Few images from the LFS

[zenya]

I stopped at my local fish store today and brought my camera with me, lucky for me because they had some interesting fish today and so I snaped few shots while they were bagging my new clam.

First, salt water fish...

Not even sure what tyoe of fish this one is, couldn't get a good look at it but it sure got some mean looking set of shoppers.

Some cleaning services...

 

[zenya]

few more...

few more...

Few more images from the salt water department and then I'll add a few shots of my favorite fresh water fish.

And the reason I came to the store to begin with... :lol:

 

[zenya]

And some images of the fresh water discus, which are my favorite. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did while taking them.

 

[gregr]

Great shots Gene- you gotta post a pic of that clam once it''s settled into it's new home

 

[zenya]

Thanks,Greg! I sure will if I can get a good shot of it. As luck would have it it;s under the center brace at the moment...

 

[gregr]

That's okay... I have patience :lol:

 

[mfisher2112]

Great shots! Discus have been one of my favorite fresh waters for years. Still need to find a male that my female Turquoise will tolerate... Has been an expensive endeavor so far...

 

[naka]

I love the first picture Gene.

James

 

[melev]

Great shots, Gene. Look for my thread, as I had the same idea in mind when I came to the forum tonight.

 

[edwing206]

looks like you got a good lfs to buy stuff at.

 

[zenya]

Thanks, guys!
The store I go to is fairly nice, nothing spectacular but decent store to get stuff from.

mfisher, what size tank you got where you keep your duscus at?
Perhaps agressiveness comes from too small a territory? I've never kept this fish myself but at the store they have at least 15 fish in a large tank. I have not seen those fish fisht one time while I was there.

 

[mfisher2112]

Right now she's in a 30 gallon. I have kept pairs in 20 gallon long before as long as they were alone. she's just cranky, I think. hehe.

She took out her tank mate early on (about 3 years ago), and has taken out anything I try to put in the tank with her. I think she is just not interested in a tank mate at this time. generally, they only get that aggressive when there is a breeding pair, or when multiples of the same sex are competing for space and food. I feel bad for her though, because she keeps laying unfertilized eggs on the filter inlet but she has taken out 3 potential tank mates up until now (and at those prices, not to mention the slaughter of innocent fish, I can't keep that up!)

 

[zenya]

Sorry to hear you having problems with getting her a mate... but I can;t offer any advice as I have never kept them myself.

Here's another pic I forgot to add, a different kind of hawkfish. Now that one I had kept and it provided endless entertainment for my granddaughter by perching on the rocks and looking straight at her.

And another shot of the discus tank, well, a corner of that tank actually.

 

[subijitsu]

Sweet pics. I love the first one.

 

[picklepot]

These are great...and you had no control over the lighting!

 

[zenya]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8308928#post8308928 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by picklepot
These are great...and you had no control over the lighting!

Thank you!
Nope, I had no control over anything in there.

Greg, this is for you, I could only get a shot of my new clam through the glass. Marc's top down box is not working for me anymore becouse I lowered my canopy and can't get it to fit...

Anyways, it is a beautiful clam (I'm biased, of course).

 

[picklepot]

Nice!

 

[gregr]

Nice! Can you frag it for me? :lol:

 

[bobafett]

mfisher2112-

I used to breed Pigeon Blood Discuss before I got into reef. They pretty much form bonds when young (approx 2"-3") and stick with their mates for the rest of their lives. It was the only way I would ever get breeding pairs. I would start off with about 20 young ones in a 125 gal and watch them pair off as they became adults. The large tank helped them establish their own space and I found they were happier and grew faster. When a pair was established they were moved into their own 30 gal. I was never able to get newly acquired adults to pair off. They were just too territorial and would chase other new discuss away. I would love to get back into discuss but there are only so many money pits I can afford at a time.

 

[PL-Reef]

number 1 is sweet!!!!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: