U've got nice tank there oceanseeker.. some nice livestock too
Thanks Dude, Im sure you guys get lots of great fish there. As a matter of interest, what type of fish are endemic to the Isles of Mauritius
Oceanseeker's 500L Aquarium
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Thanks Dude, Im sure you guys get lots of great fish there. As a matter of interest, what type of fish are endemic to the Isles of Mauritius
Here is another pic of the Solar Wrasse taken today under different light conditions
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carpenter wrasse
Hi Guys, here is a pic of a carpenter wrasse that recently didnt make it in quarantine, but none the less a very beautiful fish indeed
Hi Guys, here is a pic of a carpenter wrasse that recently didnt make it in quarantine, but none the less a very beautiful fish indeed
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Clean Up Crew Pics Update
Hi Guys, Time for a tank update
Here are some pics of my clean up crew. Clean-up Crew (CUC) are essential to successfully maintaining a reef system in a natural way. The question always is how many of them are enough.
'CUC for marine aquariums offer a natural solution to the most common reef problems, like aggressive algae growth, excess detritus, and anaerobic sand bed compaction' I found this CUC guide on LiveAquaria and need to up my CUC.
Souce: Liveaquaria.com
There are so many other types of clean up crew, with the obvious one not on the list being the hermit crabs
Hi Guys, Time for a tank update
Here are some pics of my clean up crew. Clean-up Crew (CUC) are essential to successfully maintaining a reef system in a natural way. The question always is how many of them are enough.
'CUC for marine aquariums offer a natural solution to the most common reef problems, like aggressive algae growth, excess detritus, and anaerobic sand bed compaction' I found this CUC guide on LiveAquaria and need to up my CUC.
Souce: Liveaquaria.com
There are so many other types of clean up crew, with the obvious one not on the list being the hermit crabs
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Love the fighting conch, mine is a character. Find the recommendation below for a 30g a lot, I have a fraction of these and already worried that they are not getting enough food.
My Nasarius snail sometimes climbs to the top of the aquirium for food, started to feed it small pieces of food with the corals now.
Are you having any problems with your serpent stars catching fish, would love to add one, but to scared it will get hold of my gobies?
My Nasarius snail sometimes climbs to the top of the aquirium for food, started to feed it small pieces of food with the corals now.
Are you having any problems with your serpent stars catching fish, would love to add one, but to scared it will get hold of my gobies?
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Those are some amazing pics! Great camera work!
Thanks for taking the trouble to look at them, will post more pics of my corals next
stunning bro,stunning
Hi Len
I also, looked at that table and felt im under-stocked, but so far all is well with my lot. I have no issues with the Sea Stars, they have never bothered my fish and they are always hidden away doing their rocks.
Im definately considering getting more clean-up crew early next year, they have only brought positive results every time ive added them
Decided to focus on more smaller crew next year like pods, worms and the like. Will invite you to go hunting at night next year. Also still need my Macro photography course.
Hi Guys, here is the latest pic of my Purple Tang.
Everyone says that a Purple is aggressive, but this bloke is really mello, I think a Yellow Tang is more aggressive
Everyone says that a Purple is aggressive, but this bloke is really mello, I think a Yellow Tang is more aggressive
Hi Guys
Just a fish update, all the fish are doing fine. Just added a Purple tang bought from a fellow reefer who shut down his tank. To my surprise there is complete peace and harmony in the tank so far.
This guy is just so fast, so will have to wait till I get the perfect shot, but here is a pic of him this morning.
Extract from Freshmarine.com
The Purple Tang, also known as the Yellowtail Sailfin Tang, Yellowtail Surgeonfish, and the Blue Surgeonfish, is blue to purple in color with a yellow tail and yellow accents on the pectoral fins. This fish was formally known only to the coral reefs of the Red Sea, but it is now found in the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden and in the waters off Sri Lanka as well. The Purple Tang usually lives singly, but can occasionally be found in schools in the southern Red Sea. Purple Tangs inhabit rocky and coral-rich reef areas where they forage and can duck under cover for sleep and safety. They are very fast and agile, often seen darting in and out of coral holes and crevices, tending to remain close to the reef, and rarely straying into open water areas.
