Red Giganteas, comments invited.

[OrionN]

In Scott W. Michael book, Damselfishes & Anemonefishes, he had not one but two Red (or dark pink) S. giantea on pages 173 and 207. I took pictures of this with my cell phone and attached below. I guess there are Red Gigantea.
He wrote in this book regarding the tentacles colors of S. gigatnea "...may be brown, greenish, purple, pink, deep blue, or bright green."
I guess there are Red Gigantea, pinkish red anyway, but not red red like RBTA.

BTW, there is no question that the pictures below are pictures of Gigantea.

 

[taylor t]

IMO. Those are purple. Gigs for sure, just purple with light issues.

 

[OrionN]

I love to get me one of those purple Gigantea. They look pink to me

 

[taylor t]

I love to get me one of those purple Gigantea. They look pink to me

It's about the lights/health... Maybe we hook up in the future... I've got 4 purples I cant go to the grave with.... I'll make it pink for you when I ship it (j/k).... (pink is not robust healthy...) Pretty yes, but not normal/healthy.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

IMO. Those are purple. Gigs for sure, just purple with light issues.

+1 on this.

 

[Jimr7]

Wow! Whatever color. Really nice. Love to find one of those!!

 

[ratienza80]

Wow! Those look awesome!

 

[Winwood]

I had that book and I believe those are wild photos. Therefore I don't think lighting is an issue. I don't think that is your typical purple gigantea.

 

[OrionN]

I agree with Winwood. Scott W. Michael is well know as a skillful natural photographer. The pictures above, even if it does not stated, are much more likely to be photograph of anemone in the wild.

 

[AD87]

I truly believe this natural color does exist in the wild. There is a video out on ATT Uverse that shows a short clip of a purple gig. I think lighting plays a big role in which the nem was photographed under, if there was lighting used.

 

[phender]

I have seen a few healthy pink/magenta/fuchsia gigantea. Unless you consider blues to be the same as purples, you would not consider the pinks to be the same as purple if you saw them in person.

 

[taylor t]

I have seen different shades of purple (pinkish) too. When comparing it to a color wheel, when I match my wall paint to it, I'm sure every gig can have a different color name applied to it. No offense to anyone, with all due respect, IMO, it's all the same color. Just because it is in the wild, doesn't mean it hasn't been shaded by a tree/rock/influenced by the environment. I agree, they are/can be different shades of purple/pink but it's influenced by the light/environment. I didn't mean it's in poor lighting.
Here's my pink (purple). Looks similar.


Now, lets see some pics of pink ones that have been in captivity, and acclimated, a while. Post em' up guys. Who's holding out?

 

[ThRoewer]

I agree with Winwood. Scott W. Michael is well know as a skillful natural photographer. The pictures above, even if it does not stated, are much more likely to be photograph of anemone in the wild.

This is most likely a picture taken in the wild - a baby percula with two adults is something you hardly ever see in captivity.

The single clown in the other picture looks like tank raised (it has several of the typical defects) so that one is likely an aquarium photo.

I have 3 purple-blue gigs.
The first greened and browned up quite a bit straight underneath a Kessil A360NE and now has only the top third of its tentacles purple. The effect may of course also be due to the extreme elongation of its tentacles.
The second turned almost completely green/brown underneath the same LED lamp but more placed to the periphery of the lighted area.
The third I keep so far under a cheap Chinese LED box (165W MarsAqua) and it maintained it's purple best so far. But it is noteworthy that this is about twice the light than the Kessil puts out.

 

[addictedreefer]

With all due respect, I think those who see these as red -- or even pink -- need to have their eyes examined. To me, these are very clearly a shade of purple. Please also note that the tentacles in the photos ares significantly contracted -- likely due to some sort of stress or disturbance -- thus concentrating the pigment.

IMO, red giganteas do exist, though incredibly rare. The only one I have seen is in greenwich aquaria in CT. The gigs in the photos however are certainly not red by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[Winwood]

I could be wrong, I don't have the book anymore, but I believe both photos are wild shots.

 

[Winwood]

Most of the photos in that book are wild ones.

 

[Pinkskunk]

IMO that is a Haddoni, i have red haddoni with tentacles at almost 3/4 inches long and sway around in the current. they are not long anymore because i am so stocked up with carpets maybe they are just not happy sharing rooms together?

 

[OrionN]

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I disagree. The shape of the tentacles, to me, show that they are clearly Gigantea

 

[Deepsea2005]

Minh,

Based on your pictures, I think it is a purple gig.
I’ve had one before, when it was not healthy, and under 400w radium, it had the same color like yours.

 

[Winwood]

I'm quite certain it's a gig. The hosting species coupled with tentacle shape point to being a gig. Also in the book it references it as such. Nobody is infallible but Scott Michael has a good reputation for reporting accurate information.