10g bowfront tank/34g cube [Archive] - Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board

fishoholic

11-22-2011, 03:23 PM

Awhile ago I saw Blue world had a cute little orange/red frogfish that I thought was adorable but I know they need a tank all to themselves and they're not cheep so I resisted the urge to buy it. However after seeing the pictures SeaHorse_Fanatic posted of his I knew I had to get one of my own.

So during the tank tours I saw Neal wasn't using his 34g cube tank and I thought it would make a good froggy tank and thankfully he sold it to me for an excellent price :mrgreen: However Doug mentioned it would be nice to have the 34g for all his little gobies in his 30g tank so he wouldn't have to move his 30g and 110g all at the same time, which made sense.

However I really wanted this little froggy guy and he had been at the LFS for quite awhile and was eating silversides and krill really well. So I looked around my house, I had an old 10g bowfront tank, an old computer stand (that I bought but never used from Jysk), an extra heater, nano powerhead and nano remro skimmer from my old 20g tank and I had bought some more LR recently and have lots in my display.....so.....I got ambitious and set it all up a few weeks ago and thought I should finally post pictures. He was more of a pale pink then red/orange when I first got him, but still, he's awsome.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/IMG_0357.jpg

When I first got him
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/IMG_0359.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/DSC_0216.jpg

Coloured up a bit since I put red macro algae in
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/DSC_0182.jpg

fishoholic

11-22-2011, 07:09 PM

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/DSC_0183.jpg

Peek-a-boo
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/DSC_0201.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/DSC_0215.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/DSC_0187.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/DSC_0185.jpg

Delphinus

11-22-2011, 07:14 PM

You already know I love this setup, but I'll say it again, I love this setup! I so want to do something like this myself some day.

What do you do for topup on this tank, just bucket brigade it for now?

How often do you need to feed him? Everyday or does he fill up and then take a break?

fishoholic

11-22-2011, 07:46 PM

It's only a 10g so it doesn't evaporate much, I have a Tupperware container that I use to scoop up RO water with (from my rubbermaid top off container on my big system) and I top it off every day. So far he usually eats one krill every other day. He also eats silversides but prefers krill.

SeaHorse_Fanatic

11-22-2011, 08:47 PM

fishoholic

11-23-2011, 12:17 AM

OK, so I'll take the blame for this one too:wink:

Used to it.

hehehe.

Looking good. Hopefully with the red macro to camouflage against, it'll recolour back up. Mine has kept its colour well in its little 8g Fluval Floral tank.

As you should :lol:

I've actually wanted a red frogfish for awhile, seeing the pictures of yours and knowing there was one just like it at Blue world motivated me to put a tank together and get it.

So far the red marco seems to be helping, he loves hanging out in it and his colour has gotten darker since I added it.

fishoholic

11-23-2011, 01:15 PM

iphone video

http://youtu.be/7Fhzh1N3xR0

Blom

11-23-2011, 01:23 PM

what a neat fish!!

Delphinus

11-23-2011, 03:42 PM

Very!

FishyFishy!

11-23-2011, 03:51 PM

Dang. Now my little nano lying around is going to have to turn into a froggy paradise! Such a cool fish.

BlueWorldAquatic

11-23-2011, 10:02 PM

He looks great Laurie.

Now throw some mollies in there and make him hunt.

fishoholic

11-23-2011, 11:08 PM

what a neat fish!!
Thanks

Very!
Tony I hope you liked the video, it's not the best quality but I know you like seeing frogfish swim.

Dang. Now my little nano lying around is going to have to turn into a froggy paradise! Such a cool fish.

MWAHAHAHAHAHA :twised: :lol:

fishoholic

11-23-2011, 11:11 PM

He looks great Laurie.

Now throw some mollies in there and make him hunt.

:surprise: What make him work for his food? :lol: Not sure I could do that, I wouldn't want him to stop eating frozen and I'd feel bad for the mollies.

fishoholic

11-28-2011, 01:02 PM

I got a new light for my 80g so I took down one of my Glo lights and put it over the 10g frogfish tank. Much better then the cheep florescent yellow blub lamp.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/DSC_0239.jpg

fishoholic

11-28-2011, 01:19 PM

With my birthday coming up Doug brought up my birthday present, a stand for my 34g cube. He also brought up the goodies I bought from Dave for this tank. So this weekend Doug and I got a lot of work done on the 34g cube. I mostly got the stand built by myself (he helped a bit at the end) but he did all the plumbing and he did the overflow box in the tank and he drilled another hole in the tank for the herbie overflow system to work.

The goodies in their boxes :biggrin:

The stand
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0222.jpg

Bubble Magus NAC7 cone skimmer
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0221.jpg

Tunze ATO and Eheim pump
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0236.jpg

Forgot to take a pic of Doug drilling the hole, but here's a pic of it finished. I circled the hole he drilled in red.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0228.jpg

Doug putting the overflow in
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0232.jpg

overflow finished
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0233.jpg

fishoholic

11-28-2011, 01:28 PM

The stand pieces all laid out and ready for assembly

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0223.jpg

My cat telling my dog "According to this piece A needs to go into piece C" :lol:

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0225.jpg

Stand finished

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0226.jpg

Skimmer fits inside

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0227.jpg

Sump my old 20g cube tank that my lionfish was in (thank-you Steve from red coral for putting the baffles in)

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0231.jpg

Delphinus

11-28-2011, 02:36 PM

Ha! This is quickly going from something inexpensive to something ... not so much :lol:

reefwars

11-28-2011, 03:11 PM

yay early christmas at lauries woo hoooo :) nice job looking sawwwweeeeetttt hehe:)

fishoholic

11-28-2011, 06:16 PM

Ha! This is quickly going from something inexpensive to something ... not so much :lol:

:lol: No kidding, but the tank I got used from my friend Neal for a sweet deal, Doug bought the stand as my B-day gift and my B-day money that I'm getting from my family will pay for the skimmer/pump/plumbing etc.

yay early christmas at lauries woo hoooo :) nice job looking sawwwweeeeetttt hehe:)

Thanks, it's almost my birthday...so more like happy birthday to me :mrgreen:

fishoholic

11-28-2011, 06:20 PM

I've got friends in high places :mrgreen: Thanks again Steve from RC for lending us this awesome pipe cutter tool, definately made life much easier

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0237.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0238.jpg

fishoholic

11-28-2011, 06:22 PM

Water test, the plumbing works, no leaks :biggrin:

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0242.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0241.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0243.jpg

lastlight

11-28-2011, 06:36 PM

Delphinus

11-28-2011, 06:44 PM

:lol: I stopped using my hand pipe cutters after getting addicted to using the chopsaw for pipes. Cleanest cuts EVAH! ..... Not so clean on the floor however. The explosion of PVC sawdust however does make for some amusing moments when your spouse discovers WTH you're doing with the chopsaw. On an unrelated note my hobbies are still permanently banished to the basement.

fishoholic

11-28-2011, 06:58 PM

This is rad nice looking build. But now I'm wondering if I can have one in my frag tank what a cute bastard! He looks like he's just sorta floating on the macro in those pics lol.

