Carpets and clowns

Delphinus · #1 07-09-2009, 06:33 AM

Been a while since I posted any pictures of anything so here goes..

Both carpets are S. gigantea, the green I've had since 2005, and the purple since May. The purple was tiny at purchase time but has been growing. Not too fast luckily as there's not a lot of space in the tank they're in.

The female ocellaris is around 7 years I think. Actually maybe even older now that I think about it. I've lost track. She was initially the male of a previous pairing I had, but the female was lost to carpet surfing.

With the exception of the carpets this tank, in fact, causes me a lot of grief and headaches. I keep it running because I have nowhere else to put these guys until the big tank is ready. That project will be done .. well, maybe never. I don't know. I don't want to talk about that one, it's neither here nor there. Until something gives though I limp my two other tanks along in the meantime.

Here also are some videos I took tonight as well. The tank actually has only about half flow right now as I've turned off two of the powerheads to help acclimate a new addition, a sargassum filefish whom I'm hoping will help with the abundance of aiptasia. Yeah, notice how lovely they undulate in the current too ... there's another topic I don't want to talk too much about. Stupid aiptasia.

I had moved my CBB into this tank and it was just to be for a week or two so he could have a smorgasborg on the things but he developed a lesion over his eye one night and was dead within hours of my noticing something was amiss.

Had him almost three years. It was a really mixed bag of emotions that night as it was the same night that the purple carpet came home .. I've been wanting one since about 2000 so 9 years of waiting ... talk about your mixed emotions. I both love and hate this hobby .. it's very hard to describe and try to make sense at the same time.

Thanks for looking, hope you enjoy.

lastlight · #2 07-09-2009, 07:05 AM

Those two look gorgeous side-by-side! I love watching clowns in their homes.

Chaloupa · #3 07-09-2009, 07:31 AM

That is fantastic! And at HALF FLOW?? Lots of flow in your tank! Looks awesome!

christyf5 · #4 07-09-2009, 03:16 PM

Wow Tony, aiptasia aside, the tank looks great. If you hadn't mentioned them flowing in the breeze I wouldn't have even noticed them.

man clownfish and anemones crack me up. they just have such determined looks on their faces while they wiggle their butts into their anemones.

ponokareefer · #5 07-09-2009, 03:33 PM

"With the exception of the carpets this tank, in fact, causes me a lot of grief and headaches. I keep it running because I have nowhere else to put these guys until the big tank is ready. That project will be done .. well, maybe never. I don't know. I don't want to talk about that one, it's neither here nor there. Until something gives though I limp my two other tanks along in the meantime."

I'll gladly take the gigantea's and fish off your hands until your project is done. LOL

I love you anemone's Tony! I'm going to have to find myself a healthy gigantea one of these days.

BlueAbyss · #6 07-09-2009, 08:04 PM

Oh... MY.... GAWD! This is gorgeous, thanks for sharing! Makes me rethink my stand on clownfish... almost.

Leah · #7 07-09-2009, 08:12 PM

Wow just BEAUTIFUL!!

Myka · #8 07-10-2009, 12:55 AM

Love the nems Tony!!

I should get a carpet...uhm no. lol

Tomjay · #9 07-10-2009, 02:26 AM

Wow very nice

JDigital · #10 07-13-2009, 10:11 PM

Gorgeous Tony! They look great side by side.