Is it possible?

[29bonsaireef]

Is it possible to still find S. Gigantea for sale these days? Has the ban on Indo completely stopped the import of these, or do they make it in from elsewhere?

 

[OrionN]

There are Gigantea around. Two of my newest Gigantea were recent imprort. Got one from Petco and another send to me by a friend. Both were sick but well on their way to recover.

Blue-Green Gigantea from a friend, recovering. Much better than when I first got him.

Multicolor Gigantea from Petco

 

[29bonsaireef]

That blue/green one looks like it's going to be a stunner when its recovered.

I heard people getting Magnifica and Haddoni from Petco, never knew they got in Gigs. Still so strange to me how a place like Petco carries these yet they are so rare to find at LFS.

 

[OrionN]

They come in as small assorted carpets. They, the Corpus Christi store, cannot order Gigantea or Haddoni. Just carpets and color carpets

 

[D-Nak]

IIRC Quality Marine supplies Petco. Anything on their site can be ordered by Petco. OrionN is correct, however, that you can't specifically order a S. gigantea:

https://www.qualitymarine.com/Products/Invertebrates/Wild/Anemones/Stichodactyla

Also, gigantea are found all over the world, so any ban shouldn't completely prevent their import. I do think that they are seasonal, but it could just be where the collectors are during this time of the year. I see a lot of magnifica coming in right now. Gigs should be more common in a few months.

 

[Hemmdog]

IIRC Quality Marine supplies Petco. Anything on their site can be ordered by Petco. OrionN is correct, however, that you can't specifically order a S. gigantea:

https://www.qualitymarine.com/Products/Invertebrates/Wild/Anemones/Stichodactyla

Also, gigantea are found all over the world, so any ban shouldn't completely prevent their import. I do think that they are seasonal, but it could just be where the collectors are during this time of the year. I see a lot of magnifica coming in right now. Gigs should be more common in a few months.

I didn’t know that. Why doesn’t petco stock tropic marin salt then :( QM carries it.

 

[29bonsaireef]

I was never quite sure of the distribution of S. Gigantea. I remember stopping in Singapore for a few days and seeing TONS of S. Gigantea, also seen a bunch in Indo waters. Those are the only locations I recall seeing wild S. Gigs.

I will have to check my local Petco, I'm not even sure they carry anything SW. I've had my eye out for the last year or so and haven't seen a single Gig in any LFS since Indo ban. Really had me thinking they were gone from the hobby, besides those who had acquired them previous to the ban.

 

[Cell]

I didn’t know that. Why doesn’t petco stock tropic marin salt then :( QM carries it.

Probably the premium price point. PetCo is kind of budget oriented.