So jealous of that pipe cutter! I hate using the hacksaw and then tracking those plastic bits all over the room (and house if you don't brush socks off etc). I can't believe that thing can simply slice thru it?!

I don't see why you couldn't put one in a frag tank, they are really cool to watch. He was sort of floating on the macro, he grabs onto it with his hands and moves around on it. Very cool to watch, only one time the macro started floating into to power head so I started to move it over (not realizing he was holding onto it at the time) and needless to say he went for a ride :lol: didn't realize what a grip they can have.

The pipe cutter is the best thing ever! Slices clean though fairly easily with the push of a button, is battery powered and leaves no mess behind. We were going to use a hacksaw but thankfully we got some plumbing parts from steve at red coral and he let us borrow it :mrgreen:

Oilers

11-28-2011, 10:12 PM

lastlight

11-28-2011, 11:14 PM

fishoholic

11-29-2011, 12:37 AM

What's your plan for this tank Laurie? It's looking great so far. I am looking to get a small tank to house some corals but haven't had the time to do so yet.
I think I should give my wife more hints on birthday present(s). She is not as cool as Doug is :razz:

Eventually it will become an upgrade tank for my frogfish. For now I'm getting it ready to house Doug's little gobies and inverts etc. so he can move the contents of his 30g tank into it (might sneak a pipefish in there too) This way he can take his time and he wont have to move his 30g and 110g all at once.

fishytime

11-29-2011, 01:38 AM

So jealous of that pipe cutter! I hate using the hacksaw and then tracking those plastic bits all over the room (and house if you don't brush socks off etc). I can't believe that thing can simply slice thru it?!

:lol: I stopped using my hand pipe cutters after getting addicted to using the chopsaw for pipes. Cleanest cuts EVAH! ..... Not so clean on the floor however. The explosion of PVC sawdust however does make for some amusing moments when your spouse discovers WTH you're doing with the chopsaw. On an unrelated note my hobbies are still permanently banished to the basement.

ya that pipe shear was the shizzzz.....no mess, no walking to the chop saw.....cordless......made plumbing the tank wayyyyy less time consuming.....I would have had the thing plumbed in record time if I didnt forget to plumb in the gate valve for the herbie and have to run to the Rona for another fitting to fix my boo boo:redface:

Delphinus

11-29-2011, 01:56 AM

reefwars

11-29-2011, 01:57 AM

fishytime

11-29-2011, 02:25 AM

it is the first rule of plumbing a tank.....and I quote.... rule #1 states that there WILL be more than one trip to the local home improvement store:lol:

fishoholic

11-29-2011, 04:11 AM

Ah well, just as well, you can't do a plumbing project without at least one back to the store to get another fitting. I think it might cause the world to end or something. If you ever complete a plumbing project on the first pass and suddenly see flying horsemen ... quickly cut the pipe and claim it's the wrong size and go back to the store for the sake of us ALL.

it is the first rule of plumbing a tank.....and I quote.... rule #1 states that there WILL be more than one trip to the local home improvement store:lol:

:lol: so true!

SeaHorse_Fanatic

12-01-2011, 10:29 PM

You should try feeding the frogfish FD shrimp. Mine gets more red when I feed it that and it pales out to pink when I feed it market prawn pieces.

lastlight

12-01-2011, 11:02 PM

Ah well, just as well, you can't do a plumbing project without at least one back to the store to get another fitting.

Geez if it was only 2 trips total my wife wouldn't mind tagging along. The family likes to come to 'the wood store' as the kids call it with me but if it's plumbing she refuses to come along anymore!

It's time-consuming and I usually return 2 or 3 times:

- staring blankly at the parts on the shelf
- sifting through mixed up bins
- creating new ways to get from A to B when they are missing that key piece
- consulting your drawing you brought
- hunting down a sales guy to cut some hose if needed
- laying parts out on the floor like a weirdo
- staring blankly (again) at the parts on the shelf

Blom

12-01-2011, 11:14 PM

Did you see me at home depot Brent? That is my exact routine. Ive usually changed my mind by the time I get to the car so I have to go back in...

lorenz0

12-01-2011, 11:20 PM

it is the first rule of plumbing a tank.....and I quote.... rule #1 states that there WILL be more than one trip to the local home improvement store:lol:

so true lol

fishoholic

12-02-2011, 12:16 AM

You should try feeding the frogfish FD shrimp. Mine gets more red when I feed it that and it pales out to pink when I feed it market prawn pieces.

Does FD mean freeze dried? Where do you find that and what brand?

I feed mine Superba Krill by H20 life.

fishoholic

12-02-2011, 12:21 AM

Geez if it was only 2 trips total my wife wouldn't mind tagging along. The family likes to come to 'the wood store' as the kids call it with me but if it's plumbing she refuses to come along anymore!

It's time-consuming and I usually return 2 or 3 times:

1- staring blankly at the parts on the shelf
2- sifting through mixed up bins
3- creating new ways to get from A to B when they are missing that key piece
4- consulting your drawing you brought
5- hunting down a sales guy to cut some hose if needed
6- laying parts out on the floor like a weirdo
7- staring blankly (again) at the parts on the shelf

Wow that sounds very familiar....let's see

1- check
2- check
3- check
4- didn't make a drawing, so this we didn't do
5- check
6- check
7- check

Ross

12-02-2011, 01:42 AM

I didnt realize that people were cutting pipes with a saw.

http://images1.mcmaster.com/Contents/gfx/large/3691a51p1l.png?ver=6102172

I picked one of these up ages ago, and they work great! Not as slick as a powered version, but it was only $10.

I think it was from Princess Auto, but Totem and I imagine Home Depot, Rona, etc would all have them.

