Coral Tank from Canada (1350gal Display Tank)

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nineball said:


The acrylic causes a slight distortion but its worth it to document our first tank raised citizen.

Peter[/QUOTE]

Congratulations. So are sending out the cigars or do we have to pick them up?

Is he in the main tank or one of the backroom tanks? If you are keeping him in the main tank and you don't have a long spine urchine you may want to throw a fake one in. They will hide in the spines for protection when young. Or pull the babies and give them a rearing tank.
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ShipWreck2 said:
If you are keeping him in the main tank and you don't have a long spine urchine you may want to throw a fake one in.
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Banggai cardinals naturally flock to hide in anemones in the wild so Peter's new born should be just fine where it is.

Dave.M
 
blkhwk said:
Did the anenome split?nice pics Peter
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I'm not sure what you mean. The anemone is in the same place. It appeared to accept the Cardinal although the fish does not appear to be there anymore I think. I can't find the cardinal fry today but with this tank its almost impossible to check every hiding spot.

Peter
 
dave.m said:
Banggai cardinals naturally flock to hide in anemones in the wild so Peter's new born should be just fine where it is.

Dave.M
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It was quite amazing to watch the fry flitting about the arms and not getting stung. The male parent is still swimming about the other end of the tank with a huge mouth full of fish. I hope they make it. As noted a moment ago the baby is no longer in the anemone.

Peter
 
It is always a huge thrill for me to see my fish pairing and breading. I've never been able to raise the fry myself. It's great though because it's obviously fish behaving naturally! :D And it is a clear indication that your amazing efforts are working! :fish1: :fish2:
 
Bax said:
It is always a huge thrill for me to see my fish pairing and breading. I've never been able to raise the fry myself. It's great though because it's obviously fish behaving naturally! :D And it is a clear indication that your amazing efforts are working! :fish1: :fish2:
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I agree, this experience is an important rite of passage for those of us in this hobby and forms an inportant contribution to our shared DNA. I see this event as a huge milestone in the evolution of this, 'our' tank.

Peter
 
I have raised about 25 Banggai babies to Adulthood, they eat newly hatched brine shrimp, but in such a large system with intakes and pumps about they may get killed in there, but lets hold thumbs.

If you can get them into a tank with just an airstone and sponge filter for water movement , your chances of raising the fry are much better!
 
dani15 said:
friend living in Medellin Colombia and just want to ask how do you sustain the mandarin. Thanks for the advice. By
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Hi dani.......I don't do anything special for the mandarin. I think there is enough space with lots of food that he likes. Actually I have two of them and they seem to get along with everyone else.


Peter
 
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Prequil to an update

Russter said:
Nothing for 3 days? I am in need of an update. ;)
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Mr. Wilson and I are waiting for:

the two new sumps to arrive for the Wilson Bars,

one new sump for the Hospital ICU Tank,

some new electrical work for the 18 additional LED units as well as final wiring for the Profilux 3ex controller,

We have moved most of the wildlife from the Wilson Bars to the display tank. All the Wilson Bars now have UV lights installed and working. Most of the initial programming has been done for the profilux but I will let Mr. Wilson discuss what that now entails. There is a considerable effort going on at the moment tweaking the various systems in the fish room. Establishing the right maintenance practices in the correct order is proving challenging. Simplicity is the goal for managing a very complex environment.

I am very excited with our achievement in saving the two cardinal babies and putting them in the Wilson Bars for the time being. We are feeding them live shrimp and they are looking like two very plump and healthy mosquitoes. There could be a considerable number of fry in the main tank but it will probably be some time before we know because there are so many places to hide.

I am learning to live a balanced life watching life evolve in the tank. I find it is all to often difficult to just put your feet up and relax watching the tank. It is easy to forget that life in the wild and even in a captive environment isn't always predictable or perfect. While I am running around with a magnifying glass looking for problems life is passing us by. Learning to keep an emotional balance should be part of the instructional manual for this thing. It would be a huge qualitative boost to just accept a balance to things we can't or should not change.


More after I feed the fish.................

Peter
 
nineball said:
Mr. Wilson and I are waiting for:

the two new sumps to arrive for the Wilson Bars,

one new sump for the Hospital ICU Tank,

some new electrical work for the 18 additional LED units as well as final wiring for the Profilux 3ex controller,

We have moved most of the wildlife from the Wilson Bars to the display tank. All the Wilson Bars now have UV lights installed and working. Most of the initial programming has been done for the profilux but I will let Mr. Wilson discuss what that now entails. There is a considerable effort going on at the moment tweaking the various systems in the fish room. Establishing the right maintenance practices in the correct order is proving challenging. Simplicity is the goal for managing a very complex environment.

I am very excited with our achievement in saving the two cardinal babies and putting them in the Wilson Bars for the time being. We are feeding them live shrimp and they are looking like two very plump and healthy mosquitoes. There could be a considerable number of fry in the main tank but it will probably be some time before we know because there are so many places to hide.

I am learning to live a balanced life watching life evolve in the tank. I find it is all to often difficult to just put your feet up and relax watching the tank. It is easy to forget that life in the wild and even in a captive environment isn't always predictable or perfect. While I am running around with a magnifying glass looking for problems life is passing us by. Learning to keep an emotional balance should be part of the instructional manual for this thing. It would be a huge qualitative boost to just accept a balance to things we can't or should not change.


More after I feed the fish.................

Peter
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Thanks for the update! :lol:

Yes, fish tanks should come with an emotional instruction manuel :reading:

More pics soon?
 
nineball said:
I am learning to live a balanced life watching life evolve in the tank. I find it is all to often difficult to just put your feet up and relax watching the tank. It is easy to forget that life in the wild and even in a captive environment isn't always predictable or perfect. While I am running around with a magnifying glass looking for problems life is passing us by. Learning to keep an emotional balance should be part of the instructional manual for this thing. It would be a huge qualitative boost to just accept a balance to things we can't or should not change.

Peter
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I couldn't agree more. Well said.:thumbsup:
 
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