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06/12/2019, 09:13 PM | #251 |
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Things are plugging along I have lost a few corals and a few fish since the last update but added a few more and have two more in QT. I accidentally ordered three Flame Cardinalfish (Apogon spp.) thinking they were Stop Light Cardinals. They all died! Not sure why they are sold in groups at all they hate each other to death....literally I moved my two black clowns to the Frag tank with my older clown and to my amazement she is still fertile. In the last month or so she has laid two clutches of eggs. So my black pair of clown separated and one took to my original clown. My mated pair of Orange Spotted Goby's also have parted ways. Since my last update I purchased a Flame Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus jordani) female that is now in the display tank along with a new Curly-Que Snapping Shrimp. I have two wrasses in QT a Hooded Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus) female and a Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus carpenteri) male.
I also picked up some new corals since the last update and will try to get some good pictures of them in the coming days. LEDS are still a pain in the bottom but some of the corals I have noticed have starting shifting color since I aquired them. A few are starting to show good color. I am getting good growth on corals so I'm not complaining too much. I do plan on adding some supplemental T5 lighting to the main disaplay and maybe replacing them on the frag all together. I am still up in the air about it. I even dug up my old MH lights from the garage. I want to plug them in and see if I can match the Radium look with my eye right now tank may be a bit too blue. Plus having to post edit every picture is getting old...lol. Things are plugging along...lost a few corals and a few fish since the last update but added a few more and have two more in QT. I accidentally ordered three flame cardinals thinking they were Stop Light Cardinals. They all died! Not sure why they are sold in groups at all they hate each other to death....literally I=I moved my two black clowns to the Frag tank with my older clown and to my amazement she is still fertile. In the last month or so she has laid two clutches of eggs. So my black pair of clown separated and one took to my original clown. LEDS are still a pain in the bottom but some of the corals I have noticed have starting shifting color since I aquired them. A few are starting to show good color. I am getting good growth on corals so I'm not complaining too much. I do plan on adding some supplemental T5 lighting to the main disaplay and maybe replacing them on the frag all together. I am still up in the air about it. I even dug up my old MH lights from the garage. I want to plug them in and see if I can match the Radium look with my eye right now tank may be a bit too blue. Plus having to post edit every picture is getting old...lol. Coral Pictures
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06/17/2019, 07:45 PM | #254 |
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Wow!!! everything is doing great, and coloring up. I cant believe how big the orange cap is now.....
Do you have a clownfish nursery set up? I'll take two clowns, Ive been eying a pair but haven't pulled trigger. So happy everything is doing great in your system! |
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Wow! Nice update! Corals look super healthy and the pics are really good.
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Yea the cap looked pretty in the picture. I don't even want to take a new one after I fragged it...lol. Now its missing a gap...lol. I have never tried to raise baby fry. I may move the wrasses from QT to the main tank soon and and use the QT as a staging area for them. The clowns actually laid another clutch of eggs this weekend. I may tweak their diet and see if I can get them to be viable hatchlings. This clutch was not as big as the last but still good size. LOL if I can get a few to hatch and catch them I will keep you posted. I think right now they are fish food...lol. Quote:
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06/18/2019, 08:34 AM | #257 |
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Lol, it will grow back super fast in your system.
The hatchlings eat live rotifers for first week, Miguel hurtado mixes the rotifers with phytoplankton. The rotifers eat the phytoplankton, now the fry eat a more nutritious meal. You might have to raise all the fry in the quarantine tank away from all fish just the fry. |
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they eat rotifers for a week, then baby brine shrimp.
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06/18/2019, 08:41 AM | #259 |
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I wonder what cool color morphs you will get from an standard clown and black clown? hmmm?
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I will have to do some research to see how hard it is actually raise some. I moved my wrasses into the main display yesterday. I have them in an acclimation box I made for my last tank. I have only seen hatch once with this clown years ago and I was around when they first released. They swam to my flashlight and then the fish ate them right in front of me...lol. I think it will probably just be a dark variation from them breading. Nothing too special. On a side note I lost my lawnmower blenny in the main display. He had been getting skinny over the past few weeks. I guess he finally starved or something else was wrong because he was still trying to eat each day.
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Henry....everything is looking great! slow and steady wins the race my friend!!!! so happy to see everything is working out for you!
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Seems you have a pretty extravagant setup and looks great. But question is since you have multiple external QT tanks, can I ask why you didn't plumb the frag tank into the same sump as the display tank?
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I will post some tank updates tomorrow but I had a chance to pull some pictures off the camera earlier today. Corals are growing and colors are looking great. There are a few new additions.
1.IMG_6830 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 2.IMG_6820 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 3.IMG_6803 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 4.IMG_6799 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 5.IMG_6796 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 6. IMG_6779 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 7. IMG_6768 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 8. IMG_6759 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 9. IMG_6742 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 10. IMG_6731 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr
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1. IMG_6712 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr
2. IMG_6709 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 3. IMG_6706 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 4. IMG_6702 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 5. IMG_6694 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 6. IMG_6683 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 7. IMG_6667 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 8. IMG_6663 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 9. IMG_6653 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 10. IMG_6636 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr
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1. IMG_6632 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr
2. IMG_6630 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 3. IMG_6608 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 4. IMG_6604 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 5. IMG_6601 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 6. IMG_6596 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 7. IMG_6594 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 8. IMG_6592 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 9. IMG_6591 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 10. IMG_6579 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr
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Very nice pictures. Nice tank.
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OrionN - Thanks man. I am trying to increase my wrasse collection so I can be like you...lol. Your mirror trick has been helping.
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Couple of Fish Shots
1. IMG_6719 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 2. IMG_6648 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 3. IMG_6647 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 4. IMG_6620 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 5. IMG_6517 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 6. IMG_6337 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 7. IMG_6387 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr
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Nice pictures.
Please add name to the corals and fishes if you can. I would love to know the names of your corals.
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Nice Henry, corals are really starting to take off.
Love the hammer/wrasse shot.
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