The Purple Tang is one of the most prized specimens of all saltwater fish. If housed properly, it is a rewarding and attractive addition to any large fish-only tank. They are also among the most expensive fish in the home aquarium. Be sure to provide good lighting, lots of free swimming space and plenty of potential hiding spots for the Purple Tang. They can be very aggressive and do not fare well with tank mates of similar body shape, especially other Tangs of the genus Zebrasoma.
Maximum size: The Purple Tang grows upto 10 inches.
General size: This fish generally comes in size of 2 to 6 inches.
Minimum Tank Size: A 30 gallons or larger aquarium provides good environment for Purple Tang.
Tank Conditions: The Purple Tang should ideally be kept in temperatures between 72 and 78 degrees Fahrenheit. A pH value of 8.1 or 8.4, and a specific gravity of 1.020 to 1.025 should be maintained. When kept with invertebrates, the specific gravity range should be 1.020 to 1.025, for the invertebrate species. In a fish only aquarium, the specific gravity should fall between 1.020 and 1.023
Habitat: The Purple Tang natural distribution is in the coral reefs of Red Sea, but it is now found in the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden and in the waters off Sri Lanka as well
Feeding and Diet: The Purple Tang will graze on algae in the aquarium as well as accepting other prepared foods both frozen and dried. Purple Tangs need vitamin supplements that are high in beta-carotene, to help prevent lateral line disease.
Hi Guys
Its time for a pic update on my fish in the tank
Flame Angel is doing just fine and behaving himself. He used to peck on my rainbow open brain which sulked for weeks before it got used to the idea that flame was just being an angel. Flame is pecking lesser now due to feeding twice a day and the rainbow brain started to open again
Here is the latest pic of Flame
Its time for a pic update on my fish in the tank
Flame Angel is doing just fine and behaving himself. He used to peck on my rainbow open brain which sulked for weeks before it got used to the idea that flame was just being an angel. Flame is pecking lesser now due to feeding twice a day and the rainbow brain started to open again
Here is the latest pic of Flame
Fromia monilis
Hi guys
Here is my latest tank addition of a CUC - Pink Sea Star. Ive also added a Blue Sea Star that ive yet to take a pic of, he went AWOL to go and do his work somewhere in the tank
Marble Sea Star
This is not the best of pics as my glass was dirty, will reshoot this specimen and update again with a better pic
Taxonomy: The Sea Star belongs to the Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Echinodermata, Class Asteroidea, Family Ophidiasteridae and Genus Fromia.
Scientific names: The scientific name of Marble Sea Star is Fromia species.
Other common names: Marble Sea Star is also commonly known as Fromia Sea Star and Marble Starfish.
Origin or natural range: The Fromia species originates in the Indo-Pacific region.
Size: Marble Sea Star may grow up to a size of around four inches.
Color: The Fromia species occurs in the combinations and the variations of Red, Pink, Brown, Tan, Black, White, Cream and Orange colors with cream or white colored spots.
Aggression: Marble Sea Star is non-aggressive towards the marine aquarium invertebrates.
Compatibility: The Fromia species is reef compatible.
Venom status: Marble Sea Star is non-poisonous in nature.
Habit & Habitat: In its natural habitat, the Fromia species is found solitarily on sand, rocks, reefs, reef rubble, on corals or on other sessile marine invertebrates.
Life expectancy: Marble Sea Star generally lives for around a year.
Morphology: The five arms and the oral disc of the Fromia species are spotted in cream or white colored tubercular plates resembling a marble pattern and therefore the common name.
Growth enabling environment in your marine aquarium:
Aquarium habit & habitat:
Tank type: To host Marble Sea Star, you should have six months old Reef Type Marine Aquarium. The age of marine aquarium would generally ensure the algal growth for the nutrition of the Fromia species in it.
Aquarium set-up:
Keep ample Live Rocks in your marine aquarium for Marble Sea Star to find its food on. Also keep rocks, rock caves, coral rubble and sand or gravel in your reef tank for the Fromia species to hide in.
If your marine tank’s size is large enough, you may host more than one Marble Sea Star in it.
Temperature of water: Seventy-two to seventy-eight degrees Fahrenheit.
