Sisterlimonpot
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where you able to collect quite a bit of them?
430gal., L-shaped display
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"Umm fish?"
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Only 41 this time. I watched the spawn and probably pulled the collector out too early before all the eggs made their way to it. I don't need a ton anyway. If any survive to feeding then I am going to try out a new first food idea and I don't need many just to see if they'll eat.
"Umm fish?"
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I don't have any recent ones. I was really, really sick last month and let the glass go. I've only just started the cleanup process again and there's lots of coralline to scrape. It's good to see there's still fish in there, though. 
When I get the tank cleaned up I'll get on the FTS again.
It's pretty nice sitting in the tub watching the fish. I have to look pretty far up to see them, but it's an interesting angle. They are pretty silly fish. Lots of drama.
When I get the tank cleaned up I'll get on the FTS again.
It's pretty nice sitting in the tub watching the fish. I have to look pretty far up to see them, but it's an interesting angle. They are pretty silly fish. Lots of drama.
"Umm fish?"
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Differences in developmental rates in sixline wrasse embryos. All of these are 19.5 hours old. All photographs are taken in situ in a one quart canning jar.
"Umm fish?"
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Differences in developmental rates are still evident in the sixline wrasse prolarvae. All of these are now 43.5 hours post-spawn. The fish have tolerated very minor water changes (just with a pipette, so slllooooowwww) and the addition of small amounts of the flagellate+greenwater that I want to try as first food.
Oil globule and yolk are to the left of this larva.
Oil globule and yolk are below the larva in this shot.
Focus is a little lower in this shot so you can see fin development.
A question: We're now at about 49 hours post-spawn and some of the prolarvae have adopted a tail-high stance in the water column before swimming off. None of them are doing it all the time. What does it mean? Has the oil globule been absorbed?
Oil globule and yolk are to the left of this larva.
Oil globule and yolk are below the larva in this shot.
Focus is a little lower in this shot so you can see fin development.
A question: We're now at about 49 hours post-spawn and some of the prolarvae have adopted a tail-high stance in the water column before swimming off. None of them are doing it all the time. What does it mean? Has the oil globule been absorbed?
"Umm fish?"
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At least one of them is still holding on for me close to 86 hours post-spawn, which is a new record for me. I did a small water change and added more possible prey. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get any photos.
"Umm fish?"
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Thanks, y'all! I hope that's "geek" in a good way and not in the "bite the head off of birds" way....
I still have one hanging in there, five full days (120 hours--I miss-counted the hours earlier) post-spawn! By far a new record for me and it looks to me like it might be eating!
I still have one hanging in there, five full days (120 hours--I miss-counted the hours earlier) post-spawn! By far a new record for me and it looks to me like it might be eating!
"Umm fish?"
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Cool! Why wait? It's a long-term process and the sooner you get started the sooner you start getting some results. Heck, you could start teaching yourself how to culture rotifers with algae paste or something. It's a good routine to learn and you can feed your results right to your reef tank.
There are a lot of little details, but you can break many of them down into modular components and learn those a little at a time.
Speaking of, my T-Iso starter came in yesterday and I need to get back to learning to culture that.
It's a long-term process and the sooner you get started the sooner you start getting some results. Heck, you could start teaching yourself how to culture rotifers with algae paste or something. It's a good routine to learn and you can feed your results right to your reef tank. There are a lot of little details, but you can break many of them down into modular components and learn those a little at a time.
Speaking of, my T-Iso starter came in yesterday and I need to get back to learning to culture that.
martyharrison
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Hello Andy,
I gave up all of my aquariums many years ago- but a thread I had followed way back then that hadn't seen any activity in a long time got an update recently so I was lured back here and stumbled upon your amazing thread. Let me just say how inspirational your work is for me. Having pretty much sworn off reef tanks years ago after a flatworm outbreak destroyed my entire tank, I'm now pondering re-entering the hobby after reading what you've accomplished. I'm actually sitting here right now- looking at the wall I've always known would be perfect for installing something really huge behind. Winning lottery would be the final key to jumping back in, so it still seems unlikely- but never say never- right?!