Delphinus

12-02-2011, 01:55 AM

If you had a few dozen cuts of 1.5" and 2" pipe though, you'd switch to a chopsaw too. :p

But I agree the hand cutters trump a hacksaw.

fishoholic

12-06-2011, 01:21 PM

Finished the all important egg create on top of the overflow (however I'm sure the little gobies who will first be living in this tank will find their way though :mmph:)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0271.jpg

Made some egg create stands. One for the pump to sit on (hose for the pump was a few inches to short to reach the bottom)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0268.jpg

one for the skimmer
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0269.jpg

skimmer taking a vinegar bath
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0272.jpg

fishoholic

12-06-2011, 01:25 PM

Did a power out situation (I don't have the loc-line pieces I need to raise the water level higher) to make sure the sump wouldn't over flow, needless to say I have an inch to spare, cutting it close though.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0273.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0275.jpg

fishoholic

12-06-2011, 01:31 PM

Added salt :mrgreen:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0277.jpg

Which raised the water level a lot more then I thought it would. The black line is where the water level was, and I drew an arrow to show where the level rose to.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0278.jpg

lastlight

12-06-2011, 05:30 PM

fishytime

12-06-2011, 06:16 PM

Looks nice it's coming together! Is that a marineland tank? looks like it... they're nice.

As for the stand for the return pump... I've plumbed my last 2 tanks with the return pump dangling from the piping so the bottom doesn't touch the glass. Helped a lot with noise levels on my eheim 1262 and well... my current laguna pond pump doesn't have a flat base anyways lol.

Ya, Im just nervous about suspending it..... It's only on there with one of those plastic ratcheting hose clamps ATM.....it would suck if the pump popped off the hose..... I will probably secure it a little better when I go up next

fishoholic

12-06-2011, 06:19 PM

Looks nice it's coming together! Is that a marineland tank? looks like it... they're nice.

As for the stand for the return pump... I've plumbed my last 2 tanks with the return pump dangling from the piping so the bottom doesn't touch the glass. Helped a lot with noise levels on my eheim 1262 and well... my current laguna pond pump doesn't have a flat base anyways lol.

Ya I made a stand cause Doug (for the reasons he mentioned above) told me to.

Not sure what brand of tank it is. I bought it from another canreef member. I'll check it when I'm at home and see if it says anything on the tank.

fishoholic

12-06-2011, 06:23 PM

Back to froggy pic's and my new feather duster

Excuse me mister duster I'm coming though
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/DSC_0250.jpg

What you taking pictures again?
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/DSC_0251.jpg

Here get my good side
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/DSC_0254.jpg

feather duster
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/DSC_0257.jpg

fishoholic

12-07-2011, 03:00 PM

Doug's zoas
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/DSC_0252.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/DSC_0253.jpg

Mystery coral that was on the zoa frag plug above, but was stinging them so I broke it off.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/DSC_0256-1.jpg

fishoholic

12-07-2011, 03:03 PM

Finally got around to hanging my T5 light over my 80g (thanks to my Mom for helping) and got the light (that was over the 80g) up over the 34g.

let there be light :biggrin:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0281.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0280.jpg

Now to rinse some sand :mrgreen:

noirsphynx

12-07-2011, 03:06 PM

looking awesome Laurie! That feather duster is sweet and love Doug's zoa's!

lorenz0

12-07-2011, 03:07 PM

oooh really digging the new frogs crib

fishoholic

12-07-2011, 03:16 PM

looking awesome Laurie! That feather duster is sweet and love Doug's zoa's!

Thanks got the feather duster from AI on the store tours. I remember you asking about the fisheri angel I got at breakfast, I did post a pic of it in my 230g tank journal thread.

oooh really digging the new frogs crib
Thanks, it's coming along nicely. It will be awhile though before froggy get his upgrade though. It will be a nice home for Doug's little fish and critters from his 30g tank first.......and maybe a pipefish fish or two will sneak their way in :wink:

lastlight

12-07-2011, 03:30 PM

Maybe someday I'll get to come visit the zoo :mrgreen:

fishoholic

12-07-2011, 04:15 PM

Maybe someday I'll get to come visit the zoo :mrgreen:

If you're ever in town your welcome to see my zoo :mrgreen:

fishoholic

12-07-2011, 06:10 PM

Tested the salinity and it was at 1.030 :surprise: Oops! transferred some RO water and got it to 1.025 and took some water out to make room for the sand.

Hello sand storm! Skimmer is on line now, turned down low, I'm kinda paranoid cause I don't want it to overflow.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0282.jpg

Once the sand has settled I'll eventually add the rock :mrgreen:

Blom

12-07-2011, 06:12 PM

Thats a sweet little setup

fishoholic

12-08-2011, 01:23 PM

Thanks Blom

Sand is in and water is clearing up :biggrin:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0304.jpg

Now I just need to motivate myself and move the rock in :mrgreen:

Myka

12-08-2011, 02:06 PM

fishoholic

12-08-2011, 05:58 PM

I missed this thread somehow. I love the new setup! Froggy's are sooooo cute! Hey, I should put one in MY nano!

How are you liking the BM? I haven't ever looked at them or considered them before...looks a lot like a SWC or Skimz. Seems like having the pump in the skimmer body is the new fad for small skimmers. I like this new fad...makes nano sumps a lot easier! :D

Thanks Mindy. I do like the BM skimmer pulled out a lot of foamy gunk after I added the sand. Love having the pump in the skimmer body, saves a lot of room that way, especially when you don't have a lot of room to work with in the first place.

The BM skimmer was orginally supposed to be a small Nac 3.5 but Dave (concept aquatics) didn't have them in stock so I got upgraded to a Nac-7, got an excellent deal on it which I couldn't turn down. A bit over kill (rated for 130-185g) but I figure if I ever upgrade I wont need a new skimmer :lol:

Myka

12-09-2011, 01:11 AM

:lol: Always thinking of the upgrade! That's what I was thinking when I bought an SWC 120 cone for my 20 gallon nano! :D

fishoholic

12-09-2011, 01:20 AM

:lol: Always thinking of the upgrade! That's what I was thinking when I bought an SWC 120 cone for my 20 gallon nano! :D

Good to know I'm not the only one :mrgreen:

Oh and you should totally put a frogfish in your nano :thumb:

fishoholic

12-11-2011, 04:55 AM

Rock is in :mrgreen: The "Ideas for aquascapeing thread" had these pic's in it

http://reefbuilders.com/files/2010/08/nano-tank-negative-aquascape.jpg

http://www.3reef.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37690&stc=1&d=1297280257

Which inspired me to do this (took a few tries and a small puncture in my finger to it get to right and fairly stable). I am pretty happy with the way it turned out. Water isn't entirely clear yet as I just finished scaping not to long ago but you get the idea :biggrin:

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0311.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0314.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0318.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0319.jpg

noirsphynx

12-11-2011, 05:03 AM

That looks pretty darn sweet!!

