Show us your giganteas!

Hot2na · Jul 11, 2023

krak256 said:
I want to know how it looks in person. Hope its as colorful as the pic shows.

It looks just as good as in the pic..if not better.

bradleym · Jul 11, 2023

krak256 said:
Hah I was debating about offloading one or both. They're actually the ones on the right in my first photo.

They look really healthy! If you get tired of them, put me on the waiting list. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

krak256 · Jul 11, 2023

Hot2na said:
It looks just as good as in the pic..if not better.

Were you the lucky buyer?

Hot2na · Jul 11, 2023

krak256 said:
Were you the lucky buyer?

Nope...but I did see them all in person.

Asagi · Jul 11, 2023

krak256 said:
Hah I was debating about offloading one or both. They're actually the ones on the right in my first photo.

Let me know! it'll be cooking under my halides!

krak256 · Jul 13, 2023

Any other gig owners?

bradleym · Jul 13, 2023

krak256 said:
Any other gig owners?

I've got one, but it's only 3 inches across and growing up in my sump right now. Following this thread for inspiration, I show the little guy pictures at bedtime. :grinning-face-with-smiling-eyes:

billysprout · Jul 14, 2023

bradleym said:
I've got one, but it's only 3 inches across and growing up in my sump right now. Following this thread for inspiration, I show the little guy pictures at bedtime. :grinning-face-with-smiling-eyes:

Need picture evidence! :P

bradleym · Jul 14, 2023

billysprout said:
Need picture evidence! :p

Here's my little showpiece-to-be, lol.

Asagi · Jul 14, 2023

bradleym said:
Here's my little showpiece-to-be, lol.

Dude get that guy out of that sump, blast him with flow and light before he dies.

bradleym · Jul 14, 2023

Asagi said:
Dude get that guy out of that sump, blast him with flow and light before he dies.

He looks 10 times better than when I got him, so I have no fear of him dying. And I'm blasting him with both in there already, thank you.

Asagi · Jul 14, 2023

bradleym said:
He looks 10 times better than when I got him, so I have no fear of him dying. And I'm blasting him with both in there already, thank you.

Why not in the display?

Henk · Jul 14, 2023

Here is mine...a blue one. Has been with me since 2019. The red Haddoni is a newer addition.

386reeftrader · Jul 14, 2023

bradleym said:
Here's my little showpiece-to-be, lol.

That’s going to be a nice nem. They will grow pretty quick if the conditions are right

bradleym · Jul 14, 2023

Asagi said:
Why not in the display?

Long story short, my LFS got it a long time ago, but it immediately disappeared in the rocks, asssumed dead. When it reappeared months later it was the size of a mushroom and all white. They kept it until it had some brown to it, and then let me buy it. I've been recuperating it since then.

I have a dedicated area of my sump with reef lighting and multiple flow options, built specifically for anemone rehab, and I've done it several times with other species.

Specifically to answer your question - I have several different species of anemone in my system, and this one came to me very weak. Between the size, the lack of color, and the high risk of chemical warfare, I want it where I can see it until it's a lot bigger. Getting a nice, healthy gigantea is hard these days and I'm not taking any chances. :)

Asagi · Jul 14, 2023

bradleym said:
Long story short, my LFS got it a long time ago, but it immediately disappeared in the rocks, asssumed dead. When it reappeared months later it was the size of a mushroom and all white. They kept it until it had some brown to it, and then let me buy it. I've been recuperating it since then.

I have a dedicated area of my sump with reef lighting and multiple flow options, built specifically for anemone rehab, and I've done it several times with other species.

Specifically to answer your question - I have several different species of anemone in my system, and this one came to me very weak. Between the size, the lack of color, and the high risk of chemical warfare, I want it where I can see it until it's a lot bigger. Getting a nice, healthy gigantea is hard these days and I'm not taking any chances. :)

Get it situated so it can set it foot into a rock and stick it in your display. Even on the little ones the tentacles should be nice and elongated (like this pic). That gig was maybe an inch across? I hear about chemical warfare a lot, but don’t really pay much attention to it.

krak256 · Jul 14, 2023

Asagi said:
Get it situated so it can set it foot into a rock and stick it in your display. Even on the little ones the tentacles should be nice and elongated (like this pic). That gig was maybe an inch across? I hear about chemical warfare a lot, but don’t really pay much attention to it.

Is it mostly chemical warfare between different types of nems? like BTAs?

D-Nak · Jul 14, 2023

krak256 said:
Is it mostly chemical warfare between different types of nems? like BTAs?

If you ask those with multiple giganteas in the same system, most often one of the gigs is the largest, and all others are smaller. It's almost as if one takes on a dominant role. In the wild, it's believed that these are solitary anemones, unlike BTAs and magnifica that are often clustered together (coincidentally, these are the anemones that reproduce asexually).