el fabuloso Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 It's really creepy... Quote Link to comment
jeremai Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 are you going to euthanize, or just wait it out? Quote Link to comment
el fabuloso Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 Probably wait it out. I'm interested to see how many more bites the hawkfish can take out of him. 1 Quote Link to comment
jeremai Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I like your style. Quote Link to comment
opy01 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Your tank is looking fabulous! I love the clown and blenny. And that monit-milli is the coolest thing I've ever seen. I wish I could duplicate that but my attempts would probably just end in failure lol. It looks like a huge chunk of that fish spine should be missing, how on earth is it still swimming like normal? Quote Link to comment
badfish816 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 you crazy. pretty sweet though Quote Link to comment
jeremai Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 OH GOD I JUST HAD TO LOOK AGAIN. Quote Link to comment
StevieT Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Too many fish too fast? Quote Link to comment
Marteen Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Too many fish too fast? Doesn't matter it's survival of the fittest in there! Quote Link to comment
fewskillz Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Half flame hawk, half great white. That is a crazy picture. I can't believe he's still alive. Maybe there is hope for the lost firefish. My jawfish had been missing for 3 months until last Sunday when I broke the 125 down. He looked horrible, but was alive. He seems to be recovering ok in the 180. Yeah, what 125? Don't keep secrets from us! Quote Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I'm sorry about the recent losses. My motto is never keep a hawkfish in a reef tank. They are cool but cause way too much trouble. Quote Link to comment
monosyth Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Too many fish too fast? I'm surprised no one really was hard on you before about this... had this been any other noob, everyone would've ripped them a new one. It is a beautiful tank though.. I guess whatever survives will become the balance - I like the blenny, tomato and hawk, btw. Quote Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I'm surprised no one really was hard on you before about this... had this been any other noob, everyone would've ripped them a new one. it's called paying your dues. el fab already has. also...no hawkfish for me. Quote Link to comment
ender wiggin Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 And that monit-milli is the coolest thing I've ever seen. +1 to that. amazing. Quote Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 omg that damsel is creeping me out Ack, much agreed!!! Quote Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 holy crap. why isn't it dead yet. zombie fish? Quote Link to comment
StevieT Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Damsels, even a miracle can't kill them Quote Link to comment
el fabuloso Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 Yet another miracle in the Miracle MAX. Actually I came home today and it was nowhere to be found. Not sure if the hawkfish finished him off or he's just dead under a rock somewhere which can't be good since that's two missing bodies now. Your tank is looking fabulous! I love the clown and blenny. And that monit-milli is the coolest thing I've ever seen. I wish I could duplicate that but my attempts would probably just end in failure lol. Thanks! The monti-mille is completely incidental. I don't think I could replicate it myself if I wanted to. Doesn't matter it's survival of the fittest in there! Exactly. Maybe there is hope for the lost firefish. My jawfish had been missing for 3 months until last Sunday when I broke the 125 down. He looked horrible, but was alive. He seems to be recovering ok in the 180. I'm not sure what happened to her, she just disappeared. I'd be happy if she were to pop out of nowhere one day. Yeah, what 125? Don't keep secrets from us! I was in the process of putting together a 125g reef tank almost two years ago. Built a canopy for it, got halides, got sand and filled it up with saltwater. Then I got laid off which sort of put everything to a halt. So it's been sitting in my living room ever since until the water just completely evaporated because there was no point in topping it off. Now that I've got some cash flow again, I'm trying to get it back up and running except this time I'm just going to make it into a FOWLR tank. Maybe a predator tank, which my guy roommates would just absolutely love. I'm surprised no one really was hard on you before about this... had this been any other noob, everyone would've ripped them a new one. It is a beautiful tank though.. I guess whatever survives will become the balance - I like the blenny, tomato and hawk, btw. I don't know if you've followed my threads but I tend to veer off the beaten path in this hobby. I put damsels in overstocked picos and grow SPS under PCs. I also hardly do any water testing and go through months without water changes and top-offs. Not exactly the kind of stuff I would recommend to noobs (or anyone else for that matter) but somehow things always work out for the best. it's called paying your dues. el fab already has. ^^ This. Quote Link to comment
fewskillz Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 It's called experience. A veteran knows the risk vs. reward, how to recognize different warning signals, and handle any adverse situations that may arise. A beginner does not. Good to hear of another N-R.com 6 footer in the works. FOWLR would be cool. Sounds like you've got a pretty nasty hawk to be the first inhabitant! May I suggest a couple triggers, butterflies, an russel's lion, and some non-reef safe wrasses for an active, colorful mix to go with your bright red hawkfish? Quote Link to comment
jeremai Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 OOOOH http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemD...&ddid=78118 although with his recent track record, lol... Quote Link to comment
clownfish617 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 1. I KNEW IT WAS GONNA HAPPEN! ( the upgrade ) 2. OMG broken damsel! smart hawkfish, trying to take it down before it grows up and all h**l brakes loose. 3. Future TOTM Quote Link to comment
el fabuloso Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 Good to hear of another N-R.com 6 footer in the works. FOWLR would be cool. Sounds like you've got a pretty nasty hawk to be the first inhabitant! May I suggest a couple triggers, butterflies, an russel's lion, and some non-reef safe wrasses for an active, colorful mix to go with your bright red hawkfish? Those are exactly the kind of fish I had in mind. Definitely a couple of triggers. One of my roommates has been begging for a niger trigger ever since he saw one at the LFS. He was amused by the name and hasn't stopped laughing about it ever since. A couple of butterflies, some kind of angel and maybe some kind of puffer or boxfish. But not this one: http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemD...&ddid=78118 Too expensive for my taste. Plus with my luck it would end up dying and killing everything in the tank. 1. I KNEW IT WAS GONNA HAPPEN! ( the upgrade ) 2. OMG broken damsel! smart hawkfish, trying to take it down before it grows up and all h**l brakes loose. 3. Future TOTM 1. Not really so much an upgrade, more like an extension. The pico is still up and kicking and will always be the flagship tank. 2. Funny that you said that because I was totally thinking that too. 3. Nah, there are plenty of better looking tanks out there that are more deserving of that title. Quote Link to comment
DBTReefer Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Reminds me of a tetra I had. It's eye was smashed into its face. Quote Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 haha...nice av fab Quote Link to comment
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