The Grizz

12-11-2011, 05:07 AM

Very very sweet, that is perfect for that size of tank, nice job Doug's girly :biggrin:

fishoholic

12-11-2011, 05:08 AM

That looks pretty darn sweet!!

Very very sweet, that is perfect for that size of tank, nice job Doug's girly :biggrin:

Thanks it took me an hour and a half to get it done, but all in all it wasn't to bad, and like how it turned out (which normally doesn't happen when I aquascape it myself). I have to admit the pic ideas helped me stick to a plan so it was easier to follow though on that idea then to place rock where ever and hope it looks good :lol:

lastlight

12-11-2011, 05:10 AM

Nice work how is that thing held together?

fishoholic

12-11-2011, 05:17 AM

Nice work how is that thing held together?

Feng shui balance :wink:

Just spent a lot of time tetris"ing" the rock on top of each other until I could press down on it without it being too tippy.

The Grizz

12-11-2011, 05:22 AM

badfish!

12-11-2011, 05:28 AM

Nice build! I love that froggy too! I have the bm skimmer and its pretty good. I got it from my brother. The only complaint is that the meshwheel break (I'm not sure if yours came with the meshwheel or if they have upgraded to the needle style wheel, but I would recommend having a spare on hand just in case).

Looking forward to seeing more of this cute little guy :biggrin:

fishoholic

12-11-2011, 05:35 AM

So fill me in here, is this tank right near your front door? I thought the groggy was behind the bar? You might have posted it earlier but I am to lazy to star at post one :biggrin: What all to do plan to put in this tank with Mr Kermit?

groggy? I don't have a groggy...I have a Froggy :razz:

My frogfish is in a 10g tank that is by my bar downstairs. My 34g is in my main living-room, upstairs by the front door. The 34g will be home to Doug's tankmates from his 25g, so he doesn't have to move his 25g and 110g all at the same time. Then after he is fully moved in and he has his 260g running (wont be until after March 2012 sometime) and has added on a 30g ish tank to that system, then we'll move his fish and coral over (the ones that will be in my 34g) to his small tank, and then move my froggy to my 34g.

fishoholic

12-11-2011, 05:37 AM

fishoholic

12-11-2011, 09:53 PM

Water is clearer now so better pic's

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0322.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0321.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0325.jpg

lastlight

12-11-2011, 09:54 PM

They always put light switches in the worst spots don't they? :lol:

Myka

12-11-2011, 10:05 PM

Nice rockwork!

fishoholic

12-11-2011, 10:16 PM

They always put light switches in the worst spots don't they? :lol:

Actually that is my mystery light switch, it doesn't seem to be connected to anything.

Nice rockwork!

Thanks :biggrin:

Delphinus

12-12-2011, 04:23 AM

Looks great Laurie!

Actually that is my mystery light switch, it doesn't seem to be connected to anything.

Fireplace maybe?

fishoholic

12-12-2011, 04:34 AM

Looks great Laurie!

Fireplace maybe?

The fireplace is a wood burning one, so no that wouldn't be it. I've tested many ideas over the years to see what it could possibly be connected to, but nothing panned out. Literally doesn't seem connected to anything.

The Grizz

12-12-2011, 04:37 AM

It would be a kick if every time you flick the switch the neighbours kitchen light went on & off :lol:

fishytime

12-12-2011, 05:00 AM

poor guy next door is like "WTF goes on with these with these gosh darn lights!!!:noidea:":mrgreen:

fishoholic

12-12-2011, 01:15 PM

It would be a kick if every time you flick the switch the neighbours kitchen light went on & off :lol:

poor guy next door is like "WTF goes on with these with these gosh darn lights!!!:noidea:":mrgreen:

:lol: A few years ago my friend suggested the same, doubtful but it would be funny.

When I tried to put a GFIC plug in for the tank (couldn't get it to work) I noticed that there was 2 extra black wires (capped) in the plug outlet. That outlet is right below the light switch so maybe there is someway to connect it to that :noidea:

fishoholic

12-27-2011, 03:30 PM

Yasha goby, which has a nice fat tummy and eats mysis (candy cane pistol is under the sand mound)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0004.jpg

Worlds fattest Caribbean pipefish (eats mysis like a pig! :mrgreen:)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0006.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/IMG_0473.jpg

fishoholic

01-09-2012, 04:40 AM

Took some new pic's

fts froggy
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/DSC_0090.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/DSC_0092.jpg

pretty zoas
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/frogfish/DSC_0094.jpg

fishoholic

01-09-2012, 04:45 AM

34g cube pics

fts
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0014.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0019.jpg

yasha
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0018.jpg

Caribbean pipefish and meteor shower coral
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0089.jpg

noirsphynx

01-09-2012, 05:30 AM

Looks awesome! Love the red macro algae! When you need to prune lmk :biggrin: Pretty zoas is right :peep::grab:

fishytime

01-09-2012, 05:48 AM

Pretty zoas is right :peep::grab:

:nono:.....you best be keepin your hands off my zoas Dawn!:twised:

noirsphynx

01-09-2012, 01:17 PM

:nono:.....you best be keepin your hands off my zoas Dawn!:twised:

Teehee:lol:

fishoholic

01-09-2012, 01:31 PM

Looks awesome! Love the red macro algae! When you need to prune lmk :biggrin:

Thanks Dawn, if I need to prune it I'll let you know. Also you could ask Neal howdy20012002, he has lots.

Pretty zoas is right :peep::grab:

No swiping allowed guard frog on duty :lol:

fishytime

01-10-2012, 03:06 PM

No swiping allowed guard frog on duty :lol:

you need a "beware of frog" sign for the tank baby:wink:

fishoholic

01-10-2012, 05:47 PM

you need a "beware of frog" sign for the tank baby:wink:

:lol: Good idea :mrgreen:

So for the life of me I could not get a decent pic of my (technically Doug's since I bought it for his as part of his Christmas present) candycane pistol shrimp but out of my millon attempts, here are the best pic's. Added pointy arrows to show where the pistol is.

