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garetjaxor
01/22/2012, 07:22 PM
My package two arrived in a 6 inch snow storm yesterday. Just like everyone else on this form Richard left me speechless - there was so much stuff! I spent 5 1/2 hours getting it all into my tank. Nothing leaked and everyone so far has survived the trip. His packaging was top notch just like package 1. Don't forget to check your bags after taking out your rock - I found a great decorator crab.

Richard gave me two extra special critters - one is a Fentoni (he gave me two Fentonis) - a new species of nudibranch that was just discovered in March by a friend of his. I had not seen them after I put them in the tank but I finally managed to find one of them tonight and take a few shots. The other cool specimen is another unknown species - some sort of polyp / sponge - its the orange one in one of my pics.

I didn't get to really enjoy the tank last night as I was too busy acclimating everyone. My ammonia is up a bit so I did a water change and will keep an eye on it.

Now its time to do a few water changes if necessary and start enjoying my tank and all the new critters waiting to be discovered.

I still need to take pics of a lot of the critters but here are a few to start.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10834166/package2tank.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10834166/tankleft.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10834166/unknownpolup.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10834166/IMG_3222.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10834166/fentoni1.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10834166/fentoni2.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10834166/fentoni2.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10834166/fentoni3.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10834166/fentoni4.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10834166/fentoni5.jpg
Jaxom
01/25/2012, 07:31 PM
Tank is lookin gudddddddddddd, I like what you did with it. How's it doing right now?
garetjaxor
01/25/2012, 07:53 PM
Ammonia went back to zero this morning which is good. Hopefully it's still zero tonight. I want to feed them a bit - I don't want any hungry critters eating the fretonis. I have some microvert for the sponges. I have a good sized decorator crab who has helped himself to some sponge and plants. I've seen my serpant star creeping around. The only new inhabitant I'm a bit worried about is my starfish who went under a rock and seems to be hiding there
liverock
01/26/2012, 12:16 PM
Good job on the pics...that is really a cool looking nudi.....have you seen him on the purple tube sponge?

Richard TBS
www.tbsaltwater.com
garetjaxor
01/26/2012, 08:39 PM
Not yet - he seems to be hanging out near the orange one. He's surprisingly fast, if I turn away for a bit he can quickly disappear. I'm seeing more critters now - two more decorator crabs today. Tank has zero ammonia again today and it seems like there is more activity now.
liverock
01/28/2012, 12:33 PM
http://myfwc.com/news/news-releases/2011/march/31/nudibranch/

Richard TBS
www.tbsaltwater.com :spin2::spin2::spin2:
gmate
01/29/2012, 12:26 PM
Looks good, man.
garetjaxor
02/02/2012, 06:30 PM
The bigger one finally found the pink sponge. He looks like he has grown already. Hopefully I will get some fish this weekend - I'll be hitting the big 3 stores near me in Salem NH. Everyone is still alive an water looks good.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10834166/fentoni_pinksponge.jpg
liverock
02/07/2012, 03:46 PM
The bigger one finally found the pink sponge. He looks like he has grown already. Hopefully I will get some fish this weekend - I'll be hitting the big 3 stores near me in Salem NH. Everyone is still alive an water looks good.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10834166/fentoni_pinksponge.jpg

How are the nudis doing?

Richard TBS
www.tbsaltwater.com :spin3::spin3::spin3:
garetjaxor
02/09/2012, 06:48 PM
They are doing great - the bigger one hangs by the pink sponge and the smaller one by the orange sponge
liverock
02/25/2012, 05:13 PM
They are doing great - the bigger one hangs by the pink sponge and the smaller one by the orange sponge

How are the little guys doing?

Richard TBS
www.tbsaltwater.com
garetjaxor
02/27/2012, 08:15 PM
They are doing great - I think they have put on some weight. Everyone (critters and sponges and plants) have survived fine. The only guy I was a little worried about was the starfish but he's doing great now too and isn't so shy.