TJ_Burton Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 OOps... Sorry, all cleared TJ. The baby cardinal didn't make it. I kept him alive for four days in a specimen box in the main display, I even had him eating cyclops. I then transfered him to a netted breeder pen in the sump. He died the next day, I'm not sure why. Oh well, he wasn't going to survive long in a carbon reactor. So far, my friend has only been able to keep a handful from each batch alive for any extended period of time. He had a batch of 30+ where only 8 made it to adulthood. It is still unknown to him why so many do not survive. Most if not all eat baby brine, yet some still parish even with multiple daily feedings. I will be getting a nice mated pair from him, and may attempt breeding them myself. I was going to attempt feeding frozen baby brine soaked in selcon, which I am hoping will have better nutritional value then freshly hatched baby brine (which I can't imagine have too much nutrition if they were not gut-loaded first). Best of luck on your next attempt if you manage to get your hands on another! Link to comment
stoney waters Posted April 18, 2008 Author Share Posted April 18, 2008 I know I haven't had an update in a while. Its the busy season and work has kept me very busy, but I have a new addition and just had to share. I have always wanted a Blue Spot jawfish and when my LFS got a few in I jumped on the prettiest one. I figured my 2" deep sand bed was not quite enough so I decided to make a DIY burrow for the little guy and bury it in the sand. I brought her home the other day and she took right to her new home. Link to comment
davidr2340 Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 That is good stuff right there!!! Beautiful fish!!! Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Wicked DIY Jawfish house!!! Lovely looking fish too. I might have to steal that Idea. Link to comment
c est ma Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I know I haven't had an update in a while. Its the busy season and work has kept me very busy, but I have a new addition and just had to share. I have always wanted a Blue Spot jawfish and when my LFS got a few in I jumped on the prettiest one. I figured my 2" deep sand bed was not quite enough so I decided to make a DIY burrow for the little guy and bury it in the sand. I brought her home the other day and she took right to her new home. That is SO cute!! I love all jawfish! What a clever home! I love this post. --Diane Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 That's great Stoney! gotta love it when it all goes as planned. Beautiful fish, very sweet addition. Link to comment
sslak Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 That....is.....AWESOME!!! Great idea, and how incredible that the jawfish took to it right away! Excellent work as always! Link to comment
divecj5 Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I have to echo what the others have said, what a beautiful specimen and ingenious way of creating a home. With a home like that, how often does it come out or does it mainly just stay cozy in the PVC and jet out for some food occasionally? Great work...can't wait to see some more pictures of the overall tank and the fish. Link to comment
stoney waters Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 I was surprised how fast she found it. I released her just above the burrow and she backed right into it. She went inside then immediately ejected a hermit that had fallen in. I haven't seen her leave the burrow although there was some rubble scattered around the entrance this morning. She must be doing some decorating at night. Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 I was surprised how fast she found it. I released her just above the burrow and she backed right into it. She went inside then immediately ejected a hermit that had fallen in. I haven't seen her leave the burrow although there was some rubble scattered around the entrance this morning. She must be doing some decorating at night. Man, that is one of the coolest things about jawfish! I remember when I had a couple of them in my 65g. I had a Dusky, and a Pearly. They both took to opposite ends of the tank, and they decorated their homes. At night, they would sneak through the rockwork, across the entire tank, and then steal a decoration from the other jawfish's burrow so they could use it on their own. It was funny to watch them take things from eachother, and then have to go steal something back that was taken. Link to comment
Lalani Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Now that is one high fashion snail. Link to comment
sslak Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Haha! I love that snail! Very classy indeed! Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Nice snail, we used to have one covered in GHA, it was the only thing in the entire tank with algae on it, because it couldnt reach its own back! We called it the chia snail. Link to comment
stoney waters Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 lol. I have seen my hermits hitching a ride on my snails but they won't touch this stuff. I dont know what its called but its only on this one snail. Link to comment
Matty1124 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 i got some LR from mvite with that stuff on it... and it grew on the back of a cereth snail as well, but not like that... any have an id for that algae? Link to comment
BKtomodachi Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 and she took right to her new home. Amazing! What a lucky jawfish to have such an ingenious owner. Link to comment
calvin415 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 What ballast are you using to run your lights? I assume you didn't use the fixtures ballasts??? Link to comment
joer3 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Beautiful tank. I love the Jawfish. Link to comment
stoney waters Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 Thanks, The jawfish is still loving his home. Calvin, The MH ballast are made by Sunpark, I believe Current uses them in the Sunpods. The T5s are running on a Fulham workhorse 5. Link to comment
scrapz Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 read through your whole article,gotta give you major props man. your diy skills are wicked & your works is CLEAN! feel like setting up my tank? Link to comment
calvin415 Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 What kind of light spread are you getting with those reflectors? I'm considering a retro fit myself for my next project but need an idea of spread and how close I could get the lights to the water without heat becoming an issue? Thoughts? Link to comment
c est ma Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 LOL That is one of the coolest pics I've ever seen! i got some LR from mvite with that stuff on it... and it grew on the back of a cereth snail as well, but not like that... any have an id for that algae? Acetabularia, "Mermaid's cup." Probably my all-time fav green macro. http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/aquai...rinetank50.html http://www.surialink.com/HANDBOOK/Genera/g...cetabularia.htm --Diane Link to comment
j'field Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Hi stoney waters, that's a cute nice pic and I think it qualify for this month photo contest. I will sure place my vote on it! Link to comment
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