The right side of the pistol's body just above the yasha
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0022.jpg

The front of the pistol beside the yasha
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0025.jpg

His pincher claw
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0030.jpg

His tail
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0032.jpg

Yasha tucking in for the night
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0037.jpg

SeaHorse_Fanatic

01-10-2012, 07:24 PM

So for the life of me I could not get a decent pic of my (technically Doug's since I bought it for his as part of his Christmas present) candycane pistol shrimp but out of my millon attempts, here are the best pic's. Added pointy arrows to show where the pistol is.

You're just lucky your life did NOT depend on it:wink::twised:

I find it very difficult to get the camera to focus on something tiny when there are other objects nearby that attract the focusing feature of our digital cameras. Perhaps a different lens would solve this for you so I vote you go out and spend several hundred on a new lens just to take pics of your peppermint pistol shrimp so you can post better pics of it for your fellow Canreefers:razz:

fishytime

01-10-2012, 07:33 PM

so I vote you go out and spend several hundred on a new lens just to take pics of your peppermint pistol shrimp so you can post better pics of it for your fellow Canreefers:razz:

shhhhh.....dont give her any ideas.....she already went out and spent several hundred recently on a new nikon so she can take betters pics of her fish!:razz:....mind you, a good macro lens would take a sweet pic of my corals

lastlight

01-10-2012, 07:44 PM

noirsphynx

01-10-2012, 09:39 PM

No swiping allowed guard frog on duty :lol:

:lol: okay

you need a "beware of frog" sign for the tank baby:wink:
That would be cute :biggrin:

reefwars

01-10-2012, 09:45 PM

hey laurie to get my pistol out what i do is lay a bunch of rubble right next to their den then push sand into his lair ....mine goes right into clean mode and pushes the sand out but with the rubble blocking the hole he has to literally come out and push or pick up the rubble and move it.

mine was quite secluded at first but after me feeding him so many times hes out and about all the time now never leaves his den but he comes out into the open about 6 inches.

my pistol hosts 2 gobys an orange spot and a red striped goby its usually the red who has him but once in a while he will leave and then the orange moves on in.....the red always comes back because hes more aggressive

reefwars

01-10-2012, 09:48 PM

fishoholic

01-11-2012, 12:34 AM

I saw a few pairs of these guys last night for sale... anything special they need requirements-wise? They seem pretty fascinating to me but I'm worried they'd hole up somewhere not easily seen. Be like taking some cash and jamming it into your rockwork for kicks...

Potentially it could be very much like stuffing money into your rock, especially in a tank as big as yours. No real special requirements, just a sand bed. My yasha eats mysis, Arcti pods, Cyclop-eeze and I think he eats the .5mm pellets

hey laurie to get my pistol out what i do is lay a bunch of rubble right next to their den then push sand into his lair ....mine goes right into clean mode and pushes the sand out but with the rubble blocking the hole he has to literally come out and push or pick up the rubble and move it.

The pistol did come right out a few times, once when the camera refused to focus, once when I gave up and had just put the camera down and once just after the battery died :mmph:

fishoholic

01-22-2012, 04:27 PM

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0009.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0012.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0013.jpg

Got two new gobies but dirty glass so I'll take pic's later

noirsphynx

01-23-2012, 12:55 AM

Got two new gobies but dirty glass so I'll take pic's later

Awesome, what'd get? Can't wait to see pics. I :love: gobies.

fishoholic

01-25-2012, 03:20 PM

Awesome, what'd get? Can't wait to see pics. I :love: gobies.

Finally got pic's

Gold Neon Eviota Goby (Eviota pellucida)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0099.jpg

A dwarf goby of some sort, the lfs said it's a pink stripe goby, one pic on the internet said stripe head goby :noidea: I call him my upside down goby because he hangs out upside down under the rock and swims upside down. Edit: Dawn ID'd it and it's a Stripehead Goby (Trimma Striata)

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0100.jpg

no_bs

01-25-2012, 03:46 PM

Awsome little guy. How big is he? Looks tiny.

fishoholic

01-25-2012, 04:19 PM

Awsome little guy. How big is he? Looks tiny.

The gold neon evita goby is less then half an inch and the other goby is about half an inch maybe a bit bigger. Both are pretty tiny but super cute and cool :mrgreen:

FishyFishy!

01-25-2012, 04:33 PM

Do you ever hear the shrimp clicking at all?

fishoholic

01-25-2012, 05:13 PM

Do you ever hear the shrimp clicking at all?

Yep, he's only around a half an inch in size but I can hear him no problem when he clicks. The tank is in my living room and my dinning room is just above where the tank is and every now and then when I'm at the table eating, I'll hear him loud and clear :biggrin:

noirsphynx

01-25-2012, 05:43 PM

Finally got pic's

Gold Neon Eviota Goby (Eviota pellucida)A dwarf goby of some sort, the lfs said it's a pink stripe goby, one pic on the internet said stripe head goby :noidea: I call him my upside down goby because he hangs out upside down under the rock and swims upside down.

I had one of those Eviota's before, can't remember what happened but I don't have it now. I saw those stripped guys, they've been there for quite a while. I believe they're a species of nocturnus goby. I keep meaning to go over and grab one. Do you happen to remember if they had anymore when you grabbed yours?

noirsphynx

01-25-2012, 06:02 PM

I believe they're a species of nocturnus goby.

Nope, I guess it isn't a nocturnus. I'm surprised...it's a trimma species. It's called a Stripehead Goby (Trimma Striata) http://sheric.ru/fish/atlas/577.jpg

fishoholic

01-25-2012, 06:56 PM

I had one of those Eviota's before, can't remember what happened but I don't have it now. I saw those stripped guys, they've been there for quite a while. I believe they're a species of nocturnus goby. I keep meaning to go over and grab one. Do you happen to remember if they had anymore when you grabbed yours?

Nope, I guess it isn't a nocturnus. I'm surprised...it's a trimma species. It's called a Stripehead Goby (Trimma Striata) http://sheric.ru/fish/atlas/577.jpg

Cool thanks for the ID. I know on boxing day big als had two, I got mine on Jan. 14th and I can't remember if there was still 2 or not and I haven't been there since so not sure if they have any now.

fishoholic

01-26-2012, 02:23 PM

Nothing in here but us "rocks" :lol:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0107.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0106.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0105.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0102.jpg

fishoholic

01-26-2012, 02:45 PM

Nice work how is that thing held together?

