"Best of" FO's (since we don't get TOTM's)
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mattsilvester
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I have a blue face and an emperor in my 240 - I'm gonna take the blue face back though. The emperor doesn't as such bully him, but he knows his place, and its a shame to see the blue being held back.......
When I put food in, he swims out, all eager, all happy, delighted that its feeding time....... then he see's the emporer coming and he takes flight with "tail between legs"......... off to the other end of the tank where he pick up the left overs (good quality food that the emporer missed - he simply can't grab it all).
So, as much as I can say that the blue is healthy and eating, and as such they are getting along, I cannot say with hand on heart that he is "happy".
I had a similar scenario a couple of years back, with a queen and emporer angel...... same situation - emporer was boss, and basically kept the queen in her place.......
To me, that is wasted beauty...... its putting a super model down a coal mine instead of letting her parade her beauty, where she's happiest.
Just my thoughts.......
Matt
When I put food in, he swims out, all eager, all happy, delighted that its feeding time....... then he see's the emporer coming and he takes flight with "tail between legs"......... off to the other end of the tank where he pick up the left overs (good quality food that the emporer missed - he simply can't grab it all).
So, as much as I can say that the blue is healthy and eating, and as such they are getting along, I cannot say with hand on heart that he is "happy".
I had a similar scenario a couple of years back, with a queen and emporer angel...... same situation - emporer was boss, and basically kept the queen in her place.......
To me, that is wasted beauty...... its putting a super model down a coal mine instead of letting her parade her beauty, where she's happiest.
Just my thoughts.......
Matt
mattsilvester
Team RC
jmccown - some new pics are definitely needed - nice fish you have got there!
I never lost any fish clekchau. Queen is still doing great. It is changing now, forming the blue ring on it's head. Yep, still looking for my final addition - the sohal. I want to get rid of the puffer in the pic if anyone wants him. He's a bruiser. Never measured him but he's between 10-12 inches.
rafael13
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danorth mars is the local club
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=173
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=173
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Not an aggressive tank - but FO and not "the best"
Not an aggressive tank - but FO and not "the best"
I haven't posted any pictures of my tank (acrylic - Tenecor), but I finally have some decent pics online.
I'm still looking to upgrade the lights, maybe another 190w PC (double what I have) or so and add more rock. 10-15% water changes weekly of course.
The tank is a hand-me-down from my father in law who bought it years ago, but never kept up with it (and kinda beat it up a little). I believe its a little over 100g and is all self contained ("sump"/ filter, skimmer etc.) - I wouldn't be able to go the "reef" route without a major renovation, so this one will just be FOWLR.
Whole tank pics:
A few blurry shots of the live stock (still working on get really nice pics):
I seem to have all the "usual suspects", but what they lack in originality they make up for in personality. I can feed pretty much everyone by hand - but the Naso is very pushy and has to be first.
1 - Naso Tang 5"
1 - Foxface 5"
1 - Blue Tang (got him at 2" maybe but he's grown 3.5" or so)
1 - Coral Beauty
1 - Flame Angel
1 - Singapore Angel (got all the dwarfs at once - each 3")
1 - Random damsel (survived tank start up from like 2 years ago)
1 - Diamondback goby (so much fun to watch him work)
1 - Purple reef lobster (rarely see him out, but he's in there)
2 - Skunk cleaner shrimp, Random hermits and snails, 1 sand sifting star fish
and my newest addition:
Blue spiny lobster - really cool - antenna tip to tail at least 12" and we feed him by hand. Picked him up from a reef central member who had him from very little.
Night shot - on the prowl
I'm always trying to get nicer pictures, I just need to get better with the camera and post more often.
Comments or suggestions are of course welcome. Enjoy!
Jon
Not an aggressive tank - but FO and not "the best"
I haven't posted any pictures of my tank (acrylic - Tenecor), but I finally have some decent pics online.
I'm still looking to upgrade the lights, maybe another 190w PC (double what I have) or so and add more rock. 10-15% water changes weekly of course.
The tank is a hand-me-down from my father in law who bought it years ago, but never kept up with it (and kinda beat it up a little). I believe its a little over 100g and is all self contained ("sump"/ filter, skimmer etc.) - I wouldn't be able to go the "reef" route without a major renovation, so this one will just be FOWLR.
Whole tank pics:
A few blurry shots of the live stock (still working on get really nice pics):
I seem to have all the "usual suspects", but what they lack in originality they make up for in personality. I can feed pretty much everyone by hand - but the Naso is very pushy and has to be first.
1 - Naso Tang 5"
1 - Foxface 5"
1 - Blue Tang (got him at 2" maybe but he's grown 3.5" or so)
1 - Coral Beauty
1 - Flame Angel
1 - Singapore Angel (got all the dwarfs at once - each 3")
1 - Random damsel (survived tank start up from like 2 years ago)
1 - Diamondback goby (so much fun to watch him work)
1 - Purple reef lobster (rarely see him out, but he's in there)
2 - Skunk cleaner shrimp, Random hermits and snails, 1 sand sifting star fish
and my newest addition:
Blue spiny lobster - really cool - antenna tip to tail at least 12" and we feed him by hand. Picked him up from a reef central member who had him from very little.
Night shot - on the prowl
I'm always trying to get nicer pictures, I just need to get better with the camera and post more often.
Comments or suggestions are of course welcome. Enjoy!
Jon
happyface888
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Ditto XD, quit amusing and nice looking fish. Thats the first time I seen a lobster in a tank that isnt consumable.
FishAreFriends2
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10232396#post10232396 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jmccown
Here is a pic of mine. Not that current but shows a couple of my fishies in my 380g display. There is about 22 fish in there, but you can only see a few here.
I'll put new ones up soon
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wow nice tank, you have alot of fish wish I could do that. But the energy bill must kill.:rollface: :rollface: :rollface: :rollface: :rollface:
