aandfsoccr04
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Nice!
Why does your tank always look so dark?
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New Purple Gig.....
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Catchoftheday
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not getting a video just a picture
xtlosx
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I don't get it, it should be showing up as a video..... stupid youtube wouldn't let me upload it because of the size.. What's a good place for hosting videos since YouTube is being a PITA..
xtlosx
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Thank you Minh! They are growing up quite fast, and the purple is really darkening up... Anyone who saw this Gig on day one, and will see it months from now won't know it's the same one.. amazing..
What has been interesting with this green gig is watching it regain health is just so obvious... As lots saw, it was very very haddoni like, bulby nubby tentacles since day one and now that I am feeding it daily, when lights go on, the tentacles go to that sort of shag that you see in the video. As I feed it, and it gets healthier, the tentacles get longer, and I can see neon green tentacle nub popping up all over the oral disk growing.. Brings a tear to my eye
Wonder when either of my onyx clowns will ever notice the green gig.
xtlosx
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worked for me too. just took a second to load, locked up the first time but then I'm using a 10 year old computer
the gigs look great! how long have you had the green one?
The green one is a relative newcomer... Was in QT for about 5 days, and went into the DT about 3 weeks ago now.
xtlosx
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Updates...
Purple Gig has gotten huge, probably a foot when it wants to expand all of the way, and the coloration is coming back to the dark purple you would expect... Beautiful animal, never deflates, mouth is tight, and eats like a hog.. I'm starting to feed him every other day now because the size is just going to become gigantic (no pun intended)..
I've never seen a Gig park itself essentially vertical like my purple, and getting pounded by flow, but seems to enjoy the spot as he hasn't moved since he got into the tank...
Pictures, and then a picture showing the Purple & Green Giganteas together occupying their respective islands.
Wonder if my Onyxs will ever use the green gig as a home away from home....
Purple Gig has gotten huge, probably a foot when it wants to expand all of the way, and the coloration is coming back to the dark purple you would expect... Beautiful animal, never deflates, mouth is tight, and eats like a hog.. I'm starting to feed him every other day now because the size is just going to become gigantic (no pun intended)..
I've never seen a Gig park itself essentially vertical like my purple, and getting pounded by flow, but seems to enjoy the spot as he hasn't moved since he got into the tank...
Pictures, and then a picture showing the Purple & Green Giganteas together occupying their respective islands.
Wonder if my Onyxs will ever use the green gig as a home away from home....
xtlosx
Just Reefin'
Thanks Minh! The purple is probably 35-45% recovered in terms of tentacle color, and really most of it has happened in the last month... I still feed him daily, think he's going to get WAY too huge at this pace??
I'm thinking within the next month or so the color will be all back to pre-bleach.
xtlosx
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Was bored over lunch, so I took some pictures during 100% Radions, high noon brightness... The Gigs seem to LOVE the intensity of the lights. It's been real cool to watch the purple come back part by part..
I kind of wish the Gig would be more on a flat surface, but I'm not going to mess with'em..
I kind of wish the Gig would be more on a flat surface, but I'm not going to mess with'em..
xtlosx
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Thank you! It really is, and boy is it getting HUGE...
xtlosx
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oh no... Wife would kill me as she always does our aqua scapes... I'm lucky she lets me have as much free reign as I do with this tank... The purple is happy, he hasn't budged an inch and is coloring up so I'm not messing with him until he gives me a signal he needs me too.
xtlosx
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OK, so after watching this guy get pounded by flow sitting almost directly in front of the MP40, and near vertical, i decided to move the rock work a little bit, as well as move the MP40 out another 1-2". End result, the purple gig is looking 100x better, and it's even BIGGER than before. This guy is absolutely huge.
The only bummer is, last night (overnight) my green gig moved from his spot on the middle island, to direct behind his spot on the back of the rock. He's now moving toward the front again. I make one happy, but anger the other... Can't keep everyone happy! We'll see where the green ends up, but either way it will be somewhere on that middle island.
Here is what the purple gig looks like right now... He is shaggy and doesn't look anything like he did when we first got him in February. Almost completely colored up. What progress, it's amazing.
Here is a picture of him laying flat when pumps are in feed mode... This Gig is HUGE.
The only bummer is, last night (overnight) my green gig moved from his spot on the middle island, to direct behind his spot on the back of the rock. He's now moving toward the front again. I make one happy, but anger the other... Can't keep everyone happy! We'll see where the green ends up, but either way it will be somewhere on that middle island.
Here is what the purple gig looks like right now... He is shaggy and doesn't look anything like he did when we first got him in February. Almost completely colored up. What progress, it's amazing.
Here is a picture of him laying flat when pumps are in feed mode... This Gig is HUGE.
xtlosx
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Well, I just can't resist... I'm uploading now, so give it a little bit to process...
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