Recent content by houston

This picture doesn't show it well, but they should have a full 'backstrap' muscle starting behind their head and running along their back in addition to full 'bellies'. Don't be fooled by the female - she can be packed with eggs which gives the appearance of a full stomach while not getting...

Hard to tell from the pic - cyano is my guess. Air bubbles trapped in the larger sheets (flakes?) is typical. Are any of your flakes large enough to tell if the stuff is slimy? That's also a typical sign. Siphon it out as often as you can. I used Red Slime Remover once six months ago after I...

Copy and paste this into your browser address bar and hit enter.... http://www.geocities.com/arnjer2001/stag.gif Nice size frag!

Not the best pic, but here's my pair... When I released the female into the tank, the male immediately rushed up to her and went into his display mode. It seemed very aggessive, but within seconds he seemed to realize the new mandarin was a female. He followed her around the rocks for the...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by dbman: <STRONG>What kind of success rate do you have on raising the bangaiis to adulthood?</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Take into account that this is only been going on for 5 months! I haven't...

Maybe.... Heliacus sp. snail - a hitchhiker commonly found on colonies of zoanthid polyps, and a nocturnal predator of these polyps. hitchhicker snail

Try frozen baby brine shrimp. I have been 100% successful in getting my fry to accept the frozen as their first food. Petsmart carries the frozen bbs. I feed them the bbs for 5 days, then switch to frozen daphnia for three weeks. After that, alternate between frozen adult brine, mysis...

A couple of months ago, I looked into the tank after the lights came on and saw that the male banggai had spit out some of his fry - only his second attempt to carry! They were in the LT anemone's tenacles, carefully avoiding actually touching them. I had a heck of a time getting them out -...

A couple of months ago, I looked into the tank after the lights came on and saw that the male banggai had spit out some of his fry - only his second attempt to carry! They were in the LT anemone's tenacles, carefully avoiding actually touching them. I had a heck of a time getting them out -...

Set Up Date : 07/00 Tank Size (LxHxW | Volume): 72 Bow Sump Size (LxHxW | Volume): 20 gal Live Rock (Mass): stuffed purple Live Sand (Mass): 2-3" aragonite/sand/cc mix Lighting (Type | Wattage | Photoperiod): Iwasaki/250/10 w/ VHO/440/14 Protein Skimmer (Brand | Model): local...

Have a deep cycle battery, trickle charger, and inverter running a maxi-jet - purchased after a six hour long power outage that occurred while I was at work. Came home to find most of my fish dead. The corals were fine and showed no sign of stress. I had no idea what had happened until I...

And it's whiter than the SD I handpicked in PA on my last couple of trips... This is the same aragonite sand that is sold by Caribsea and Southdown - washed and packaged for reefs. Global Fish on Bellaire has it in stock. It's cheaper than Caribsea Oolitic and MUCH easier than checking a...

My sister-in-law has just passed away after a 6 year battle with ovarian cancer. I will be going to the memorial service in Philly later this week. The dogs will go to the kennel, and the reef will be fine - but the clutch of 2-week old banggai cardinals will need a home. I have had no losses...