owenj Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks!!!!! Wooohooo . How's the flow on yours? I'm hoping mine's not too strong. I read online it likes moderate flow. I could see this thing taking a week to open. It's still closed up tight. I can see the branches wiggling in the flow so I'd say it's at least moderate . They're not bending from it, but you can see them wavering around in it. Link to comment
gena Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 I can see the branches wiggling in the flow so I'd say it's at least moderate . They're not bending from it, but you can see them wavering around in it. There are two branches on mine that are constantly vibrating from the flow. The rest of it is pretty stiff. Hopefully this will be ok for it . Link to comment
Lauraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Looks great even in the bag! Petco has some surprisingly good stuff. Link to comment
cindyp Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 congrats on the new coral, gena! is it an SPS?? i think your nem is trying very hard to eat the crab. haha! Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I thought so. Of course the guy at Petco was clueless. I was like, is that an ORA gorgonian? He was like, no. Those would be like $50 plus . I bought it with a couple of fleshless tips on the branches. I know those can grow back though with proper care. LOL, that's when it's best to just keep your mouth shut and point Also, I would clip off the tips that have missing flesh, just below where it is missing. Link to comment
vlangel Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I love the pic of the crab chillin' on its beanbag chair. Nice score on the gorg! It's a beautiful addition to an already spectacular tank! Link to comment
rocksmom Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 That picture is too cute! The crab doesn't even care, he's just chillin' like a boss Link to comment
gena Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks everyone . It still hasn't opened yet. Looks like it will probably do a shedding first and then open . No lost flesh this morning so I think I'm in the clear. congrats on the new coral, gena! is it an SPS?? i think your nem is trying very hard to eat the crab. haha! I think gorgonians are considered soft corals. You should try one sometime! Just make sure you get the photosynthetic kind . Link to comment
teenyreef Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Looks like he's sitting on a bean bag What a great picture! Is he an anemone crab? Link to comment
gena Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 What a great picture! Is he an anemone crab?Yep . Porcelain anemone crab. Link to comment
gena Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Polyps are starting to come out . Link to comment
cindyp Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 pretty gena!! what a great pick up! also, your neon red shrooms look so much like mine. wondering if same? mine walks around the rock all day long and makes babies like mad. ha! has already dropped 4 baby mushrooms. Link to comment
gena Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 pretty gena!! what a great pick up! also, your neon red shrooms look so much like mine. wondering if same? mine walks around the rock all day long and makes babies like mad. ha! has already dropped 4 baby mushrooms. Thanks! I got those mushrooms from a good NR friend that used to post on here. They are VERY vibrant red. I'm having trouble getting them to settle after putting the Tide back on the tank. They hated it in the middle of the tank so I just moved them to that left side. Not sure if the RFAs are going to bother them too much or not. Link to comment
Slowtwitch Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Polyps are starting to come out . Gena, the Gorg looks great. Glad to hear you are getting the polyps to show themselves. Your Candy Canes also look great. Do you feed them at all? Mine never seem to take food any more. Two heads did when I first got them, but not any more. Link to comment
owenj Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Polyps are starting to come out . lovely merletti colony in the front too. Link to comment
gena Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 Gena, the Gorg looks great. Glad to hear you are getting the polyps to show themselves. Your Candy Canes also look great. Do you feed them at all? Mine never seem to take food any more. Two heads did when I first got them, but not any more. Thanks! The only candy canes that eat for me are the turquoise and the neon green. My pink and green don't eat for me at all. But they have split a couple of times so they are getting nutrition from something . lovely merletti colony in the front too.The only ones that have done consistently well for me . I may have made an impulse purchase today . For $14.99 I couldn't say no. She ate live blackworms for me today too . This tank is swimming with pods so she should do well for me . ruby red dragonet Link to comment
jstuver Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Love those I want one so bad but they are so expensive still around here. Link to comment
gena Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 Love those I want one so bad but they are so expensive still around here.They are neat little fish. I made sure to pick the fattest one. She was feisty too...picking on the male that was in the tank with her LOL. I thought $14.99 was a pretty darn good price. I hope they come down in price for you soon!!!! Link to comment
teenyreef Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 That's awesome! Especially for $14.99 I'd always heard that a tank this small isn't big enough to support an adequate pod population for a dragonet. I'd love to find out that the conventional wisdom is wrong Link to comment
Lauraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Lol I bought a red velvet fairy wrasse today I ges red is very in right now. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Love those I want one so bad but they are so expensive still around here. They shouldn't be. They all come from the same place for the same price, about $6-8 wholesale each. It's insane the prices some are charging because they claim these things are rare, when in reality hundreds are imported at a time. Link to comment
Mirya Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Ruby red dragonet! SQUEEE! I love those little buggers. My husband really wants one too, but I don't feel like any of my tanks are appropriate for one. Some day though! Until then you must post photos often for us to live vicariously! Link to comment
gena Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 That's awesome! Especially for $14.99 I'd always heard that a tank this small isn't big enough to support an adequate pod population for a dragonet. I'd love to find out that the conventional wisdom is wrong Well my goal is to prove them wrong . Ruby red dragonet! SQUEEE! I love those little buggers. My husband really wants one too, but I don't feel like any of my tanks are appropriate for one. Some day though! Until then you must post photos often for us to live vicariously!Will do . Link to comment
jstuver Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 They shouldn't be. They all come from the same place for the same price, about $6-8 wholesale each. It's insane the prices some are charging because they claim these things are rare, when in reality hundreds are imported at a time. I'll have to check they may have come down in price I have been out of the game for about 7 months but I didn't check the price the other day when I saw them at out local store so I will have to if they are running that cheap now! Link to comment
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