Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. - Page 60

Woodstock · 12-14-2007, 12:01 PM

Nice update Lynn

Everything looks fabulous!

lcstorc · 12-25-2007, 08:55 PM

Trying to finalize the photo inventory and got a few more captured in pics and a couple of new pics of inhabitants who have been around a while.

First up is Mr and Mrs Midas Blenney.

Next up is Mr algae blenney.

Now we have one of our favorites our red scooter blenney.

and a better pic of the engineer goby.

That's all the updates for this tank right now. Still a few uncaptured in photos but I will keep trying.

jhnrb · 12-25-2007, 09:33 PM

Enjoyed the update. keep pics comming. looks good.

Midnight · 12-25-2007, 11:06 PM

I love the engineer goby I think they look so cool with the black and green.

JFK_Jr · 12-26-2007, 06:20 AM

Picture heaven...

Everything looks great... I like the choice in tank inhabitants you made.

Craig Manoukian · 12-26-2007, 09:04 PM

My engineer Gobies got to be 10", how long is yours?

lcstorc · 12-26-2007, 09:16 PM

I'm guessing 5-6 now. He looks like a small eel. Has a network of tunnels on one side of the tank with at least 4 openings to dart in and out of. It is hard to get a pic of all of him since usually you just see the face poking out.

Craig Manoukian · 12-26-2007, 09:19 PM

Yes the "engineer" is very appropriate!

Dentoid · 01-02-2008, 10:20 PM

I'm digin' the Prince and Princess Midas! They look like they are hanging out of the castle windows greeting their royal subjects or the local peons!
'...Don't cry for my Argentina!"

bluespotjawfish · 01-02-2008, 10:37 PM

When did you get TWO midas blennies? They are the pretty (and nice) yellow ones too!

Nice pics and update! Almost forgot you had this tank too!

Amphibious · 01-03-2008, 12:56 PM

Thanks for the update, Lynn. Nice stuff.

Dick

Techno-Vicki · 01-03-2008, 01:21 PM

Lynn, everything is looking awesome! I love the combination of fishes you have.

lcstorc · 01-03-2008, 02:07 PM

Thasnks everybody.
I have had one Midas for about 6 months. About a month ago at the LFS he had a single female Midas. Apparently they come in very rarely and in fact there were 3 people considering the fish while I was there. I was the first person to tell him to bag it so I got to bring it home.
Perhaps I will get lucky and they will breed. Meanwhile I am happy they get along and there has been no agression at all. They each have their favorite hole in the same rock but can also be found frequenly swimming around the tank. In fact adding the second Midas seems to have increased the amount of time they are both out and about. I just love the flashes of color. I have no idea if they have been bred in captivity but if I ever see eggs I will be awfully excited.

hma · 01-04-2008, 07:24 PM

I still never had a couple Midas Blennies in which you can distinguish the genders? Can you tell me this Lynn? With pleasure I would looking for a partner for my Midas.

lcstorc · 01-09-2008, 08:22 PM

Well I can tell you what the LFS told me. I don't know for sure if they are correct. The newer one which is supposedly the female is darker and more dusky in color while the males colors are usually much brighter. Now when the male gets upset or frightened he turns darker as well but the female stays that darker color. Not nearly as bright. My LFS is a wholesaler and he says about 1 in 50 that he gets are female. The vast majority are males.
Since I have no eggs I can't say that it is a female/male pair for certain but there is definitely a difference in color on the 2 fish.
At least they don't fight and that is what is most important to me. I'll let you know if I ever see eggs or anything I think is breeding behavior. They do swim around together but have separate holes in the same rock that they sleep in or go to when startled etc. It is really cool to see the two little faces on opposite sides of the rock.
These are fast becoming one of my favorite fish.

