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09/18/2015, 05:56 PM | #102 |
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Ya, they grab a mouthful of sand and sift it over their gills, keeping what the want to eat. They also eat prepared foods, mine LOVES NLS pellets. Hell come look at the LRS reef mix and the mysis and brine shrimp. The rest he just pecks at, but devours the pellets.
I really like his personality always wants to be friends with every other fish in the tank. The only PITA thing is you need to turkey baste the rocks and corals around the sand bed as he gets sand on them. But I don't mind he's such a cool fish. Oh they are a mid column fish not a bottom dweller sifter kind. One other cool thing is they have a clear tail fin 20150903_110224[1].jpg
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09/18/2015, 06:39 PM | #103 |
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09/18/2015, 08:52 PM | #104 |
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i have had other sand-sifting gobies, and i hate when sand gets on corals and rocks.
i guess i will go with a clown goby |
09/18/2015, 09:02 PM | #105 |
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What i like about the Hector over the other sifters is they are not like a D9 dozer, they are delicate in everything they do.
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09/19/2015, 11:21 AM | #106 |
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http://www.liveaquaria.com/images/di...918151-228.jpg
the swissguard basslet looks very similar to the candy deepwater basslet, and for $500 less |
09/19/2015, 05:04 PM | #107 |
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I Know isn't that nuts. THere are a few other fish like that
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09/21/2015, 12:00 PM | #108 |
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There is going to be a Goldflake Wrasse on DD today. Very very rare. Should be big $$$ and very cool looking.
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09/21/2015, 03:15 PM | #110 |
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That's one beautiful mean looking fish
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09/21/2015, 04:17 PM | #111 |
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http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden...+3&ddid=279979
ABSOLUTELY beautiful fish. only $500, and it sold immediately. |
09/21/2015, 04:35 PM | #112 |
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There is a 20% off coupon so it was $400. It lasted longer than I thought it would. Last one I saw was on PEA for $3000. I almost purchased this one but read they think they can non reef safe.
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09/21/2015, 05:42 PM | #113 | |
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Those of the genus are obligate corallivores.
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09/21/2015, 08:05 PM | #114 |
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09/21/2015, 09:26 PM | #115 |
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just wondering, how do you know when a fish is going to go onto divers den?
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09/22/2015, 11:33 AM | #118 |
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It is posted on their FB page.
Coupon Details: Simply enter coupon code 780/8681 during checkout, or provide it to your customer service representative. Not valid in combination with any other offers; not valid on gift certificate purchases; 20% OFF merchandise total only. Hurry! Offer ends Thursday, Sept. 24 @ 11:59 pm, CST.
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09/22/2015, 02:16 PM | #119 |
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Awesome, thank you!
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09/22/2015, 04:03 PM | #120 |
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Okay, somebody snagged that black tang within seconds. It was the "preview picture" and I looked at 3:01 pm (Pacific time). Gone.
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09/22/2015, 04:12 PM | #122 |
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I can get a DD selection purchased in about 20 sec. What was the price? I got a call from my MOM and missed it.
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09/22/2015, 04:14 PM | #123 |
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I didn't see. It was already gone.
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09/22/2015, 04:15 PM | #124 |
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$450 + 20%, but it was a hybrid.
Still a pretty good price Hybrids are a bit cheaper than full on Black Tangs. When we bought our Black Tang from Kevin in Hawaii, I got a better price by saying if the Black was DOA, he didn't need to replace it with another Black, but a hybrid instead.
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09/22/2015, 04:18 PM | #125 |
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Peter, are you seeing any purple tangs out there?
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