Happy FRIDAY Photo Thread!!!

[pookstreet]

If I get a 60D, does that mean I'll shoot great pictures like you? Now only if it were that easy. Great Pics Kenny

Yes, Mike. It's absolutely all in the equipment. The user only provides the finger to press the shutter. Seriously tho, the equipment do make quite a significant difference. The rest is just practice

Happy Friday.
Not much fish related activity for me lately. Need to get organized and sell the stuff sitting round the house and break down the 12g im neglecting.

Quick Birding outing this morning. Club day tomorrow, not sure where the field trip is...

Lesser Goldfinch - Ballona Creek

Beautiful and extremely sharp photo. And this thread is not limited to reef/fish only

Kenny, is that a blue line angel? How reef safe is it?

Yes, that's a blueline. Like all angels and other "nippers", it's natural instinct is to "pick" at corals for food. I have several other not completely "reef safe" fish in the tank. For me, it's all in how you condition them and feed them once they are introduced into the community tank. I feed heavy but rely on high quality equipment and maintenance to keep water quality high.

Kenny good to see your sps are doing so well now. I got a blueline a few months ago too and the lines are starting to show. I finally picked up another femininus after my first/second one went bye bye. And lastly....I still have that pink watermelon chalice frag you gave me a long long time ago. You still have that colony?

Thanks James. You must've gotten a juvi. They are typically easier to condition to aquarium life. Mine started out as a juvi also but has grown almost an inch since. It's getting the treatment now before going into the 300. Congrats on the femininus. I am looking to add one of those or a lennardi myself. Lost quite a few chalice colonies about a year or so ago. Not sure which one you got from me.

 

[Fuegan]

Thanks Pook. I am enjoying looking at everyone elses stuff while leaving the wallet in the back pocket.

Birds are pretty much free and its exercise I desperately need. Wandering round the wilderness sure can eat up a weekend.

 

[isseym328]

Hey Kenny - DD getting a few of the fems in recently. I also saw the only male femininus imported so far....went to Japan I believe. Be pretty cool to have both male/female fems in our tanks one day.

It was the pastel pink watermelon. Almost died on me but making a comeback. Love the pastel pink color!

 

[pookstreet]

Hey Kenny - DD getting a few of the fems in recently. I also saw the only male femininus imported so far....went to Japan I believe. Be pretty cool to have both male/female fems in our tanks one day.

It was the pastel pink watermelon. Almost died on me but making a comeback. Love the pastel pink color!

DD is great but their prices are typically unrealistic. I'll wait around for something nice to come around. My QT is occupied anyways

I lost my Pastel but got a frag back and it's growing well. It sucks but seems inevitable in this hobby.

 

[pookstreet]

Happy..........happy........Joy..........joy...........

His favorite perch.

His bud at the other side of the world.

 

[wishntoboutside]

Bah humbug! Kenny what favia is that in the left that you are fragging for me?-).

 

[jesseblack]

I love all of them... not sure what order...

 

[bullitr]

happy friday

happy friday

this one it turns orange from too much par but i like it

blue leds with sun shining on directly on this acans

 

[bullitr]

For iPhone user

 

[pookstreet]

Bah humbug! Kenny what favia is that in the left that you are fragging for me?-).

Any time, Richard. That's the one you gave to me many moons ago. It's the Tequila Sunrize

 

[wishntoboutside]

Nice... I forgot about that one from kupang back in the old days

 

[pookstreet]

Happy Friday y'all!!!

 

[Fuegan]

Happy Friday!

First Practice of the Season Tomorrow. Racing on the 25th. Photo Practice time tomorrow... Only working eight hours today. Hell yeah friday.

 

[THE JOEY]

Great action shot !!! Slideways

 

[THE JOEY]

Not to current but I thought it was a good shot

 

[THE JOEY]

I just got lucky with this one. Out mountain biking and was able to whip out the camera.

 

[Fuegan]

Nice shot.

 

[All Delight]

Currently, I have 3 females and one of them is transitioning to a male. Two of them I've had over a year, including the transitioning female. The third is about 5-6 months in the tank. Of course, I didn't start out with just these 3. If I were able to keep them all alive, I would have a school of them now

Are they any more difficult to start eating than other anthias? I have ignitus and flavoguttas, both took a few days to get going. I'm really itching to pull the trigger on the ventralis.

 

[pookstreet]

To be honest, I actually found them easier to feed than either the flavoguttatus or the smithvanizi anthias, both of which I have had zero luck with keeping them alive past 6 months. The ventralis I've tried don't seem to have issues eating from day one, it's keeping them alive and thriving past the 6-8 month mark that's been difficult. The ventralis in general seems to be a bit bolder than the other smaller anthias and that helped them during feeding time. The flavoguttatus and smithvanizi were just too intimidated in my tank to eat enough for long term survival.

 

[pookstreet]

Have a great holiday weekend, SoCal!!!