Today my fish store had a catalina goby, but it was completely covered in ich, so I decided against it. I think it would probably recover, but I don't wanna drop 20 bucks on a fish that could die, or that jim might eat (it was pretty big though, I dount he'd try it). I was thinking of downgrading to a pico in the future, though, and I'd want a catalina. I also felt compelled to save it, but if I buy it they'll probably just replace it with another one. I dunno. opinions? should I leave it or get it?

I hope I find one haha. Yea thanks in advance for that, there isn't a rush though I want to keep my tank stable for a while first, even though it is.




I would pass, just because I would be afraid of is bringing some disease into your tank.

Yeah, I definitely don't need ich, and I wouldn't want to introduce it to the coldwater world.

that tank is freaking awesome!!! i love it

Good idea jamie. I would hate to have ich in a temperate tank considering animals are so sensitive.

You guys are going to be sending me all the good stuff just so ya know .

I'm considering just giving everything to Jacob and letting him deal with it, shipping is such a pain.

Af first I was like but then I was now I am .

? As long as i get SOME stuff .

Don't you live in San Diego? You can get all the stuff you want from the ocean (all the legal stuff). The next three months will have lots of really low tides during daylight hours (less than -0.5 is sufficient). Get wet, and get your own stuff!

well, you at least get all the big rocks that are impossible to ship. My sister goes to Whitman in Walla Walla, we go visit her every so often, so my parents figured you could maybe drive down and meet us on 84 (I think it's about an hour from where you are?) sometime.



I may send you a strawberry shell, but my mom hates it when I ship stuff, so you may have to ask jacob nicely, I'll make sure you get something either way.



I think, despite what his avatar says, he's actually in Colorado, or something like that.

Summer=San Diego. Rest of the Year=Colorado. Anyways a shell would be nice . I might just have jake send me all the stuff though.

Haha cool

I dunno how often I head that direction but I might be able to get some stuff from you. I still want my tank to be stable for a while longer before I get anything.

Have him send you the filter media.

Well, it'll be a while. Sometime late spring, probably.

In other news, tidepooling was a success. I got some fishy friends for Jim. One is a prickleback of (I think) the same type, the other is a scalyhead sculpin, pictured here.

Thats better for me, kinda busy now haha.

Neat new fish, you should post a FFS (full fish shot)

yeah, I was too lazy to take off the lens extender.

Looks kind of like what I call "bullheads" lol. Neat fish, is it eating fine and everything?

Cuuuuuute.
I haven't seen the gunnel in a couple of days.

lol, that's because it is. The term "bullhead" is essentially a really general colloquial word applied to any sculpin-like fish. There is actually a specific fish called a bullhead, but I think they might be freshwater or something like that.

I haven't seen him eat, but I haven't fed him yet. That just occurred to me... I just probably get on that. ugh, I've been neglecting my tanks with school: AP english term project is due friday, and AP bio and Discrete math both have midterms next week.



Aw. well, maybe he'll turn up. Hope he does!

Bummer man. Yea my finals start friday lol

already? mine aren't till mid-January.

wait, friday? So you have some on friday and some the following week? Weird.

Ya I know. It is very weird. I only have 3 days of school next week though, then thanksgiving break, maybe that is the reasoning behind that. Well I have finals every trimester, so maybe thats why it seems early to you lol.

ahh, yeah, my school's on the semester system. Same three day week next week for me. But all the other schools here have a whole week off

Im pretty sure gunnels are burrowers. He might be somwhere in your round rocks.

Nice sculpins .

Yup, first final today. It was an Hon. English final then the rest next week. I am not looking forward to it. I wish my school had the whole week off....

I'm on thanksgiving break XD.

hopefully!


fun fun. It's kinda nice that you have it spread out, or maybe not. It's like a prolonged, mildly painful death, as opposed to being hit by a train. Dunno which is better...

I dunno man lol. It spread out over 4 days. I kind like this then I can find out from friends what are on the other finals lol, then I know what to study. My break starts wednesday. It is short though.

i just realized those are waves....not a distant shoreline ...

yep yep.



lol, where do you think I live, hawaii? Yeah, i just stuck my camera down in the surf and took the picture. Those waves you see are at most 8 inches tall.

Hey Jamie, do you think I should start running my lights on all day?

Way to randomly change the course of conversation .

Actually jamie i had an idea of you walking through shallow water about 2 feet deep with you wearing those boots that go up really high collecting livestock and you stopped to take a picture of the other side of the bay..lol.



Sorry to double post but if its for your coldwater im sure it wouldnt really matter since nothing relies on the light but you will probably have an algae bloom. Unless you want macros i would say it mostly for aesthetics if you wanted yo run your lights.

Are you talking about hip or chest waders lol?

And I was more thinking that my chiton needs food.

Thats exactly what im talking about lol.

Well it couldn't hurt. Just experiment with it. He probably does to. Your tank looks like its all chrome in the sense of cleanliness lol.

Ya I don't really run the lights or feed as much as I should haha. I have yet to clean the glass, well maybe once.

what's your photoperiod now? Honestly, if I were you I wouldn't change anything, but you could try it.



Try this: me in jeans and sneakers on the beach, trying to not get wet while getting the camera in the water. I was actually bent over and running backwards when I took this picture.

That's not to say that I haven't worn waders while tidepooling though.

My photoperiod is nothing right now, basically ambient light from my other tanks. Thats about it.

ahh, well, add lights then, shouldn't be a problem.

Ok cool. Will do starting tomorrow

Ahh I hate finals.

Still on break .

and now I am too. Beach time! Unfortunately, no low tides, but I'll be too busy stuffing my face with turkey anyway.

Today was my first day of break as well!!!

You are lucky you live so close to the water lol

Today is a day that will live in infamy... no, the tank is fine, but keep reading.

Night tidepooling is pretty cool, all kinds of creatures that you don't usually see are out and about. Me and my dad have only been once, but we really enjoyed it, and, despite the inherent dangers, we made sure we'd go again. Well, tonight was that night, and though it was not our first night tide pooling adventure, it would surely be the last. It was going so well - we'd caught a few cool little shrimps, the clouds had moved off to reveal a beautiful starry sky, it was almost surreal. My dad was having such a good time that he decided one point of contact was enough for the slippery boulders we were walking over, and reached his foot out to take his next step. It was at this point that gravity decided to teach him a lesson. Fortunately, his face, rather than his skull, hit the rock, and he escaped with a broken cheekbone. Needless to say there will be no more night tide pooling. Today is a sad day.

On the plus side, I got some new shrimp for my tank! Pictures once I get home, assuming they don't hide too much.

I hope your dad gets better sooN!


I can't wait for pics!!!!

Ouch. :/

Yeah, he's going to get a cat scan today to see how bad it is. He's a surgeon, so he knows exactly what's wrong with himself, which is good I guess. He probably needs surgery, because the bone that shifted is pinching one of his facial nerves, but we won't know exactly what he needs until the cat scan. He looks like he got in a fist fight though... his patients are gonna think he's a badass! (or a thug, we'll see).

Thats a bummer, I am glad he is ok!!

What kind of shrimp? And after a day or two they stop hiding



Badass

haha, perfect.

I'm not sure on the shrimp, I'll ave to look in my id book. They're clear - some have no markings, some have a tan stripe down their back.

You should link me to the other shrimp, if you find them, also pics of yours!. I have at least 3 different species in my tank, one red one, one clear with black stripes, one green etc.