jupiter's reef diary - Page 2

Tosh_Auer · 04-14-2004, 08:58 PM

Welcome Jupiter I hope you like it here. Im Sure you will. Thanks for sharing your diary.

jupiter · 04-16-2004, 08:41 PM

Well, today I added 5 purple queen anthias to the tank (no, I didn't quarantine). They are quite pretty. I will take pics as soon as they aclimate. I hope they do well with the lone truncate anthias I have in there.

Craig Manoukian · 04-19-2004, 12:02 PM

Where dem pics? Congrats on the new additions!

jupiter · 04-19-2004, 03:14 PM

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Originally posted by Craig Manoukian
Where dem pics? Congrats on the new additions!

I would love to give pics but the resident truncated anthias keeps the queens in hiding. One of them died and I can only see one hiding in the rocks. Who knows how many are left. When I get time next week I will yank out all the rock (again) catch the li'l bast@rd and my queens will be free to swim again. Then you will see some pics because the purple queens are truly beautiful; best fish I've ever had.

Craig Manoukian · 04-19-2004, 09:55 PM

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Originally posted by jupiter
the resident truncated anthias keeps the queens in hiding. One of them died and I can only see one hiding in the rocks. Who knows how many are left . . . you will see some pics because the purple queens are truly beautiful; best fish I've ever had.

Yikes! Hope the rest of the Purple Queens aren't too stressed! Not good for new tank mates that's for sure. Good luck!

jupiter · 04-20-2004, 10:36 AM

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Originally posted by Craig Manoukian
Yikes! Hope the rest of the Purple Queens aren't too stressed! Not good for new tank mates that's for sure. Good luck!

Just as a follow up: I came in thismorning and found the truncated anthias haging out with 3 queens. I don't know if the 4th one is alive but at least I know 3 are there. The aggression is gone (as I was sure it would be) so it might be interesting to see if the truncated becomes submissive to the male queeens (that sounds weird

). The truncated is a female (her male died in the transistion). Anyway, when I went to feed the tank the queens were scared of the food and hid. It tok 2 weeks to get the truncated to swim openly so I'm not worried about the queens, at least not for another week or so.

Craig Manoukian · 04-20-2004, 10:40 AM

Good report!

jupiter · 04-20-2004, 03:47 PM

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Originally posted by Craig Manoukian
Good report!

An even better report: the fourth one was in the group briefly before hiding. I tried to get a shot but they hid.

Here is a shot of the three with the truncated girl. (If you say this is a great pic I know you're lying, Craigy

)

Woodstock · 04-20-2004, 03:55 PM

Those are beautiful fish!! Nice shot getting them all together!

ReefLady · 04-20-2004, 04:02 PM

Wow, nice looking fish!

Craig Manoukian · 04-20-2004, 08:19 PM

Thanks Jup! Very pretty fish!

jupiter · 04-21-2004, 02:30 PM

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Originally posted by jupiter
An even better report: the fourth one was in the group briefly before hiding. I tried to get a shot but they hid.

Found one on the floor this afternoon. That leaves 3. I'm not happy.

Craig Manoukian · 04-21-2004, 02:37 PM

Must have been chased by the more aggressive one, eh? Real bummer!

Hooked · 04-21-2004, 02:40 PM

Bummer, dude

I hate that for you; they are beautiful fish

TDEVIL · 04-21-2004, 05:18 PM

sorry to here that, Jupiter

i hope the others stay healthy, those are sweet looking anthias's

Jay

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