lets see some pics of ur biggest meanest or favorite fish

[jckreefer]

i only have a 10 but i will get some shots of it later :)

[inklvr]

This guy has lots of personality which is why he's my fav.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/inklvr/Captured2005-7-600018.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/inklvr/Captured2005-7-600019.jpg

[VolitanLioness]

WOW! Very nice Trigger.......

Kaye

[B Pierce]

very cool trigger!

[rwhhunt]

I Love the Bluelines! I think they are the best looking Trigs! Does he have any tankmates?

[FishyMel]

AW2EOD, Your 14 inch lionfish has horns?My 9 inch Russell's lost his horns at about 5 inches. They just got shorter and shorter. I thought all the big lions lost their horns. Does anyone know why some keep 'em and some loose 'em?

Melanie

[inklvr]

rwhhunt- No, no tankmates. My plan was let him have the tank all to himself, but people have told me to try another fish so he's not bored. I don't know if fish get bored, lonely, or are social. He does barrel rolls, begs for food, grunts, spits water. He loves attention, this may sound weird, but we even play a little hide and seek. When he finds me he'll dart over and put his lips on the glass. None of the fish in my reef tank have no where near the personality of this fish. They all could care less if I'm in the room.

[B Pierce]

do you think he will chew up anything you would add to the tank? are they as aggressive as they say?


Bill

[rwhhunt]

I have an undulate, he's a mean little bastard, but he lives with a sulphur head moray of the gymnothorax genus, so they are both extremely aggressive. There are fights sometimes when its feeding time, but they cant kill each other, and I think they enjoy each others company when there is no food in the tank. You may be able to add a moray of somekind (not a snowflake, my undulate beat up on my resident snowflake when I introduced the trigger)

[capt. insano]

older pic of my S&S puffer

http://members.cox.net/dave.schroeder/bigboi.jpg

Eyestripe tang and CT

http://members.cox.net/dave.schroeder/eyestripe2.jpg

Triggers

http://members.cox.net/michelle.erikson/shrimptriggers.jpg

Frenchy

http://members.cox.net/michelle.erikson/frenchy.jpg

[angelfishlover]

Originally posted by The Carson
what happen to angelfishlover aka Nick

I'm still here. Just havent posted in this thread in a while.

[angelfishlover]

BEUTIFUL PUFFER CAPT. INSANO!

[VolitanLioness]

That puffer is a beauty, Oh what a bite that could give.....lol
Always love your tank capt. insano ......

Laye

[B Pierce]

awsome triggers!!

[capt. insano]

I have more fish in there, but they don't like having their pictures taken!

[rwhhunt]

Captain: Does your clown ever mess with any of his inhabitants?? My friend wants to put a small 1 inch baby with a docile 3 in fuzzy dwarf... I have recommended against it, but I would like to hear your opinion..

[AW2EOD]

Originally posted by FishyMel
AW2EOD, Your 14 inch lionfish has horns?My 9 inch Russell's lost his horns at about 5 inches. They just got shorter and shorter. I thought all the big lions lost their horns. Does anyone know why some keep 'em and some loose 'em?

Melanie

Yes, my large Volitan still has his "horns". I'm not sure why though. I've read the other posts here about Lions not having their horns...I'm not sure.

However, my Lion has one "horn" shorter than the other. Not sure if it was nibbled off or what.

They're hard to see in this pic, but you can still make them out...they're roughly 3" - 4" long.

<img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/AW2EOD/mini-P6240035.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

[capt. insano]

CT's are very hit or miss....IME.

This one is pretty tame, hasn't even looked funny at other tank inhabitants. There are 2 cleaner shrimp in the tank, a decent size hermit crab, a small arc-eye hawkfish, a lawnmower blenny, and other triggers......all things that should "trigger" the infamous CT behaviour.

Some friends of ours own a LFS here in town, and they have a 9 yr old CT in a 500g community tank......he has always been a model citizen and he is 14"+ long

IMO, if you keep them well fed and have a tank with ample space and plenty of hidey-holes, the CT will be less apt to be aggressive

[B Pierce]

I have heard of CT living peacefully for years and then suddently attacking and eating other tank mates. I have also heard that aggressiveness increases with age.