Feng shui balance :wink:

Just spent a lot of time tetris"ing" the rock on top of each other until I could press down on it without it being too tippy.

Ok so my tetris rock scape wasn't the best idea.....awhile ago I found my top rock on the bottom of the tank :eek: Couple of wads of epoxy later and I feel better now :biggrin:

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0109.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0110.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0111.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0112.jpg

I also got some needle point mesh screen from wal-mart and modified my overflow so little gobies stay out. Worked for my yasha, since I've add it I haven't found him in the overflow. However the other day I found my stripehead goby in there :evil: not sure how he got in there :mmph:

"Nano goby fence" -as Doug calls it :mrgreen:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0113.jpg

Delphinus

01-26-2012, 03:25 PM

I've had to do that on a few tanks too. The mesh is a pretty tight weave though, you'll need to keep on top of scraping the algae off.

One idea I'd consider if I was in that situation is I'd make a little frame out of acrylic that you can just plop on top of the overflow. Ie., an acrylic lid with say eggrcrate glued to that spaced so that it sits close to flush on the inside of the overflow's eggcrate, and then zapstrap the mesh to that eggcrate. That way when it comes time to clean it you just lift it up, take it to the sink, and plop it back in place 5 minutes later.

kien

01-26-2012, 08:51 PM

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0110.jpg

nuthin hotter than a chick who can knead epoxy like nobody's business..

Doug: before you get your panties in a knot, I can look, so long as I don't touch. Isn't that the rule? :biggrin:

lastlight

01-26-2012, 08:54 PM

So long as you only use eyes to look I think you're safe.

Nice fix Laurie... you're lucky there were no corals down there that's a good sized piece.

fishoholic

01-27-2012, 02:09 PM

Yes thankfully there was no corals or little fish in the spot were it fell. Freaked out for a bit when I first saw it on the sand bed then saw all my fish were fine and breathed a sigh of relief.

fishoholic

01-29-2012, 04:11 PM

So after having a very sad morning/early afternoon yesterday (my step-dad's funeral was yesterday at 11am :cry:) I dropped my Mom and sister off at my Mom's house (they wanted to rest) and since I felt the need to cheer myself up and my Mom's house isn't to far from AI.....I decided a LFS distraction was a good idea.....and these guy's happened to follow me home :mrgreen:

Green clown goby
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0117.jpg

Barnacle blenny. Funny thing about him was that he was hiding in a shell at the store which he refused to leave, but I figured that was a good thing as he'd be easy to catch and place in the tank and he'd already have a home. So I carefully placed the shell onto a rock (shell is circled) and I thought if he left the shell there was a hole in the rock beside the shell (arrow pointing to hole) that would make a great home for him.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0128.jpg

However he had other ideas and swam to the other side of the tank and found a spot
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0114.jpg

fishoholic

01-29-2012, 04:14 PM

Yasha
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0116.jpg

Gold Neon Eviota Goby
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0119.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0121.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0122.jpg

no_bs

01-29-2012, 04:31 PM

A Gobyholic are you?

fishoholic

01-29-2012, 04:37 PM

2 more pic's of my barnacle benny I just took, he's out in the open
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0132.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0133.jpg

fishoholic

01-29-2012, 11:36 PM

A Gobyholic are you?

:lol: yep! I finally have a small tank were I can actually see little gobies :mrgreen:

fishytime

01-30-2012, 04:27 AM

nuthin like retail therapy huh?....Barny is tre cute......and those pics of the eviota are really good honey

Coralgurl

01-30-2012, 02:29 PM

He looks like he's smiling for you in the last 2 pics! Love it!

fishoholic

01-30-2012, 04:37 PM

He looks like he's smiling for you in the last 2 pics! Love it!

Ya it does look like that, I love the big lips they have, so cute!

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0135.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0136.jpg

lastlight

01-30-2012, 05:25 PM

lmao! ok that is the funniest fish I've ever seen! love it!

fishoholic

01-31-2012, 04:10 AM

lmao! ok that is the funniest fish I've ever seen! love it!

Ya they're definitely different and comical looking. They also move faster then the speed of light to grab food. Very cool little blenny one of my faves for sure.

The Grizz

01-31-2012, 04:16 AM

Looks like Barny is being stalked by a big arse Bristol worm in a couple pics there Laurie

The Grizz

01-31-2012, 04:18 AM

fishytime

01-31-2012, 04:27 AM

Looks like Barny is being stalked by a big arse Bristol worm in a couple pics there Laurie

thats funny.....I was on the phone with her when she was taking those pics and she was like "wow, there's a big arse bristleworm!":lol:

fishoholic

02-20-2012, 02:55 PM

Can a mod please remove the part of my title that says (new barnacle blenny pic's Jan 29) Thanks.

Got some new friends and new pic's

Blue stripe pipefish
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0144.jpg

Red spotted goby
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0140.jpg

New green brain coral which I got a sweet deal on because it was mislabeled at the store :mrgreen:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0143.jpg

pic of my green birdsnest, which I added to the tank for my green clown goby to host in, which he ignores of course.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0145.jpg

fishoholic

02-20-2012, 03:01 PM

Branacle blenny in his home. After moving all around the tank the first week I had him, he found a spot on the top arch way rock, and this has been his home for awhile now. Very glad I epoxied that rock into place.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0147.jpg

Looks like Barny is being stalked by a big arse Bristol worm in a couple pics there Laurie

thats funny.....I was on the phone with her when she was taking those pics and she was like "wow, there's a big arse bristleworm!":lol:

Ya the dumb bristle worm did get him 2 days after I added him to the tank. Freaked me out cause there was a lot of bristles in Barny's mouth and he couldn't eat. However after 2 days all the bristles were gone and he was fine. Thankfully in his new home there aren't any bristle worms around him.

fishoholic

02-20-2012, 03:06 PM

Finally the pic you've all been waiting for http://jukekartel.com/jkforum/images/smilies/drummer.gif

Yasha with candy cane pistol shrimp (you can actually see him in these pic's)

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0141.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0142.jpg

I had been taking a pic of the new red spot goby when I saw the pistol out and quickly got these pic's before he went back into his cave.

fishoholic

03-26-2012, 02:19 PM

Thought I'd give a bit of an update. First off my frogfish is still alive but he still is floating around and not eating frozen anymore, broke down and got chromis for him to eat (one a week) the past 2 weeks he has been eating them :neutral: Don't really feel good about it but I couldn't sit around and watch him starve.

