Anyone looking for S. gigantea? - Page 2

CoralsAddiction · 03/27/2018, 12:48 PM

Some gigs look awful up until days 3-4 then miraculously make a strong comeback.

Pinkskunk · 03/27/2018, 08:08 PM

I treat my nem for a full 7 days, regardless how it looks after 3,4,5,6 days. Sometime i go 10 days. If u dont do this right the first time, the bacteria can resist the medication and your nem will lose the battle.

D-Nak · 03/27/2018, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinkskunk

I treat my nem for a full 7 days, regardless how it looks after 3,4,5,6 days. Sometime i go 10 days. If u dont do this right the first time, the bacteria can resist the medication and your nem will lose the battle.

I completely agree. I always got 7 days and leave it in QT another week no matter how good it looks. I learned the hard way that stopping early and then later switching to a different antibiotic (I tried Septra a few times) never worked.

duyhuynh · 03/27/2018, 09:46 PM

Thanks for the info guys.

duyhuynh · 03/30/2018, 09:34 PM

Updates for day 6 and 7. I will continue the treatment until day 10. Any suggestions?

pfan151 · 03/31/2018, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by duyhuynh

Updates for day 6 and 7. I will continue the treatment until day 10. Any suggestions?

How much flow do you have in the tanks?

duyhuynh · 03/31/2018, 11:52 AM

Not much. About 300gph 10- 12 inches away

duyhuynh · 03/31/2018, 03:06 PM

I also notice that my gig is retracted when light is on and opened nicely when light is off. Any thoughts? Thanks

OrionN · 03/31/2018, 09:25 PM

Looks like he is not doing well. Best you can do is trying to take care of him the best you can and hope for the best. Good luck

Mad Marine · 04/09/2018, 04:47 PM

That first one looks like a S. mertensii no?

D-Nak · 04/09/2018, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad Marine

That first one looks like a S. mertensii no?

Nope. Mertensii verrucae are typically red to pink to orange. I've yet to see purple or blue on a mert. Also, the verrucae start as dots and usually end in lines or almost solid color near the bottom of the foot. Gigs are the opposite, where the dots fade and disappear near the bottom of the foot.

OrionN · 04/09/2018, 08:49 PM

Duy
How are they?

duyhuynh · 04/10/2018, 08:11 AM

One is gone. The other one is still in the qt. It doesn’t look good. I will upload some pictures later. Thanks Minh.

drtrash · 04/10/2018, 02:50 PM

Derrick, will be looking for a mag soon, how are they with them?

D-Nak · 04/10/2018, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by drtrash

Derrick, will be looking for a mag soon, how are they with them?

They get them every so often. They've probably gotten in a couple in the past month or so. I'll keep an eye out.

duyhuynh · 04/11/2018, 05:31 PM

All three of the gigs didn’t make it through the treatments.

D-Nak · 04/11/2018, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by duyhuynh

All three of the gigs didn’t make it through the treatments.

Sorry to hear. It's tough to try to QT three at once. Did you end up separating them? Can you let us know your QT process? Do you have any photos?

Hopefully we can use this as a learning experience.

OrionN · 04/12/2018, 06:11 AM

Sorry to hear this. Better luck next time.

duyhuynh · 04/12/2018, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by D-Nak

Sorry to hear. It's tough to try to QT three at once. Did you end up separating them? Can you let us know your QT process? Do you have any photos?

Hopefully we can use this as a learning experience.

I followed the instruction from Minh and qt each of them separately. I sold one to my friend and gave him the instruction Two of mine had gone through 10 days of treatment and 4 additional days in the qt.

Water was changed and med was added everyday at night before turning off the light. Unfortunately, they didn’t make it. $$$ -> down the drain.

Problem: All three gigs arrived not in a good condition. 2 were probably 4/10 and 1 was 5/10.

Lesson learn: this hobby costs $$$$$

I would rather buy a healthy one.

Louis Z · 04/12/2018, 09:50 PM

It’s always tough to decide whether or not to purchase ,when you don’t see them firsthand.

pfan151 · 04/13/2018, 08:08 AM

I honestly question how useful cipro is. My belief is that the vast majority that survive would have survived whether they were treated or not. I know for me personally I’ve treated 6 and the only one that survived was one that I didn’t think needed to treated in the first place. I’m over on the east coast though so I think having them shipped from a fish store on the west coast when they are already not in top shape probably finishes them off.

My current two I bought established ones for a high price but I still think it comes out cheaper in the long run.

