I picked up a yellow Gigantea (I believe) from my LFS today. I've been on the hunt for a small one, it's not in the best shape but I didnt' want to pass it up. After talking with the owner and telling him I was able to rehab a blue 6 years ago he offered me some antibiotics with the anemone. He felt it would work similar to the cipro treatment I used before. It's Enrofloxacin in powder form. I've found a thread that references humblefish's dosage at 2.5-5mg for fish.
Has anyone used enrofloxacin to rehab an anemone before?
What should my dosage be?
5 hour Bath and back to display (sump in an acclimation box so it doesnt' get fried by light) ?
Or set up a small tank and run it as a QT similar to OrionN's thread I used in the past successfully?
If anyone has a reason to why I should use ciprofloxacin instead let me know too!
I'll document success and failure in this thread.
Symptoms at LFS (Still in bag getting ready to acclimate)
Light in color, close to bleached
Not attached to glass bottom
I saw no dischage but it's mouth had that slight gape to it
I asked the worker there and he said it was only slightly sticky towards the center when he grabbed it
A little display info:
48x24x15" tall lit by 3 - xr30 blues, G5
Sps dominant reef, about 1 year old but established rock and coral.
High flow and light
Tank is barebottom. I plan to build a structure with a foot hole for it, away from other rocks in long alternating pulse, medium high flow. I've cleared a section directly under my front xr30 blue.
Currently waiting on crystal dynamics for my 50x38x25" display. This display will have deep sand and be lit by 2 x 400w 14k hamilton lamps, supplemented by led (kessils). Their timeline was beginning to mid august but we will see.
I'll post a picture of the gigantea from my phone later.
Thanks for any input.
Matt
In bag, now acclimating
Has anyone used enrofloxacin to rehab an anemone before?
What should my dosage be?
5 hour Bath and back to display (sump in an acclimation box so it doesnt' get fried by light) ?
Or set up a small tank and run it as a QT similar to OrionN's thread I used in the past successfully?
If anyone has a reason to why I should use ciprofloxacin instead let me know too!
I'll document success and failure in this thread.
Symptoms at LFS (Still in bag getting ready to acclimate)
Light in color, close to bleached
Not attached to glass bottom
I saw no dischage but it's mouth had that slight gape to it
I asked the worker there and he said it was only slightly sticky towards the center when he grabbed it
A little display info:
48x24x15" tall lit by 3 - xr30 blues, G5
Sps dominant reef, about 1 year old but established rock and coral.
High flow and light
Tank is barebottom. I plan to build a structure with a foot hole for it, away from other rocks in long alternating pulse, medium high flow. I've cleared a section directly under my front xr30 blue.
Currently waiting on crystal dynamics for my 50x38x25" display. This display will have deep sand and be lit by 2 x 400w 14k hamilton lamps, supplemented by led (kessils). Their timeline was beginning to mid august but we will see.
I'll post a picture of the gigantea from my phone later.
Thanks for any input.
Matt
In bag, now acclimating