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03/27/2018, 12:48 PM | #26 |
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Some gigs look awful up until days 3-4 then miraculously make a strong comeback.
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03/27/2018, 08:08 PM | #27 |
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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.
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03/27/2018, 09:37 PM | #28 | |
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03/27/2018, 09:46 PM | #29 |
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Thanks for the info guys.
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03/30/2018, 09:34 PM | #30 |
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Updates for day 6 and 7. I will continue the treatment until day 10. Any suggestions?
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03/31/2018, 10:58 AM | #31 |
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03/31/2018, 11:52 AM | #32 |
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Not much. About 300gph 10- 12 inches away
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03/31/2018, 03:06 PM | #33 |
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I also notice that my gig is retracted when light is on and opened nicely when light is off. Any thoughts? Thanks
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03/31/2018, 09:25 PM | #34 |
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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
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04/09/2018, 04:47 PM | #35 |
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That first one looks like a S. mertensii no?
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04/09/2018, 05:12 PM | #36 |
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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.
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Duy
How are they?
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One is gone. The other one is still in the qt. It doesn’t look good. I will upload some pictures later. Thanks Minh.
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Derrick, will be looking for a mag soon, how are they with them?
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04/10/2018, 03:01 PM | #40 | |
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04/11/2018, 05:31 PM | #41 |
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All three of the gigs didn’t make it through the treatments.
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04/11/2018, 09:10 PM | #42 |
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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.
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Sorry to hear this. Better luck next time.
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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. |
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04/12/2018, 09:50 PM | #45 |
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It’s always tough to decide whether or not to purchase ,when you don’t see them firsthand.
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04/13/2018, 08:08 AM | #46 |
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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.
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04/17/2018, 04:34 PM | #50 |
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News: Aqua Collection just have 3 green gigs available. I bought one and give it another try.
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