Gigantea update and a few observations

[Monti-Man]

Uhmm i guess i have feed it twice in the 2 weeks...The first time was a couple of small krill and this last time i i bought a bag of some organic tiger prawns and i just cut one in half and soaked it over night with some selcon.

That disappeared mighty quickly i might add

I am pleased that he looks so good...We'll see i guess what happens with the "mouths" Would be cool if he decided to do something like that. I did read on RC months ago about a guy who's carpet split. Not sure what kind but it took a few months i agree and he documented it all. I am going to try and search RC for it today to see what kind it was.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Excellent. Glad to see another of the same "batch" is doing well Just a question regarding the feeding. Have you observed your anemone catching anything in its tentacles far away from its mouth and then somehow eating it? Or is anything you feed pretty much dropped right into its mouth? The reason I ask is because mine has caught a few pieces of stray mysis (it's very "sticky"), but I haven't observed it actually moving it to its mouth....if that makes sense?

It's interesting, because I was just reading a thread on RC about asexual reproduction of carpet anemones, and saw some pictures of a Gigantea "budding", similar to what seems to be happening in your third pic.

[Monti-Man]

Hey Drew

We'll i guess i am in the same boat as you. I have seen him catch the mysis but never bring it to its mouth. But when i feed the shrimp it does actually take it to its mouth. As he usually has a fold over one part of its mouth i just drop it on him and he does the rest.

Which thread is it on RC i don't think i have seen that one yet.
I am still trying to find the thread about the guy whos carpet split but am having a hard time finding it.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Here's the one I was reading.

[Sushiman]

LOVE IT! I never get tired of carpets! More pls!

[Delphinus]

When I feed my other two, they do bring the mysis over to their mouth. It will completely fold over the quandrant over to the mouth. I'll see if I can take a video of it.

I'm thinking that if they eat anything, run with that. The lack of zooxanthellae concerns me a little, they have to get their energy from somewhere. Unless it's some bizarre species of zooxanthellae that's clear, but I thought zoox. was always brown. I dunno.

Also, I'm not sure that flow is the only variable for tentacle length. Mine is under a 250W and actually partially shadowed by the ritteri which is sitting higher. But then it also is on the side of the tank that's close to a south window, so some sunlight is getting onto it.

At any rate I wouldn't worry about the tentacle shape too much, they'll do their own thing. Overall it looks like it's doing well and if it is eating for you then it must be not too bad. I'll try some shrimp or prawn instead of mysis and see if it responds. My other two respond to smaller foods but maybe it's more about whatever they're used to?