And before you go apologizing for all the time I've "wasted" on this thread- stop right there- I feel like I should be sending you payment for what you've done! Seriously!
Anyway- thanks for your contributions- I look forward to following your progress and wish you the best of success!
I gave up all of my aquariums many years ago- but a thread I had followed way back then that hadn't seen any activity in a long time got an update recently so I was lured back here and stumbled upon your amazing thread. Let me just say how inspirational your work is for me. Having pretty much sworn off reef tanks years ago after a flatworm outbreak destroyed my entire tank, I'm now pondering re-entering the hobby after reading what you've accomplished. I'm actually sitting here right now- looking at the wall I've always known would be perfect for installing something really huge behind. Winning lottery would be the final key to jumping back in, so it still seems unlikely- but never say never- right?!
And before you go apologizing for all the time I've "wasted" on this thread- stop right there- I feel like I should be sending you payment for what you've done! Seriously!
Anyway- thanks for your contributions- I look forward to following your progress and wish you the best of success!
"Umm fish?"
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Thanks, Marty!
I think that can be arranged....
I think it's time to bust out the sawzall! Let me know when you have pictures of your new build....
I think that can be arranged....
I think it's time to bust out the sawzall! Let me know when you have pictures of your new build....
"Umm fish?"
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It's been a while, so I thought I'd post a couple of recent photos.
Here's an amphipod female in a closed-off sand burrow (sugar-fine sand), with a developing brood:
And here's a tubeworm. I think tubeworms are amazingly beautiful. It's too bad that the larger ones don't seem as hardy and that the hardy ones are too small to really appreciate.
Here's an amphipod female in a closed-off sand burrow (sugar-fine sand), with a developing brood:
And here's a tubeworm. I think tubeworms are amazingly beautiful. It's too bad that the larger ones don't seem as hardy and that the hardy ones are too small to really appreciate.
Matias Ilhabela
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Sorry to intrude, you have any tonna galea this reef?
who tends to leave a better structure so is tonna galea, but do not know if it is spawning or dung.
who tends to leave a better structure so is tonna galea, but do not know if it is spawning or dung.
"Umm fish?"
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Murf--Sorry. I've not seen anything like that. That's crazy looking though. Please let me know when you find out.
Matias--I had no real plans for them. I don't have a lot of sea stars and would worry about them starving.
Matias--I had no real plans for them. I don't have a lot of sea stars and would worry about them starving.
Matias Ilhabela
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I'm sorry for the confusion, I was asking for Murfman you want to identify the structure found in his reef.
tonna the galea is releasing a wide ribbon that will be rolling and form a structure much like the one that showed Murfman.
I'm sorry for the mistakes of agreement in the sentences I write
tonna the galea is releasing a wide ribbon that will be rolling and form a structure much like the one that showed Murfman.
I'm sorry for the mistakes of agreement in the sentences I write
"Umm fish?"
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I've heard of that. Isn't it a LE wasp nest?
Well, I'm fairly irritated at the guy that built my rocks. He built the whole thing in front of me _except_ the three pieces to cover the pump intakes. Well, one of them delaminated and I took a good look at it yesterday evening. What do I find? He used freaking _aluminum_ gutter guard as the matrix for the concrete! Grr. It's a lot of water volume and it certainly didn't get to toxic levels for most of the inverts in the system, but this could very well be one of the contributing factors as to why I haven't been able to keep any of the more delicate inverts, and especially not in the display tank. Hmph.
First water change to get rid of the metals today.
Well, I'm fairly irritated at the guy that built my rocks. He built the whole thing in front of me _except_ the three pieces to cover the pump intakes. Well, one of them delaminated and I took a good look at it yesterday evening. What do I find? He used freaking _aluminum_ gutter guard as the matrix for the concrete! Grr. It's a lot of water volume and it certainly didn't get to toxic levels for most of the inverts in the system, but this could very well be one of the contributing factors as to why I haven't been able to keep any of the more delicate inverts, and especially not in the display tank. Hmph.
First water change to get rid of the metals today.
