430gal., L-shaped display

[Taqpol]

Where can people get their hands on these RSF Snails? Having a stable population seems way better (For my wallet and reefs) then replacing a bunch every few months as they slowly die off/get taken out by my christmas wrasse.

 

["Umm fish?"]

I know, right? I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't want to breed these. I can send you some but it might have to wait until spring. We are having unseasonably cold temperatures this winter and I don't know that we'll get out of it soon. In the meantime, I got mine from Jonathan (jnarowe, a couple of posts up) and he's also in Washington. I don't know if he still has a population going, but maybe he knows someone local that does? The other option is to ask here (at RSF ): http://www.reefstewardshipfoundation.org/forums/

 

["Umm fish?"]

More starry blenny eggs from today, probably unfertilized. I'm starting to think that I have two females, dang it.

 

[Western_reefer]

Awesome! More fish food! lol

 

["Umm fish?"]

Yep. The wrasses enjoyed them.

 

[danrobberg]

would a female lay eggs with out a male? i would think if you had two females they wouldnt lay eggs, knowing they wont be fertalzed?

 

["Umm fish?"]

I don't know. They did some dances with each other a couple of days ago. But both times, as the smaller one was laying eggs (and she was seriously huge), the other one was absolutely uninterested.

 

[jnarowe]

More starry blenny eggs from today, probably unfertilized. I'm starting to think that I have two females, dang it.

That's HOT.

 

["Umm fish?"]

Well, as much as fish sex ever is....

 

[Western_reefer]

:lol:

 

["Umm fish?"]

I'm excited to report that I think I have a torch coral recruit. Torch corals brood their larvae internally and release them when they are pretty competent to settle. So, you are more likely to see coral recruits from them than from broadcast spawners. This one took up shop on an old gorgonian skeleton that is sieving a pretty brisk current.

 

[es1887]

nice, how long have you had the torch?

 

["Umm fish?"]

I've had torches since maybe March, though they had some issues for a while? I think this might be coming from a new one, though.

Here is the backside of that:

I just got some Berghia in this week. Sorry about the glass. It's just a cruddy old 10 gal. and it's had a lot of gross aiptasia insides floating around for a while.

 

[engineeronh2o]

Homemade nursery tank.......great job!

 

[coralnewbee]

now thats some cool stuff,,,,thanks for sharing

 

["Umm fish?"]

Thanks, y'all!

 

["Umm fish?"]

The Berghia are up to day seven (at 79 degrees F) and are really pretty cute:

The shells are quite visible, but I don't see the velar lobes yet. I don't know why it shocked me so much that their larval development is so similar to snails, but I sure didn't expect to see shells. Silly me.

While photographing the nudibranchs I decided to shoot some Columbellids that are pretty far along. I haven't taken any pictures of them in quite a while and they really are just gorgeous.

Oddly enough, it looks like one larva is developing without a shell:

It's in for a mighty rude awakening as soon as that egg capsule opens.

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

Hey Andy just checkin' in, I've got some catching up to do.

 

["Umm fish?"]

Hey! Well, don't read my parts. They are just me talking. Everybody else makes good points, though.

 

["Umm fish?"]

Checked the sixlines for for spawning again tonight: 9:18 pm. Here's one of the eggs, 30 minutes old.