My northern fish tank,!!!!!! Video Added !!!!!

ensquire · #1 01-30-2011, 01:32 AM

Just a few pics of my fish in maybe one of the more northern tanks on CanReef. LOL
Cardinal

One of my Condis

The 3 Amigos (Half Stripe, Spike and you guessed it Nemo)

Beefsteak and his Red LTA

Pugly the Bi colored Blennie

One or the 2 speeders in the tank

Thats it for now .

The Grizz · #2 01-30-2011, 01:41 AM

What no FTS Mike, you big tease

good shots threw the glass dude.

goldie · #3 01-30-2011, 02:41 AM

very nice...do you have a hard time getting livestock up there? Do you have a LFS or get everything shipped? I am just starting a nano in prince rupert and am not having the easiest time stocking it.

ensquire · #4 01-30-2011, 05:36 AM

Ok Grizz FTS tomorrow LOL

Goldie, everything has to be shipped unless I want to pay 2 1/2 times thru LFS, they deon't have any saltwater anything but will bring it in. Had pretty good luck getting things out of Vancouver, but since being on here and seeing all the stores in Edmonton that ship. Well I'm a little more excited LOL

The Grizz · #5 01-30-2011, 05:44 AM

You will want to hit Red Coral Online Store and Blue World Aquatics in Edmonton & The Reef Shoppe in Lloyd, all great people to deal with for sure.

ensquire · #6 01-30-2011, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by goldie

very nice...do you have a hard time getting livestock up there? Do you have a LFS or get everything shipped? I am just starting a nano in prince rupert and am not having the easiest time stocking it.

I have had good luck with J&L. Jeff has been helpful and if I've had any problem with the shipments they have dealt with it in a very quick and professional matter. That is where I have dealt for all my livestock.
As far as hardware goes I have been everywhere online, find best price and buy LOL. Have bought a few things from Ocean Aquatics lately and have been happy with speed of delivery and pretty good prices.
Since I found Canreef I'm definately going to start buying out of a few shops in Edmonton, should be faster and safer as far as livestock is concerned.

ensquire · #7 01-30-2011, 05:19 PM

3 Occerelis
2 Pink Skunk
Tomato Clown
3 Blue Fin Damsel
Domina Damsel
3 Stripe Damsel
Yellowtail Damsel
Cardinal
Orange Spot Watchman Gobie
Bi Color Blennie
Flame Scallop
2 Cleaner Shrimp
Banded Shrimp
Sally Lightfoot
2 Condis
1 Red LTA
Sabae
Toadstoll

mws · #8 01-30-2011, 05:53 PM

3 Occerelis
2 Pink Skunk
Tomato Clown
I have to ask, how do you manage to keep 3 different type of clowns in one tank? Any hints, as I have a pair of skunks and 2 big nems, what they are not using.
Like eventually have a pair of tomatoes or clarkies but afraid to start the war.

SmallFry · #9 01-30-2011, 06:16 PM

Nice looking tank.. Just keep an eye on that Tomato when you have your had in the there - I have one, and he's a biter...

ensquire · #10 01-30-2011, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mws

3 Occerelis
2 Pink Skunk
Tomato Clown
I have to ask, how do you manage to keep 3 different type of clowns in one tank? Any hints, as I have a pair of skunks and 2 big nems, what they are not using.
Like eventually have a pair of tomatoes or clarkies but afraid to start the war.

I originally bought 4 occerelis clowns and they did pick on the runt for the first week or so. I got a Red LTA and noone went near it so I got a sabae Anenome and they ignored that one as well. Tried the 2 pink skunks and they ignored the nems also So i brought in 2 Clarkii who loved both Nems but were absolute bullies after a couple of weeks, so I had to take everything out of the tank to catch them.
Next was to try a condi and the Occerilis ignored that but started liking the Sabae and things were peaceful. For A Bit..... Then they took out the runt Occerelis. The Sabae went looking for a new home and ended up in filter intake, so I ordered a new Sabae Nem with a Clarkii again but I made sure it was a runt. Peaceful times again. But noone would go near Red Lta
so I got a Tomato. Went directly to LTA and has never left. Clarki liked condis and Occ's had 2 Condi's to play in.
All was peaceful until I had to take in 4 new fish from a friends crashed tanks, so for some reason the Occ's killed the Clarkii. To many fish, to small of a tank. this will change when new tanks come on line.
The Pink have always stayed to one area , the Occ's to the left side and the Tomato stays in host.
I would probably not do it the same way again, but I like clowns and Nems.
Next tank will only have a pair of Gold Stripe Maroons and a Carpet Nem or a few minis.