cindyp Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 jealous! i wish i got a dendro and not a sun coral i read the sun coral only comes out at night? that doesn't make for ideal viewing. and thank you! i'm chuffed, i am. i hope it thrives. Link to comment
gena Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 the goby tail is hilarious. i hope he acclimates. stubborn goat head. thank you, gena! If he's eating the tiny NLS pellets, let those soak in some tank water for awhile...like 5 min. Then they are soft and he can eat them more easily. Even my firefish will spit them out if I don't let them soak first. So many stubborn goat heads in this hobby . Link to comment
kimberbee Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 My sun coral is out and closed randomly throughout the day. Open fully at night though. I feed it almost everyday - some days it's closed at dinner time. But it's def getting bigger!! Link to comment
BulkRate Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Mine did tHe same thing when I got it... would bite, swallow & spit out the same pellet over and over. Coarsely grinding it into 1/3ish chucks & soaking like Gena recommends worked for my case. Thing eats like a pig... anything any other critter is chowing down on gets sampled these days. Sometimes it's play when they get bigger. Goofy, goofy fish... you'll love it once it settles in! Link to comment
cindyp Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 hello friends! so lights off and we after dinner, i took a look at the dendro and Holy Tentacles, Batman! the frogspawn is all closed up and nighty nighty, but i'm a bit concerned that they might not like each other. aiii. i don't have much choice in where i can move these cuties either, other than to shift them as far away from each other and hope they're not bothered. If he's eating the tiny NLS pellets, let those soak in some tank water for awhile...like 5 min. Then they are soft and he can eat them more easily. Even my firefish will spit them out if I don't let them soak first. So many stubborn goat heads in this hobby . Mine did tHe same thing when I got it... would bite, swallow & spit out the same pellet over and over. Coarsely grinding it into 1/3ish chucks & soaking like Gena recommends worked for my case. Thing eats like a pig... anything any other critter is chowing down on gets sampled these days.Sometimes it's play when they get bigger. Goofy, goofy fish... you'll love it once it settles in! thank you gena and bulk! the guy at ASD had actually recommended the same thing to me today. i was like, what can i feed these stubborn sea goats? we considered caviar but he thought that was too small. will soak tomorrow, and also hoping that YCG chowing will encourage curiosity of rainford. NANO, i LOVE my gobies already. the yellow goby comes in for landing on corals like an expert pilot. and my rainford can swim in all directions! My sun coral is out and closed randomly throughout the day. Open fully at night though. I feed it almost everyday - some days it's closed at dinner time. But it's def getting bigger!! fun! i had admired them in your tank fotos. Link to comment
cindyp Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 TGIF friends! here is my latest brush painting. our teacher wanted us to paint red mountains in celebration of autumn, but i just wasn't feeling it. when i decided to switch to indigo, though, the results were much better! "Tranquil Heart." Link to comment
kimberbee Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Wow!! That's cute!! What do you do with all your paintings? Link to comment
cindyp Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Wow!! That's cute!! What do you do with all your paintings? thanks kimber! i give them away to friends or sell them. i just sold two paintings at our annual brush art show and made $500! more corals for me! ha Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 love ur paintings...remind me of old chinese movies Link to comment
cindyp Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 love ur paintings...remind me of old chinese movies thanks NINJA! i usually paint cute things and bright colors, like animals, birds and flowers. for the 13 years i've been learning, this is only the 2nd landscape of mountians i've done. it's a challenging subject for me. but i am very pleased with this! Link to comment
owenj Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I studied a lot of Asian art during undergrad, feeling nostalgic seeing your painting. Congrats on the sales! Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 That painting is lovely. Link to comment
cindyp Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 I studied a lot of Asian art during undergrad, feeling nostalgic seeing your painting. Congrats on the sales! you did? that's fabulous! i call it art therapy. i do it JUST for myself. not like my writing. it changes things when you do art aimed at selling. that's for sure! That painting is lovely. thanks so much, kat! i think i like it enough to get it backed and matted! Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 thanks so much, kat! i think i like it enough to get it backed and matted! Do it! I did a value study using an Asian painting as inspiration. Of course my version didn't look very Asian but I tried. It's on the top left in this grouping Link to comment
cindyp Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Do it! I did a value study using an Asian painting as inspiration. Of course my version didn't look very Asian but I tried. It's on the top left in this grouping oh you're an artist too! i love your work! how long have you been painting? what medium? only watercolors? and i recognized the top left as asian inspired ink study for sure! all these subjects are actually classic chinese brush art subjects too! Link to comment
