Chrysopterus in the 120g now

[Toddrtrex]

You're killing me.

The PLTA is looking great.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Wanna see some thing cool?






He got the yellow back in his tail.
I had a feeling that his yellow would return in better light and better food.

 

[Toddrtrex]

That is really cool. What is this better food you speak of?

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Oh, rods food, PE mysis, veggies and once a week chopped up shrimp and squid pieces.

 

[Toddrtrex]

It is funny that you mention Rod's food. I have always fed my fish that, but have been feeding it more often lately, and I seem to notice better color with my pink skunks.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Yeah your pink skunks are beautiful..I meant to ask you, are you going to raise the fry, once they lay a big batch of eggs? If so I hope you post updates..please

I feed them the shrimp and squid pieces to keep them busy while feeding the anemones.

 

[Toddrtrex]

I am thinking about it, a fellow reefer offered to let me borrow some of her stuff to help rear the wee ones. But, I think I will let them be for a while, since it took so long for them to spawn. Then get them used to laying on a tile. What I don't like now is that I can't see the eggs, since the anemone is covering them.

Thanks.

I've been lucky, never have had to distract my clowns when I am feeding the anemones -- neither the skunks or the Clarkii. The Haddonis eat too fast.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Oh I don't have to do that with the LTA. It is way too sticky and fast for them to steal the food. The mertensii is good and sticky too but the female still finds a way of yanking the food away. She is only able to do this when the food doesn't land close enough to the mouth. Usually the anemone eats it fast enough so she can't snatch it. I would rather her be distracted that way she won't hurt the anemone trying to yank the food away.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

I just noticed some thing else about the pictures. I think my little boy is growing up..the line on the top of his tail is gone too.

~sniffle~ I'm so proud..lol I can't wait till he loses his third stripe.

 

[Ron Popeil]

keep us posted on any additional color improvements using rods food and your diet. my old pair very exceptionally vibrant when they first arrived, but in a matter of weeks dulled incredibly. this was inspite of a large variety of pellet, flake and frozen foods.

 

[Reefvette]

Akinydos

Akinydos

My female akinydos looks very very very similar to your darker colored Chrysopterus..

Im questioning now weather mine is really a akinydos

when she gets mad she has the same exact color in your pic RON. The fish on the right

 

[Ron Popeil]

im pretty certain yours is akindynos. that uniform chocolate color, the bands and the yellow fins underneath....very akindynos.

mine turned a dull yellowbrownblack, and then stayed that way.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Weird, its like your fish was playing in ashes. My female looks a bit like the one on the left in the second picture. Except she has black anal and pectoral fins. I wonder if this only happens to the white tailed chrysopterus?

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

I was looking at the LTA today, it always looks its best after a good meal, so I took a few pictures. Enjoy the blurry pictures..

 

[Toddrtrex]

Wow, Christina, that looks so great. Love the deep purple.

If I set up another tank for an LTA, I am going to blame you.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

I won't mind taking the blame even more so if you find a red one and put it next to a purple one. That would look sweet.

Here is the Mertensii under actinics..see what I mean by it glowing I know some one will say it looks photo shopped but this is what it kinda looks like in person and the picture still doesn't do it justice. Maybe because my camera is crud.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

I got another person saying my chrysopterus is a Akyndinos. I decided to bump this thread for that.
I guess she kinda looks like an Akyndinos when I use flash to take her picture..it makes her look a little more brown. She has the black anal and pectoral fins that definately makes her not be an Akyndinos right?

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

If she spent most of her time in the Mertensii she would look more black. Durring the day both chrys play in the purple LTA. She only goes back to the mertensii is when I'm looking at the anemone. (as if she is trying to gaurd the mertensii from me) She also sleeps in the Mertensii at night while the male sleeps in the LTA. Her color seems more brown because she is in the LTA for the most part of the day. The LTA makes them look brown and the Mertensii makes them look more black.

Does she look like a Akyndinos to you in this picture?

 

[phender]

Your fish are without a doubt chrysopterus. I have both akindynos and chrysopterus. Akindynos have a peach colored nose and the brown is a carmel color. I could see where some people might see the white tail and the brown color and make the mistake. Like Ron said, chrysopterus have a nasty habit of fading from black to brown in some tanks.