Specific gravity of water: 1.023 to 1.025.
pH of water: 8.10 to 8.40.
Acclimation: Slowly acclimate the Fromia species to your marine aquarium’s environment through the Slow Drip Acclimation Method. The slow acclimation process for Marble Sea Star may require a minimum time period of two hours.
Growth size in aquarium: The Fromia species grows up to a size of around three inches.
Feeding & Nutrition:
Diet: Marble Sea Star is Omnivorous in feeding habit.
Food content: The Fromia species eats detritus, zooplankton and phytoplankton, especially Film Algae.
Supplements: You may supplement the diet of Marble Sea Star with the meaty bits of mussel and shrimp and vegetable flakes.
Benefits:
The Fromia species eats detritus and therefore, prevents your marine aquarium’s water from getting contaminated by the perishable organic waste matter.
Marble Sea Star eats Film Algae, thereby keeping your marine aquarium free of Film Algal infestation.
Care:
Marble Sea Star is moderately difficult to maintain.
Sudden fluctuations in the pH, the specific gravity of water and the temperature of your marine aquarium’s environment may give pH shock, specific gravity shock and temperature shock, respectively, to the Fromia species therein.
Copper, Phosphates and Nitrates in any form in your marine aquarium may prove lethal for Marble Sea Star in it.
Do not expose the Fromia species to air. Any erratic changes in the oxygen level in the environment may be fatal for the Marble Sea Star therein. Therefore, keep the Fromia species under water even while handling it.
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Hi guys
Here is my latest tank addition of a CUC - Pink Sea Star. Ive also added a Blue Sea Star that ive yet to take a pic of, he went AWOL to go and do his work somewhere in the tank
Marble Sea Star
This is not the best of pics as my glass was dirty, will reshoot this specimen and update again with a better pic
Taxonomy: The Sea Star belongs to the Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Echinodermata, Class Asteroidea, Family Ophidiasteridae and Genus Fromia.
Scientific names: The scientific name of Marble Sea Star is Fromia species.
Other common names: Marble Sea Star is also commonly known as Fromia Sea Star and Marble Starfish.
Origin or natural range: The Fromia species originates in the Indo-Pacific region.
Size: Marble Sea Star may grow up to a size of around four inches.
Color: The Fromia species occurs in the combinations and the variations of Red, Pink, Brown, Tan, Black, White, Cream and Orange colors with cream or white colored spots.
Aggression: Marble Sea Star is non-aggressive towards the marine aquarium invertebrates.
Compatibility: The Fromia species is reef compatible.
Venom status: Marble Sea Star is non-poisonous in nature.
Habit & Habitat: In its natural habitat, the Fromia species is found solitarily on sand, rocks, reefs, reef rubble, on corals or on other sessile marine invertebrates.
Life expectancy: Marble Sea Star generally lives for around a year.
Morphology: The five arms and the oral disc of the Fromia species are spotted in cream or white colored tubercular plates resembling a marble pattern and therefore the common name.
Growth enabling environment in your marine aquarium:
Aquarium habit & habitat:
Tank type: To host Marble Sea Star, you should have six months old Reef Type Marine Aquarium. The age of marine aquarium would generally ensure the algal growth for the nutrition of the Fromia species in it.
Aquarium set-up:
Keep ample Live Rocks in your marine aquarium for Marble Sea Star to find its food on. Also keep rocks, rock caves, coral rubble and sand or gravel in your reef tank for the Fromia species to hide in.
If your marine tank’s size is large enough, you may host more than one Marble Sea Star in it.
Temperature of water: Seventy-two to seventy-eight degrees Fahrenheit.
Specific gravity of water: 1.023 to 1.025.
pH of water: 8.10 to 8.40.
Acclimation: Slowly acclimate the Fromia species to your marine aquarium’s environment through the Slow Drip Acclimation Method. The slow acclimation process for Marble Sea Star may require a minimum time period of two hours.
Growth size in aquarium: The Fromia species grows up to a size of around three inches.
Feeding & Nutrition:
Diet: Marble Sea Star is Omnivorous in feeding habit.
Food content: The Fromia species eats detritus, zooplankton and phytoplankton, especially Film Algae.
