New gigantea with a baby.

[cook]

It has it's own stalk. 2nd day in tank. Sorry for the bad pic. I will take any advice on care as I know they are hard to keep. I have 1 250-6.5k and 1 400 20k. Here is a pic of the mouth, he has deflated tonite.


w/baby

first in

now

 

[cook]

earlier today

earlier today

mouth tonite

 

[cook]

Anyone w/ some info on this anenome. Very hard to find details on placement in the wild ect.

 

[jaysreef]

Very cool anemone. I have owned a few haddoni's with great success, but never a gigantea. It appears that you have enough light. It will most likely wander until it finds a place where it is happy. You want to keep your water quality exceptionally high and have medium to strong randon water movement. I would let it settle in for a few days before you even try feeding. Great find!

 

[traveller7]

"rod buehler" seems to have the longest term specimen and it attaches at the gravel/rock line. Rod's gets a surge flow and halide lighting.

Never had one here, so I am of little personal assistance.

I wish you and the anemone tons of luck as well.

 

[Dlckwood]

Good luck with that anemone!!! I love them but I cant keep any carpet anemone for the life of me.
David

 

[phender]

Mine liked being on top of the rock work, but I only had 150 watt MH bulbs. It started doing a lot better when I introduced a large but diffuse surge about 20 seconds on, 20 seconds off.
I had it for over 2 years, doubling in size before it died suddenly from unknown causes

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Don't cut the baby bud off. (I tried that once with a Haddon's and I should have left it alone.)
The shaded location in the corner of the aquarium has me concerned about how much light and flow that gigantea might be lacking.

 

[cook]

It is under a 4oo watt mh on that side and a 250 on the other. This is enough light right? I have a lot of flow on the anemone. It is hooked up to a red-sea.

 

[ATX aquarist]

Wow, very cool. Good luck with it. Yeah in nature they don't have anything to cut off their babies, just let it do its thing and it will be fine

 

[delphinus]

Dude, awesome anemone. Not sure why you're still uncertain about the placement after the advice you were given in the other thread though? Rock sand interface .. and in a position of good strong currents. Don't underestimate the importance of currents.

 

[Rod Buehler]

Awesome! I agree wit everyone. Good strong lighting, and as tony said, dont underestimate the importance of water flow. I really believe that the surges play a big role in the success that I have had with my giganteas.

 

[cook]

I was asking about where they are found in the wild in this thread (wild placement if you will). Just want to know everything I can. I will never try to cut off the baby and destroy the foot. Moved to the front of the tank last night and is not attached. He is upright and open bigger than ever though.

 

[cook]

Anem planted his foot last night. He moved into less flow. Doing gret with a small(but not fully closed mouth). Just ate one silverside. How much should I feed an anemone this size?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

S. gigantea is one of the more demanding (if not the most demanding) great (or host) anemone species. I would stay right on top of feeding it. If it starts to shrink in size you'll know that you need to feed it more/more often.
Perhaps start with one small silverside every third or fourth day. Just a suggested starting point.

 

[cook]

Thanx.

 

[cook]

gigantea is still doing good, eating and full. Mouth is open a bit more than I would like though.

 

[Rod Buehler]

On occasion I feed my giganteas directly with a larger peice of food (crustation.), but for the most part, mine only receive what is floating in the water column as I feed the tanks. I do feed heavily though. I am sure that the anemones get a little bit of food during every tank feeding which is usually once a day.
Good luck

 

[cook]

I am afraid to feed too much in the tank due to water quality.

 

[cook]

He is still in less flow with a gentle rocking motion of the whole anemone.