Bill

[capt. insano]

Like I said, our friends CT is 9 years old, never harmed another tankmate......I have had 3 of them, and none of them ever went "crazy" overnnight

[Lrgclasper]

The Carson... your freshwater ray looks thin... the pelvic bones are sticking up like spires on the Golden Gate Bridge.

[angelfishlover]

Heres an updated picture of my agressive tank

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/Pinktailtrigger/Agressive%20Tank/AquariumPicturesJuly82005008.jpg

[angelfishlover]

Heres a cool night pic. of simba :cool:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/Pinktailtrigger/Agressive%20Tank/cb6ec73d.jpg

[angelfishlover]

Heres Patrisha, my pinktail trigger. She's my favorite.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/Pinktailtrigger/Agressive%20Tank/a9138310.jpg

[B Pierce]

cool trigger!

Bill

[B Pierce]

BTW angelfishlover what do you have in your "deepwater" reef. I have always wanted to set one up.

Bill

[angelfishlover]

nothing yet. the fish will be shallow water fish. It will have deepwater corals.

[Absint Reefer]

like what?

[angelfishlover]

gorgonias

[B Pierce]

angelfishlover, most gorgonians are found in shallow water. The ones found in deeper water are mostly non-photosynthic and very hard to keep long term.

LMK how it goes,
Bill

Do you plan to try black and caration corals?

[hgrub]

hello from Bangkok
My 4 inches C-Trigg in 36 inches tank(don't know how many US gallon) with blus cheek gobie and 2 yellowtail damsel.
He's one playful sob, try to eat my finger instead of shrimp.:)
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/94490t2.jpg

[hgrub]

Plan to move him to 60 or 72 inches tank within a year or so though.http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/94490t1.jpg

[Absint Reefer]

nice trigger
don't take this the wrong way or anything but is english your native language?

[angelfishlover]

VERY NICE CLOWN TRIGGER!

[hgrub]

No, English is not my native language. Stayed in Texas for almost eight years doesn't help too. ;)

[pitt_prodigy]

I lived in South Texas for a while myself.... and you absolutely right hgrub, probably not the best place to pick up the English language.:lol: :lol: :lol:

Thats a real nice clown trigger you have though!

[bassman57]

very nice pics!

[Paul B]

This is my pet manta ray and white tip shark. The ray eats alot because she is 12' across. It is hard keeping the tank clean.
Have a great day,
Paul:eek1:
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/13094Manta-med.jpg

[B Pierce]

awsome pics hgrub! Actually I may be going to Thiland next summer through a travel agency called "Rustic Pathways" It also goes into Cambodia to see Ankor Wat.

Bill

[juice me man]

hgrub, love your CT. jst a word of warning but the damsel and goby are soon going to be a snack or your trigger when it get bigger.

[B Pierce]

lol Paul B....I believe you are overstocked!! How many gallons is your ocean;)

Bill

[juice me man]

Originally posted by redspot321
Heres my little girl.......


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/redspot321/tusk.jpg

awesome fish. i love harly's. they are really beutiful fish. and expensive:rolleyes:

[juice me man]

Originally posted by inklvr
This guy has lots of personality which is why he's my fav.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/inklvr/Captured2005-7-600018.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/inklvr/Captured2005-7-600019.jpg

BL tigger are beutifull but bada$$. how big is the tank?

[B Pierce]

Paul B, where were those pics taken? Fiji?

[Absint Reefer]

Bill nice signature know what song mine's from

[B Pierce]

heck ya;)

[Absint Reefer]

Wish You Were Here
gotta love Floyd

[angelfishlover]

anyone have an agressive reef besides carson?

[Absint Reefer]

I do

[juice me man]

Originally posted by The Carson
I do

go figure:rolleyes:


:lol:

[VolitanLioness]

The only thing in my 90g Reef is a Fuzzy Dwarf Lion & Tassled Filefish.....

Kaye

[Confooseld]

I resent the jokes made at Texas:mad:

[B Pierce]

Heres my ray!:D

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/62959mini-DSCN1845.JPG

[bassman57]

very cool!!!!

[B Pierce]

thanks:)

[hgrub]

cool ray....
I don't know much about ray, but from what I've heard about fresh water ray they tend to make water dirty very fast(they poo a lot.) So what about marine ray, maybe not if you got a very very big tank and a very very good filter system, no?