Pinkskunk · 04/13/2018, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by pfan151

I honestly question how useful cipro is. ............

you cant be serious.

Cipro have saved countless anemones. but it is NOT the magic bullet that will save them all. the thing with failed Cipro treatment is due to prior treatment by the vendor. some dont treat properly and when they come to you the bacteria already developed Resistance to the drug and the added stress and then physical damage is what caused failures.

i believe if the nem is shipped to me straight from the ocean and if i treat it, the success rate would be much higher.

my 2cents

OrionN · 04/13/2018, 08:41 AM

I can tell you that prior to 2014, you can count the number of long term Gigantea keep by RC members on one maybe two hands. Now they are too numerous to count. I myself have been trying to keep Gigantea since 1997. Never have success until I treat them. I was able to keep Magnifica since 1998.

ClownNut · 04/13/2018, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinkskunk

you cant be serious.

Cipro have saved countless anemones. but it is NOT the magic bullet that will save them all. the thing with failed Cipro treatment is due to prior treatment by the vendor. some dont treat properly and when they come to you the bacteria already developed Resistance to the drug and the added stress and then physical damage is what caused failures.

i believe if the nem is shipped to me straight from the ocean and if i treat it, the success rate would be much higher.

my 2cents

have to agreed.
the blue when i got it, it was in bad shape.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...2258884&page=2
i dont think it will make it without cipro treatment.

duyhuynh · 04/17/2018, 04:34 PM

News: Aqua Collection just have 3 green gigs available. I bought one and give it another try.

03/31/2018, 09:25 PM	#34
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	Looks like he is not doing well. Best you can do is trying to take care of him the best you can and hope for the best. Good luck __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

04/09/2018, 08:49 PM	#37
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	Duy How are they? __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

04/12/2018, 06:11 AM	#43
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	Sorry to hear this. Better luck next time. __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

04/13/2018, 08:41 AM	#48
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	I can tell you that prior to 2014, you can count the number of long term Gigantea keep by RC members on one maybe two hands. Now they are too numerous to count. I myself have been trying to keep Gigantea since 1997. Never have success until I treat them. I was able to keep Magnifica since 1998. __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

03/27/2018, 12:48 PM	#26
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	Some gigs look awful up until days 3-4 then miraculously make a strong comeback.

03/27/2018, 08:08 PM	#27
Pinkskunk Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,773	I treat my nem for a full 7 days, regardless how it looks after 3,4,5,6 days. Sometime i go 10 days. If u dont do this right the first time, the bacteria can resist the medication and your nem will lose the battle.

03/27/2018, 09:46 PM	#29
duyhuynh Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Fountain valley, Ca Posts: 582	Thanks for the info guys.

03/31/2018, 11:52 AM	#32
duyhuynh Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Fountain valley, Ca Posts: 582	Not much. About 300gph 10- 12 inches away

03/31/2018, 03:06 PM	#33
duyhuynh Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Fountain valley, Ca Posts: 582	I also notice that my gig is retracted when light is on and opened nicely when light is off. Any thoughts? Thanks

04/09/2018, 04:47 PM	#35
Mad Marine Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 177	That first one looks like a S. mertensii no?

04/10/2018, 08:11 AM	#38
duyhuynh Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Fountain valley, Ca Posts: 582	One is gone. The other one is still in the qt. It doesn’t look good. I will upload some pictures later. Thanks Minh.

04/10/2018, 02:50 PM	#39
drtrash Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: S. Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 2,178	Derrick, will be looking for a mag soon, how are they with them?

04/11/2018, 05:31 PM	#41
duyhuynh Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Fountain valley, Ca Posts: 582	All three of the gigs didn’t make it through the treatments.

04/12/2018, 09:50 PM	#45
Louis Z Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Montgomery Posts: 1,257	It’s always tough to decide whether or not to purchase ,when you don’t see them firsthand.

04/13/2018, 08:08 AM	#46
pfan151 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: FL Posts: 1,897	I honestly question how useful cipro is. My belief is that the vast majority that survive would have survived whether they were treated or not. I know for me personally I’ve treated 6 and the only one that survived was one that I didn’t think needed to treated in the first place. I’m over on the east coast though so I think having them shipped from a fish store on the west coast when they are already not in top shape probably finishes them off. My current two I bought established ones for a high price but I still think it comes out cheaper in the long run.

04/17/2018, 04:34 PM	#50
duyhuynh Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Fountain valley, Ca Posts: 582	News: Aqua Collection just have 3 green gigs available. I bought one and give it another try.