My new Green Gigantea

[Overboard]

Hi Mihn,

Been away on business so I just saw you added another great S. gigantea to your collection. It is really encouraging to see such consistent success. My Mag is doing very well since the antibiotic treatment a couple of months ago, but I might have to get a Gig one of these days. They look awesome and the new green one is great.

Mark

 

[skyrne_isk]

How about an update, there Minh? All well?

 

[OrionN]

He is doing well, I post a picture of him later today

 

[Inner Reef]

Awesome pair of nems you have there. So healthy looking!!

 

[OrionN]

I have not clean the glass yet and have to do something today so I just post a few pictures and comments on the two Giganteas.

The green one is growing fairly fast but the tentacles really look like that of Haddoni instead of Gigantea. For sure he is a Gigantea, or at the very least part Gigantea. He has sky blue foot and faint veracuae his column. The tentacles are short and have small bulge at the end instead of tapper. IME Gigantea tentacle have tapper point while Haddoni tentacles have more blunted and the end of the tentacle is a little larger than the rest of the tentacles.

Below are the two pictures of the tentacle of the Yellow and the Green Giganteas that were taken just a few minutes ago.

Green gigantea tentacles that are Hoddoni like

Yellow gigantea tentecles that are typical of gigantea

Skyrne_isk, you had this Gigantea for a few years. Was his tentacles were always like this? Was he allway a little different than your other Giganteas?

All comments are welcome, please

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

Great looking gig,What size tank do you have them in.I am thinking about trying a gig in my 28 jbj.It will be a anemone and clownfish tank only.

 

[OrionN]

Great looking gig,What size tank do you have them in.I am thinking about trying a gig in my 28 jbj.It will be a anemone and clownfish tank only.

Short term it would be OK but I would not recommend it for long term

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

Thanks Minh.

 

[skyrne_isk]

Skyrne_isk, you had this Gigantea for a few years. Was his tentacles were always like this? Was he allway a little different than your other Giganteas?

All comments are welcome, please

For sure the tentacles were always shorter - never as "shaggy" as my other giganteas. I had never consider a hybrid, that is an interesting thought. Here it is looking "settled in" in a kiddie pool my livestock was in throughout my tank upgrade.

I can say that this green carpet was always most touchy - moving around or shrinking down for a day or two every so often. Whether or not this was due to spawning clowns it hosted I cannot say. You can see what I mean here, much different look than above:



I would agree the tentacles were generally bulbous and more blunt, but after more months you should see longer tentacles. IMO, it is not unlike the shape of some BTAs, why are some bubbled and others not? The oral disk was also never nearly as ways as the others (yellow, blue, etc) - always more flat.

Always pleased to see your success with these carpets. Next year would put you in range for a decade of captivity for that carpet.

Keep us posted.

 

[OrionN]

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.... .... Next year would put you in range for a decade of captivity for that carpet.

Keep us posted.

Wow a decade!!!!!
I am feeding him every few days trying to get him bigger and see if I can get his tentacles longer.
You had him that long. Did any of your Gigantea ever spawned on you?

 

[skyrne_isk]

Wow a decade!!!!!
I am feeding him every few days trying to get him bigger and see if I can get his tentacles longer.
You had him that long. Did any of your Gigantea ever spawned on you?

Twice, but just one anemone. The tan gig I ended up keeping with me has spawned twice; once in the spring after a big water change and the second time after I heater malfunction. It is not a regular occurance, though. From the looks of the discharge I would say the gig I have is a male, but I am no expert on such matters.

As an aside, I am hopeful the antibiotic-based treatments you and others have developed are gaining some real traction in the hobby: I saw a bleached gig marked NFS in a local fish store a few months back. When I asked what the story was an employee said the owner had tried a "new treatment" using antibiotics he read on " the central reef" website . It is now a nice dark green color and has recovered nicely. Years and years of life should get to be the norm if we keep moving forward.

 

[OrionN]

Here is a picture of the (near decade but not in my tank in captivity) Gigantea

 

[Catchoftheday]

Here is a picture of the (near decade but not in my tank in captivity) Gigantea

what color is the base of that gig is it a a common color to see red

 

[OrionN]

His foot is sky blue

 

[Catchoftheday]

His foot is sky blue

interesting cause mine is kind of orange/red

 

[SantaMonica]

Green is looking almost as good as my fav blues

I'll need to start the decade search soon.

 

[OrionN]

 

[nemoboy1]

interesting cause mine is kind of orange/red

Nice green gig Minh...

Orange red foot with a little blue around the edge of the foot is what I have... My original purple and a few that came in yesterday 3/26/13.

I like the difference in color ...

 

[Catchoftheday]

Nice green gig Minh...

Orange red foot with a little blue around the edge of the foot is what I have... My original purple and a few that came in yesterday 3/26/13.

I like the difference in color ...

That Because we get our gigs from the same Vendor

 

[God.]

wow i really see the haddoni-esk characteristics in this pic.

I think you may be onto something.