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11/18/2014, 06:51 PM | #1 |
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New Giganteas with Pedal Laceration
Good to be back in the gigantean club.
Picked these two up last night from my lfs. I wasn't going to get back to giganteas but after he showed me the pictures of the giganteas at the supplier and it could be shipped to arrive the day after, I couldn't resist. Yellowish Green Purple. This is a monster. A lot bigger than I desire. One small budding from pedal laceration on the purple. I'm not sure if there's more but what I found last night.
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11/18/2014, 09:17 PM | #2 |
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Wow.....what a coup!
That purple monster will likely become 16-18" once it expands. Finding healthy, colorful gigs is rare. |
11/19/2014, 05:36 AM | #3 |
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very niiiice.... hope they do well for you.
i'm not familiar with the "buds" on a gig. i only recently acquired a couple. is a bud a result of the laceration and just how it heals? maybe offspring of some sort? i thought they spawned though...
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11/19/2014, 07:16 AM | #4 |
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Hey Nick congrats again on the new gigs.
wow beautiful ! i hope the pedal thing is nothing serious, under your care i think it would be healthy. are they both in your display or frag tank? please keep us posted on the condition. |
11/19/2014, 07:24 AM | #5 |
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Well, I guess my display can be a frag tank for some people. It's full of SPS frags.
I'm hoping to get for info on gigantea laceration and the success rate of the offspring in captivity. The only thread on it is the sticky one at the top of the forum and there was more info on anti-biotic treatment than the laceration itself.
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11/19/2014, 10:00 AM | #7 |
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They don't look to be sick IMO and I'm afraid the treatment will stress it out.
I do have Cipro in hand if needed.
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11/19/2014, 10:02 AM | #8 |
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If healthy and not infected let it heal. Right choice.
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11/19/2014, 10:04 AM | #9 |
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Very good Nick. I hope they will do well for you. I love that green. I am still looking for a green one.
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11/19/2014, 11:08 AM | #10 |
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That purple monster is absolutely awesome. Please send updates after it acclimates.
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11/19/2014, 02:12 PM | #11 |
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That looks like budding....
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11/19/2014, 07:41 PM | #12 |
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Great score. That's a lot of color for a new arrival. Those guys are under MH and T5, right?
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Do you have any more info on this? I would love to know how long it takes for the whole process to complete.
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Last time someone posted about this monitor it for at least 6 months then he stop update. No one that I know off report successful reproduction of Haddoni by this method. Keep us update please. You will be the first if you end up with several
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Don't try to cut it off. It won't live.
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Hehhehe. Yup, probably not a good idea. No mouth on them yet.
I'm hopeful but I also know very well the mortality rate of gig in captivity.
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I doubt that it is true budding, as in a form of genuine reproduction. IMO, it is more likely to be some sort of genetic deformity. A good number of babies are born with 11 toes, so why wouldn't the occasional gigantea develop "buds"?
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Yeah, when I saw this on the purple gigantea, I had to recall my post because I remember someone on here had this on their gigantea. This turned out to be the Pedal Laceration thread that was a sticky at the top of this forum section. Unfortunately, that gig did not make it due to infection which is very common with these anemones.
I've read many articles about anemone reproduction and particularly pedal laceration. But I haven't found any article describing gigantea reproduction. The pedal laceration is quite different from what I've seen that was dubbed pedal laceration of gigantea in this forum. http://www.asnailsodyssey.com/LEARNA...E/anemAsex.php The anemone basically leave behind bits of themselves. These bits, I assume contain all the function of the anemone and is capable of surviving on its own. I guess time will tell if this is truly pedal laceration in progress or just a deformality.
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How are these guys doing? Would love to see updated pics of the purple monster.
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The two gigs are doing very well. I will post some update pictures later.
I just don't want to keep posting update pics because every time I do that to a gig, I ended up jinxing myself and the anemone's health declined. But these two are so far so good. 1 month+ and they showed no sign of stressed. The purple one gained a lot more zoanthallae and tentacles are a lot longer. Okay, I should stop talking now.
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Here's an overdue update pic as of this evening. I had to moved quite a bit of my sps frags away from these beasts.
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wow, that blue looks big! They look great, congrats!
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Looking good. My Leopard wrasses did not fare well with carpet. I lost my trio within 6 weeks
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