Felicia Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 Just so pretty. The colors, the contrasts, the livestock. Thank you I'm pretty happy with the mix of colors, corals, and livestock Limpets too? I'm 95% confident that both of those are likely to have come on a frag from my tank. The limpets are the best little hitchhikers I ever got and I hope they breed well for you too. They do such a better job of eating the green algae film than snails. The collonistas stay on the rock scape eating whatever they eat and maybe once a year may be to blame when the wavemaker stops spinning. Outside of that I hear they're really good for the tank's microfauna. If all that did come from me, keep an eye out for the 1/4" whitish chitons. They're also pretty fabulous. Congrats again on the PhD and graduation! You are beaming in that photo. Oh fun! Well thank you for the fun hitchikers then! Interestingly enough the limpets seem to mostly being staying in my sump although I've seen a couple up in the tank. I'll keep an eye out for the chitons! I love chitons And that you! Yeah I was pretty thrilled about graduation Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 Ok, so I finally got around to sorting through all those photos I took a few nights ago. Here they are! Let's start with another quick FTS. IMG_4584 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr Ok next, some coral shots. IMG_4214 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4212 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr This gorgonian is really growing. The two stubby little branches are brand new growth. IMG_4192 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4171 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4169 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4165 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4163 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4145 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4097 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr I was trying really hard to get a decent shot of the Tomini tang because she's been doing really well, but she just moves too dang fast! Here are a bunch of the mediocre photos I was able to get of her. IMG_4543 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4529 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4512 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4478 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4338 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4258 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4094 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr Falkor was being quite the ham as usual. He loves to pose for photos! IMG_4405 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4321 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4284 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4087 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4070 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr Here are a couple shots of the clowns in their BTA palace. IMG_4450 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4400 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4389 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr Draco was also being a huge ham as usual. IMG_4335 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4318 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4253 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4220 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4159 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4121 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr The antennata is shy sometimes, but she was out and about for photos this time Mushu was the one being the lurker this time around. IMG_4426 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4373 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4205 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4103 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr 12 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 Since most of the fish were out being photogenic, I also got a bunch of fun shots with several of the fish together. IMG_4545 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4501 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4418 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4282 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4277 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4271 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4218 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4110 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4107 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr 10 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 Oh, and if you notice that the derasa is gaping a bit in these photos, I'm aware of the issue. Its been acting like something is aggravating it lately, but the other two clams are perfectly healthy. The derasa is still light and touch responsive and it opens everyday, so I think its ok, just a bit annoyed. I ended up rearranging the clams to move it to a slighlty different spot and its seems to be doing a bit better now. I'm thinking the big green nepthea might have been irritating it. This tank is getting to the point where everything is so grown in that corals are touching and irritating each other at times. Quote Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 This tank is filled with gorgeous and wow! 1 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 great photos! so crisp and clean. I love the tomini tang. Makes me want to get one but 3 tangs is pushing it in my tank =P. And i never see a tomini as nice as yours at the fish stores. 