Gigas Grow Out Thread

[Shigshwa]

I accidentally killed a large Gigas while the tank was cycling, I am regretful. I will repent by purchasing a new Gigas and participating in this thread. Wonder if I can hit 12" by a single year?

 

[Aframereef]

I accidentally killed a large Gigas while the tank was cycling, I am regretful. I will repent by purchasing a new Gigas and participating in this thread. Wonder if I can hit 12" by a single year?

What's the starting size?

 

[Shigshwa]

Whoops, hit reply by accident, sorry.

 

[Shigshwa]

What's the starting size?

Well, quite large.

 

[Aframereef]

I guess that will hit 8 inches in a year and 12 in two years.

 

[m0nkie]

Anyone gotten different color biota gigas?

One is advertised as biota blue gigas. One is just biota.

Curious if theres a big difference inside tank with some blue light

 

[minus9]

Anyone gotten different color biota gigas?

One is advertised as biota blue gigas. One is just biota.

Curious if theres a big difference inside tank with some blue light

Blue light dulls the color of clams, it's better to view/keep them in a more natural/daylight spectrum.

 

[m0nkie]

right. my tank goes through the cycle of lights. I'm just curious if the yellow color on these gigas pop inside the tank. my 2 gigas seem to be on the blueish side inside tank light, even with white light. I'd love a yellow gigas but only if it's truely yellowish inside the tank.

sucks when seller won't show actual photo of clam. Biota sales said it's very yellow for a picture

i saw previous post of very yellow looking gigas. those are pure white light. curious how they look when there's some blue light

 

[minus9]

right. my tank goes through the cycle of lights. I'm just curious if the yellow color on these gigas pop inside the tank. my 2 gigas seem to be on the blueish side inside tank light, even with white light. I'd love a yellow gigas but only if it's truely yellowish inside the tank.

sucks when seller won't show actual photo of clam. Biota sales said it's very yellow for a picture

i saw previous post of very yellow looking gigas. those are pure white light. curious how they look when there's some blue light

Under daylight it should be yellow.

 

[m0nkie]

Heres mine.. consider blue gigas?

 

[m0nkie]

Only one of the two clams, the green one, is mine. I will get the yellow one to my friend next weekend.

I would love to get a yellow or greenish one like Orions.

 

[Shigshwa]

I would love to get a yellow or greenish one like Orions.

I would consider the blue one to be nicer.

 

[reefnfun]

Look at the growth of the Gigas cham in the back vs. the Derasa. It's gonna be huge in no time

 

[Aframereef]

Still growing. I had to empty my tank for repairs this summer and just got the guy back in a month ago. He was so heavy I think I pulled a muscle moving him.

 

[SpSDrew]

2” Gigas clams have landed at ORA yesterday! Anyone else interested in a little friendly grow out contest ?

I just picked up one from SWA

 

[gigasclam1972]

Couple of mine...big ones are 15" and the little one is 8"...for scale, the blue sqamosas are 3"

 

[SpSDrew]

Excited to add some small 2” Gigas clams to the collection. I will be doing monthly weights and measurement tracking under only LED and under a 6500k halide.

These are the two big boys I have under 6500k halide.

 

[gigasclam1972]

Excited to add some small 2” Gigas clams to the collection. I will be doing monthly weights and measurement tracking under only LED and under a 6500k halide.

These are the two big boys I have under 6500k halide.

how big?

 

[SpSDrew]

@gigasclam1972 10” and 8” so big in comparison to my other clams

 

[SpSDrew]

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