multicolor gigantea - Page 8

Gary Majchrzak · 05/23/2009, 05:59 AM

I've had my imp for around two years. It was just starting to change when I got it. Since this is an anemone thread I can tie it all together with my reply: I'm very conscientious about feeding both the gigantea and imperator properly. Heavy feedings can result in a rapid deterioration of water quality so I'm also careful about monitoring conditions for my SPS.

Gary Majchrzak · 12/29/2009, 09:36 PM

one Vortech MP40 has replaced the Magdrive7 powerhead

delphinus · 12/29/2009, 11:45 PM

The end view of your tank has got to be one of my most favourite aquascapes. Awesome picture, thanks for sharing!

OrionN · 12/30/2009, 12:14 AM

Lovely. Happy New Year everybody.

garygb · 12/30/2009, 01:21 AM

Fantastic pic Gary.

Gary Majchrzak · 01/16/2010, 10:58 AM

adtravels · 01/16/2010, 11:02 AM

Gorgeous green gig

mobert · 01/16/2010, 12:44 PM

nice!

Gary Majchrzak · 02/08/2010, 07:22 PM

Julio · 02/08/2010, 07:33 PM

looks great and the clowns look amazing too.

shred5 · 02/08/2010, 08:51 PM

That is completely awsum Gary.. You tank has always been one of my favs. It has always looked so natural and with nice colonies not all packed in.

OrionN · 02/08/2010, 09:26 PM

Happy birthday, (arrival to tank day) what ever.

ChuckG · 02/18/2010, 04:17 PM

Awesome tank Gary.. i have been follwing along and picking up pointers along the way.

I love the gigantea and hope to one day keep one. Is "multicolor" the standard name for the specimen you have and can they called by other names as well? I see some called tan or brown but they don't seem to have the blue and green highlights to them like yours. Not sure if those are just unhealthy specimens or are truly just brown.

InsaneClownFish · 02/18/2010, 05:17 PM

Very nice. I actually find myself staring at your purple cap. No matter where I place frags of mine in the tank they always seem to look more brown than purple. Yours look nice and grape ape.

Great anemone. Great tank.

Gary Majchrzak · 02/19/2010, 10:08 AM

BonsaiNut · 02/19/2010, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gary Majchrzak

It's a female

When you can't see eggs like this, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a male - it might just be off-season.

marc price · 02/20/2010, 12:14 AM

gary, how is it your imperator angel hasn't touched the gig and i had my a blueface tear a haddoni apart? i'd like to have another large angel but don't want to risk my anemones and here you are!

Gary Majchrzak · 02/20/2010, 07:15 AM

IME many Angelfish and Butterflyfish (mine included) will pick at anemones like this one. At one point I was considering either getting rid of this anemone or getting rid of certain fish. Luckily, I was able to work it out by feeding the fishes (and anemone) more food. (I don't believe more feedings will solve the problem in every case.)
In any event, being able to work things out in this aquarium gave me a great feeling of accomplishment

Gary Majchrzak · 02/20/2010, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BonsaiNut

It's a female

When you can't see eggs like this, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a male - it might just be off-season.

I can't recall trying to sex this anemone, BN.
To the best of my knowledge it hasn't spawned in my aquarium yet.
Are you in agreement with me that there's no way to determine it's sex based on these pictures?

OrionN · 02/20/2010, 07:55 AM

Is it really eggs in this picture posted by Gary before? This is out of my experiences.

BonsaiNut · 02/20/2010, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrionN

Is it really eggs in this picture posted by Gary before?

It's pretty unmistakable, though a tighter focus and stronger backlighting would allow you to make out the individual eggs (which are pretty small). Visual presence of eggs identifies females, but absence of eggs does not necessarily indicate males since females can be without eggs for some periods during the year.

BonsaiNut · 02/20/2010, 04:14 PM

If you are REALLY interested in gametogenic development in sea anemones, Dr. Anna Scott just published an interesting paper on the subject about 10 months ago. It focuses on E. quadricolor due to her location in Australia (where only E. quadricolor and H. crispa are available for her studies) but I think you'll find the content really interesting since it addresses some of the advanced subjects that come up on this board.

Anna Scott and Peter Harrison: Gametogenic and reproductive cycles of the sea anemone, Entacmaea quadricolor (note the file is about 1.5 MB in size)

BonsaiNut · 02/20/2010, 04:27 PM

Just to cover my bases, it should be noted that some anemone species are simultaneous hermaphrodites; though S. gigantea is not supposed to be one of these. Additionally, I am not aware of any information regarding juvenile or non-reproductive individuals. It is possible that a juvenile female might not exhibit eggs simply because it has not reached a certain level of maturity.

WDLV · 02/20/2010, 07:39 PM

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing that.

BonsaiNut · 02/20/2010, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WDLV

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing that.

I really hijacked this thread, but oh well...

An interesting part of this research is that 16 different color morphs were sampled - and that certain color morphs were highly skewed toward one sex or the other. Males, for example, were almost exclusively one color morph. Very interesting and very curious.

I asked her if she felt her results were different due to her sub-tropical location. She couldn't really say. Though her research covers a fair section of the East Coast of Australia, it would be interesting to see what a field survey in the Red Sea (for example) would turn up. It's not really the direction she is taking her research at the moment.

