Cheatodon gardineri
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rachenbrazil
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So gorgeous !
Thank you!
Yup. I also love selene because of the lines.. There might be others but of hand I can only think of selene..
Hehe, very! You know me
It's not so much the stripes direction, but those pearly dots that they are made of, increasing in size as they radiate out are pretty unique.
stuifbol
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Congrats Peter...that's a very nice specimen:dance:
If you don't want it send it to me :fun2::fun2:
If you don't want it send it to me :fun2::fun2:
Here she is in QT:
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aandfsoccr04
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What a beautiful fish. Congrats on a nice pickup!
Update: She isn't settling in very well. Lots of pacing... and other just "unsettled" behavior. She's eaten a couple PE mysis, and a bit of scallop, but doesn't seem to like either. And with the distracted behavior, there's very little attention to food in general. Hopefully things improve...
jjk_reef00
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Beautiful looking fish!
You may want to hang some nori out and see if he likes that.
IME some newly introduced Chaetodon species take nori before eating frozen.
I don't know if that particular species is one of them since you are the only one who has this fish
You may want to hang some nori out and see if he likes that.
IME some newly introduced Chaetodon species take nori before eating frozen.
I don't know if that particular species is one of them since you are the only one who has this fish
Big E
Premium Member
Hi Peter,
Is it in with the Tinkers hybrid?
I was thinking about how timid some of these BF's are if they wouldn't do best alone to start out with.
Something worth trying is to put cardboard on the front & back of the tank & view the fish from the side panel. It gives him more room to retreat back & could make them less skiddish. It gives the fish the feeling of a sense of depth to it's surroundings
Discus keepers used to do this to get the fish less skiddish & to be more bold at feeding time. Some times they would go to the extremes of covering all the sides & making just a small hole to view the fish.
Covering the panels might stop the pacing unsettled behavior also because they can't see beyond to continue to search for ways to get beyond the clear barrier.
Think about how fish react in a clear plastic bag versus if the bag has that black sleeve. The reactions are quite different. Being thrown in a strange new environment is bad enough, but to see somewhere to escape, they frantically try to break through.
Is it in with the Tinkers hybrid?
I was thinking about how timid some of these BF's are if they wouldn't do best alone to start out with.
Something worth trying is to put cardboard on the front & back of the tank & view the fish from the side panel. It gives him more room to retreat back & could make them less skiddish. It gives the fish the feeling of a sense of depth to it's surroundings
Discus keepers used to do this to get the fish less skiddish & to be more bold at feeding time. Some times they would go to the extremes of covering all the sides & making just a small hole to view the fish.
Covering the panels might stop the pacing unsettled behavior also because they can't see beyond to continue to search for ways to get beyond the clear barrier.
Think about how fish react in a clear plastic bag versus if the bag has that black sleeve. The reactions are quite different. Being thrown in a strange new environment is bad enough, but to see somewhere to escape, they frantically try to break through.
Dr Colliebreath
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At this rate, I think you will have at least one of every known butterfly in your keeping. :lolspin: Maybe it doesn't like the eel.
