Who wants Gigantea?

[shred5]

You know it kind of kills me to see all these coming in all of a sudden. I have never seen this many. There are going to be a hole lot of people buying them that have no clue on how to keep them...


Another thing is that power head in the first pic so close to those anemones.

Dave

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10635575#post10635575 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by shred5
Another thing is that power head in the first pic so close to those anemones.

Dave

You're right- I noticed that too, Dave.
My gigantea is doing OK, DrDNA.
Of all the anemones I've worked with gigantea seems to be the least inclined to go on the prowl (move) on it's own... or maybe it's just because mine is "happy" where it's located.
gigantea does not grow as large as haddoni. I've never seen mine expand larger than aprox. 14" diameter and it clearly seems to appreciate open space around it so that water currents can fluff it's oral disc.

 

[Haddonisreef]

Could some one pm the price of these guys also!

 

[Haddonisreef]

Any one

 

[GSMguy]

charlie i will. sorry

i went up yesterday they had a few left, could not spare the cash though... and i dont want to move my sps.

 

[CruzinKim]

This might be a dumb question, what distinguishes a Gigantea from a regular Carpet anemone? These just look like carpets to me. I saw a tankful of these at a LFS in San Francisco 2 weeks ago that looked exactly the same. The sign read "large carpets" and they were about 15" across.

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10827565#post10827565 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CruzinKim
This might be a dumb question, what distinguishes a Gigantea from a regular Carpet anemone? These just look like carpets to me. I saw a tankful of these at a LFS in San Francisco 2 weeks ago that looked exactly the same.

there are a few species of "carpet anemone" gigantea have longer tentacles and different preferences for light and flow.

 

[CruzinKim]

OK. So, Gigantea is part of the carpet family, that makes sense. The ones I saw were about $70 each and were completely gone when I went back to the shop 5 days later. What is the light and flow preference for Giganteas? I like the longer tenticles, but the ones at the LFS didn't look long to me.

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10827618#post10827618 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CruzinKim
OK. So, Gigantea is part of the carpet family, that makes sense. The ones I saw were about $70 each and were completely gone when I went back to the shop 5 days later. What is the light and flow preference for Giganteas? I like the longer tenticles, but the ones at the LFS didn't look long to me.

Lots of light and lots and lots of alternating flow, also they seem to prefer attaching to a rock over the sand like a Haddoni Carpet, they are also harder to keep than the Haddoni carpet, and are very poor shippers.

 

[CruzinKim]

You seem to know a lot about anemones and onyx clowns, thanks for the responses.

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10827651#post10827651 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CruzinKim
You seem to know a lot about anemones and onyx clowns, thanks for the responses.

and yet im still too afraid to keep anything but my Bubble tips, i guess i know enough to know better.


Rod actually has the oldest anemone in captivity a 12 year captive gigantea here is a video of his onyx in with their anemone. really the nicest looking pair of clowns ive ever seen.
http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f1/craftytony/?action=view&current=f3a1118a.flv

 

[CruzinKim]

Wow! Thanks. I just went out to the site and there isn't much info. He has captive giganteas for sale $150 for 3" to 4". For an anemone that doesn't ship well, that's an expensive risk.

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10827714#post10827714 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CruzinKim
Wow! Thanks. I just went out to the site and there isn't much info. He has captive giganteas for sale $150 for 3" to 4". For an anemone that doesn't ship well, that's an expensive risk.

well thats very true there is one on live aquaria divers den for 150 and it comes with a 14 day money back guarantee but the chances of it making it do get better after the first 14 days

 

[55semireef]

Are Rods Giganteas really captive, not wild?

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10833529#post10833529 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 55semireef
Are Rods Giganteas really captive, not wild?

no such thing as a captive gigantea. it says nothing about it on his site...

 

[phender]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10833742#post10833742 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GSMguy
no such thing as a captive gigantea. it says nothing about it on his site...

Not yet.........
There was a clam farm that produced a few captive raised giganteas. I don't know if they did it on purpose or it just happend.
There are a couple people on this list (besides me) that are very interested in trying. Since they brood internally, it shouldn't be too hard as long as you can keep your broodstock alive.

I'm thinking greenhouse with some long shallow fiberglass tanks.

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10834394#post10834394 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by phender
Not yet.........
There was a clam farm that produced a few captive raised giganteas. I don't know if they did it on purpose or it just happend.
There are a couple people on this list (besides me) that are very interested in trying. Since they brood internally, it shouldn't be too hard as long as you can keep your broodstock alive.

I'm thinking greenhouse with some long shallow fiberglass tanks.

ive heard rumors around here of people talking about it.

it would be very nice to have a source for captive anemones other than BTA.

 

[zooqi]

They do have very nice stuff in stuck. We were there last year for CORA frag swap and stopped in there. Like Gary said that is not an easy anemone to have. I have seen many go and even under some expert hobbies. Some also lost few other things when they died. Very nice anemone though and nice pictures. I think Blue will be my pick if I would pick one.

 

[BonsaiNut]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10834394#post10834394 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by phender

There was a clam farm that produced a few captive raised giganteas. I don't know if they did it on purpose or it just happend.

It just happened the first time, but it was repeated. Makes sense when you know the nuts and bolts of what happened. However you hit the nail on the head - very few people can keep brood stock alive, so why worry about it. A fair number of people know the details, but all have been put off by the cost of the setup necessary to try this in a closed system. Best bet would be for someone in a locality where S. giganteae are common to try, similar to how tridacna clam farms sprang up.

 

[55semireef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10837070#post10837070 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BonsaiNut
- very few people can keep brood stock alive, so why worry about it.

Eventually when people figure out some of the necessary exact methods of brooding Gigantea it will make a world of difference with the husbandry requirements of a wild Gigantea versus a captive one. I suspect maintaining a captive Gigantea will be "easier."