Astinus Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I'm so sorry Teeny! That Puffer looked so cool! I Hope u will be able to find another. 1 Quote Link to comment
NYfishies Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I am still sad about Doug, but happy he had so many friends! Juniper, our Pink Streaked Wrasse, is so silly. She totally plays hide and seek with us. If i turn my back she comes out and swims all over, but as soon as my head turns she bolts into one of her little spots. She is not shy though when the Reef Frenzy comes out. Little fatty! 2 Quote Link to comment
Astinus Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I am still sad about Doug, but happy he had so many friends! Juniper, our Pink Streaked Wrasse, is so silly. She totally plays hide and seek with us. If i turn my back she comes out and swims all over, but as soon as my head turns she bolts into one of her little spots. She is not shy though when the Reef Frenzy comes out. Little fatty! That's funny! Love all the different fish! Each has their own personalities. 2 Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Never easy to loose a fish, especially one that is unique and has personality. Hope you find a great replacement. 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 I am still sad about Doug, but happy he had so many friends! Juniper, our Pink Streaked Wrasse, is so silly. She totally plays hide and seek with us. If i turn my back she comes out and swims all over, but as soon as my head turns she bolts into one of her little spots. She is not shy though when the Reef Frenzy comes out. Little fatty! Fitzgerald does the same thing. If I move too quickly he hides, but it doesn't take long for him to come back out, now that the clowns are gone. O no, not the puffer! I love those little fish, (ok, I love all fish) but I am really sad for you. I'm so sorry Teeny! That Puffer looked so cool! I Hope u will be able to find another. Never easy to loose a fish, especially one that is unique and has personality. Hope you find a great replacement. Thanks, everyone. I'm so glad Doug had so many admirers Now I just need to find Doug the Second Having learned my lesson from a long line of fish that disappear as soon as they go into the tank, I took a couple pictures of the golden assessor while he was still in the specimen box. Most didn't turn out very well, but these were the best I got. Meet Oswald: Oswald by TeenyReef, on Flickr 20160922-untitled-012.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr The lava lamp mushroom I moved from the ric garden is doing well in the new spot over my the acans. I think it's grown a new mouth, but it's hard to tell with this guy. Also, one of the baby acans is showing a nice rainbow color, so I hope it keeps it as it grows. Lava Lamp Rhodactis Mushroom by TeenyReef, on Flickr Here are some progress update pictures of the SPS. The pigmentation on the green guy is so weird, it doesn't really match the spots that get more light, and it doesn't match the spots that get less light. I guess I just need to be patient. 20160922-untitled-020-Edit.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr 20160922-untitled-021-Edit.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr 13 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Pleased to make your acquaintance, Oswald! 2 Quote Link to comment
natalia_la_loca Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Sorry to hear about Doug. Oswald tho 3 Quote Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Oh damn it. One of the coolest new fishes out there that kept us entertained w/ thoughts of puffers dancing in our heads/reefs. Sorry. 1 Quote Link to comment
holy carp Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Hi Oswald. Welcome to the great blue sea! 1 Quote Link to comment
pappadumplingz Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Sorry to hear about the puffer. Normally fish can survive a few hours out of the water as long as they are damn, so I reckon it was the impact of the fall. 1 Quote Link to comment
reeferbrownies Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Sorry to hear about Doug, But on another note Oswald's colors are stunning, and that lava lamp rhodactis looks soooooooo nice 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 I turned the pumps off tonight to do some target feeding and Oswald came out for the first time He moves in fits and starts. So every time I got the camera focused on him and hit the shutter release, I got a lot of this: 20160923-untitled-018-2.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr After about fifty pictures later I got this. Lots of food floating in the water Golden Assessor by TeenyReef, on Flickr 12 Quote Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 He's a pretty boy. Hopefully he'll start chillin' a little so you can take the pic you want to take. 3 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 He's a pretty boy. Hopefully he'll start chillin' a little so you can take the pic you want to take. I think he will. The lights are just coming up this morning, and he's been out poking around all morning. Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 Sorry to hear about Doug, But on another note Oswald's colors are stunning, and that lava lamp rhodactis looks soooooooo nice Thanks! I've always like the lava lamp but I didn't put it in the right spot when I got it. So for the first year it just sat there and stayed very small with hardly any color. When I moved it over into the corner, it perked up right away and started growing fast. It still doesn't have the colors it did when I first got it. Edit: I just realized I had the wrong name. They're lava flow, not lava lamp. Whatever Here's what they looked like to start. They had a lot more vivid red in them, but I think things are headed in the right direction. Lava Flow Rhodactus by TeenyReef, on Flickr Sorry to hear about the puffer. Normally fish can survive a few hours out of the water as long as they are damn, so I reckon it was the impact of the fall. Yeah, I think so too. Talk about a freak accident Hi Oswald. Welcome to the great blue sea! Oswald says "thank you" Oh damn it. One of the coolest new fishes out there that kept us entertained w/ thoughts of puffers dancing in our heads/reefs. Sorry. Thanks I'm on the hunt for a new one, though! Sorry to hear about Doug. Oswald tho Thanks! I'm really pleased with Oswald. And relieved that he's not dead after disappearing for the first 24 hours Pleased to make your acquaintance, Oswald! Thanks, Dawn! Hopefully I'll have some better pictures soon 5 Quote Link to comment
