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Tina's Twin Bommies
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Buddyboy67
Fish Herder
Tank looks really well.Love those zoas in the first pic, got a price on their heads yet???,lol...they are stunners!!! My second favourites after rics here.
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TigerIssey
Queen TI
They look even better under actinics Buddyboy, the centres glow orange, which you can probably see from that pic and the tentacles on the outside glow green. Really need to work out my camera settings for fluorescence again, they would blow you away.
No price as yet, I bought them as a frag pack when I first started along with the other zoas and pachyclavularia + a few others. Not really seen any like them either.
It is definately getting close to fragging time as some of the polyps are now resting on the sand bed. Will always do a swap for some I have not got though. Will let you know once fragged if you are interested.
No price as yet, I bought them as a frag pack when I first started along with the other zoas and pachyclavularia + a few others. Not really seen any like them either.
It is definately getting close to fragging time as some of the polyps are now resting on the sand bed. Will always do a swap for some I have not got though. Will let you know once fragged if you are interested.
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TigerIssey
Queen TI
I have upped the feeding so far and will continue to do so.
This picture is a happy Caulastrea after feeding last night.
Well, I have some new additions to show you too, first off some corals.
A mushroom I was given free as it was on the underside of a coral I bought, it was free for being a smarty pants over another coral I will show you later.
On first glance it seems to be a spotted Discosoma. Time will tell as it is still quite small at the moment, I am sure it will grow quite rapidly and reproduce just as quick. Besides the Rhodactis it is actually my first mushroom.
Then I went for some Ricordea, remember in the Nano, I was going to have a ric garden but didn't due to space, I finally got a ric.
This one looks as if it has just divided and has not quite finished the process yet. The mushroom was on the underside of this coral, but due to the thin rock it was on, I was able to snap the mushroom part off.
Above was taken soon after introduction to the tank, below was after it had been in the tank a few hrs. Can you see the bright purple tips, I have a feeling this will be a stunner soon.
The next coral is the one I was a little of a smarty pants over. I asked what the coral was, I had a feeling I knew, but wanted to be certain. The reply was a Trachyphyllia, so I asked if it was geoffreyi or radiata, he replied by shrugging his shoulders and saying I don't know. My mum gets so embarrased when I do that, but I like to know what I was buying, I am convinced it is geoffreyi anyway.
On introduction to the tank
After a few hrs in the tank
It does look stunning, Big C I finally went for it, do you remember me asking about yours ages back now??
The final new addition is one I have been waiting months and months for, if you are an avid reader of the journal you may have guessed already what I am about to show you.
After a long motorway journey on Sunday, for me anyway, we went further afield to see if we could find anything that Andrew had not seen before.
Whilst there we found the new addition, can I tease you all any longer, maybe.
I managed to find a really nice male Mandarin Dragonet. He is not as plump as I wanted but does not have a really sunken stomach, his breast bone is not protruding either but I would like more weight on him. He has eaten frozen food and scoures the tank all day for pods, which he is finding every minute or so. I have added conentrated pods I got from Reefphyto to the tank also and have seen him eat them too.
You want a picture now don't you??
Oh well I suppose so.
A little peek maybe
But you really wanted a shot of him with his dorsal fin up didn't you, oh well, its a good job I got that one too then.
Oh and by the way, I called him Mereneptah.
Enough for now.
Hope you enjoyed the piccies and the little bit of teasing.
This picture is a happy Caulastrea after feeding last night.
Well, I have some new additions to show you too, first off some corals.
A mushroom I was given free as it was on the underside of a coral I bought, it was free for being a smarty pants over another coral I will show you later.
On first glance it seems to be a spotted Discosoma. Time will tell as it is still quite small at the moment, I am sure it will grow quite rapidly and reproduce just as quick. Besides the Rhodactis it is actually my first mushroom.
Then I went for some Ricordea, remember in the Nano, I was going to have a ric garden but didn't due to space, I finally got a ric.
This one looks as if it has just divided and has not quite finished the process yet. The mushroom was on the underside of this coral, but due to the thin rock it was on, I was able to snap the mushroom part off.
Above was taken soon after introduction to the tank, below was after it had been in the tank a few hrs. Can you see the bright purple tips, I have a feeling this will be a stunner soon.
The next coral is the one I was a little of a smarty pants over. I asked what the coral was, I had a feeling I knew, but wanted to be certain. The reply was a Trachyphyllia, so I asked if it was geoffreyi or radiata, he replied by shrugging his shoulders and saying I don't know. My mum gets so embarrased when I do that, but I like to know what I was buying, I am convinced it is geoffreyi anyway.
On introduction to the tank
After a few hrs in the tank
It does look stunning, Big C I finally went for it, do you remember me asking about yours ages back now??
The final new addition is one I have been waiting months and months for, if you are an avid reader of the journal you may have guessed already what I am about to show you.
After a long motorway journey on Sunday, for me anyway, we went further afield to see if we could find anything that Andrew had not seen before.
Whilst there we found the new addition, can I tease you all any longer, maybe.
I managed to find a really nice male Mandarin Dragonet. He is not as plump as I wanted but does not have a really sunken stomach, his breast bone is not protruding either but I would like more weight on him. He has eaten frozen food and scoures the tank all day for pods, which he is finding every minute or so. I have added conentrated pods I got from Reefphyto to the tank also and have seen him eat them too.