Here's my baby, I've wait for him/her for a long time. Just pick him up today after seen him in the shop for 3 weeks. After I saw him ate live fish and I decided to have him. He's in 20gallon or 24 inches tank with couple of sponge and no tankmate, of course. He's Antennarius Maculatus, so I guess he won't be much bigger than now(around 4 inches.) His name is "Pink" at least untill he decide to change to other color :lol:

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/94490tank.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/94490k4.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/94490k3.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/94490k2.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/94490k1.jpg

btw- I don't mean to make fun of Texas. I love it there, that's why I stayed there for 8 years. :)

[juice me man]

cool frogy

[B Pierce]

My stingray isn't that messy. IMO he actually cleans the sand bed by stiring it up when he buries.

hgrub, beautiful frogfish!

Bill

[skuntking]

Capt Insano, i see you have a cleaner shrimp back in the rocks, how do you manage to keep him with those fish, im afraid to put one in with my grouper and lion, even though they are kinda docile.

[VolitanLioness]

Very Nice hgrub !

Kaye

[Justin L]

Nice ray and frogfish!

B Pierce
Are you going to upgrade the tank the ray is in? Once it gets bigger, it will need a much larger tank.

[bigdee65]

Here is a pic of my Rectangle Trigger. He is one of my favorites :)

http://www.rcphotoworks.com/Rectangle.jpg

[VolitanLioness]

Very nice .... Good Picture!

Kaye

[B Pierce]

Justin, I have a 300gal in the works:)

[juice me man]

awesome trigger bigdee65

[capt. insano]

Originally posted by skuntking
Capt Insano, i see you have a cleaner shrimp back in the rocks, how do you manage to keep him with those fish, im afraid to put one in with my grouper and lion, even though they are kinda docile.

I added one about 8 months ago as an "experiment" and over the course of the following 4 months, I added another 3.

Three are still living in the tank after 8 months. The largest one became a meal for the Harlequin Tusk, but he has never bothered the others

I also have two fist size Starry Red Hermits in the tank......no one messes with them either

[espo72]

Ok Ok...Now this is a thread I like! Try these on for size...
Giant Reef Stonefish
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/espo72/StonefishFeeding_0003.jpg

Bumblebee Grouper eating a two foot Teselata Eel
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/espo72/DSC01575.jpg

Giant Hawkfish
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/espo72/DSC01418.jpg

Saddle Grouper
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/espo72/DSC01422.jpg

A Trio of Morays
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/espo72/DSC01348.jpg

and a Queen Trigger and a Clown Trigger in the background
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/espo72/DSC01566.jpg

And there's many more...check out my web album (url in in my signature)

[skuntking]

Originally posted by capt. insano
I added one about 8 months ago as an "experiment" and over the course of the following 4 months, I added another 3.

Three are still living in the tank after 8 months. The largest one became a meal for the Harlequin Tusk, but he has never bothered the others

I also have two fist size Starry Red Hermits in the tank......no one messes with them either


Do you keep them pretty well fed, could that be a reason they dont bother with them or do they keep the fish clean so they keep them around.

[Absint Reefer]

espo72, nice fish very impressive what size tanks are all those fish in?

[B Pierce]

awsome fish! I love the eels!

Bill

[bassman57]

Originally posted by espo72
Bumblebee Grouper eating a two foot Teselata Eel
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/espo72/DSC01575.jpg


HOLY COW!!! That's crazy!!:eek1: :eek1: :eek1: :eek1:

[bassman57]

great pics though :)

[hgrub]

Mr.Pink update:
He ate 5 ghost shrimp this morning(I got him yesterday,) I'm happy as a little girl :lol:
Seriously what should I give him? Choises are, pray fish(some kind of fresh water cicild) or small marine fish (crown fish, demsel)?

[B Pierce]

I would give him the satwaterfish to eat. Freshwater fish are high in fat.

I would also reccomend giving him vitimen encrched krill, silverslides and squid.

Bill

[hgrub]

Originally posted by B Pierce


I would also reccomend giving him vitimen encrched krill, silverslides and squid.

Bill
You mean pieces of squid? If so, I'll need to wiggle it in front of him right?
thanks for advice man :)

[VolitanLioness]

Use a feeder stick to feed the silversides or squid...

Kaye

[capt. insano]

Originally posted by skuntking
Do you keep them pretty well fed, could that be a reason they dont bother with them or do they keep the fish clean so they keep them around.

