kgoldy Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 4. Kat starts drinking heavily now and chooses to forgive herself for credit card transactionsgressions while under the influence. Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 With pals like y'all who needs enemies. Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 This is how I spent my Turkey Day... Family thinks I'm crazy. Link to comment
andrewguilfoy Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Love your tank. Esp that rock formation to the left near the wall with the hideout holes. Absolutely great for those little guys that hide out. Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 Love your tank. Esp that rock formation to the left near the wall with the hideout holes. Absolutely great for those little guys that hide out. Thanks. Those are barnacles from Reef Cleaners. Blennies and Gobies absolutely love them. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 But I'm curious what his convictions are Pismo. It's a long story.... But, he's NEVER wrong. I learned that. Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 So... I had been contemplating a DIY fixture that would have lit my whole neighborhood, as you can see from my notes above. But then... This happened. omgomgomg omgomgomg omgomgomg omgomgomg Link to comment
iball1804 Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I am bummed you blanked all your personal information. Very bummed. Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 I am bummed you blanked all your personal information. Very bummed. Just trying to protect the UPS guy. Don't want any reefers assaulting him on his way to my doorstep. Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 Selling my BoostLED fixtures, with rail system, RKL and MLC. Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 Trapping fish... takes patience. I am very tempted to go sharpen some chop sticks and murder the YWG that keeps eluding my traps. I even broke out some size 12 fishing hooks to try to snag the little bastard. Bah!! Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 maybe they see you hovering over them with a fishline? put some dark paper over their corner of the tank and bait the traps then just leave the house for a while. Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 Their "corner" of the tank, is the tank. Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 you need me to send you paper, is that what you're sayin' here?! Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 One lonely watchman... Sitting in a molly breeder. The other, somewhere in the rocks. He better get his butt in a trap before the Live Aquaria shipment comes in... Or else I'm going spear fishing. Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 As my TS says, "I thought this hobby was supposed to be relaxing. Have some camomile tea" Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 New tank occupants coming this week from Live Aquaria- Randalli Pistol Shrimpers (6) Bluestripe Pipefishies (2) Hi Fin Banded Gobies (3) Yasha White Ray Shrimp Gobies (2) Green Prostrata Acropora (it was on sale... I couldn't help myself despite the frag swap coming up) Blue Velvet Nudibranch (for the fuge, eat some pesky flatworms) Venus Anemone Shrimp Aaaaaand Sexy Shrimp! Let's hope the Coral Beauty can contain himself... Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 oh you got the Green Prostrata Acropora too?! I should update my thread! Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 It took me three days, and a combined 15 hours between them- to catch the two bastard YWG who were terrorizing my tank. Sunday- I set two plastic bottle traps and got them in the tank before my tank's "sunrise". Both baited with garlic soaked Cyclopeeze and PE Mysis. Over the course of three hours I watched every single fish in the tank go into the traps, eat, hang out, dance around in the plethora of food (goofy algae blenny), and do all that multiple times... Oh, except the bastard YWGs that I actually wanted to catch. After three hours of mind numbing staring at the little butthole fish, with rage boiling, I eventually took a drive out to the local fishing shop. Picked up some size 12 hooks and 6 pound test line, the smallest that I could find. I tied the hooks with my trusty quick knot (slightly modified since the eye of the hook is too small for a double loop)... A good knot is important Loop through the eye, then twist three times. Thread the end of the line through the loop you just created by the eye of the hook, then back through the second loop that you just created. (Note- when working with such small hooks, tying knots is much easier if you hook the skin of your fingers to hold it still. I advise using two hands to tie the knot. Having a camera in your primary hand (my right) and tying with your other hand (my seriously uncoordinated left hand) while attempting to take macro shots... Not so easy). Apply spit to lubricate the line, and gently pull the knot tight. Crimp down the barb on your hook so that it's easily removable from your fish's mouth. This way it'll just make a little piercing instead of ripping a hole in the fish's face. Then cut the excess with about 1/4" left. Sometime the knot slips a little, this prevents you from losing your hook along with the catch. Then use the smallest piece of bait you can- just enough to cover the point of the hook. To be continued.... Link to comment
iball1804 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Dude that's nuts. Hope you catch him and not rip his mouth apart. Link to comment
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