Auburn University Anemone Study!!
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You are correct sir, I feel the same way. For me completing the project is a my great reward, so I push as much as I can aside from school to get it done. Thankfully Stuart and Modi have been really helping out a whole lot. They have been putting systems together in my absence when I am doing school work and they have been doing a heck of a job.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6737930#post6737930 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rollin
Hey Mike let me know when you need the boxes. I have them all cut out they just need to be glued together.
Plus you can come by and see the mighty-ninety
Sounds great Chris, I have a test on Thursday in Physics 2 that I am buring myself in until I feel comfortable. I should be able to come by anytime after that. We will be so glad to have those boxes . Thanks doing this for us.
Ladies and Gentlemen, our Custom Internal Overflow Box maker. He does some amazing work and all of it from his garage. I will post some more picture of them comming together like I had last time.
travisurfer
New member
are you using some fake nems too?
donfishy76
In Memoriam
whitten, I have a RBTA and it has not allowed any ocellaris clowns into it. I have tried about 5-6 different clowns, always swapping them out for another with hopes it will go into the anemone; but after reading through things onthis thread, it is the anemone that has to accept the clown, is that correct?
What if I tried like a tomato or cinnamin clown? Any thoughts?
What if I tried like a tomato or cinnamin clown? Any thoughts?
It doesn't seem like the anemone has too much say in the matter. I don't think I've ever heard that it's the anemone that accepts the clown. What I have heard from many people, though is that sometimes it takes their clowns weeks, even months before the clown decides to host the anemone.
Our clowns which are very close to Clarkii go directly into the anemone with out any time in between the anemone being introduced to the tank. Often they get in them as soon as the are in the water and sometimes when the anemones are in our hands.
Alot of it has to do with whether the fish was captive raised or wild caught. The next factor is if they were introduced to an anemone early on or if they were just put into holding tanks to begin with. I have found that with False Percs it takes alot of time to get them to host. It took mine well over a month to do so and that was in a small tank. With other breeds it takes litterally seconds. My roomate has a goldstripped maroon that litterally went into a forign anemone within an hour of it being introduced.
Alot of it has to do with whether the fish was captive raised or wild caught. The next factor is if they were introduced to an anemone early on or if they were just put into holding tanks to begin with. I have found that with False Percs it takes alot of time to get them to host. It took mine well over a month to do so and that was in a small tank. With other breeds it takes litterally seconds. My roomate has a goldstripped maroon that litterally went into a forign anemone within an hour of it being introduced.
travisurfer
New member
do they host the fake anemone?
donfishy76
In Memoriam
well i was just curious because I have had this RBTA for well over 18 months now and no clowns have taken to it. I have kept the same clowns in the tank with the anemone for like 6 months and no show of ever even trying it out.
Yeah I have been really busy with School, Job interveiws, and working on the lab.
We are finalizing the details on the larger systems now, hanging the rack for the lights over the center of the countertops, and also getting our coral tank ready and rearing.
I will try and get a picture for ya'll by tommorow so you can see some progress.
We are finalizing the details on the larger systems now, hanging the rack for the lights over the center of the countertops, and also getting our coral tank ready and rearing.
I will try and get a picture for ya'll by tommorow so you can see some progress.
eclecticvibe
Premium Member
How's the study coming? I was working on getting your tanks ordered, and thought I'd stop in to check on any progress.
Hey everyone, it has been quite some time without an update.
Some things have changed and some haven't...I am still at Auburn and about to finish up with my Major. I have asperations to go on and build power plants which is nothing but what we in the business of construction call MEP(mechanical, electrical, and plumbing).
Some of the other players in the project have since graduated and gone on to do great things and hopefully they will chime in if they get an e-mail from this thread being resurected.
So lets get to some info about the Lab.
I stopped in and checked on Dr. Chadwick a little while ago and got some great news, all of the systems have been a great success. Specimin health and has been high and growth has been what she described as "phenominal" for tank rasied Bicinctus. Nutrient levels have stayed low reguardless of the fairly infrequent water changes, and the over all lab has been a great tool for their research.
I promise I will go and get some update pictures this week. I need to stop back in and check on when and if she intends to re set up her coral tanks, and in the mean time I will get more particualars like research findings, and also which pairs have successfully spawned...yes, many pairs are spawning.
At any rate everytime I see the good Dr. she is in high spirits about our work for her research and has been extremely happy with the outcome and health of her Animals many of which are 3+ years old.
Stay Tuned...I will have pictures of the finished product and changes soon.
Some things have changed and some haven't...I am still at Auburn and about to finish up with my Major. I have asperations to go on and build power plants which is nothing but what we in the business of construction call MEP(mechanical, electrical, and plumbing).
Some of the other players in the project have since graduated and gone on to do great things and hopefully they will chime in if they get an e-mail from this thread being resurected.
So lets get to some info about the Lab.
I stopped in and checked on Dr. Chadwick a little while ago and got some great news, all of the systems have been a great success. Specimin health and has been high and growth has been what she described as "phenominal" for tank rasied Bicinctus. Nutrient levels have stayed low reguardless of the fairly infrequent water changes, and the over all lab has been a great tool for their research.
I promise I will go and get some update pictures this week. I need to stop back in and check on when and if she intends to re set up her coral tanks, and in the mean time I will get more particualars like research findings, and also which pairs have successfully spawned...yes, many pairs are spawning.
At any rate everytime I see the good Dr. she is in high spirits about our work for her research and has been extremely happy with the outcome and health of her Animals many of which are 3+ years old.
Stay Tuned...I will have pictures of the finished product and changes soon.
greenbean36191
Premium Member
I'm still around too.
Some other big news from the lab:
Several of the fish are spawning regularly, and one of the students last semester was in charge of trying to raise the young, but didn't have any success. I imagine eventually someone else will take over where she left off.
The first master's student working on the project just finished his thesis last semester and it's in preparation now, so hopefully sometime soon it should be available to read.
Also, probably the biggest news is that this summer a group of students will get the chance to go to Jordan and work with the animals in the wild to supplement the work being done in the lab.
Some other big news from the lab:
Several of the fish are spawning regularly, and one of the students last semester was in charge of trying to raise the young, but didn't have any success. I imagine eventually someone else will take over where she left off.
The first master's student working on the project just finished his thesis last semester and it's in preparation now, so hopefully sometime soon it should be available to read.
Also, probably the biggest news is that this summer a group of students will get the chance to go to Jordan and work with the animals in the wild to supplement the work being done in the lab.
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