Purple crispa

[Dkuhlmann]

That's a beauty, it's making me want to get a purple to the nurple crispa

 

[OrionN]

Very nice.

I hijacked this thread. I am sorry

 

[OrionN]

It's a green tipped Malu

It's a green tipped Malu

Final verdict of that anemone:
It's a Green tipped Malu

 

[vhuang168]

Looks great! N it's good to finally know what it actually is!

 

[Tkieu78]

I wonder if they have anymore at collections. I'd love to have a malu or crispa

 

[vhuang168]

They do have what I think is a crispa or a doreensis, can't nail it down exactly, that is a nice 2 tone. Disc and tentacles are a different color. Also have a large pink doreensis and that gorgeous red Haddoni!

 

[ThRoewer]

My crispa caught the disease from the malu I put it with. I started treating them all (or rather what's left of the malus) but it doesn't look too good right now - I should have treated the malus months ago... :headwally:

 

[OrionN]

Sorry

 

[ThRoewer]

The malus (or mini crispas) were deflating and then looking good again for months. They went downhill fast when I put all the regal angels into their tank and fed them heavily.
I just cleaned up the tank and remodeled it after I had to tear it down to pull all the anemones. One was already too far gone and had to be flushed.

If these guys don't make it I might just stick with giganteas for my percula - I find gigs easier and hardier than all other anemones.

 

[Tkieu78]

Thank the exact opposite. I think everything else is easy and gigs are complicated

 

[OrionN]

I think Gigantea and Magnifica really does not take shipping very well. Once establish, they are OK and fairly hardy. I find other species of anemones are fairly easy also once we get one that is healthy to start with..
Everything is easy if you know what they need and give it to them.

 

[ThRoewer]

Thank the exact opposite. I think everything else is easy and gigs are complicated

In the wild gigs are actually found in pretty murky waters, between the reef and the coast, just below the tidal line.
In my experience they handle high nutrients quite well. When I see that it gets too much for them, a water change will fix it right away.
The only thing gigs are picky about is light - as shallow water dwellers they need a lot and rather full spectrum than blue.

 

[OrionN]

And current I think. Low current will likely do them in often. They love high current

 

[ThRoewer]

I actually found they don't like high flow (High flow SPS levels that is).
What they like is a periodic change between high and low flow like they have it in the wild, but when in doubt mine seem to prefer low flow over high.

 

[OrionN]

I have programmable Vortec on random reef-crest and then night mode at night. At night the flow cut way back and during the day the flow is really variable from really high to very low, randomly. The healthiest Gigantea I have is one that is very high flow and high light area.
I really like my Vortech. I think the reef-crest mode is really great for SPS and Gigantea. It really simulate the flow that they needed.
My controller control both light and the Vortech, as the light turn down for the night, so is the water movement

 

[sedgro]

Found this purple crispa on eBay:

 

[OrionN]

I look and cannot find it on Ebay

 

[sedgro]

I should have said I bought it from eBay last week, sorry.

 

[sedgro]

Seller was perfect_corals , he may have another.

 

[OrionN]

I am on the hunt for one