On a happier note here's some pic's from the 34g cube

Peek-a-boo
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0175.jpg

My newest goby a green banded goby
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0166.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0171.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0156.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0155.jpg

Delphinus

03-26-2012, 03:14 PM

badfish!

03-26-2012, 03:55 PM

I just buy freshwater, and acclimatize them slowly, although if he eats them right away, then less acclimatization would be needed. I have 2 adult mollies and 4 babies in my sump (saltwater) that I got as freshwater.

fishoholic

03-26-2012, 09:32 PM

Those gobies are cute beyond description! Haha.

Sorry to hear about the frogfish. Such a cool fish. Hope he pulls through. ... Have you thought about mollies for food? There's this store in Calgary, dunno maybe you've heard of it already, that sells SW acclimated mollies for this purpose.

Ya I'm a sucker for super cute gobies, I love having a little tank full of them :mrgreen:

What store would that be :lol: j/k I had thought about bringing some mollies home but wasn't sure if he would still be alive when I got back home so I didn't bring any back with me. Good news is he's still alive. Surprisingly the little chromis that's in there with him (#3, been in there about a week now) is still alive too.

Sean at AI told me about Metronidazole by seachem and mentioned that it might help, but I don't know to much about it so I haven't tried it yet.
http://www.seachem.com/Products/product_pages/Metronidazole.html

I just buy freshwater, and acclimatize them slowly, although if he eats them right away, then less acclimatization would be needed. I have 2 adult mollies and 4 babies in my sump (saltwater) that I got as freshwater.

I've thought about this but didn't want to set up a separate tank just to breed saltwater mollies when I'm not sure how much longer my froggy will live for.

fishoholic

03-26-2012, 11:00 PM

S.O.B.!!!!!!!!!! :bad-word::bad-word::bad-word: Went to Calgary this weekend and I just got back today and I walked by my 34g and saw a shrivelled dried up thing on the floor......upon closer inspection I realized it was my yasha goby :censored::censored::censored::hurt::cry:

R.I.P. :rip: Picture I took just before I left on Friday
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0168.jpg

fishytime

03-26-2012, 11:14 PM

your Yasha goby???.....thats sucks baby:sad:

fishoholic

03-26-2012, 11:21 PM

your Yasha goby???.....thats sucks baby:sad:

Ok so maybe it was supposed to have been your yasha :redface: I guess technically I got it as part of your christmas present :wink: Either way it definitely sucks!

fishoholic

05-11-2012, 04:49 AM

Doug brought some coral up so I thought I'd post pic's however I was lazy and the glass isn't as clean as it should be

purdy scoly
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0249.jpg

my sexy who lives in my neon green birdsnest
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0252.jpg

FTS
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0253.jpg

Oilers

05-11-2012, 05:11 AM

Laurie,
That really sux!!! It was such a beautiful fish. :sad:

badfish!

05-11-2012, 01:55 PM

Hows your froggy doing? Big Al's ha a warty one that I want, but I havent got a tank for him, and I'm pretty sure he'll eat some of my wrasses.

fishoholic

05-11-2012, 02:30 PM

Laurie,
That really !!! It was such a beautiful fish. :sad:

Ya that totally sucked. I do plan on getting another one though, just have to wait a bit.

Hows your froggy doing? Big Al's ha a warty one that I want, but I havent got a tank for him, and I'm pretty sure he'll eat some of my wrasses.

Unfortunately he died about a month ago. I posted it in another thread but forgot to mention it here.

After my experience and from hearing about others not having much success with frogfish I doubt I will ever try one again. Any frogfish would definitely eat wrasses. I saw film of a frogfish eating a lionfish in the wild, it was pretty crazy to watch, they are a species that need a tank to themselves.

badfish!

05-11-2012, 04:03 PM

fishoholic

05-12-2012, 03:33 AM

I'm sorry to hear that. I've heard that they'll eat anything that'll fit in their mouths. The only tank I have that I could put him in where he'd be the smallest occupant, he would probably get eaten (I'm "fish sitting" a stonefish, and I've no doubts he would eat the frog at the first opportunity).

Ya a stonefish would eat a frogfish and vice versa, but definitely one or the other would get eaten. Also remember that frogfish's mouth's expand quite a bit and they can usually eat fish twice their size.

fishoholic

05-13-2012, 04:11 PM

So as I mentioned my froggy died and after a month of my 10g sitting empty I decided it was time for new life in there.

FTS
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0256.jpg

Geometric pygmy hawkfish (circled his face)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/Untitled.jpg

Gum drop goby, hiding in the middle of the red macro algae.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0261.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0262.jpg

almost was able to get a pic of the front of him but he turned and all I got was his backside.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0267.jpg

fishoholic

05-26-2012, 04:24 AM

So last weekend I brought Doug's stuff up from his little tank

Doug's blue assessor
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0281-1.jpg

Doug's tiny starry blenny
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0282-1.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0285.jpg

Doug's red goby guy (also has a green one that looks the same but was hiding)

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0286.jpg

Doug's Tanaka's Pygmy Wrasse
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0287.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0289.jpg

My barny blenny's new home, he found the perfect spot. A tiny hole in the rock
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0290.jpg

fishoholic

05-26-2012, 04:32 AM

Just after I finished work at my full time daycare job AI called me and asked if I could come in, I said sure. They just got a fish shipment in today and this guy (blue spot jawfish) followed me home :redface:

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0279.jpg

Seems to be doing good so far (all the fish are getting along well) and he ate 15mins after being added when I fed the tank:mrgreen:

fishoholic

05-28-2012, 01:12 AM

More pic's some Doug took and some I took

bleeding apple scoly
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0299.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0336.jpg

New candy cane and favia
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0332.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0311-1.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0307.jpg

brain
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0298.jpg

acans
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0296.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0328.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0326.jpg

and barny playing peek-a-boo
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0339.jpg

mircromusa (sp?)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0327.jpg

fishoholic

05-28-2012, 01:26 AM

more coral
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0331-1.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0297.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0312.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0338.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0340.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0330.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0329.jpg

fishoholic

05-28-2012, 01:30 AM

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0334.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0321-1.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0300.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0306.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0319-1.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0322-1.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0304-1.jpg

noirsphynx

05-28-2012, 02:13 AM

New candy cane and favia
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0307.jpg

Love that new favia Laurie!

fishoholic

05-28-2012, 02:22 AM

Love that new favia Laurie!