1 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 This tank is filled with gorgeous and wow! Thanks so much, Annette! great photos! so crisp and clean. I love the tomini tang. Makes me want to get one but 3 tangs is pushing it in my tank =P. And i never see a tomini as nice as yours at the fish stores. Thank you! I was being overly critical of this set of photos. I didn't turn off all the other lights in my apartment, since I was just snapping these real quick, so they have reflections and stuff. Glad you like them! Yeah I've never really been that into tangs, but I've definitely come to love my tomini. She's a great fish and really awesome at eating algae. I had been wanting one for a while, but it seemed like all the ones coming in looked sickly or not very nice. I ended up settling for a kole tang, but then that one died suddenly. I seemed healthy at first, but I think it had some sort of internal parasite. I wasn't in any hurry to replace the kole, and then on a trip to the LFS I saw this tomini that looked great and decided to take her home. She's been super hardy and healthy and I love her coloring 1 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I dont see any reflections in the photos so good job hiding / avoiding them! I like the bright orange color on the tomini more than a kole. But as you said, the key is finding a healthy one that's the right size. I seen ones that are way too big already or ones where the color is dull. Glad you found a good one. ooo forgot to ask, any clues / insights as to why one of your bubble tip retained its bubble shape while the other one RIGHT next to it did not??? 3 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 So beautiful! Everything has filled in so much, and looking so healthy 1 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 I dont see any reflections in the photos so good job hiding / avoiding them! I like the bright orange color on the tomini more than a kole. But as you said, the key is finding a healthy one that's the right size. I seen ones that are way too big already or ones where the color is dull. Glad you found a good one. ooo forgot to ask, any clues / insights as to why one of your bubble tip retained its bubble shape while the other one RIGHT next to it did not??? Well thank you! Yeah, the bright pop on the tomini's fins are really pretty and I really like the pure white tail. Yeah, the key is definitely patience. It seems like finding one that is the right size and healthy definitely takes a while. Tangs can just be so delicate! I'm just glad this one has been healthy for me. Knock on wood! Oh, and yeah I have absolutely no idea what determines the shape of BTAs. I have like 8-9 of them all in one big clump and from day to day, they'll change shape. One day they might all be bubbled, another day they'll all be stretched out, and then other days some are bubbled and some are not. It makes no sense to me because the lighting and flow is not changing day to day. So beautiful! Everything has filled in so much, and looking so healthy Thank you, Teeny It is so crowded in there now! I've got lots of corals running into each other, which is the look I was going for, but its leading to a bit of coral warfare. I'm just letting things do their thing and see who wins 2 Quote Link to comment
J-Ranko Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Ok, so I finally got around to sorting through all those photos I took a few nights ago. Here they are! Wow! So many awesome pics here. But this one's my favorite. Looks like the lionfish is imitating a clownfish by sitting on a leather. 1 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Great set of pictures, everything looks just perfect in there. 1 Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 ^^ this... Love the bushy look of everything 1 Quote Link to comment
Slowtwitch Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 I always think your lions should be so much bigger then I see them next to Falkor and remember they are just little guys. Love the photos. 2 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 Wow! So many awesome pics here. But this one's my favorite. Looks like the lionfish is imitating a clownfish by sitting on a leather. Thank you! Yeah the lionfish love to perch on things, which is always very cute Great set of pictures, everything looks just perfect in there. Thank you, Mark! I'm happy with how its all filled in ^^ this... Love the bushy look of everything Thank you! I'm trying to be patient and just enjoy my nice filled in tank I always think your lions should be so much bigger then I see them next to Falkor and remember they are just little guys. Love the photos. Yeah, they're pretty small. The antennata and the dwarf zebra eat really well, but they seem to be very slow growers. Their bodies are around 2.5". The fu manchu is the biggest right now, but he's pretty much full grown at about 4". Eventually the other two will end up bigger than him, but it'll take quite a while at the rate they're growing. Falkor is the one that's growing like crazy! I wish he'd slow down a bit 1 Quote Link to comment
Slowtwitch Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Thank you! Yeah the lionfish love to perch on things, which is always very cute Thank you, Mark! I'm happy with how its all filled in Thank you! I'm trying to be patient and just enjoy my nice filled in tank Yeah, they're pretty small. The antennata and the dwarf zebra eat really well, but they seem to be very slow growers. Their bodies are around 2.5". The fu manchu is the biggest right now, but he's pretty much full grown at about 4". Eventually the other two will end up bigger than him, but it'll take quite a while at the rate they're growing. Falkor is the one that's growing like crazy! I wish he'd slow down a bit Well if he out grows your tank I'm sure he would find a good home with my beasties. Lots of room here with plenty of caves to hide in. 1 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 Well if he out grows your tank I'm sure he would find a good home with my beasties. Lots of room here with plenty of caves to hide in. That's definitely a good option to have. I'm just super attached to him at this point. I'm just not sure exactly when I'll end up doing an upgrade and if he gets too big before then, then he may have to go to a new home. He's getting big, but so far he doesn't seem cramped and he's very well behaved with my other fish so hopefully he can stay in this tank for quite a bit longer. I'll just have to see what happens 2 Quote Link to comment
