonder about all the people who don't post their anemones on these pages. There must be a lot we aren't seeing!

 

[clorox]

wow beautiful... multiple gigs in a 15 gallon?? didn't know this was possible. I always assumed these giant carpets need lot of water to thrive. great work

edit: 30 gallons..

I think you meant 24x24x12 on your original post lol.. I'm sitting here with a calculator, staring at my little 20gal frag tank.. wondering how to fit a few gigs inside.

Ah yes!! 15 gallons would have been a bit of a stretch

It is 24x24x12, my bad.

I don't know everything that clorox did but I do know a little bit about his system. The gig garden is beautiful not by chance or pure luck. All I can say it's a lot of commitment to the health of anemones, dedication and passion. Definitely takes a "gig freak" mentality to do what he did. Not for average hobbyist for sure.

I am a gig freak indeed....sadly, I have to soon move from SoCal to NorCal, and I am debating between selling them and starting from scratch or do the crazy trip back and forth transporting one gig at a time. :spin2:

I've actually been losing sleep over this.

 

[OrionN]

find some friend in norCA and have him board your gig for you. Or set it up at one of the LFS. Once your system is up you can come and get them.

 

[OrionN]

Or better yet, sell me all your anemones.

 

[worm5406]

Or better yet, sell me all your anemones.

Hey hey hey... Let others have a chance too!

 

[CoralsAddiction]

I am a gig freak indeed....sadly, I have to soon move from SoCal to NorCal, and I am debating between selling them and starting from scratch or do the crazy trip back and forth transporting one gig at a time. :spin2:

I've actually been losing sleep over this.

Don't sweat it"¦I will ship them to you. Just set up a tank in SF and let me know.

 

[OrionN]

No no no. Let him sell them all to me

 

[clorox]

No no no. Let him sell them all to me

If you were local I would give them all to you! I prefer to give them to someone I know will know how to take care of them. After babying them, treating them and get them healthy and stable, it would be a shame to let them go in the wrong hands.
The idea of shipping them anywhere concerns me, because as we all know too well, besides shipping poorly, you also have shipping mishap variables to deal with.


I will still have the tank operational in SoCal after I move to NorCal, the big IF is whether I will be able to keep a tank where I will stay since I will be renting for some time.

Or maybe I can check them in D-Nak's gig hotel :celeb1:

 

[clorox]

Quick update, needed to move a few rocks around as the Multicolor went through a growth spurt increasing in size dramatically in the past 3 weeks, about 3 inches.

I added an algae scrubber in the right chamber where you can see some red light creep through.

Planning my imminent move to NorCal and if all goes well a much larger gig garden :dance:



Silly clowns did a home swap after I moved the green to the back

 

[D-Nak]

If you were local I would give them all to you! I prefer to give them to someone I know will know how to take care of them. After babying them, treating them and get them healthy and stable, it would be a shame to let them go in the wrong hands.
The idea of shipping them anywhere concerns me, because as we all know too well, besides shipping poorly, you also have shipping mishap variables to deal with.


I will still have the tank operational in SoCal after I move to NorCal, the big IF is whether I will be able to keep a tank where I will stay since I will be renting for some time.

Or maybe I can check them in D-Nak's gig hotel :celeb1:

LOL... I totally missed this post. You can definitely check into the gig hotel. In all seriousness, let me know if there's anything I can do for you. My only recommendation is not to sell the gigs. Even though we have easier access to them in CA, they're still rare and hard to find healthy specimens.

 

[clorox]

LOL... I totally missed this post. You can definitely check into the gig hotel. In all seriousness, let me know if there's anything I can do for you. My only recommendation is not to sell the gigs. Even though we have easier access to them in CA, they're still rare and hard to find healthy specimens.

No worries, selling them would be the last resort.

I am already starting to scope some custom tank quotations. I'm planning a 48x30x14 gig garden

 

[CoralsAddiction]

My only recommendation is not to sell the gigs.

I agree, even if it means keeping them in Socal at home. Removing the clowns should help a ton with managing bioload and water parameters for when you are gone, and unable to perform an immediate water changes when params go out of control.