The Iwagumi Reef

[dainiusiva]

have you thought about adding sea stars to your tank?

 

[yano]

have you thought about adding sea stars to your tank?

I have this Blue Linkia, (3 inch. size) severals years with me:

And this Fromia Monilis: (2 inch.)

I have a Archaester in my cleanup crew, and I want buy a Echinaster or Fromia Red.

 

[dainiusiva]

fromia stars look great. do you have any untraditional inverts?

 

[yano]

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fromia stars look great. do you have any untraditional inverts?

I´ve very much little inverts: Fromia, linkia and archaester seastars; nerites, trochus, nassarius and cerith snails; 2 seaurchins echinometra; any thor amboinensis, alpheus randalli; crabs: porcelain crabs, trapezia end others simbiotic coral crabs and very hermit crabs: clibanarius tricolor, calcinus red tiny, and paguristes cadenati...and tiny sea cucumbers colochirus quadrangularis. (probably this is more unusual).

 

[yano]

My last adittion, a A. Tenuis Blue:

And color progression in A. Multiacuta, here is 26/12/2010:

And now:

 

[dainiusiva]

did A. Multiacuta change it's color from pinkish to whitish or is it just white balance on your camera?

 

[yano]

Photos show faithfully the color of this acropora when arrived to the Iwagumi and actually.

 

[yano]

Photos show faithfully the change color from brown/pink with white tips to yelow/white with blue tips. Oooops, I repited message!

 

[agcneves]

Tank is so beautiful. Pretty Photographs.
Excellent work! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[RoWall]

Great setup, subscribed!

 

[nvdiz]

amazing color transformation

 

[sahin]

Beautiful reef, so perfectly scaped.

 

[togor]

Hi Yano!

As I already said you in TM, you've an awesome tank. Keep it on!

 

[kinlayan]

Fantastic aquarium! love the choice of fish and corals well done!

 

[yano]

Thanks for all yours comments!
Saludos Togor!

 

[ballsam]

wow. great tank and great pics. planing for my next upgrade (60"x60"x22"), and your tank will be a source of inspiration. subscribed /Samuel (from Sweden)

 

[yano]

My news arrivals, This orange sponge (Clathria sp.):

A Baby Synchiropus Splendidus ORA (only 1/2 inch long :fun2:

And E. Macrodon ORA:

 

[Crab Rangoon]

A Baby Synchiropus Splendidus ORA (only 1/2 inch long :fun2:

very nice - the smallest I've seen offered for sure.

 

[mordinad]

I,ve a good Cleaning Crew (25-30 Cerith, 5-10 Nassarius, 25-30 Clibanarius tricolor, 6-10 Paguristes cadenati, 2 Strombus and 1 Archaester), but the secret is Very Low Nutrients.

Just so you guys know... I'm in BCN right now for work. A nassarius is 5euros, turbo 10euros, and astreas are 6euros each... a freaking blue legged hermit was 12 euros and emerald crab 20euros.

So that's one hell of an expensive clean up crew! strombus --> Fighting conch... 18euros!

A LONG WAY FROM $2 a turbo in US/Canada!

 

[yano]

Just so you guys know... I'm in BCN right now for work. A nassarius is 5euros, turbo 10euros, and astreas are 6euros each... a freaking blue legged hermit was 12 euros and emerald crab 20euros.

So that's one hell of an expensive clean up crew! strombus --> Fighting conch... 18euros!

A LONG WAY FROM $2 a turbo in US/Canada!

Very expensive your prices, mordinad. My snails (clibanarius) and crabs (trochus, nassarius and cerith) was 4 euros/unit aprox. Very expensive with USA/Canada prices but this is Spain!