12-14-2007, 12:01 PM	#886 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,670 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Nice update Lynn Everything looks fabulous! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

12-25-2007, 08:55 PM	#887 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,449 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Trying to finalize the photo inventory and got a few more captured in pics and a couple of new pics of inhabitants who have been around a while. First up is Mr and Mrs Midas Blenney. Next up is Mr algae blenney. Now we have one of our favorites our red scooter blenney. and a better pic of the engineer goby. That's all the updates for this tank right now. Still a few uncaptured in photos but I will keep trying. __________________ 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 Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

12-25-2007, 09:33 PM	#888 (permalink)
jhnrb Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Eureka, CALIF. Posts: 475 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Enjoyed the update. keep pics comming. looks good.

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12-26-2007, 06:20 AM	#890 (permalink)
JFK_Jr Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hallandale Beach FL Posts: 2,108 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Picture heaven... Everything looks great... I like the choice in tank inhabitants you made. __________________ *JFK_Jr's 150 Gallon Starphire*

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Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 15,732 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. My engineer Gobies got to be 10", how long is yours? __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

12-26-2007, 09:16 PM	#892 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,449 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. I'm guessing 5-6 now. He looks like a small eel. Has a network of tunnels on one side of the tank with at least 4 openings to dart in and out of. It is hard to get a pic of all of him since usually you just see the face poking out. __________________ 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 Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

12-26-2007, 09:19 PM	#893 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 15,732 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Yes the "engineer" is very appropriate! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

01-02-2008, 10:20 PM	#894 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,587 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. I'm digin' the Prince and Princess Midas! They look like they are hanging out of the castle windows greeting their royal subjects or the local peons! '...Don't cry for my Argentina!" __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

01-02-2008, 10:37 PM	#895 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 3,838 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. When did you get TWO midas blennies? They are the pretty (and nice) yellow ones too! Nice pics and update! Almost forgot you had this tank too! __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

01-03-2008, 12:56 PM	#896 (permalink)
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Techno-Vicki Dancing Mandarins Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sanger, CA (on Kings River) Posts: 913 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Lynn, everything is looking awesome! I love the combination of fishes you have. __________________ AKA - "Speedy" Extreme Reef Addition Videos of Mandarins, reef tank, and "His Majesty's" DIY water changer http://www.murrayproductions.org/Ree...RM_videos.html "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." - Henry Ford (1863-1947)

01-03-2008, 02:07 PM	#898 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,449 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Thasnks everybody. I have had one Midas for about 6 months. About a month ago at the LFS he had a single female Midas. Apparently they come in very rarely and in fact there were 3 people considering the fish while I was there. I was the first person to tell him to bag it so I got to bring it home. Perhaps I will get lucky and they will breed. Meanwhile I am happy they get along and there has been no agression at all. They each have their favorite hole in the same rock but can also be found frequenly swimming around the tank. In fact adding the second Midas seems to have increased the amount of time they are both out and about. I just love the flashes of color. I have no idea if they have been bred in captivity but if I ever see eggs I will be awfully excited. __________________ 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 Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

01-04-2008, 07:24 PM	#899 (permalink)
hma Acropora Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 1,733 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. I still never had a couple Midas Blennies in which you can distinguish the genders? Can you tell me this Lynn? With pleasure I would looking for a partner for my Midas. __________________ Heinz Luck is a good health and a bad memory (Albert Schweitzer) Balling Method : Balling +Plus Video : Centropyge potteri Tools : Balling Calculator My Chronicle and ReefDreams HM-Aquarium Photo Calendar 2008 "IF SHARKS DIE, THE SEA DIES"

01-09-2008, 08:22 PM	#900 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,449 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Well I can tell you what the LFS told me. I don't know for sure if they are correct. The newer one which is supposedly the female is darker and more dusky in color while the males colors are usually much brighter. Now when the male gets upset or frightened he turns darker as well but the female stays that darker color. Not nearly as bright. My LFS is a wholesaler and he says about 1 in 50 that he gets are female. The vast majority are males. Since I have no eggs I can't say that it is a female/male pair for certain but there is definitely a difference in color on the 2 fish. At least they don't fight and that is what is most important to me. I'll let you know if I ever see eggs or anything I think is breeding behavior. They do swim around together but have separate holes in the same rock that they sleep in or go to when startled etc. It is really cool to see the two little faces on opposite sides of the rock. These are fast becoming one of my favorite fish. __________________ 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 Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

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