Ratvan Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 Named him Pelesit (Pele) for short ๐ ย Sort of related, also I should finally be able to get my hands on both the original and the english version ofย Kijiya soon ๐ Quote Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 22 minutes ago, Ratvan said: Named him Pelesit (Pele) for short ๐ ย Sort of related, also I should finally be able to get my hands on both the original and the english version ofย Kijiya soon ๐ Hmm. Not sure if you know this - but pelesit is a type of folklore entity here that causes death and severe illness. Different legends have different beginnings, but the general consensus is that this demon can take on the form of a snake with a woman's head. Usually hearing the sound of a particular type of cricket in your house is the sign of a pelesit. You're advised to catch the cricket and release it back outside the house, or so the myth goes.ย ย I don't believe much in Indo-Malay folklore but I have, over the years, seen and experienced questionable things in my previous home. Not really a name I'd pick for anything, but that's just me. 'Pele' sounds cute though.ย 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 1 minute ago, Snow_Phoenix said: Hmm. Not sure if you know this - but pelesit is a type of folklore entity here that causes death and severe illness. Different legends have different beginnings, but the general consensus is that this demon can take on the form of a snake with a woman's head. Usually hearing the sound of a particular type of cricket in your house is the sign of a pelesit. You're advised to catch the cricket and release it back outside the house, or so the myth goes.ย ย I don't believe much in Indo-Malay folklore but I have, over the years, seen and experienced questionable things in my previous home. Not really a name I'd pick for anything, but that's just me. 'Pele' sounds cute though.ย I did :D, the name is one of the central characters in the Komku above (like Manga but not Japanese) well the antagonists at least.ย I like dark names, my blackwater tank I named everyone as an inhabitantย of the underworld 3 Quote Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, Ratvan said: I like dark names, my blackwater tank I named everyone as an inhabitantย of the underworld That's actually kinda cool. I name some of my critters after Greek/Roman Gods and Goddesses. Heck, feel free to name them anything you like. You can call your fish 'Little Turd' and we'll still read your thread lol.ย (Was just sharing about the Pelesit myth here - hope you didn't mind that.) 2 1 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 Just now, Snow_Phoenix said: (Was just sharing about the Pelesit myth here - hope you didn't mind that.) Not at all, wait until I get some more tattoo's then we can all learn Japanese mythology ๐ย 2 Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 ย 1 hour ago, Ratvan said: I'm aware it's why I borrowed from a trustworthy reefer. ย Collected this one from a 100g set up. Mostly LPS and Softies small amount of SPS in the tank. Fish takes pretty much all foods so hoping keeping it well fed helps.ย Unfortunately that rarely works with file fish and puffers. It usually does with large angels though. 35 minutes ago, Snow_Phoenix said: Different legends have different beginnings, but the general consensus is that this demon can take on the form of a snake with a woman's head. Shit, you just described my ex, snake with a woman's head. 3 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 Well Pele so far has taken Flake, Pellets, BBS and tackled one of the larger Aiptasia. Also love how he hangs out in the darkest region of the tank ย ย Clown and Blenny seem to be doing better today, not seen any aggression yet since splitting up the barnacles. Why can't I scape how I want tooย ๐ฅย Also the Wrasse now joins these and the swimming trio journey's around and around the tank. ย Damn Barnacles 4 Quote Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 38 minutes ago, Ratvan said: Well Pele so far has taken Flake, Pellets, BBS and tackled one of the larger Aiptasia. Also love how he hangs out in the darkest region of the tank ย ย Clown and Blenny seem to be doing better today, not seen any aggression yet since splitting up the barnacles. Why can't I scape how I want tooย ๐ฅย Also the Wrasse now joins these and the swimming trio journey's around and around the tank. ย Damn Barnacles That's the same type of filefish I had. They're very curious and can swim backwards sometimes. Very personable fish. If you can get a hold of some seagrass there - consider adding it, because these guys love 'sleeping' in it (they actually camoflage between the seagrass 'leaves'/strands to hide from predators in the wild).ย 2 1 Quote Link to comment
