njudson
10/01/2013, 07:35 AM
Long story short yesterday I went to checkout a new LFS I've been hearing good things about recently. Walked in to find they had gotten a bunch of anemones in the day prior. They had 8-10 gigs on various colors mostly bleached badly and with stubby tentacles in a tank with a bunch of crispas, btas etc. A smaller beige gig stuck out to me looking healthier than the others. Nice shaggy looking tentacles, mouth closed and it was supporting itself well showing the folds etc I see in pics of gigs. I couldn't help myself so I took it home. Not a planned purchase and I don't have cipro on hand but hopefully got lucky with a healthy nem to start.
After a 45 minute drip acclimation and a quick re scape of my 60 cube in it went.
This is 10 minutes after being added - top down shot trying to show the mouth
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l5Vu7c8uJ68/UkqrjHz9nxI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/BEy5CwXx6qc/w649-h865-no/IMG_20130930_190242.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ov8K8sK4ZZ0/Ukqrft3aW8I/AAAAAAAAAZo/SUyfk0tk9_U/w649-h865-no/IMG_20130930_190239.jpg
This is maybe an hour later. What I thought was a brown anemone looks mostly blue under my LEDs. Not quite as blue as this pic makes it looks though rather it's mostly a tan color with the top of each tentacle being blue.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yZp062mU568/Ukq-N_K7lGI/AAAAAAAAAbM/ZHGzRRlVImU/w1153-h865-no/IMG_20130930_204144.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9v48EVqyjGE/Ukqrzu3e0-I/AAAAAAAAAaM/52wJaqPDKKI/w1153-h865-no/IMG_20130930_204140.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hCsHa3LkBc4/Ukqr9uNNbhI/AAAAAAAAAaY/XbgX2TS-9rA/w1153-h865-no/IMG_20130930_204144.jpg
It hasn't moved from when I initially placed it and continues to look ok. Have not seen it deflate.
Heres a picture with flash of the column this morning before the lights come on. (sorry about the dirty glass)
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-a-eaGDM0uNg/Ukqsvj5gcyI/AAAAAAAAAao/knBRg0pdujs/w1153-h865-no/IMG_20131001_070601.jpg
wish me luck
Feel free to confirm this isn't a Helianthus for me or comment if you think it may be - it was simply labeled carpet anemone but the tentacles confirm the gigantea imo but I am no expert
After a 45 minute drip acclimation and a quick re scape of my 60 cube in it went.
This is 10 minutes after being added - top down shot trying to show the mouth
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l5Vu7c8uJ68/UkqrjHz9nxI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/BEy5CwXx6qc/w649-h865-no/IMG_20130930_190242.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ov8K8sK4ZZ0/Ukqrft3aW8I/AAAAAAAAAZo/SUyfk0tk9_U/w649-h865-no/IMG_20130930_190239.jpg
This is maybe an hour later. What I thought was a brown anemone looks mostly blue under my LEDs. Not quite as blue as this pic makes it looks though rather it's mostly a tan color with the top of each tentacle being blue.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yZp062mU568/Ukq-N_K7lGI/AAAAAAAAAbM/ZHGzRRlVImU/w1153-h865-no/IMG_20130930_204144.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9v48EVqyjGE/Ukqrzu3e0-I/AAAAAAAAAaM/52wJaqPDKKI/w1153-h865-no/IMG_20130930_204140.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hCsHa3LkBc4/Ukqr9uNNbhI/AAAAAAAAAaY/XbgX2TS-9rA/w1153-h865-no/IMG_20130930_204144.jpg
It hasn't moved from when I initially placed it and continues to look ok. Have not seen it deflate.
Heres a picture with flash of the column this morning before the lights come on. (sorry about the dirty glass)
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-a-eaGDM0uNg/Ukqsvj5gcyI/AAAAAAAAAao/knBRg0pdujs/w1153-h865-no/IMG_20131001_070601.jpg
wish me luck
Feel free to confirm this isn't a Helianthus for me or comment if you think it may be - it was simply labeled carpet anemone but the tentacles confirm the gigantea imo but I am no expert