Thanks, it's Doug's though....sadly most of the nice stuff in there is Doug's. However I was at red coral Edmonton today and Steve has frags of the same favia for sale and I'm sure AI could get some in :mrgreen:

Delphinus

05-28-2012, 05:31 AM

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0307.jpg

Favia is looking annoyed at the paparazzi there ... :p

fishytime

05-28-2012, 05:33 AM

Favia is looking annoyed at the paparazzi there ... :p

it does kinda have a grumpy face doesnt it?:lol:

fishoholic

05-28-2012, 02:21 PM

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0307.jpg

Favia is looking annoyed at the paparazzi there ... :p

it does kinda have a grumpy face doesnt it?:lol:

:lol: totally does!

fishoholic

08-18-2012, 02:32 PM

Doug took his coral back and I added some new coral and some new fish so I figured I would update this thread with new pic's. On a sad note my Blue spot jawfish died, found out they succumb to skin disease in warmer temp's. They need a colder tank 70-72, wish I had of known that before I got him :sad:

FTS
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0081.jpg

Radiant wrasse (bought him for Doug however his leopard wrasse kept picking on him so he got moved into the 34g) He's doing great and is only 1 1/2 to 2" now but eventually the tank will be to small for him and he'll either go back to Doug's tank or into my 80g.......or maybe I'll upgrade to a 60g cube :twised:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0083.jpg

new brain coral
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0084.jpg

Duncan
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0085.jpg

darth maul zoas (thanks Denny!)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0091.jpg

golden torch (can't get the colour right :neutral:)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0106-1.jpg

reverse prism favia
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0115.jpg

fishoholic

08-18-2012, 02:44 PM

I also shut down my 10g and moved my gum drop goby and the trima goby over to the 34g.

After numerous tries (he hides 80% of the time) I finally got decent pic's of my gum drop goby http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0131-1.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0135-1-1.jpg

trima goby
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0121-1.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0125-1.jpg

fishoholic

08-19-2012, 04:01 PM

More pic's

pipefish
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0001-1.jpg

Sexy shrimp
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0096.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0127-1.jpg

Blue assessor
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0097.jpg

golden neon evita goby
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0107-1-1.jpg

trimma goby
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0108.jpg

Green clown goby and his brain he hosts in. Ironically because I put the green birdsnest in the tank for him to host in and he goes to the brain coral and the sexy shrimp stay in the bridsnest! Silly fish!
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0109-1-1.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0122-1.jpg

trimma goby
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0111-1.jpg

Starry blenny
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0113-1.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0112-1.jpg

pygmy possum wrasse and trimma goby
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0114-1.jpg

green banded goby
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0119-1.jpg

fishytime

08-19-2012, 04:04 PM

doze is some pretty sweet fish pics there babydoll.......no news about lighting?:wink:

fishoholic

08-19-2012, 04:28 PM

doze is some pretty sweet fish pics there babydoll.......no news about lighting?:wink:

Thanks hun :biggrin:

I have to say I love working at AI but it's getting hazardous to my wallet :lol:

They put a kessil led light above the nano display tank at work and I loved the look of it so much I let Dawn and Ron talk me into getting one for myself :wink:

So for the record this is all Dawn and Ron's fault! :razz:

I debated for awhile on the 150 or 350 and went with the 350, I figured if I ever upgrade this tank to a 60g cube the 350 will work on it.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0005.jpg

Got it set up last night and I love it! Great colour and gives off a nice shimmer effect :mrgreen: I have it turned down to about half way until the corals get more used to led lights.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0004-1.jpg

Unfortunately the lights don't come on until later (they are on a timer) so I'll take more pic's when the light is on. Also while at work I saw some coral I had to have so I'll take pic's of it too later :biggrin:

fishoholic

08-19-2012, 10:13 PM

New fts under the new Kessil light :mrgreen:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0006-1.jpg

Corals
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0007.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0008.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0009-1.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0010.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0014-1.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0018-1.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0095.jpg

toytech

08-20-2012, 01:03 AM

love the gobies, this is exactly what i want to do with a cube , tons of small interesting fish. Youve got all the good ones and that wrassse is fantastic.

fishoholic

08-20-2012, 10:41 PM

Thanks I have to say I love my little fish, very entertaining to watch and perfect in a small cube tank.

fishoholic

09-01-2012, 03:00 PM

Doug took a bunch of better pic's of my corals for me so here they are, enjoy :biggrin:

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0062.jpghttp://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0041.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0044.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0045.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0046.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0048.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0050.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0064.jpg

This is the nice zoa frag I was going to trade with Dawn for and it went MIA :evil: the plug and glue are still there but the whole 6 polyp frag is gone. Guessing my emerald crab may have pulled it off to get to some bubble algae???? Not sure but it's driving me nuts that I can't find it a 34g cube!
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0051.jpg

I took this frag from Doug's tank, this piece broke off his colony when he put it in his tank.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0047.jpg

fishoholic

09-01-2012, 03:13 PM

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0052.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0053.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0054.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0055.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0056.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0061.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0063.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0042.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0068.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0065.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0043.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0067.jpg

ensquire

09-01-2012, 09:37 PM

Wow, amazing pics

JDigital

09-01-2012, 10:45 PM

Wow, amazing pics

+1.. Nice pics doug/laurie!

fishoholic

09-01-2012, 11:28 PM

Thanks guys, I have to say Doug definitely knows how to work my camera better then I do.

fishytime

09-02-2012, 02:34 AM

Thanks guys, I have to say Doug definitely knows how to work my camera better then I do.

its all about pushing the right buttons.....

fishoholic

11-10-2012, 03:56 PM

So I recently noticed one of my sexy shrimp was MIA. Not sure if my radiant wrasse or gumdrop goby had anything to do with that but I wasn't taking any chances with the last remaining sexy shrimp so I moved him to the 2.5g.

Here the 2 sexy's and gumdrop were hanging out together
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0069.jpg

I also scored a super sweet deal (oddly enough from big als) on a bleeding apple scoly :mrgreen: :cheer2:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0117-1-2.jpg

fishoholic

12-29-2012, 05:38 PM

new fts
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0301.jpg

new gorg (added another recently but no pic's of it yet. Also this one looks way more purple in person)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0298-1-2.jpg

porcelain crab
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0299-1.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0292-1.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0291-1.jpg