New gigas

[Krazy]

how it looking?

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/3472/hpim1367gn0.jpg

[a4twenty]

looks fine, maybe a little bleached but that could just be the flash. does he look more colorful from above?

[Krazy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11420207#post11420207 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by a4twenty
looks fine, maybe a little bleached but that could just be the flash. does he look more colorful from above?

There's a lil bit, I got this from someone a fellow reefer who's tank was doing horrible. He said this clam was on its last leg.

What makes em bleach as you said ? Lack of light ? Flow ?

I have it on the sand bed of my 210 and I have 250 watt DE phoenix 14k's

Should start coloring back up soon I'd imagine right ?

Or is that a slow process ?

Glad to hear it looks ok other then the bleaching.

I wanna see this baby thrive again!!!

[wakesetter]

looks stressed to me.

[Krazy]

I'll take a new pic in the am when the hailides are on for a couple hrs..

[a4twenty]

your lighting is more than sufficient for a gigas, he should color back up but it can take some time.

try to take a pic from above with the pumps off.

[wakesetter]

when I say it looks stressed I am refering to the fact that the mantle looks cloudy rather than shiny and a little pinched in. Make sure your ca and alk are proper. It might just be adjusting to your tank. I assume that you have other clams that are healthy and growing?

[Krazy]

I will try to get a top down pic, I should be able to pull that off.

I figured my lighting was enough, but with the 210 being a lil deeper, I wasnt positive...

I have a small gigas that is thriving!!!

The gigas above in the pics has been in my tank for 3 days, I just wanna make sure the majority thinks as I do, that I can have it thriving again in some time...

[wakesetter]

that should be plenty of light. They really don't need all that much.

[Krazy]

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7804/dscn0377ln5.jpg

[skinz78]

looking alot better, can you get a top down shot?

[Krazy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11438571#post11438571 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by skinz78
looking alot better, can you get a top down shot?

What can I use to get a GOOD top down shot ??

[wakesetter]

turn off your pumps, let the water settle and shoot from above.

[Krazy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11438714#post11438714 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by wakesetter
turn off your pumps, let the water settle and shoot from above.

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2610/dscn0407tw8.jpg

How's that :)

Why is its mouth so wide open? Is that a sign of stress?

The clam looks ALOT better then it did when I got it. I can say that much for it.

[a4twenty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11439312#post11439312 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Krazy


How's that :)

Why is its mouth so wide open? Is that a sign of stress?

The clam looks ALOT better then it did when I got it. I can say that much for it.

his color looks a lot better from above. his mouth ( incurrent siphon ) is normal for a gigas, they are known to have larger openings than other clams.

[a4twenty]

i was looking back at your first pic and then something caught my eye in this last one.....


the mantle on the lower right side is pulling in. what are those white things on the edge of the shell???

have you checked him for pyramid snails??

[Krazy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11440529#post11440529 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by a4twenty
i was looking back at your first pic and then something caught my eye in this last one.....


the mantle on the lower right side is pulling in. what are those white things on the edge of the shell???

have you checked him for pyramid snails??

I did check, and brushed the clam entire shell with a toothbrush before putting it in the tank, I may have ruffed him up in that spot, and also the flow in the tank is high there, I dunno if that would keep him closed there, I do see the white spots though.

I will check tommorow again for sure and post back here. maybe even try a close up shot of that area.

But the first time I looked, there was nothing to be eery of, I looked around the foot hole, and it was clean.

[a4twenty]

the best time to look for pyrams is and hour or two after lights out, they are nocturnal.

[Krazy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11442906#post11442906 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by a4twenty
the best time to look for pyrams is and hour or two after lights out, they are nocturnal.

I looked it over good about 2am this morning, the white spots look like lil feather duster tubes, they arent pyram snails for sure which makes me feel better.

See if that area doesnt extend today all the way.

hmm

[reefkoi]

weird...the mantle is pulled in at that same spot in all of your pics........

I don't understand why featherdusters would be growing on the inside of the shell though? That's a new one.

[Krazy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11443533#post11443533 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reefkoi
weird...the mantle is pulled in at that same spot in all of your pics........

I don't understand why featherdusters would be growing on the inside of the shell though? That's a new one.

Its looking a lil better today, seems to be extending more, looks like I might have ruffed it up there with the toothbrush when I cleaned the algae off the shell.

