Trying a Gigantea

[LOU A VILLE]

Subbed hope everything turns out ok

 

[OrionN]

After my failure five years ago, I had thought long and hard about this decision to purchase one. In the back of my mind, I kept thinking something would go wrong, or it would die in spite of my best efforts. The elusive gigantea I hope I didn't have self-fulfilling prophesy

It will be all that much sweeter once you get one thriving. It was for me. It was almost 10 years before I try again after the first two failure.

 

[Nanook]

Extra 24 hours in transit, but here are two pictures on arrival:





Bob walked Ann through the process and talked her through getting it in the tank. I had to work all day, they both did great!

Here are three from tonight:







Anemone is in my refugium off to the front. Light is a 400 watt 20k and it is blocked off with a big rock and chaetomorpha. Figured my huge clarkii pair won't harass it here and my big Emperor won't eat it. Time will tell.

 

[OrionN]

He does not look too bad. Best of luck.

 

[Nanook]

I think I am going to trap the Emperor and put him in my 375g, 8 foot tank.

 

[Overboard]

The last few times I have tried to get livestock FedEx at my house the delivery has extremely delayed or even lost. They used to be good, but not lately. My next shipment will be held for pick up at the FedEx office.

Good luck with it. Looks like it will be very attractive.

 

[Nanook]

Pics from last night, a little light in color but Bob said it was expected with the extra day in transit. Still fully inflated and attached to the big rock.



Top down with and without flash:

 

[Pinkskunk]

looking real good Dave. I am glad it made it through transit.

i notice you have FW. BTW, do NOT treat Flatworm Exit in the tank with gigantea. mines didnt like it AT ALL.

 

[OrionN]

Looking really good. I keep my fingers and toes cross for you.

 

[Nanook]

Thanks. The flatworms come and go based on nutrients, I am never too worried about them.

 

[JasonD]

Impressive how tough that guy was/is

 

[AD87]

We need more pics.

Bob is a great guy and only sends healthy anemones.

 

[Nanook]

 

[Nanook]

It is off to the side of a 400 watt metal halide, 20K Kelvin. Flow in the tank is mild where it sits at present. Lights are on for 7 hours a day. Debating on just leaving it be versus turning it more toward the light?

 

[AD87]

I would leave it. It will move if it's not happy.

 

[clorox]

Doesn't look bad, but looks like it is still acclimating.

 

[Nanook]

It stays stuck up to the rock really tight. I'm just leaving it alone, no feeding or anything to cause stress.

 

[OrionN]

He really looking good. If he is on the rock, you can turn the rock and it would not cause any stress on him.

 

[jonnybravo22]

My view is - If attached and the body is firm, it is OK, leave it alone. When they are on the way out they cannot stay attached and begin to sag.

Yours looks like it has great body shape and good curling, I'd say it's doing fine! With regard to feeding, people have different views, but I've had a gig for a little more than 4 years and have rarely fed it. Sometimes the clowns bring it a piece of rods food, but I've gone a long while without even feeding that. Occasionally I'll give it a small piece of shrimp or scallop from the grocery store (like a 1/4 piece). I tend to think feeding it takes a lot of energy and is a risk that the nem might get upset stomach from whatever you are feeding. The items I mentioned have never given me any issues. But I know people sometimes have had bad experiences with certain foods.

For the initial acclimation period, I'd say definitely give it 2 weeks without feeding it. Once it's comfortable, do what you want, but I can say mine has gone a year at least without feeding directly, and shows no difference.

I'm interested in the nem itself. What variant causes the white tips seen on this anemone? I would have thought that was another species, but I'm not the expert on classifications. Do you know where it was collected?

 

[taylor t]

My view is - If attached and the body is firm, it is OK, leave it alone. When they are on the way out they cannot stay attached and begin to sag.

Yours looks like it has great body shape and good curling, I'd say it's doing fine! With regard to feeding, people have different views, but I've had a gig for a little more than 4 years and have rarely fed it. Sometimes the clowns bring it a piece of rods food, but I've gone a long while without even feeding that. Occasionally I'll give it a small piece of shrimp or scallop from the grocery store (like a 1/4 piece). I tend to think feeding it takes a lot of energy and is a risk that the nem might get upset stomach from whatever you are feeding. The items I mentioned have never given me any issues. But I know people sometimes have had bad experiences with certain foods.

For the initial acclimation period, I'd say definitely give it 2 weeks without feeding it. Once it's comfortable, do what you want, but I can say mine has gone a year at least without feeding directly, and shows no difference.

I'm interested in the nem itself. What variant causes the white tips seen on this anemone? I would have thought that was another species, but I'm not the expert on classifications. Do you know where it was collected?

Good advice, I agree.

As for the "variant", I think it's just (I'm just going on my gut feel here, just a guess) the way the colored algae dies or lives in the tips of the anemone through the "travel" process. Look at the very first post in this thread. Pete posted pics in the very first post, the last 4 pics of the first post, has those "white ish" tips. Those two blue anemone's in that first post are my 2 blues I have today (the one with the whiter tips was cut, the mouth was on it's edge when he first got it). No white tips today, just the way it ended up through transport, or the change of hands it was in during travel. Tips are a solid blue today. I would guess, as Nanook's acclimates, it will get more solid coloration to it.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2259228

Looks good Nanook!