I feed twice/day......as much as they can eat in a minute or so.....

I feed quite a variety of food (vietnamese markets are awesome!!)

and provide lots of hiding places.....a full tummy and lots of places to hide and hang out are the key in IMO

[angelfishlover]

RIP Ratrisha. She will always be missed.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/Pinktailtrigger/Aquariums/Agressive%20Tank/a9138310.jpg

[capt. insano]

that giant hawk is saweet!! How much did it run you?

[rwhhunt]

espo: Did your purposely feed the eel and triggers to those beheamuths, or did they just get hungry one afternoon?? Seems like an expensive snack?! I can't believe that bumble bee ate that whole eel!

[juice me man]

espo72, awesome fish. are they all in the same tank or seperate? how big is the queen and clown trigger and the Saddle Grouper.

what do you feed all of them?

have to say that i love all you fish. do you have a full tank shot?

[B Pierce]

Heres a pic of my bimac octo engulfing a crayfish:eek1::eek2:

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/62959mini-DSCN1859.JPG

Bill

[rwhhunt]

Pierce: what size tank do you kepp that octo in? Is that a bimac?

[B Pierce]

yea it is a bimac. He is in the 29 right now but I want to get him a larger home down the road.

Bill

[espo72]

Originally posted by juice me man
espo72, awesome fish. are they all in the same tank or seperate? how big is the queen and clown trigger and the Saddle Grouper.

what do you feed all of them?

have to say that i love all you fish. do you have a full tank shot?

Thanks for the replies. I have two 210 gallon AGRESSIVE tanks. One is filled with BIG fish, one with smaller.

The Queen trigger is about 11 inches nose to tail. She fears nothing! The Clown is about 8 inches and very tough, he is the smallest fish in the tank.

Here is a shot of my setup.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/espo72/DSC01414.jpg

Someone asked how much the Giant Hawkfish cost me. I don't really remember as I have had him for about two years. It was probably around $200 wholesale. He is about 12 inches long and he has killed many fish, sometimes just for fun it seems! They are pretty rare. My LFS has been around for many years and they told me they have only ever seen four of them.

[B Pierce]

espo, very cool systems!

[bassman57]

Very Nice!!!

[VolitanLioness]

Great looking set up you have there........

Kaye

[angelfishlover]

Here are some pics of my new cali ray. I moved my picasso to another tank and gave away my yellow tang. Dont freak out about it being in a 55 cause it has enough room for now and will have a 180 in less that 6 months.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/Pinktailtrigger/Aquariums/Agressive%20Tank/7d131b2b.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/Pinktailtrigger/Aquariums/Agressive%20Tank/ea538246.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/Pinktailtrigger/Aquariums/Agressive%20Tank/75fa0d8e.jpg

[angelfishlover]

BTW his name is Mr. Ray

[bassman57]

very nice. great name too ;). what is the scientific name for that ray?

[angelfishlover]

Don't really know to be honest.

[Absint Reefer]

Urolophus halleri

[juice me man]

awesome ray angelfishlover

[juice me man]

espo72, love the tanks.

[B Pierce]

very nice ray! They are great looking fish arn't they? I have had mine for almost 2 years now.:D

seconds after this pic was taking my ray bursted out of the sand at got the crayish!:eek2:

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/62959mini-mini-DSCN1843.JPG

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/62959mini-DSCN1845.JPG

Bill

[angelfishlover]

what happens if the temp goes too high? My temp is about 73 is that okay?

[rwhhunt]

pierce: how large is your octo? is he very active (day/night)? I really want to get one, but am still contemplating the tank set-up. Did you drill yours for a canister filter and a latching lid?

[angelfishlover]

B Pierce, do you have any problems with the crushed coral scratching your ray?

[juice me man]

lovely looking rays guys

[B Pierce]

rwhhunt, mine is active day and night. He is about the size of my hand. If you do get one get a bimac they are a hardier octo. Yes i did drill mine and put a laching hood on.

angelfishlover, I don't have CC but I do have a larger grain of sand. I have had the stingray for almost two years and he has not scratches.

BTW your ray looks VERY thin. What fishes are in with it?

