Petco Gigantea

[worm5406]

Sounds like no water changes. That would reduce any ammonia and other waste at least.

 

[OrionN]

A 100% water change should fix the problem. I think any biological filter is unlikely to be useful due to the hight antibiotic level in the TT.
I think he also mention that he did not do water change like he should.
The only source of significant ammonia in TT would be the tissue breakdown of sick anemone.

 

[DrDNA]

I've used a hydor "nano" skimmer in my 10g TT along with an airstone. O still would change 50% of the water in the TT twice a day. Adding the small skimmer really seemed to help with water quality and didn't seem to lessen the effect of cipro.

 

[darrenduds20]

They look like they will turn into some nice colours .

 

[OrionN]

I brought one of the anemone home (from my office TT) to put him in the QT tank at home. He did great yesterday. I fed him a small piece of sea trout and he ate it quickly. Here are the pictures from last night and this AM. I think this anemone will do just fine and should go to the holding DT in a few days, then I will bring the next anemone home.

In the QT. I have a breeding Onyx pair in the QT with various corals and fish

Female Onyx in the Gigantea. Male have to tend to the eggs

This AM as the light turn on

 

[deangelr]

Beautiful percula's!

 

[AD87]

Super jealous of your anemones

 

[sirjohn]

How much were they each? I never thought of checking Petco for these...

 

[OrionN]

This happen very rarely, likely a few times a year only. If they are in the tank there for a few days, they are beyond help. Often they are essentially dead on arrival.

 

[OrionN]

They were 29.99 each

 

[Overboard]

$29.99 = Jackpot!!!!

Definitely the right place at the right time.

 

[OrionN]

The Gigantea that I bought home is a picture of health. Doing well. I put the other two anemones one on a vase and the other on a coffee cup at the office. Trying to get them ready to go home. They were so sticky that they lost quite a few tentacles in the process, especially the larger one. He was at the corner of the tank, so it was really hard to get him to come loose. I got them both attached to what I wanted and they should be ready to go home tomorrow.

 

[worm5406]

Nice Minh...

I didn't realize they were that far along.

 

[OrionN]

The other two went home yesterday which was 12hrs short of 7 days of treatment. I was going out of town this weekend so I wanted them to settle a little before I leave town. This morning they looks great. I don't have hair algae problem other than on the tiles where the breedign clowns prevent tang and snails from mowing them up.
I moved the first one to DT (Holding tank anyway) yesterday and put these two into the QT.

I think I count these in the win column. They may die still but if they do, it just from stupidity on my part, not due to infection from stress of capture and shipping.

 

[worm5406]

Maybe you should switch to decaf? I mean with all the coffee cups you keep on putting in there they might be on a caffeine high.

 

[ivan osornio]

Please somebody help me!!!!

Please somebody help me!!!!

Yesterday after riding I got home and I was about to feed my fish and I saw that one of my biggest sps had fell on top of my new anemone!! noooooo:mixed: !!!I picked it ot right away and I chech my anemone for any damage which it was :headwalls:
I'm new with anemones I always keep sps and lps with no mayor problem but this year I want to breed some clowns, that's why I got this beautiful anemone.
MY QUESTION IS:
SHOULD I WORRY ABOUT THE DAMAGE ON MY ANENONE ?
THERE IS ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO TO HELP IT HEAL ?

After I got this anemone I found out that they are very difficult and they can get sick very and die !!

Is this a big problem ???

 

[worm5406]

Copying to new thread.

 

[maddmaxx]

Copying to new thread.

haha right, like why post that on someone elses thread?

 

[OrionN]

All the anemones are doing well. Healthy, eating and not deflating at all. I think I am over the hump with all three.

I do have one problem. The small Gigantea I put in the holding tank is totally shade by my huge Gigantea. The larger Gigantea move and shipped his stand and totally shade the smaller one. I cannot remove the smaller anemone because they share a rock that is just not easy (possible) to remove without injury. What can I do about this, anybody have any idea?
I am thinking of putting a larger PVC pipe on top of him. He may climb up the PVC pipe and then I can remove the pipe. I think I will do this unless somebody can give me better idea.
I was in a hurry and put him too close to the larger anemone.

Here are the pictures of the three anemones. two in QT and one in the DT shaded by the huge Gigantea.

 

[OrionN]

This is what I did. I hope he will craw on to the PVC and I can bring him to the light and current. I fed him last night. I will let "y'all" know how this turn out.