Supplements: You may supplement the diet of Marble Sea Star with the meaty bits of mussel and shrimp and vegetable flakes.
Benefits:
The Fromia species eats detritus and therefore, prevents your marine aquarium’s water from getting contaminated by the perishable organic waste matter.
Marble Sea Star eats Film Algae, thereby keeping your marine aquarium free of Film Algal infestation.
Care:
Marble Sea Star is moderately difficult to maintain.
Sudden fluctuations in the pH, the specific gravity of water and the temperature of your marine aquarium’s environment may give pH shock, specific gravity shock and temperature shock, respectively, to the Fromia species therein.
Copper, Phosphates and Nitrates in any form in your marine aquarium may prove lethal for Marble Sea Star in it.
Do not expose the Fromia species to air. Any erratic changes in the oxygen level in the environment may be fatal for the Marble Sea Star therein. Therefore, keep the Fromia species under water even while handling it.
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There are so many other types of clean up crew, with the obvious one not on the list being the hermit crabs
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McCosker's Flasher Wrasse - Paracheilinus mccoskeri
Hi Guys
Here is a pic of one of the most beautiful wrasses ive seen. Their coloration really is spectacular. I decided to introduce two males in the tank as they were fine together in the LFS holding tank for about two weeks, so no issues that they will take each other out. The main reason for two is both are so different and more importantly to distract my sixline wrasse. Sixline had the habit of attacking and often killing every wrasse I put in the tank, so there was no chance I was going to lose my mckoskers
I had these McKosker's in a small holding tank inside my main tank for about two weeks just to get sixline to gt used to them. He never bothered them for all that time, until I released them into the main tank and he went nuts and attacked both. The guy in the pic was the stronger one and fought back and ended up with shreded wings and you can see some of his battle scars. He lost his beautiful filament fin, but im sure it will grow back in time. The other guy just wne to hide away and didnt come out for quite a while - maybe two weeks. At one time we thought he was dead, but he cam out to feed only.
Anyway, here is a pic I took recently
McCosker's Flasher wrasse
The Paracheilinus mccoskeri is commonly known as McCosker's Flasher wrasse. When compared with other members of wrasse fish family McCosker's Flasher wrasse are the most attractive with vibrant colours. So they are the most sought after ornamental fish. The flasher wrasses are chromatically blessed Paracheilinus genus. The resplendent male McCosker's Flasher wrasse found in the Indian Ocean has a radiating orange colour on its back and sides with bright blue bands against yellow fins. Though McCosker's Flasher wrasse has a striking resemblance with Carpenter's flasher wrasse (Paracheilinus carpenteri).They can be easily distinguished by the presence of one elongated dorsal filament in the former. McCosker's Flasher wrasse also has a longer nonfilamentous dorsal rays and lower number of gill rakers. Male flashers draw more attention than female counterparts as they flash. This phenomenon of flashing is rarely observed as they are small sized and stay in deeper areas. These active swimmers after this display swiftly vanish into the deep lying coral reefs.
Young McCosker's Flasher wrasse members prefer to swim about in solitary or small groups. It is commonly observed that male McCosker's Flasher fish swim around groups of female species and attract them by flashing their radiant chromic fins. Male fish usually swim too deep and quickly swim from one place to another in search of female groups.
The McCosker's Flasher wrasse is a hardy fish that requires only medium maintenance. It should be introduced only to a less aggressive fish only tank, as they are generally peace loving fish. Usually, McCosker's Flasher wrasse is not aggressive towards nonrelated species. An ideal tank set up would be to introduce one male fish with 3 or more female McCosker's Flasher wrasse. So, they can be kept comfortably with other fish. As these fish have a peculiar habit of burying themselves while sleeping and when intimidated by predators, the aquarium should be provided with sand bed. They have good reef compatibility.
Maximum Size: The McCosker's Flasher fish is observed to grow to a maximum size of 4 inches.
General Size Specifications: They are generally available in the size of about 2 to 3 inches.
Minimum Tank Size: The tank size should be at least 20 gallons, with lot of space for the McCosker’s Flasher fish to hide and swim. Water quality should be high. (SG 1.020 - 1.025, pH 8.1 - 8.4, Temp. 72 - 78° F).
