Australian giganteas

ThRoewer · 11/24/2019, 02:02 AM

I found 2 small giganteas at a local store today. They looked healthy and not bleached so I took them both. One of them seems actually to be of decent size. In the bag it inflated so much that it filled it out. But when I took it out of the bag and placed it into the QT it contacted again. These are the first pictures of them right after they went into the QT.

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OrionN · 11/24/2019, 06:48 AM

I was told that Australian Gigantea cost a lot mainly due to the small numbers allowed to collected. Two legs and an arm. You ended up in a wheel chair buying one of those.
Do you know for sure yours were from Australia?
Nice looking Gigantea

ThRoewer · 11/24/2019, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by OrionN

I was told that Australian Gigantea cost a lot mainly due to the small numbers allowed to collected. Two legs and an arm. You ended up in a wheel chair buying one of those.
Do you know for sure yours were from Australia?
Nice looking Gigantea

Well, its what the store owner told me. And they have other things that come from there. These giganteas came with a recent shipment that contained a good number of haddoni.
I actually didn't pay a lot for them.

OrionN · 11/24/2019, 08:15 AM

This is the season for small Gigantea. Traditionally late fall and early winter is when there is a large numbers of Gigantea were collected. I would not consider a flood of Gigantea but a lot more of them.

D-Nak · 11/24/2019, 01:40 PM

Very nice. I'm curious to see how these look when fully expanded.

ThRoewer · 11/24/2019, 09:23 PM

Video of them in quarantine:

https://youtu.be/Me8DcD0GlUQ

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ChizerBunoi · 11/29/2019, 04:17 PM

Very nice find. Gigs are very rare in my country. But to see you get 3 is so awesome.

QuickxSilver · 11/30/2019, 07:27 PM

What's the QT protocol you are using and are you treating with any chemicals?

ThRoewer · 12/01/2019, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by QuickxSilver

What's the QT protocol you are using and are you treating with any chemicals?

Just observation and treatment only if they show signs of infection.
Both gigs and the BTA are doing well so no treatment needed at this point. All are still pretty contract, most likely due the hard flow I have in that tank.

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11/24/2019, 02:02 AM	#1
ThRoewer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 9,014	Australian giganteas I found 2 small giganteas at a local store today. They looked healthy and not bleached so I took them both. One of them seems actually to be of decent size. In the bag it inflated so much that it filled it out. But when I took it out of the bag and placed it into the QT it contacted again. These are the first pictures of them right after they went into the QT. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk __________________ Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +...

11/24/2019, 06:48 AM	#2
OrionN Anemones Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 15,825	I was told that Australian Gigantea cost a lot mainly due to the small numbers allowed to collected. Two legs and an arm. You ended up in a wheel chair buying one of those. Do you know for sure yours were from Australia? Nice looking Gigantea __________________ 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

11/24/2019, 08:15 AM	#4
OrionN Anemones Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 15,825	This is the season for small Gigantea. Traditionally late fall and early winter is when there is a large numbers of Gigantea were collected. I would not consider a flood of Gigantea but a lot more of them. __________________ 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

11/24/2019, 01:40 PM	#5
D-Nak Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 5,703	Very nice. I'm curious to see how these look when fully expanded. __________________ Tank info: 120 gallon 48x30x20 high DT. Clownfish breeding rack in full swing: C-Quest Onyx, Bali Aquarich P1 Picasso + Rod's Onyx, wild percula + Rod's Onyx.

11/24/2019, 09:23 PM	#6
ThRoewer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 9,014	Video of them in quarantine: https://youtu.be/Me8DcD0GlUQ Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk __________________ Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +...

11/29/2019, 04:17 PM	#7
ChizerBunoi Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Alberta Posts: 41	Very nice find. Gigs are very rare in my country. But to see you get 3 is so awesome.

11/30/2019, 07:27 PM	#8
QuickxSilver Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 16	What's the QT protocol you are using and are you treating with any chemicals?