Bloomin' Tank of GeNRosity

[Sharbuckle]

Oh wow. Babies are always fun. Love this thread annette

[FlowerMama]

Oh wow. Babies are always fun. Love this thread annette

 

Thank You. I try to keep it colorful. Without the folks here I wouldn't have had this thread. They completely made it possible. The spawning part is easy, it's rearing the babies that is difficult.

[uwharrie]

Not fancy but look what I scored at a LFS frag swap yesterday. two HUGE RFAs for $10 ( for both) So excited

 

[FlowerMama]

Hey, same color as the one teeny gave me!! Cool, the price, even better!!!

 

Well, I turned off all pumps making any movement. I counted 30 when it was real still. I then took a pipette and put some oyster feast, then water in shot glass and blew some towards all. Hard to know if they got any as they immediately start folding up.

 

Definitely all different colors.

 

 

This one is definitely a yellow.

 

 

[RIP Sebastian]

Hey, same color as the one teeny gave me!! Cool, the price, even better!!!

 

Well, I turned off all pumps making any movement. I counted 30 when it was real still. I then took a pipette and put some oyster feast, then water in shot glass and blew some towards all. Hard to know if they got any as they immediately start folding up.

 

Definitely all different colors.

 

 

This one is definitely a yellow.

 

 

 

I'll take some, haha! Mine are coming tomorrow while I'm at school. Think they'll be okay in the bags for a few extra hours?

[FlowerMama]

 

I'll take some, haha! Mine are coming tomorrow while I'm at school. Think they'll be okay in the bags for a few extra hours?

 

Yes, they will.

[RIP Sebastian]

 

Yes, they will.

 

Great! Thanks!

[FlowerMama]

 

Great! Thanks!

 

All they needed probably was to put some insulation. Better for them to be a little cool then too warm.

[RIP Sebastian]

 

All they needed probably was to put some insulation. Better for them to be a little cool then too warm.

 

Ok! Great!

[Proudgeek]

Super! Great news. Congrats.

[FlowerMama]

Super! Great news. Congrats.

 

Thank You! I admit it's been really hard to be patient. I fee like I've come full circle having gotten here once before for a mere moment in the 60g but I only had half the amount of babies and they were more tiny. So I'm super happy. I'm serious when I say if I can get a few to adulthood I'll be ecstatic. So this is the new part of the journey. The husbandry! And of course while I hopefully find out if I have a few more guys or gals. I have 4 nems that still haven't reached 2 or 2.5".

[FlowerMama]

A short video.

 

 

 

And now for more pics from all over the tank!!!

 

The only thing that I need now to round off the tank is a bubble coral on the left and a bright yellow fiji leather for that flat spot/shelf behind the pipe organ.

 

Shown here.

 

 

 

Rose coral

 

 

Hidden Cup corals

 

 

It's fuzzy however I really wanted to see how close I could get. Welcome green and orange.

 

 

And more clear...

 

 

Love this yellow sponge and weird thing how my green crab is truly white. Haven't seen a molt yet out of him.

 

 

Might make this my phone screensaver.

 

 

Some leather action

 

 

Look at Lil' Bit- she's grown so well!

 

 

 

 

I love this light pastel one.

 

 

 

 

Hidden among the macro.

 

 

Dad? Is that you?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[gena]

This is so damn cool!!!!!

 

I love the baby orange one.

[teenyreef]

These pictures are beautiful! I agree you should make that one shot your screensaver, it's fantastic.

[FlowerMama]

This is so damn cool!!!!!

 

I love the baby orange one.

 

Thanks. I have 3 or 4 like that. Today I'm not counting them. Just so tired coming home from work.

These pictures are beautiful! I agree you should make that one shot your screensaver, it's fantastic.

 

Yes, still haven't done it yet.

[Droy008]

I'm so happy for you!

You can see the love those guys get in each of your posts.

Please keep the beautiful pictures coming!

[DaveFason]

Very cool stuff! I will be your way 29th - 1st. Want to meet up?

[FlowerMama]

Very cool stuff! I will be your way 29th - 1st. Want to meet up?

 

Certainly! As it gets closer I'll IM ya.

[RIP Sebastian]

Are you keeping all of them? *cough*cough*wink*wink*nudge*nudge*

[FlowerMama]

Are you keeping all of them? *cough*cough*wink*wink*nudge*nudge*

 

For now yes. It's really hard to grow babies. I hope that 50% live. Today I checked & there must be closer to 40. I don't know but it seems like the mamas aren't letting them go all at once but a little at a time.

 

I'm afraid it'll be like puppies, I wouldn't want to give any away after I raised them. I really don't know how long it takes to grow them to quarter size. Depends on how you feed 'em I guess.

 

So tiny and so much detail excites me. That blue baby though is mine!!!

 

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[FlowerMama]

So, a new pic of me. I stopped dyeing in Feb, cut it in May. Those silvers are for reals!!! Love them.

 

 

The leathers are doing well.

 

 

 

Hidden Cup Corals

 

 

And more RFAs of course.

 

 

 

Looks like it's next to its mama

 

[Nano sapiens]

Just got caught up on all the 'baby pics' . Very cool and hope that they grow nicely for you.

[Newstead]

The babies are so gorgeous! Looking forward to seeing them grow.

 

Your hair looks fantastic!

[spectra]

The babies look good! Hopefully you can grow some out. I had a bunch also but only a few now............they seem to just disappear over time......

[FlowerMama]

The babies are so gorgeous! Looking forward to seeing them grow.

 

Your hair looks fantastic!

 

Thanks for the compliment on my hair!

 

I made a mistake last night which means I'm making labels today. I turned off flow & hob filter to get some pics and I accidentally turned off the heat. 68 in tank right now and I'm just bringing it back slowly. So, I turned the heat on at noon as that's when I saw it. The flowers all were extra scrunched up small. But I found a couple babies on rocks opening to the light so I am believing all will be ok. I worry about Lil Bit though, the clam. I hope she makes it. I also wonder that will do to any spawning cycle the flowers were in.

The babies look good! Hopefully you can grow some out. I had a bunch also but only a few now............they seem to just disappear over time......

 

Yeah, I know that's why I'm hoping to be able to keep 'em going. With these when I fed I had their food soaking first with a few drops of Seachem's Fuel so I'm hoping they're stronger and I can sustain them longer. It's not easy to grow the babies out as you know already. The last time I had all disappear in the 60g. They were all tinier than these.