Sandlot : I did glu some green Zoos to the snail.

Thanks for the comments Fishfreak but I think Zoogirl is getting alot of interest from what I can see and there seams to be quite a few players who just havent shown us too much of there tanks so far.

So I cut a new tank cover out of 1/4" acrylic and while I was at it made a little pull for the new lid. what do you think?Click to view attachment

What an excellent idea! I looks great. How did you make the stripes and eye bits?

Best regards

Ann

Not bad , not bad!

Wow, the tank is looking fantastic Tony!! I love the yumas...too pretty. Oh and the feather duster is so cute, I may need one of those. Road trip up to Fremont!

Tony, I agree with you that not alot of [STOCK] people have shown what they are up to with their tanks. I think there has been much more posting from the [CUSTOM] peeps.

The yellow gorgonians you have require strong, laminar flow to allow them to slough excess skin, prevent algae growth and allow the polyps to extend. A tough coral to keep in such a small tank. Good luck.

I know all too well the problems with the gorgonia and it does require constant attention. I use a soft tooth brush and lightly clean it often.


Ann: I used a dremmel for the stripes and eye.

Very good. Just checking. Good luck with it in that small of a set-up, I hope it thrives for ya. BTW...nice tank. Looks good.

tank looks great! Going to be a close competition.

very cool!

What filter/heater are you running? (I just want to save myself time and effort in finding a heater that fits inside of a HOB filter...lol)

Cheers,
Fred

AC 30 filter and a small round heater. It's on all the time just like the Hydor mini heaters. I think a hydor 7.5w mini heater would fit easily inside of any HOB filter.

I found a baby Ric in my tank .....



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Pictures a little dark due to canera setting but will post some other pics some other time.

A question for anyone who might read this... My Pom Pom crab has released his anemones. The anemones are still alive and well and moving about the tank. Does anyone know why he might have let them go and does not pick them back up. I'd also like to point out that the anemones have even split since he's let them go.

Tony, please keep at it, I think your tank looks amazing, really! What happened to the gorgonian btw?

If your Boxer crab has put down it's anemones then he could just be preparing to moult. Once he's shed his old skeleton he should pick up the anemones again and carry on as normal. Perhaps this is what is happening to yours?

Best regards

Ann

The gorgonia went back into my main tank. I was getting tired of cleaning algae off of it, but is still alive and well. Some of my pom pom Xenia that's on the bottom right of my tank has stopped pulsing which is bizarre. It has been there for about 2 or 3 weeks and was doing great, Everything else in the tank is fine. Anyone know why this might be happening?

I really liked the Gorgonia, it was cool!

Have you checked your water params? Maybe something is a little off to cause the stop in pulsing.

Water params are undetectable across the board and PH is right at 8.2

what's your alk, specifically?

some have posited a relationship between that and xenia. i've long given up on xenia (for long-term) so i'm not up to date on the current theories.

I dont know. Thing is the other Xenia in the tank is fantastic, and the piece I'm worried about is only 2" away. Its still pulsing but retracted and not in full bloom.

Really? Hmm...I'm having trouble with my Xenia too. Blah.

Try dosing iodine. When I used to keep xenia I found that seachem supplements with iodine worked well. Just a suggestion

Tony,

On my gorgonian when it slough's its skin - I hit it with a few quick blasts from a turkey baster and it cleans it up good. I only have to do this every few weeks. I also found that its best to keep the gorg's in a lower light area with high flow. I'm keeping mine on the left side of my tank where its partially shaded by the PC socket above it and the outlet from the filter is pumping water right at it. Tank is looking great as always - keep up the good work!

So I've observed something strange with my banana Yuma and was wondering if anyone has any idea what could have been happening. I noticed two tiny little spots on my otherwise perfect looking banana Yuma that were looking deflated or rough. I got a magnifying glass for a really close look and found that the bumps ( I don't know what else to call them ) looked good just smaller than usual. Then the weird part. Some of the little bumps have a black spot on the end and I observed some kind of string or gel like substance coming out of the Yuma ( at least that's what it looked like ) and the rim of the opening was a florescent green color. when the substance was out the opening looked like it started to close up and resembled the frilly center of a disturbed mushroom but on a very small scale and only on the tip of the Bump ( I could not see it with the naked eye). I cant think of anything else right now accept that the Yuma is fully open, behavior looks normal, and otherwise perfect looking health. Any ideas on what I could have seen. Should I be concerned? Here's the best pic I could get.



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Could something have stung it?

I had one do that before. It got weird black spots on it's bumps then it started what looked like melting. After the mouth was wide open spewing guts! It died, but I never knew what the cause was other than hating me.

I'll be keeping a close eye on it, but it seams OK otherwise.

It almost looks like theres some bug on it.

yes, my first thought was that there was a parasite on it initially from the picture....... then i read the post ( i always tend to do things backwards, haha) im not sure what it is, id just watch it and make sure the problem doesnt spread. good luck, and if you find out what it is specifically, let us know

Kind of a strange thing I have observed in the past month. My Pom Pom crab and little Randall's Gobi have been sharing a little nook behind one of my Yuma's. That is until feeding time and there no longer friends.

O.K. some new pictures.

NICE zoanthids!

Best regards

Ann

Beautiful zoanthids! I love love love those blue babies!! Hmmm...seems like I've seen them somewhere before.

Tank looks great! Hows your goby doing? Ever since I put my watchmen in my tank hes been shy as hell.

my little goby is also very shy, and since he's so tiny I rarely see him.

a clown and goby? Well, I dont really blame you... My watchman goby is really getting on my nerves. I hardly see him. To me, its not a fish tank without a fish

I saw him the other day and he was so so tiny and great crisp coloring I figuered what the hell.

It does look really nice. How large is it?

he is right about 1/2" long.

Lets see an fts!! Also, does the clown make the goby any less shy? Someone told me that adding an active fish such as a clown will make watchmens less shy.

It has not made my goby less shy, not yet anyways.

Thats too bad. I wonder if adding a shrimp would help.

lets see an FTS

I'm not really ready for a FTS. I'm thinking about a re-arrangement.

A-Men

It's a sad day. I found out that my baby goby had jumped out of the tank. I was wondering were he was for the past couple of days.

sorry to hear that, tony.

do you think it was aggression from the clown (were they fighting) or just carpet surfing?

I don't think is was aggression. I remember seeing him one day and then wondering were he was the next so I really have no idea but the clown is not very aggressive. Its too bad too because I re-arranged the tank today and I was going to move him to a larger tank. here is a crapy photo but a preview of the new design.