Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria - Page 12

Octoman · 01-11-2008, 05:16 PM

The scrolling hammer has also been eating well and developing more neon green color...

in_a_days · 01-11-2008, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Octoman

The scrolling hammer has also been eating well and developing more neon green color...

That's beautiful!

Octoman · 01-11-2008, 05:17 PM

Here's a new FTS (sorry about the daytime reflection)...

kathywithbirds · 01-11-2008, 05:17 PM

Hey Mark, how do you know that clownfish is blind?

Octoman · 01-11-2008, 05:19 PM

Thanks in_a_days!

My ricordea that spent some time in the belly of my flower anemone has recovered well and seems to be "budding"...

Octoman · 01-11-2008, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by kathywithbirds

Hey Mark, how do you know that clownfish is blind?

He swims around looking for food, but can't seem to find it. He eats voraciously if he happens to bump in to the food. He doesn't respond if you move your hand around the tank in front of him, but seems to notice it in the water if he can sense the pressure. Someone else had given up on him because he could never find food in her tank and was starving to death.

However, in the last few weeks, he seems to be finding food pretty quickly, so maybe he's getting his vision back?

I haven't taken a picture of him yet, but I'll try to get one tonight.

Octoman · 01-16-2008, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Octoman

I haven't taken a picture of him yet, but I'll try to get one tonight.

Or 5 days later...

Octoman · 01-16-2008, 06:28 PM

And a new addition, Blasto merletti...

Craig Manoukian · 01-16-2008, 09:08 PM

Everything looks grand Mark!

tbittner · 01-16-2008, 09:19 PM

Poor little clown. He looks pretty healthy though!

Your tank looks awesome!

goldenmean · 01-16-2008, 09:37 PM

WOW Mark!
You really have had some very nice additions lately.
Tank looks great.

Dentoid · 01-16-2008, 09:40 PM

Poor little guy, does he have an anemone to comfort him? Looks like he's in the fuge.

The tank does look great. That hammer is beautiful!

jg2269jg · 01-16-2008, 09:50 PM

nice tank

Octoman · 01-17-2008, 08:36 AM

Thanks everybody! I'm about done stocking the tank and now I'm just going to sit back and let things grow. I would like to add a couple more Rics, but that's about it. I wanted to make sure I had room for the BTA to have one whole side and the clam to have enough area to grow. I'm most definitely looking at an upgrade in a year and a half when I move

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Originally Posted by Dentoid

Poor little guy, does he have an anemone to comfort
him? Looks like he's in the fuge.

The clown is in the fuge. I'm afraid my false percs would tear him apart in the display. If he fully recovers, I'll find a new home for him, otherwise, he's welcome to live with my chaeto.

I noticed last night that my BTA is starting to get more bubbly! The tips are becoming more bulbous. My female ocellaris will stick her head in looking for food and protects it, but she still won't take the plunge...

Craig Manoukian · 01-17-2008, 10:22 AM

It can take up to a month or more for the clowns to take to the host anemone. This is not a bad thing as this will allow your anemone to settle in without the stress of of the clowns shimmying. I recommend anemones be added and acclimated for months before introdicing the clowns. I've seen the added stress fron the clowns kill an anemone.

01-11-2008, 05:16 PM	#166 (permalink)
Octoman Majano Slayer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria The scrolling hammer has also been eating well and developing more neon green color... __________________ Mark My tank thread... Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Tank build... 55 Construction

01-11-2008, 05:17 PM	#168 (permalink)
Octoman Majano Slayer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Here's a new FTS (sorry about the daytime reflection)... __________________ Mark My tank thread... Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Tank build... 55 Construction

01-11-2008, 05:17 PM	#169 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,797 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Hey Mark, how do you know that clownfish is blind? __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

01-11-2008, 05:19 PM	#170 (permalink)
Octoman Majano Slayer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Thanks in_a_days! My ricordea that spent some time in the belly of my flower anemone has recovered well and seems to be "budding"... __________________ Mark My tank thread... Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Tank build... 55 Construction

01-16-2008, 06:28 PM	#173 (permalink)
Octoman Majano Slayer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria And a new addition, Blasto merletti... __________________ Mark My tank thread... Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Tank build... 55 Construction

01-16-2008, 09:08 PM	#174 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,352 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Everything looks grand Mark! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

01-16-2008, 09:19 PM	#175 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Poor little clown. He looks pretty healthy though! Your tank looks awesome! __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

01-16-2008, 09:37 PM	#176 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,254 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria WOW Mark! You really have had some very nice additions lately. Tank looks great. __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My 2nd-QT-Wrasse My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

01-16-2008, 09:40 PM	#177 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,289 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Poor little guy, does he have an anemone to comfort him? Looks like he's in the fuge. The tank does look great. That hammer is beautiful! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

01-16-2008, 09:50 PM	#178 (permalink)
jg2269jg Star Polyps Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 172 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria nice tank

01-17-2008, 10:22 AM	#180 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,352 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria It can take up to a month or more for the clowns to take to the host anemone. This is not a bad thing as this will allow your anemone to settle in without the stress of of the clowns shimmying. I recommend anemones be added and acclimated for months before introdicing the clowns. I've seen the added stress fron the clowns kill an anemone. __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

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