Tuffryu Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I turned the pumps off tonight to do some target feeding and Oswald came out for the first time He moves in fits and starts. So every time I got the camera focused on him and hit the shutter release, I got a lot of this: 20160923-untitled-018-2.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr After about fifty pictures later I got this. Lots of food floating in the water Golden Assessor by TeenyReef, on Flickr YES to Assessors!!!! My blue assessor is awesome to watch. They certainly have an elegance to them as I'm sure you're seeing. 3 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 YES to Assessors!!!! My blue assessor is awesome to watch. They certainly have an elegance to them as I'm sure you're seeing. Yes! I love it. He sort of floats in the current like he's surfing. He reminds me of a betta fish, only the water is moving and he manages to stay still. Show off 3 Quote Link to comment
Tuffryu Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Yes! I love it. He sort of floats in the current like he's surfing. He reminds me of a betta fish, only the water is moving and he manages to stay still. Show off Surfing! Yes, i could see that!!! Good analogy. BTW Teeny, I'm actually moving my shallow reef into a nuvo 10 fusion this week - thanks to inspiration from yours. Had some issues with the shallow ADA in the space it was in. 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 Surfing! Yes, i could see that!!! Good analogy. BTW Teeny, I'm actually moving my shallow reef into a nuvo 10 fusion this week - thanks to inspiration from yours. Had some issues with the shallow ADA in the space it was in. I just found your new thread - I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it! Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 Oops, seems I managed to miss out on getting a September FTS! So to make up for it, I have an October FTS, plus a couple of bonus top down shots The tank is doing well, and the zoas have improved significantly since I took out the clowns that were snuggling them to death. Just last night, I also took out two of the vice zoa frags that haven't been doing well, and put them in the IM40 where I expect they will do better. Once they recover I'll move some frags back into this tank. Oswald, the Golden Assessor, is doing great. He's eating great and comes out all the time now. He's still a little shy and hides whenever he sees me moving, so I haven't gotten any new pictures of him yet. That's a project for next week! 2016-10-02 IM10 FTS by TeenyReef, on Flickr 2016-10-02 IM10 Top Down by TeenyReef, on Flickr 2016-10-02 IM10 Top Down by TeenyReef, on Flickr 15 Quote Link to comment
Polarcollision Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 20160912-untitled-015.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr 20160912-untitled-006.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr Finally, the Idaho Grape monticap is doing great. It's growing in a really nice spiral together with the green caps. It will be time to start trimming it back again soon! 20160912-untitled-017.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr Do you do anything special to get the caps to curl up so nicely? They're really nice together. Love your rics and the chalice too. Beautiful pics! Sorry to hear about the puffer, it was a great fish. 2 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 Do you do anything special to get the caps to curl up so nicely? They're really nice together. Love your rics and the chalice too. Beautiful pics! Sorry to hear about the puffer, it was a great fish. Thanks! I don't really know for sure what makes them do that. They are in an area of fairly high, indirect flow, and they get a lot of light because they're near the top. When I grew the original idaho grape frag, it was about three inches below it's current location, and it got some shade from the green cap above it. It didn't grow up or scroll very much at all, just outward more like a plate. Come to think of it, another thing I do is trim them back regularly. Maybe that encourages upward growth from the center. Although I trim the red cap back too, but it doesn't scroll or grow upwards. Hmmmm... 1 Quote Link to comment
Polarcollision Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Thanks! I don't really know for sure what makes them do that. They are in an area of fairly high, indirect flow, and they get a lot of light because they're near the top. When I grew the original idaho grape frag, it was about three inches below it's current location, and it got some shade from the green cap above it. It didn't grow up or scroll very much at all, just outward more like a plate. Come to think of it, another thing I do is trim them back regularly. Maybe that encourages upward growth from the center. Although I trim the red cap back too, but it doesn't scroll or grow upwards. Hmmmm... Right?! Well, I'd be OK with trimming them back often if they look like yours. Thanks for the ideas, I'm still thinking about a plating monti centerpiece... 1 Quote Link to comment
NYfishies Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Love this tank. Looks great dude! 1 Quote Link to comment
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