All I want for Christmas is a pretty Pink Yuma....
Hey, one can dream.

I think your hat needs some blinky lights.

Hrm..... what about a late xmas present?

Blinky lights, eh? I can see what I can do.

lol weetie. if i were a kid, i'd turn the water on.

Omigosh, that's so cute.

Oh and I tried adding the blinky lights but all of my attempts looked like poo...

*waves* hi lani.

so the masked gobies don't do well in groups, eh? what's the max number you've tried?

Mernin!
Ime, no, they haven't done well in groups even though they are supposed to be schooling fish. Largest group I tried was 7 of them in the 40br. They killed each other off until only a pair remained. I think kinetic is going to try some in his 80-something gallon tank soon.

good to know. i think i'm going to go with green bandeds in my top tank. i may try a rusty goby pair down the road if all is going well, though i would rather have some type of open water fish to encourage the shyer ones to come out and explore. maybe something like a smaller cardinal. i don't know. one of my eviotas teleported to the bottom tank somehow and now the other one hides in a crevice between my false rock wall and the back glass. i never see it - don't even know if it's eating.

darn fishes!

lol
Yeah, I need more fish in this tank.. maybe after xmas, if I'm not dirt poor.

so what all do you have now? pardon me for being lazy and not hunting for it, lol.

Weetie...I have a cat that looks a lot like that (well...from the eyes up). Is it yours? Cute pic.


Edit: Sorry Lalani. I didn't realize this was your thread....and not a threat about weetie's (potential) cat.

One occ. clownfish and the masked goby pair.... that's it.
Fish just don't seem to like this tank.. lost my red banded hi-fin, mandarin (jumped), jawfish only lasted a couple of days, 5 masked gobies, other occ clownfish jumped once then I moved him to the 15gal where he jumped 4 more times... 5th time being his last and successful suicide attempt.


Haha, I welcome threadjacking.

Have you considered a suicide screen?

ever thought about making a mesh top? i just did one for my top tank and it's super easy. bought the 1/4" mesh from acroholic (thread somewhere in selling) and got the screen kit at Lowes. A hacksaw and 30 min. later i had a top.

then maybe you could go with a mated pair of yellow-heads from sealife, a goby/shrimp pair, or maybe one of the decorative wrasses.

lol...damn you scott!

I have but I'm lazy... It would be pretty simple to make too..


Make me one?

scrap building a ring flash and build a top next time.

Oh, let me clarify: I'm a lazy reefer.

you can tell by the look of your tank.




OOooooooo snap!

OK, you know I'll do anything for you. I can do it, just need to know what areas you need open for equipment.

Oooooh, good one!


lol! You're such a sweetheart. But I was just picking!


It's alright, I'll make one eventually... maybe even before I buy more fish. Good idea, right?

:thumbsup:

Probably a good idea since you seem to have a lot of jumpers.

and...offer still stands.

Well, beside the very much suicidal clownfish, the only other jumper was the mandy..
Don't want to lose anymore if it can be helped though.

I'll def. keep you in mind if I have trouble making the screen.

Oh, I read the list as if some of the others had jumped also. Still, it couldn't hurt to be safe than sorry.

wowsa...I read the 1st 10 pages and then just jumped to the last page to say wow... I will have to take an hour or so tonight to read the rest and see how a tank becomes TOTM...pretty awesome tho...

Thanks! There is a lot of off topic conversation, just a warning!

no wai

Oh, and I pulled out all of the feather caulerpa yesterday.

REVOKE TOTM!

Saw that coming.

Just to please you, Issac.

I'm sure it wasn't because of an impending infestation of your rock.

And it's two a's not two s's.

Hay, I'm frum Loseiana, I ken spel howevar I wunt.

Question is when you speak, do you sound like you spell??????

If I put enough effort into it, yeah.

So i've noticed!!

Not mine, just a pic I ran across that I thought Lani would enjoy.

Ok, so I'm open to suggestions for fish I could add... once I make a screen, of course.
Was thinking a new occ clownfish in hopes of the two pairing, a couple of bottom dwelling gobies (possibly pistol shrimp/gobies), tailspot blenny, flasher or carpenter wrasse or school of cardinals? I dunno.

Lalani - First, congrats on the tank of the month. Very cool tank!

As for fish, I love smaller fish and inverts. Here's a few you should try and get...

Aioliops megastigma - Small, school, peaceful. Also called Mini Dart Gobies.
Eviota pellucida - Small and cool
Trimma cana - You can pair them and look cool perched on rocks.
Trimma rubromaculatus - Same as above but cheaper
Tryssogobius colini - They look like mini Firefish, bright blue eyes and also school. Very cool

Hope this helps!

-Dave

Wait... what? Shows what you miss when you're too busy rebuilding computers and don't have awesome boobage and thus have time to look after your tank!


Congrats, Kim it's come a long way since it started.

Ooh, thanks for the list, Dave. Hmmmmmm, I'll have to think about it. I really would like to have a school of some type.


Haha, thanks, Benny.

LOVE the mini gobies. I have two of the pellucida. So cute! I'm def. looking for the Tryssogobius colini for the top tank. 4 of those would be awesome!

I love my new McCosker's Flasher. He's badass.

Shrimp gobies are all cool, too.



edit: and huge CONGRATS! on a deserving TOTM. I just noticed.

Thank you.

congra. Lani. How much water do you top off everyday. thanks

Usually around a half a gallon every day.

Get a nice fairy wrasse they are definite jumpers tho, I lost 2 and 2 carpenters to carpet surfing and my Leopard wrasse in the 125 keeps jumping in to the overflow then I have to wait and worry till he goes thru the plumbing into the sump and then chase him around till I catch him...pain in da arse.
a school of cardinals would be very cool tho and different!
hows about a midas blenny? great personality

How did I miss this????????????????

Thanks, Maria, I'll look into those.


Hehe, it's had its 5th baby now!
A couple of them are large enough to ship now, so maybe after the holidays are finished one will be heading your way.