gena Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Oh, and if you notice that the derasa is gaping a bit in these photos, I'm aware of the issue. Its been acting like something is aggravating it lately, but the other two clams are perfectly healthy. The derasa is still light and touch responsive and it opens everyday, so I think its ok, just a bit annoyed. I ended up rearranging the clams to move it to a slighlty different spot and its seems to be doing a bit better now. I'm thinking the big green nepthea might have been irritating it. This tank is getting to the point where everything is so grown in that corals are touching and irritating each other at times. I wonder if you need more nutrients for it? It looks pale too or maybe it's just the photos. I hope it will be ok for you!!!!! Otherwise everything looks fantastic! The tang is really doing a great job of keeping the algae away. I didn't see any!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted June 6, 2016 Author Share Posted June 6, 2016 I wonder if you need more nutrients for it? It looks pale too or maybe it's just the photos. I hope it will be ok for you!!!!! Otherwise everything looks fantastic! The tang is really doing a great job of keeping the algae away. I didn't see any!!! Yeah, its definitely pale too. I've been trying to figure out what's going on with it for the last couple weeks. That's what got me looking at its foot and shell and then I found those little snails and panicked. Well those turned out to just be collinistas, which are harmless, so I'm really not sure what's bothering the derasa. The other two clams are 100% healthy and they're all right next to each other. I moved the derasa in case the nepthea was bothering it and it maybe seems a tad bit happier, but not really much change. Its still responsive to touch and shadows, so it doesn't seem like its on its way out or anything. Its open everyday as well and has full mantle extension, no pinched mantle or anything. I wouldn't think nutrients would be an issue because there are always plenty of nutrients in this system. The lighting hasn't changed at all either. I'm so baffled. Thank you! There's definitely some patches of hair algae that I manually remove once in a while, but the tang does a great job for the most part. There are just some stubborn hair algae patches that she can't quite handle 1 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 How about a Lily update for her fans? Lily turned 6 years old on May 15th, but you'd think she's still a kitten with all the energy she has. Her hobbies include napping, plotting how to kill the aquarium (because it steals my attention), playing with things like crinkle balls, box sitting, chewing on house plants, and watching out the window. One of her latest hobbies is a new-found interest in watching TV. Her all time favorite show is Downton Abbey. My theory is that she wishes she was British nobility and wonders why she doesn't have a lady's maid. "Yes! Put on Downton Abbey!" IMG_2948 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr Riveted to the show. IMG_2119 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr She also seems to like Animal Planet shows like "My Cat from Hell" and "Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet". IMG_3448 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_3941 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr Ok and here are a bunch more photos of her being adorable as usual IMG_1999 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_3286 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_3291 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_3374 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_3402 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_3492 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr This was how Lily felt when I was spending all my time writing my thesis. I'd piled some binders of information on the chair and she collapsed next to them in disgust and boredom IMG_3506 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_3524 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_3544 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_3696 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_3704 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_3801 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_3926 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_3928 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_3945 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_3990 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr IMG_4624 by Felicia Svedlund, on Flickr 8 Quote Link to comment
kimberbee Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Lily is adorable!! How much does she weigh? Just to get a sense of size... She looks pretty big next to that tv! 1 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 CUTENESS OVERLOAD!!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 Lily is adorable!! How much does she weigh? Just to get a sense of size... She looks pretty big next to that tv! Lily is actually a pretty small cat, she's just super fluffy. She only weighs 8 lbs. The TV isn't very big since I just have a small living room in my little 1 bedroom apartment. The TV is a 32". CUTENESS OVERLOAD!!!!! This is how I feel all the time with Lily Quote Link to comment
kimberbee Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Lily is actually a pretty small cat, she's just super fluffy. She only weighs 8 lbs. The TV isn't very big since I just have a small living room in my little 1 bedroom apartment. The TV is a 32". This is how I feel all the time with Lily She is little!! My cat is 16lbs... 1 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 She is little!! My cat is 16lbs... Yeah she's definitely a petite little thing. She free feeds all day and I just give her as much as she wants to eat, but she doesn't really eat a ton. She's really not food motivated and she plays a ton, so she's never had an issue with getting chubby, which is odd for house cats. 1 Quote Link to comment
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