Rod's Onyx

I like the pearly better....i have just had TERRIBLE luck trying to keep one......Rod has a very nice one at his store also...
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12109886#post12109886 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by craftytony
I like the pearly better....i have just had TERRIBLE luck trying to keep one......Rod has a very nice one at his store also...
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I thought that too but saw a blue spot a few weeks ago and really liked it.

Boogly Boogly has quite the personality and has been a very easy keeper. It is a beautiful fish when you you catch the light right, just glows. I am sorry to hear you have had such bad luck. I planned ahead for this one and had a cup shaped rock set upside down on the tank bottom before the sand went in. I simply started a hole under it for him and released him over the hole. He moved right in and has be great since. One thing I have had a problem with is my led driver for the night light went out a week ago. I didn't think much of it but that night, Boogly FREAKED OUT! He left his cave and frantically searched the tank, tried digging holes all over the place and in the morning I found him huddled under the Duncan frag disk sideways. I turned the lights on and he went right back in his cave. I have been leaving a desk light on for him at night (my tank is in our office) and haven't had any problems since then. Don't know if that helps or not but it might be worth a try. They seem to need a safe place to dig a cave and light at night. It eats anything in front of it. I love to drop amphipods in front of the cave, lol. Boogly is definately not starving to death. They are real people watchers.

Now if you want a really great fish, the Tailspot Blennie, he ROCKS!

I would go pick that one up from Rod. And --- put in a good word for me so I can get some clowns out of his next batch!:)
 
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12109886#post12109886 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by craftytony
i have just had TERRIBLE luck trying to keep one
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Its not you it was the clowns and the crab :p
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12118208#post12118208 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by craftytony
Yeah i had a sally that was stalking the poor guy
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hopefully he can move on and is not too traumatized :lol:



Bumping this thread for Devilboy and tofumushroomman
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12109886#post12109886 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by craftytony
I like the pearly better....i have just had TERRIBLE luck trying to keep one......
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Have you heard of proper acclimation procedures Tony??? :eek1:
 
hey thanks for th ebump GSMguy ill get my pics up here as soon as i can with my crappy camera. any suggestions for what settings (basic digital camera canon powershot i believe) are best for colors? i know not to use flash but......

Thanks!
 
here are some pics of my Onyx babies in there new home


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i think Rod gave me a good deal on the pair. The bigger of the 2 as you can see in the pictures is getting a little black coloration already after the first stripe....
 
they'll get use to it....i remember when i freaked out...he went into my back chambers he was almost a goner but then he learned from his mistake
 
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