You want a picture now don't you??
Oh well I suppose so.
A little peek maybe
But you really wanted a shot of him with his dorsal fin up didn't you, oh well, its a good job I got that one too then.
Oh and by the way, I called him Mereneptah.
Enough for now.
Hope you enjoyed the piccies and the little bit of teasing.
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TigerIssey
Queen TI
I paid £22, he is at around 2"-3" in size, somewhere in between, he is a little shy at the moment though. Got him from Pier Aquatics at Wigan. Had never been before but that is an impressive shop, no wonder its always done so well in the PFK readers polls. I am still to find a shop reasonably close to us that sells a large range of LPS or any SPS corals. 3rd August Andrew has to go to Christie Hospital in Manchester, there are a couple of shops Oldham way and one in Manchester that advertise in either Ultra Marine or Marine World. A few are specialist Marine shops too so will go and have a look see what they offer.
Two more fish left to get, Royal Gramma to go in next, there is a beauty at my normal LFS, will be reserving that tomorrow if she still has him. Last fish in will be either a Coral Beauty, Cherub or Flame angel. Depends what takes Andrews eye. The Angel will probably wait till end of the month maybe into next month, will have added enough this past few weeks, especially if the Royal Gramma goes in next week.
Two more fish left to get, Royal Gramma to go in next, there is a beauty at my normal LFS, will be reserving that tomorrow if she still has him. Last fish in will be either a Coral Beauty, Cherub or Flame angel. Depends what takes Andrews eye. The Angel will probably wait till end of the month maybe into next month, will have added enough this past few weeks, especially if the Royal Gramma goes in next week.
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TigerIssey
Queen TI
Grows way too big for my tank, there is a stunning 7" one at my local LFS at the moment. My tank is 39g so it would need a bigger tank in the not too distant future. I would get attached so would not be able to get rid of it when it outgrew the tank.
Although, my other half is talking bigger tanks again, I am not going to tempt fate but I may get bigger in the near future. If that happened, I may well consider a larger reef safe angel, but not when I cannot house it for its whole life. I would be fine transferring a dwarf into the size Andrew is talking about. Just thoughts at the moment anyway.
Although, my other half is talking bigger tanks again, I am not going to tempt fate but I may get bigger in the near future. If that happened, I may well consider a larger reef safe angel, but not when I cannot house it for its whole life. I would be fine transferring a dwarf into the size Andrew is talking about. Just thoughts at the moment anyway.
kelwoo
Fish Fanatic
Lovely mandarin, he looks a bit like my merlin. How did you manage to get that lovely photo of him, I've had merlin for ages now and I still haven't been able to get a photo?
Kelwoo
Kelwoo
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TigerIssey
Queen TI
I had noticed that he was seeing his reflection in one side of the tank and preparing to fight the "other male". I sat in front of the tank with the camera for about 30 mins and took about 15 photos. That was only one that was any good. He moves off now if he sees camera monster. Will get him again once he has settled but I don't want to hassle him, am petrified I will stress him into not eating or something.
ben1987
Fish Aficionado
nice new trachy, love it. Nice mandy too.
giz a shot of the pod culfture for a nosey!
giz a shot of the pod culfture for a nosey!
over your pictures, the Mandy is beautiful, such a colourful, handsome fishie
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TigerIssey
Queen TI
Here you go Ben
The Copepod culture.
I am not sure yet if I am using enough Copepod food, but the instruction leaflet they sent me said to ensure you do not add too much which can foul the water and cause the culture to crash.
Does it look brown tinged enough do you think?? There are tons of baby's in there already, I also added some of the copepods to the refugium.
This is the food I am using, I have phyto as well but this is made specifically for culturing pods.
Then I mentioned I am using concentrated pods and rotifers for feeding, these are those.
If for whatever reason he does not survive and thrive in this tank, I can assure you it will not be for want of trying. I am certainly giving him all he could ever have hoped for in an aquarium.
The Copepod culture.
I am not sure yet if I am using enough Copepod food, but the instruction leaflet they sent me said to ensure you do not add too much which can foul the water and cause the culture to crash.
Does it look brown tinged enough do you think?? There are tons of baby's in there already, I also added some of the copepods to the refugium.
This is the food I am using, I have phyto as well but this is made specifically for culturing pods.
Then I mentioned I am using concentrated pods and rotifers for feeding, these are those.
If for whatever reason he does not survive and thrive in this tank, I can assure you it will not be for want of trying. I am certainly giving him all he could ever have hoped for in an aquarium.
ben1987
Fish Aficionado
i had mine a bit greener that that, but i was just useing live phyto. they did really well though. You just need to keep ontop of evaporation
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TigerIssey
Queen TI
I will aim for it to be a little darker then, but will do it gradually, don't want to nuke my culture. I have just added some to the tank behind the right bommie where he hangs out just to make sure he has enough. Will check the SG aswell with my new refractometer. I have been adding a little RO each day, but will just make sure.
The instructions said to make sure you did waterchanges, how do you do a waterchange without losing some pods???
The instructions said to make sure you did waterchanges, how do you do a waterchange without losing some pods???
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