New 450 gallon SPS Tank

[Acropora]

Pink stylophora just below the orange cap was completely bleached white and is slowly but surely coming back in the new set up.

 

[NaClH2oTANK]

wow, thats an awesome tank. congrats. you must be so excited. it's like being a painter with a blank canvas.

congrats again

 

[Acropora]

NaClH2oTANK Thank You. I have been taking it slow and next week I will be adding some Anthias.

 

[Acropora]

Some recent shots.

 

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[Nanodan]

That is really awsome man hope to see it sometime hopefully. Dan

 

[Acropora]

Thanks Dan.You are welcome to stop by anytime.Just call or E mail first.
Regards

 

[Acropora]

Here is a new addition,a Blue throat trigger.It has quickly become a favorite.

 

[House of Laughter]

Anthony,

Thay blue throat is beautiful - I was at absolutely fish last week and they had 2 crosshatch triggers - absolutely beautiful

House

 

[Justin_NY]

trigger in a reef??
is it reef safe?

 

[marrone]

A number of trigger are considered reef safe, Crosshatch, Saragassum, blue throat, niger and a couple other ones. You need a good size tank and most do very well as they don't seem to bother the corals and leave most fish alone. If you do a search on Reef Central you'll find a # of people keeping them in their reefs.

House

I think it was last year or so but Fish Town had a couple of Crosshatch triggers for $59.99 and they where good size. I was thinking about getting them but didn't want to add anymore triggers to my tank even though they're peaceful ones.

 

[Acropora]

marrone Hit the nail on the head with his response.The blue throat can get to about 8" or so in a large aquarium.The female a bit smaller.


In the below picture. You see two female Pink Square Spot Anthias which are both completely yellow in the photo..I also purchased a slightly larger male who has been chased by one of the two yellow females above.Consequently one of the females,who is pretty much full grown, is changing to a male. The current male has not been seen for a couple of days. I will post a picture of the new up and coming male as the change is more evident to the camera's eye.

 

[Acropora]

Here is a picture of the early stages of the anthias sex change.

You can see the start of the pink square on the top yellow anthias.

 

[Stix]

Great job! Tank looks amazing! Best of luck. Quick question...Would a blue throat trigger do well with a lionfish? Or will it nip its fins off?
-Nick

 

[Tim]

Just a quick note, I had to pick up my chiller from Tony and the pictures do not do the tank justice.It is truly amazing.....

 

[Acropora]

Originally posted by Stix:
Great job! Tank looks amazing! Best of luck. Quick question...Would a blue throat trigger do well with a lionfish? Or will it nip its fins off?
-Nick

Nick,They do not have the same temperment as other triggers.They do not nip at any other fish,including a cleaner wrasse.
Tony

 

[Acropora]

Thank You Tim