[a4twenty]

you should get rid of the dusters ( just the ones on the shell ), they will prevent the clam from opening all the way which is a waste of energy and stressful on the clam.

the mantle should recover, it looks white on the edge there. which could already be new tissue growth, if it is attracting any members of the CUC then it is probably still damaged tissue.

[Krazy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11448314#post11448314 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by a4twenty
you should get rid of the dusters ( just the ones on the shell ), they will prevent the clam from opening all the way which is a waste of energy and stressful on the clam.

the mantle should recover, it looks white on the edge there. which could already be new tissue growth, if it is attracting any members of the CUC then it is probably still damaged tissue.

I took my finger last night and gently ran it on that inside edge, wasnt small feather dusters, was little chips of the shell which I assume is from me with the toothbrush, it looks even better again today so I will take that as a good sign!!

Thanks for the help buddy!!!

Happy Holidays!

[FFrankie]

Nice T.Gigas. How big is it? Be careful with the edge of that shell. It can get razor sharp. If you cut your finger the sharks will get you ;)

[rwbogard]

The edges of mantle looked slightly pinched but that may be due to flash. Coloration looks pretty healthy and will color up with time. It will grow fast under the right light so watch out! My gigas is now well over a foot long and getting very heavy!! Also, as another pointed out, the calcium and alkalinity levels are key to ensuring coloration and overall health.

[rwbogard]

I'd watch out for the tangs too! They can be absolutely ferocious! Hehe.

[Krazy]

The clam is looking MUCH better, I will post a new top down shot in the next day or two. The part of the mantle that wasnt extending on the right side has now regrown out. The color is becoming more darker and the spots alot much blu greenish.

NOTHING LIKE A LIL TLC TO BRING EM BACK :)

[Krazy]

not a top down but a shot I took earlier today

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/632/hpim1425xw2.jpg

[bdif]

looks like my ex wife...

[FFrankie]

That was a pretty sad remark bdif. :(

Hey Keith, Looking pretty good! Would you mind if i posted mine here to show you how they will darken up?

[Krazy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11729842#post11729842 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FFrankie
That was a pretty sad remark bdif. :(

Hey Keith, Looking pretty good! Would you mind if i posted mine here to show you how they will darken up?

Go for it Frankie :)

[FFrankie]

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc121/Frankielucci/000_1959.jpg
Here's a top down with my large Atlantic blue swimming over it.

[Krazy]

2/13/08 picture

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7857/hpim1441rs3.jpg

[reefkoi]

Looks very healthy now! Good job.
C

[FFrankie]

Wow Keith. Great comeback!

[paintballer768]

I have to give kudos for bringing this thing back to where it should be. Good luck with it in the future. Obvious coloration increase and mantle inflation, good job!

[dailydriven911]

Looks great! Nicely done...

[Krazy]

Thanks everyone, I love this clam.

I have a jr gigas about 4-5" I just put in the other day, will get a pic of them together, look like twins!!

[paintballer768]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11852650#post11852650 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Krazy
Thanks everyone, I love this clam.

I have a jr gigas about 4-5" I just put in the other day, will get a pic of them together, look like twins!!
Even better, just make sure you have the room :p

[a4twenty]

looks like he's come around nicely, can't wait to see the new addition :)

[Krazy]

Heres the two of them together

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9752/hpim1448yo1.jpg

[FFrankie]

Sweet man. I love my gigas also. I wish i could fit another.

[Krazy]

I've had the small one for about a year, got it when it was like 2.5 inchs, took off like a bandit.

I think I might see if I cant trade it for a nice squamosa to change it up some, the twins are nice and all but a different species would be nice, maybe a nice deresa

[FFrankie]

I have a sweet deresa. There cool but get huge also fast. I would go for the squamosa. I saw www.*******.com <--(mr.coral) ;) has a few nice ones a few days ago.

[corals b 4 bills]

Two Gigas! :eek1: :eek2: , Expect to upgade your tank within two years or eventually have a all Gigas tank, here are some pics of my baby.....ah...BABY, this is a clam that I bought a year and a half ago he is between 10-11 inches now when I got him he was only 4. I love my clam so I am upgrading from a 155 to a 240 because of him, I'm going for the Hawian record!

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/81436gigas_2.jpg http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/81436gigas_5.jpg

[FFrankie]

LOL! I am upgrading to a 300 for my clam and ABT! The Hawaiian race is on!