Snail's pace beginning to an Old Lady's 65g Reef
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BarbMazz
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Okay, it's been about a year. I guess I should update this chronicle with a few current pictures of inhabitants and FTS's.
Current FTS:
Something I'm really proud of; my monster RBTA. It started as a pretty small nem... probably 2-3" across. Now it's about 10" across fully inflated. The clowns I got with a picture that won a GC from Ms Doni Marie right here ( pic was of the RBTA when it was small lol ) just LOVE this nem.
and the Picasso Clowns from Ms Doni Marie.
Left side of the tank; and orange monti cap, a nice green, orange-eyed chalice (5" across), some brown/green button polyps, an encrusting montipora, a great pink branching hammer, and blue cloves that seem to want to carpet everything.
The pink branching hammer
The chalice
Right side of the tank; bird's nest and pocilllipora up top in front of the wavebox, small RBTA and turbinaria, another chalice,some duncans, and a frogspawn that's grown from one head to 18 since I got it a year ago!, and a beginning toadstool...a platygra brain, some zoas and more of the blue clove carpet.
My fuzzy dwarf lions. First up Big Momma
The pair, Little Poppa and Big Momma
Royal Gramma, Cher, who lived through a harrowing eye injury. One of my first fish. She's been with me 3 years.
Midas Blenny
RIP Bam Bam. Had him for a year. Best fish EVER. He got a tail infection. :closed:
My wennarae mantis
Little horned blenny. Little fish with a BIG personality.
Flame Hawkfish
THANKS FOR LOOKING! :hallo:
Current FTS:
Something I'm really proud of; my monster RBTA. It started as a pretty small nem... probably 2-3" across. Now it's about 10" across fully inflated. The clowns I got with a picture that won a GC from Ms Doni Marie right here ( pic was of the RBTA when it was small lol ) just LOVE this nem.
and the Picasso Clowns from Ms Doni Marie.
Left side of the tank; and orange monti cap, a nice green, orange-eyed chalice (5" across), some brown/green button polyps, an encrusting montipora, a great pink branching hammer, and blue cloves that seem to want to carpet everything.
The pink branching hammer
The chalice
Right side of the tank; bird's nest and pocilllipora up top in front of the wavebox, small RBTA and turbinaria, another chalice,some duncans, and a frogspawn that's grown from one head to 18 since I got it a year ago!, and a beginning toadstool...a platygra brain, some zoas and more of the blue clove carpet.
My fuzzy dwarf lions. First up Big Momma
The pair, Little Poppa and Big Momma
Royal Gramma, Cher, who lived through a harrowing eye injury. One of my first fish. She's been with me 3 years.
Midas Blenny
RIP Bam Bam. Had him for a year. Best fish EVER. He got a tail infection. :closed:
My wennarae mantis
Little horned blenny. Little fish with a BIG personality.
Flame Hawkfish
THANKS FOR LOOKING! :hallo:
goldenmean
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Tank looks spectacular Barb.
I didnt realize you had the dwarf lions. They are so cute.
I dont know much about the dwarfs. What do they eat? How do they get along with other fish?
I didnt realize you had the dwarf lions. They are so cute.
I dont know much about the dwarfs. What do they eat? How do they get along with other fish?
BarbMazz
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Thanks, Jeff. I've had the lions since last summer. They eat frozen PE Mysis, and regular Hikari frozen mysis. I treat them with sw shore shrimp about once a month. They seem to be perfect reef inhabitants. I've had no problems with them bothering other fish. There are several fish that are much smaller than they are, and they've left them alone.
I got the lions from Blue Zoo Aquatics.
BarbMazz
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Thank you! My mantis came with my TBS Package...living in the rocks. He does steal snails occasionally, but he leaves the fish alone. It's not a problem to replenish the snails. I feed him a hunk of some goody when I feed the tank; he comes right out front and takes the food right off the tongs in a gentlemanly manner.
BarbMazz
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That's a beautiful setup
Love the mantis
Thanks, Eric. I love seeing the tank get more mature. The mantis is one of my favorites.
BarbMazz
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I have a blue banded coral shrimp that NO ONE can bother. I did have some peppermints that I haven't seen in a long time, but I'm not sure I can blame that on the fuzzies.
yungreefer2410
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how big are the lions? it makes me want some for a 55g..
goldenmean
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My LFS had dwarf Lions one of the last time I went in.
Hmmmmm. I wasnt planning on adding any more fish to my tank
but.
Now Im thinking.
Look out!
I can never keep peppermint or cleaner shrimp in my 55 but I think it is because of my mantis.
Hmmmmm. I wasnt planning on adding any more fish to my tank
but.
Now Im thinking.
Look out!
I can never keep peppermint or cleaner shrimp in my 55 but I think it is because of my mantis.
goldenmean
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Thanks Barb
You know I will do my research before my thinking gets me in trouble.
You know I will do my research before my thinking gets me in trouble.
GrendelPrime
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this has been an amazing journey and i must say it has been a pleasure to follow it, i think its amazing how nervous u were at the start to the reefer u are today, i know i learned alot following along ty for sharing
GrendelPrime
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i actualy found it while i was at work which was great, gave me something to do for 8hrs