DSFIRSTSLTWATER Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 14 minutes ago, Snow_Phoenix said: That's the same type of filefish I had. They're very curious and can swim backwards sometimes. Very personable fish. If you can get a hold of some seagrass there - consider adding it, because these guys love 'sleeping' in it (they actually camoflage between the seagrass 'leaves'/strands to hide from predators in the wild).ย oh damn that's pretty cool 1 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 57 minutes ago, Snow_Phoenix said: That's the same type of filefish I had. They're very curious and can swim backwards sometimes. Very personable fish. If you can get a hold of some seagrass there - consider adding it, because these guys love 'sleeping' in it (they actually camoflage between the seagrass 'leaves'/strands to hide from predators in the wild).ย Is seaย grass a particular type of macro algae? Just ordered 4 different types. 2x Caulerpa species and two random lucky dips Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 OMG he displaysย He got too close to a certain Blennies Barnacleย ๐ย so when Cujo darted out to confront it, the Filefish raised some spike on its head and underside and its colour changed to stripes.....ย The Blenny stopped instantlyย 1 4 5 Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Goldfish shoals nipping at my toes. Lets see if any of my countrymen know what that's from. ๐ 1 Quote Link to comment
JPD1980 Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 1 hour ago, StinkyBunny said: Goldfish shoals nipping at my toes. Lets see if any of my countrymen know what that's from. ๐ Fun fun fun.... In the sun sun sun! 2 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 Well whose my favourite new fishie? I have 0 noticeable Aiptasia in the tank and also none of my corals appear to be nipped. Also sleeping stripes. ๐ ย 8 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 Clownfish and Blenny continue to argue over the barnacles. One of them will be pulled from the tank either today or tomorrow and getting transferred to my 5.5G Cube at home along with the soft coralsย 3 1 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Some lovely cheap Lobo's added to the tank today, that and bulked up the CuC by adding 5 Ceriths and 5 Spiny Astrea Snails ย Thinking about a Lobo Garden instead of Acans for the base of the Rock Structure now.ย 5 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Lights out and after feeding of the Lobo. Also new growth on the hammer? Lots of small new tentacles popped up lately. (On the left) 4 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 is that a ball of goniopora skeleton next to the hammer?ย Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, mitten_reef said: is that a ball of goniopora skeleton next to the hammer?ย Possibly. I thought either acan or Favia. Got it from my LFS as "live rock". Want to get something nice and encrusting for it eventually that is if it doesnt make a comeback Quote Link to comment
billygoat Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 On 10/25/2019 at 7:44 AM, Ratvan said: Is seaย grass a particular type of macro algae? Just ordered 4 different types. 2x Caulerpa species and two random lucky dips "Sea grass" usually refers to one of the various species of marine plants that grow in nearshore areas around the world. Unlike macroalgae, sea grasses are true vascular plants, with leaves, roots, and flowers. They are considerably more difficult to keep in captivity than algae. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
billygoat Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Awesome lobos by the way! I really like those. They are super beautiful and one of my favorite types of coral. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Just now, billygoat said: Awesome lobos by the way! I really like those. They are super beautiful and one of my favorite types of coral. And "cheap" for me. ยฃ24.99 each, they each have at least 2 mouths(?) The smaller ones mouth is impressive. I'll try and get a shot of that tomorrow. 3 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 So I attended a tank breakdown today and picked up a few bits. Zoa rock with a number of varieties (no names) and a boat load of bubble algae. Orange Plate Coral and a Yellow Wrasse. 4 Quote Link to comment
billygoat Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, Ratvan said: So I attended a tank breakdown today You make it sound like you were going to a funeral!ย ๐ย Nice pickups though. Fungiid corals are super cool. Give them the right conditions and they will start mysteriously populating your sandbed like little saltwater mushrooms. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, billygoat said: You make it sound like you were going to a funeral!ย ๐ย Nice pickups though. Fungiid corals are super cool. Give them the right conditions and they will start mysteriously populating your sandbed like little saltwater mushrooms. Well I find them a bit sad, even though i can usually find a bargain. Or at least see a bargain. It is a funeral of sorts, one for the hobbiest! ย He had so many long tentacled plates, but sadly all were sold or reserved before I got there. Fungia's reproduce like mushrooms? Awesome ย Waiting on the Zoa's to open but I did spot a couple of varieties that I like (mainly Greens, Reds and Blues and those big Paly Grandis) Quote Link to comment
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