Also... I found it notable that the biospsies were non-lethal. What's to stop someone from going out to the reef, "harvesting" eggs and sperm using this method, and then artificially raising the offspring?

05/23/2009, 05:59 AM	#176
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	hi, Steve! I've had my imp for around two years. It was just starting to change when I got it. Since this is an anemone thread I can tie it all together with my reply: I'm very conscientious about feeding both the gigantea and imperator properly. Heavy feedings can result in a rapid deterioration of water quality so I'm also careful about monitoring conditions for my SPS. __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

12/29/2009, 09:36 PM	#177
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	Christmas '09 one Vortech MP40 has replaced the Magdrive7 powerhead __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

12/29/2009, 11:45 PM	#178
delphinus Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Calgary, AB., Canada Posts: 1,453	The end view of your tank has got to be one of my most favourite aquascapes. Awesome picture, thanks for sharing! __________________ -Tony My next hobby will be flooding my basement while repeatedly banging my head against a brick wall and tearing up $100 bills. Whee! Current Tank Info: 280g Reef, 65g FOWLR

12/30/2009, 12:14 AM	#179
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	Lovely. Happy New Year everybody. __________________ 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

01/16/2010, 10:58 AM	#181
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	__________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

12/30/2009, 01:21 AM	#180
garygb Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: los angeles Posts: 4,471	Fantastic pic Gary.

01/16/2010, 11:02 AM	#182
adtravels you cant buy blue fingers Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,542	Gorgeous green gig __________________ False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon 36x24x24 reef

01/16/2010, 12:44 PM	#183
mobert Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los Gatos, California Posts: 2,574	nice!

02/08/2010, 07:22 PM	#184
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	3 year anniversary this month __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

02/08/2010, 07:33 PM	#185
Julio Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: New york Posts: 7,978	looks great and the clowns look amazing too. __________________ Thanks, Have a nice day. Julio Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef w/ 250 watt SE XM10Ks and AP1003, 12 gallon reef, 40 gallon reef

02/08/2010, 08:51 PM	#186
shred5 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Waukesha , WI Posts: 4,998	That is completely awsum Gary.. You tank has always been one of my favs. It has always looked so natural and with nice colonies not all packed in. __________________ David Polzin

02/08/2010, 09:26 PM	#187
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	Happy birthday, (arrival to tank day) what ever. __________________ 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

02/18/2010, 04:17 PM	#188
ChuckG Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Batavia, Il Posts: 647	Awesome tank Gary.. i have been follwing along and picking up pointers along the way. I love the gigantea and hope to one day keep one. Is "multicolor" the standard name for the specimen you have and can they called by other names as well? I see some called tan or brown but they don't seem to have the blue and green highlights to them like yours. Not sure if those are just unhealthy specimens or are truly just brown.

02/18/2010, 05:17 PM	#189
InsaneClownFish Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,069	Very nice. I actually find myself staring at your purple cap. No matter where I place frags of mine in the tank they always seem to look more brown than purple. Yours look nice and grape ape. Great anemone. Great tank. __________________ 7 Years Reefing and Many Fresh 8 Foot Envisions

02/19/2010, 10:08 AM	#190
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	__________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

02/20/2010, 12:14 AM	#192
marc price Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: "the birthplace of independence" Posts: 1,146	gary, how is it your imperator angel hasn't touched the gig and i had my a blueface tear a haddoni apart? i'd like to have another large angel but don't want to risk my anemones and here you are!

02/20/2010, 07:15 AM	#193
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	IME many Angelfish and Butterflyfish (mine included) will pick at anemones like this one. At one point I was considering either getting rid of this anemone or getting rid of certain fish. Luckily, I was able to work it out by feeding the fishes (and anemone) more food. (I don't believe more feedings will solve the problem in every case.) In any event, being able to work things out in this aquarium gave me a great feeling of accomplishment __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

02/20/2010, 07:55 AM	#195
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	Is it really eggs in this picture posted by Gary before? This is out of my experiences. __________________ 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

02/20/2010, 04:14 PM	#197
BonsaiNut Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 4,629	If you are REALLY interested in gametogenic development in sea anemones, Dr. Anna Scott just published an interesting paper on the subject about 10 months ago. It focuses on E. quadricolor due to her location in Australia (where only E. quadricolor and H. crispa are available for her studies) but I think you'll find the content really interesting since it addresses some of the advanced subjects that come up on this board. Anna Scott and Peter Harrison: Gametogenic and reproductive cycles of the sea anemone, Entacmaea quadricolor (note the file is about 1.5 MB in size) __________________ "You are a very fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I am very fond of you; but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!" - The Hobbit; J. R. R. Tolkien

02/20/2010, 04:27 PM	#198
BonsaiNut Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 4,629	Just to cover my bases, it should be noted that some anemone species are simultaneous hermaphrodites; though S. gigantea is not supposed to be one of these. Additionally, I am not aware of any information regarding juvenile or non-reproductive individuals. It is possible that a juvenile female might not exhibit eggs simply because it has not reached a certain level of maturity. __________________ "You are a very fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I am very fond of you; but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!" - The Hobbit; J. R. R. Tolkien

02/20/2010, 07:39 PM	#199
WDLV Skunk Hybrid Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pasadena, MD. USA Posts: 3,003	Good stuff. Thanks for sharing that. __________________ - Walter D. LaRoque V "The tanks go or I go." - Ex Wife