cindyp Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 i love how gelantious my dendro gets. it's a Jelly Dendro! the dendro has been eating meaty foods and some pellets like a champ! my YCG also eating cyclopeeze and the really crumbled and soaked NLS pellets. thanks for the tip GENA and BULK! my rainfordi, alas, is still pecking and looking thin. i think there's some pods in the tank for it, not sure if enough. i'm also not sure if she took some of the frozen pods, i'm really hoping so. i'm hoping the YCG eating will encourage the rainfordi to eat too. wish me luck! eta: i just realized i've had the rainfordi for 5 weeks now. longer than i expected, tbh. i keep trying. /noob mistakes. Link to comment
kimberbee Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Your corals are so colorful!! Link to comment
MrNanoReef Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 i love how gelantious my dendro gets. it's a Jelly Dendro! the dendro has been eating meaty foods and some pellets like a champ! my YCG also eating cyclopeeze and the really crumbled and soaked NLS pellets. thanks for the tip GENA and BULK! my rainfordi, alas, is still pecking and looking thin. i think there's some pods in the tank for it, not sure if enough. i'm also not sure if she took some of the frozen pods, i'm really hoping so. i'm hoping the YCG eating will encourage the rainfordi to eat too. wish me luck! eta: i just realized i've had the rainfordi for 5 weeks now. longer than i expected, tbh. i keep trying. /noob mistakes. Very cool tank. I like your corals stocking. Where did you get that cool looking dendro? I've been trying to get one but got a sun coral by mistake. Link to comment
cindyp Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Very cool tank. I like your corals stocking. Where did you get that cool looking dendro? I've been trying to get one but got a sun coral by mistake. thank you!! it's a red dendro (large head) from ASD. i got it on sale for $30. the price should still be good if you need info--message me. BUT i'm local, so don't have to pay for the $50 shipping. i'm very lucky they are local here. http://livestock.aquasd.com/index.php?route=product/search&filter_name=dendro Link to comment
MrNanoReef Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 thank you!! it's a red dendro (large head) from ASD. i got it on sale for $30. the price should still be good if you need info--message me. BUT i'm local, so don't have to pay for the $50 shipping. i'm very lucky they are local here. http://livestock.aquasd.com/index.php?route=product/search&filter_name=dendro thanks but $50 shipping is killing it...lol Link to comment
cindyp Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 thanks but $50 shipping is killing it...lol totally. sucks. sorry, dude. i've wanted to buy flower nems from VIP and have had the same issue. i couldn't stomach the $50 shipping. Link to comment
gena Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Awww...I hope the rainfordi pulls through and starts chowing down on something. It doesn't look too skinny in that photo. Maybe try the frozen rotifers. If you have any hair algae in the tank (can't remember) just squirt it onto that algae and maybe it will eat it . Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 oh you're an artist too! i love your work! how long have you been painting? what medium? only watercolors? and i recognized the top left as asian inspired ink study for sure! all these subjects are actually classic chinese brush art subjects too! Thank you. I'm a doodler to be honest, but watercolor is zen for me. I picked up the brush to do the paintings above (and others) after a hiatus of probably 10+ years. I just took up a class this summer, it felt great and those came out of that. The teacher was very open minded, pretty much let me do what I wanted. I've done a lot of oil on canvas, started with Bob Ross landscapes, then I did some still life, finally tried my hand at some figure paintings and portraits. I'm rusty for sure, but I could visibly see my confidence in my brush returning with every painting I made this summer. Link to comment
cindyp Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Thank you. I'm a doodler to be honest, but watercolor is zen for me. I picked up the brush to do the paintings above (and others) after a hiatus of probably 10+ years. I just took up a class this summer, it felt great and those came out of that. The teacher was very open minded, pretty much let me do what I wanted. I've done a lot of oil on canvas, started with Bob Ross landscapes, then I did some still life, finally tried my hand at some figure paintings and portraits. I'm rusty for sure, but I could visibly see my confidence in my brush returning with every painting I made this summer. that's wonderful! i'd encourage you to keep going. love your pieces. and i call it art therapy for a reason. ha! i love your use of colors too. also impressed by your gradations of gray in the asian piece. that's something one has to learn as a brush artist. Link to comment
cindyp Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Awww...I hope the rainfordi pulls through and starts chowing down on something. It doesn't look too skinny in that photo. Maybe try the frozen rotifers. If you have any hair algae in the tank (can't remember) just squirt it onto that algae and maybe it will eat it . thanks gena. i'll add this to my list of foods to try. omg, i'll be $200 with an ever skinny pecking rainfordi. here's to hoping at least. i don't know what to go by. but it's belly is definitely a little concave. it hasn't gotten *worse* though. and it doesn't help that someone posted their "fat" rainfordi that eats flakes in another thread and it's like 2x thicker than mine. haha! Link to comment
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