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Bet LA knows a thing or 2 about those seahores.
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easy one la :cophot:
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i'm sure they do :rotf:
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no, not a stargazer Jettin, - tried to rear a tiny stargazer given to me, barely out the planktonic stage, but couldn't get it eating enough.
Its a clingfish, cute when little, but have had a couple from the start of this tank, nearly 3yrs, and they are big and ugly now.
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and a FTS
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Some pics I took yesterday, mainly of Bernard - who is an absolute stunning fish. i hand fed him now, along with the CB shrimp, as the gang of hoodlams (maomao, sweep, scorpian, lj) get to the food before it hits the bottom nowadays.
The weed in a growth splurt at the moment - spot the crested TF
Stunning crested , 1 of a pair..
and this thing, this is what happens after you get that pretty little cling fish and wait 2 years - turn into 7cm of one of the ugliest fish i know.
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frozen Bloodworms, very few fussy eaters can refuse them.
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I free dive/ spearfish. Tangs ave been shot in NZ waters (not by me), as well as cleanershrimp and coral baned shrimp. I've seen neon gobies.
Spear must have made a mess of the shrimps, not much left to eat?
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I wish,
If only I could pull off that look :env:
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Who's the old dude in the daisy dukes :rotf:
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puttputt this is an absolutely stunning setup! I really want to do something similar with a real focus on nudis, I'd appreciate any tips!
Thanks Duchess, great to see another coldie joining the ranks. Ask away, happy to help, will check why you can't get through to the link LA posted, its a good site for marine coldie tanks.
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Not a coral in sight 8)
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Some updates, Tank going very well, mature and happy. Lost 1 gurnard - jumped out of tank, funny things, as soon as the light goes off they swim to the top of the water and swim in the current, like they are off to the next feeding area - presume 1 tried a little too hard.
So, this is the anemone tank...One of the coral banded
Jewels spreading all over rockwork
happy Dalhia
White strip wall
Shot around back of tank, showing the great life flourishing
and some nice top down pics
and some where i've tried to show jewels splitting and spreading on the glass floor
and one of the gurnard - wasn't in the mood to pose and hid around the back after this shot
Bad shot of the larger coral banded in main tank
the saw shell
main tank jewels
and a small vid of gurnard and stuff
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Theres a challenge for you.
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Anything that eats your corals is not good, it may decide to try some others soon - flush!
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nothing like a parore, shapes wrong.
Be down at easter, better take it off your hands LA :digH:
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Time for a slap around the ears me thinks
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often wondered if you and living art are one and the same - proof above i guess.
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Its great when that happens, within a day or 2, its gone. Bet you're stoked.
Now, slowly slowly still
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Nothing to do with lights, this tank was started in january right, so its less than 2 months old, full of corals, and getting bad algae breakouts - no surprise there.
Really, you should only be adding corals now. Reef tanks are all about patience.
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yes, excuse the spelling :oops:
They can go a bit rampant.
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yep, apitasisa of the temperate tanks.
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research, if your tank wasn't doing this after a month, then you should be worried.
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yes they are gurnard, and twice that size now.
local nz cold water marine help
in Saltwater
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Personally, I think you really need to setup any marine tank the same - just because you can collect animals for free at the local beach, doesn't mean you should care for them any differently.
Would anyone buy tropical fish or corals, and throw them in a tank the same day with some beach water, no cycling of the tank, and throw in some incorrect and possibly toxic rocks, sand with who knows what in it, and cool them intermittitly with ice bottles, etc.
As per Living arts article, a bit of patience and correct advise goes along way.
No offence meant, something I'm quite stubborn about tis all.