Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. - Page 44

lcstorc · 05-31-2007, 05:58 PM

Mine is not near as exciting as yours.
I am waiting to get some pics. Hopefully tonight because I want to get a pic for the photo contest as well so I will be playing with the camera. So far only Woodstock knows since she went shopping with me.

lcstorc · 05-31-2007, 09:12 PM

Ok Well I finally got some pics though they aren't very good.
The moral to this story is that Lynn can't stand to have an empty tank.

I have had a 20g qt tank set up for almost a year and now we are pretty much done with our fish list. So I had this tank running with LR and a hang on filter just sitting on the pass-through between the kitchen and the living room. I kept saying I wanted to get a pair of clowns for it, but somehow never did.
Never did till Woodstock came to town anyway.

While we were exploring a new LFS I found these two cute little guys. They are absolutely adorable and really inexpensive so I brought them home. So now I have another tank. This one with a pair of clowns and for now a chromis who was getting beat up by the other 2 chromis in the reef, I may move the flameback as well since he was seen picking at coral yesterday. He needs to get out of the reef but may or may not end up in this tank.
The only problem with my little buddies is that I do not know what type of clowns they are. The closest I have been able to come is Clarki, but that just doesn't quite match. The colors are about right, but the stripes and tail are wrong in every pic I could find. They both have a white patch on the top end of their tail. So, if anybody can ID them that would be great.
Here are my new buddies. They are very difficult to photograph since they are so active. The tank will be getting sand and more LR this weekend as well as a protein skimmer at some point soon.

Dentoid · 05-31-2007, 09:31 PM

They're cuter than cute can be! Two cuties in the QT!

Woodstock · 05-31-2007, 09:35 PM

I hope I am not a bad influence on you Lynn!

Cutie pie clowns!

sasquatch · 05-31-2007, 10:07 PM

Kinda looks like these? Nice pickins Lynn clowns are always so Happy

lcstorc · 05-31-2007, 10:25 PM

They do almost look like that. If those have a white spot on their tail it just may be it. The stripes look the same and the color is close. Are those Clarki? That is the closest I have found so far but they don't have the white spot.

lcstorc · 05-31-2007, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodstock

I hope I am not a bad influence on you Lynn!

Cutie pie clowns!

Not a bad influence at all. I love the little guys. They are so fun and always on the move. Makes taking pics difficult but watching fun.

lcstorc · 05-31-2007, 10:27 PM

Sorry double post.

billyr98 · 05-31-2007, 10:31 PM

very cool additions... that is why i dont have a qt tank... i would do the same thing... i got fish in my frag tank, sump, refugium... its tough

lcstorc · 05-31-2007, 10:41 PM

LOL Exactly. I put up a tank and next thing I know there are fish in it. Now when I need a QT I am going to have to get another tank. Actually I just got a 10g to try to treat my seahorse. I guess I can use it to QT smaller fish.

Knowing me it will be a sump for the 20g before long.

sasquatch · 05-31-2007, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lcstorc

They do almost look like that. If those have a white spot on their tail it just may be it. The stripes look the same and the color is close. Are those Clarki? That is the closest I have found so far but they don't have the white spot.

This pic shows 3 white stripes like yours, some other pictures were really dark so theres probably more than one type? Sounds like youll be needing a bigger house soon

lcstorc · 05-31-2007, 10:54 PM

Mine have 3 full stripes plus the spot. May just be a variation but all 3 that they had in the store had the 3 stripes and the spot. The spot on the tail is part of why I got them. It is just so cute, but they won't stay still enough to get a good pic of it. I took probably 200 pics and those were the only ones worth even saving. Fast little fish.
I'll have to give the camera to Frank. He is much better than I am at stuff like this.

lcstorc · 05-31-2007, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by sasquatch

? Sounds like youll be needing a bigger house soon

What you think 4 kids, 3 cats, 2 dogs, 2 birds and 3 tanks is too much? Never a dull moment anyway. Always something happening around this zoo.

sasquatch · 05-31-2007, 10:58 PM

Idle hands are the devils tools!

