NanoCube 6, Take III - Reef Lobster

[cbrownfish]

So I have decided that 18W's of PC light is just NOT enough to keep any interesting corals long term (softies or otherwise). Technically, this is the wife's tank and she wanted "something interesting" in it. :idea: So......I have always threatened to make this nano invert oriented but never did until now. I pulled all of the old rock out and replaced it with some of the nice Marco pieces I got from a recent group order placed by my local reef club. Those pieces have been sitting in the main sump under a 150W halide, so they have some corraline coverage.

In any case, I picked up a real nice ~4" Reef Lobster today from Carolina Frags and he seems to have taken nicely to it's new rocky abode! Thanks Larry!

FTS (yes, I threw in some Xenia for movement )--

FTS w/flash --

Lucy the Lobster (Ummmm.....yeah) --

Just hanging 'round --

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For the record, here are the first 2 takes.

Take I --

Take II --

 

[sambrinar]

Nice picts. What are the bright yellow coral in take 1, on the right

 

[cbrownfish]

Thanks! Yellow Sand Polyps.

 

[jski711]

so what was wrong with the first two takes, they looked nice. cool lobster btw.

good luck,

Jake

 

[BigAl07]

so what was wrong with the first two takes, they looked nice. cool lobster btw.

good luck,

Jake

How about an update on this one as well as "What was wrong with #1 & #2"?

 

[cbrownfish]

Sold it! Nothing was wrong with 1 & 2, just changed it cause I could.....something different.

 

[BigAl07]

:LOL:

We sold Julie's 6g too last year. It just didn't get the attention it deserved.

 

[PghFishNerd]

Aw I love that lobster. She's so cute! Does she move around at all, or does she wait 'til the lights go out? I wanted one but I thought they were nocturnal and didn't wanna buy something that was just gonna be hiding out all the time. Turns out that's what my Coral Banded shrimp does anyway. That was my alternative. :smack:

 

[BigAl07]

I've got one in my 10g Frag tank that's over 3 years old and VERY nocturnal. The only way I get to see him in "Day Light" is to drop a piece of scallop or something down in the front of the tank and watch him "stalk" it and yank it back into the rock.

 

[PghFishNerd]

I've got one in my 10g Frag tank that's over 3 years old and VERY nocturnal. The only way I get to see him in "Day Light" is to drop a piece of scallop or something down in the front of the tank and watch him "stalk" it and yank it back into the rock.

Ah, the good ol' baiting and stalking technique. <--- That's me watching from afar! haha. Been there and done that. I get so excited when my Coral Banded falls for it. And we wonder why non-reefers think we're nuts! :laughroll