Habitat: Range: They are found in Indo-Pacific region, Fiji and Indonesia
Feeding and Diet: The McCosker’s Flasher wrasse is a carnivorous and feeds on fish, scallop, shrimp, squid, clam and planktonic.
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Hi Guys
Here is a pic of one of the most beautiful wrasses ive seen. Their coloration really is spectacular. I decided to introduce two males in the tank as they were fine together in the LFS holding tank for about two weeks, so no issues that they will take each other out. The main reason for two is both are so different and more importantly to distract my sixline wrasse. Sixline had the habit of attacking and often killing every wrasse I put in the tank, so there was no chance I was going to lose my mckoskers
I had these McKosker's in a small holding tank inside my main tank for about two weeks just to get sixline to gt used to them. He never bothered them for all that time, until I released them into the main tank and he went nuts and attacked both. The guy in the pic was the stronger one and fought back and ended up with shreded wings and you can see some of his battle scars. He lost his beautiful filament fin, but im sure it will grow back in time. The other guy just wne to hide away and didnt come out for quite a while - maybe two weeks. At one time we thought he was dead, but he cam out to feed only.
Anyway, here is a pic I took recently
McCosker's Flasher wrasse
The Paracheilinus mccoskeri is commonly known as McCosker's Flasher wrasse. When compared with other members of wrasse fish family McCosker's Flasher wrasse are the most attractive with vibrant colours. So they are the most sought after ornamental fish. The flasher wrasses are chromatically blessed Paracheilinus genus. The resplendent male McCosker's Flasher wrasse found in the Indian Ocean has a radiating orange colour on its back and sides with bright blue bands against yellow fins. Though McCosker's Flasher wrasse has a striking resemblance with Carpenter's flasher wrasse (Paracheilinus carpenteri).They can be easily distinguished by the presence of one elongated dorsal filament in the former. McCosker's Flasher wrasse also has a longer nonfilamentous dorsal rays and lower number of gill rakers. Male flashers draw more attention than female counterparts as they flash. This phenomenon of flashing is rarely observed as they are small sized and stay in deeper areas. These active swimmers after this display swiftly vanish into the deep lying coral reefs.
Young McCosker's Flasher wrasse members prefer to swim about in solitary or small groups. It is commonly observed that male McCosker's Flasher fish swim around groups of female species and attract them by flashing their radiant chromic fins. Male fish usually swim too deep and quickly swim from one place to another in search of female groups.
The McCosker's Flasher wrasse is a hardy fish that requires only medium maintenance. It should be introduced only to a less aggressive fish only tank, as they are generally peace loving fish. Usually, McCosker's Flasher wrasse is not aggressive towards nonrelated species. An ideal tank set up would be to introduce one male fish with 3 or more female McCosker's Flasher wrasse. So, they can be kept comfortably with other fish. As these fish have a peculiar habit of burying themselves while sleeping and when intimidated by predators, the aquarium should be provided with sand bed. They have good reef compatibility.
Maximum Size: The McCosker's Flasher fish is observed to grow to a maximum size of 4 inches.
General Size Specifications: They are generally available in the size of about 2 to 3 inches.
Minimum Tank Size: The tank size should be at least 20 gallons, with lot of space for the McCosker’s Flasher fish to hide and swim. Water quality should be high. (SG 1.020 - 1.025, pH 8.1 - 8.4, Temp. 72 - 78° F).
Habitat: Range: They are found in Indo-Pacific region, Fiji and Indonesia
Feeding and Diet: The McCosker’s Flasher wrasse is a carnivorous and feeds on fish, scallop, shrimp, squid, clam and planktonic.
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They are such awesome fish. I've had one for around 8 months now and its still my fav fish. He always comes to the side when I go near the tank and flashes back and forth until I feed him. Do your ones make little bubble/spit caves to sleep in at night? Never seen my one bury itself but it always makes a home in a small cave or crevice then goes into zombie mode until morning.
Wow, again stunning photo and stunning fish.
Still would like that photo course.
What software are you using?
Still would like that photo course.
What software are you using?