lcstorc · 05-31-2007, 11:31 PM

I believe I have answered my own ID question on the clowns. Did a bit more searching and found the Allard's Clownfish. I looks a lot like my guys except the spot is a stripe on the top of the tail. I bet mine will turn into a stripe as they mature.
Here's the link where I found them.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/clowns/images/allardi.jpg&imgrefurl=http://animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/clowns/allards.php&h=103&w=157&sz=5&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=2 BAk1d_z4_3DyM:&tbnh=64&tbnw=97&prev=/images%3Fq%3DAllard%2Bclownfish%26gbv%3D2%26svnum% 3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG

05-31-2007, 05:58 PM	#646 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,003 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Mine is not near as exciting as yours. I am waiting to get some pics. Hopefully tonight because I want to get a pic for the photo contest as well so I will be playing with the camera. So far only Woodstock knows since she went shopping with me. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

05-31-2007, 09:12 PM	#647 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,003 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Ok Well I finally got some pics though they aren't very good. The moral to this story is that Lynn can't stand to have an empty tank. I have had a 20g qt tank set up for almost a year and now we are pretty much done with our fish list. So I had this tank running with LR and a hang on filter just sitting on the pass-through between the kitchen and the living room. I kept saying I wanted to get a pair of clowns for it, but somehow never did. Never did till Woodstock came to town anyway. While we were exploring a new LFS I found these two cute little guys. They are absolutely adorable and really inexpensive so I brought them home. So now I have another tank. This one with a pair of clowns and for now a chromis who was getting beat up by the other 2 chromis in the reef, I may move the flameback as well since he was seen picking at coral yesterday. He needs to get out of the reef but may or may not end up in this tank. The only problem with my little buddies is that I do not know what type of clowns they are. The closest I have been able to come is Clarki, but that just doesn't quite match. The colors are about right, but the stripes and tail are wrong in every pic I could find. They both have a white patch on the top end of their tail. So, if anybody can ID them that would be great. Here are my new buddies. They are very difficult to photograph since they are so active. The tank will be getting sand and more LR this weekend as well as a protein skimmer at some point soon. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

05-31-2007, 09:31 PM	#648 (permalink)
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05-31-2007, 09:35 PM	#649 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,260 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. I hope I am not a bad influence on you Lynn! Cutie pie clowns! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My QT/Hospital Tank* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

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sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Kinda looks like these? Nice pickins Lynn clowns are always so Happy Last edited by sasquatch : 06-15-2008 at 12:23 AM.

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,003 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. They do almost look like that. If those have a white spot on their tail it just may be it. The stripes look the same and the color is close. Are those Clarki? That is the closest I have found so far but they don't have the white spot. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

05-31-2007, 10:27 PM	#653 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,003 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Sorry double post. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

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billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,400 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. very cool additions... that is why i dont have a qt tank... i would do the same thing... i got fish in my frag tank, sump, refugium... its tough __________________ Billyr98 -=NJRC Treasurer=- My 450g Reef Tank ~~~ Its HERE!!!

05-31-2007, 10:41 PM	#655 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,003 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. LOL Exactly. I put up a tank and next thing I know there are fish in it. Now when I need a QT I am going to have to get another tank. Actually I just got a 10g to try to treat my seahorse. I guess I can use it to QT smaller fish. Knowing me it will be a sump for the 20g before long. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

05-31-2007, 10:54 PM	#657 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,003 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Mine have 3 full stripes plus the spot. May just be a variation but all 3 that they had in the store had the 3 stripes and the spot. The spot on the tail is part of why I got them. It is just so cute, but they won't stay still enough to get a good pic of it. I took probably 200 pics and those were the only ones worth even saving. Fast little fish. I'll have to give the camera to Frank. He is much better than I am at stuff like this. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

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05-31-2007, 11:31 PM	#660 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,003 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. I believe I have answered my own ID question on the clowns. Did a bit more searching and found the Allard's Clownfish. I looks a lot like my guys except the spot is a stripe on the top of the tail. I bet mine will turn into a stripe as they mature. Here's the link where I found them. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/clowns/images/allardi.jpg&imgrefurl=http://animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/clowns/allards.php&h=103&w=157&sz=5&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=2 BAk1d_z4_3DyM:&tbnh=64&tbnw=97&prev=/images%3Fq%3DAllard%2Bclownfish%26gbv%3D2%26svnum% 3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08 Last edited by Craig Manoukian : 06-01-2007 at 03:11 AM. Reason: Added the pic!

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