Bill

[angelfishlover]

V. Lion and Snowflake eel. I feed him by hand. Is krill and silversides a good diet?

[B Pierce]

Remove the lion ASAP. During feeding or night, rays communly run into lions by accident!!! This almost always kills the ray!!

I feed mine vitimen enriched krill, silverslides, clam, squid and ocean nutritions shark formula. He also gets the occasional live ghost shrimp or crayfish as a treat. I would vitimen enrich his foods with zoa or zoacon. Remember juvniles can't chew fiberous foods.

How big is yours? BTW you are waaaay overstocked get that 180 up ASAP.

Bill

[juice me man]

Originally posted by B Pierce
Remove the lion ASAP. During feeding or night, rays communly run into lions by accident!!! This almost always kills the ray!!




i dissaggre. my freind has kept lions with rays for many years and there has been no deaths caused by the lion killing the ray.

[angelfishlover]

Well, I watched him all night and he stayed away from simba. If theres any trouble ill remove simba from the tank. Dont worry all the fish are small and I have 1400 GPH of circulation and an Aqua C remora skimmer. Mr. Ray is only about 4" in diameter and about 7" in total length. My ray has not gone anywhere near the lion as far as I know. I feed him when he's on the other side of the tank than the lion just to make sure he does not run into him.

[angelfishlover]

BTW the 180 will be in my house no later than december.

[juice me man]

angelfishlover, any chance of pic of the lion? unless you already posted them and i missed it

[angelfishlover]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/Pinktailtrigger/Aquariums/Agressive%20Tank/cb6ec73d.jpg

[juice me man]

wow, nice lion. how big is it? looks really big

[angelfishlover]

about 7"

[B Pierce]

juice me man, Even if you have had a lion and ray together for years this dosen't mean that there will never be harm to the ray. Please read Scott W. Micheals book, Aquarium Sharks and Rays.

Rays and sharks get crazy during feeding and sometimes and night and can easily bump into a sleeping lion.

[angelfishlover]

Originally posted by juice me man
wow, nice lion. how big is it? looks really big

It just looks really big cause i zoomed in to get a better picture.

[B Pierce]

BTW angelfishlover, there is a more likely chance that your ray will bump into the lion if they are kept in a small tank.

How much Lbs. or LR do you have in there?

Bill

[angelfishlover]

about 5 ibs. I removed most of the rocks to give the ray room to roam. I have about a 3" sandbed in there.

[angelfishlover]

What happens if the temp goes too high? My temp is 73, is that okay?

[B Pierce]

round stingrays are cool water fish. IMO they should be kept at about 70 but 73 isn't too bad. You may run into some problems with keeping a cool water fish in with some tropical fishes tho.

Bill

[predatorpassion]

I gotta keep the thread going...:D well I am starting my lionfish collection and currently have

4-5" deepwater lionfish (pterois mombasae)
4-5" russel lionfish (pterois russelli)
2 1/2" fuzzy dwarf lionfish (dendrochirus brachypterus)

here is my russel (the only good pic of my lion)
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/532/95332russel_lionfish_006.jpg

[B Pierce]

Can you get a pic of your Pterois mombasae?

Bill

[predatorpassion]

yes... I have one but it isn't the clearest in the world :(

[B Pierce]

thats fine:)

[predatorpassion]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/532/9533236_gallon_saltwater_010.jpg

[predatorpassion]

crud... it didn't show up... I will try another one...

[predatorpassion]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/532/9533236_gallon_saltwater_aquarium_003.jpg

this is my russel and deepwater hangin' :p the deepwater is in on the right...

[predatorpassion]

he has HUGE eyes... :p

[B Pierce]

very cool lion!

Bill

[predatorpassion]

oh yeah if you look in my gallery there is one of my deepwater (the one that didn't show up...) a side body shot...

[juice me man]

nice dep water lion predatorpassion

[predatorpassion]

thanks... he is really funny to watch... because like my russel he watches me but his big eyes make him look like a puppy in the lionfish world... :p

[B Pierce]

juice me man, this may be a little off topic but have you ever drove on the audobon(sp)?

Bill

[Absint Reefer]

very cool lion and here's my frogfish I got a few weeks ago I finally got a decent pic of
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987baby_angler.JPG

[B Pierce]

nice carson!

BTW how is the cuttlefish doing? I have been thinking of getting one. Do you have updated pic of yours?

o and I deciced to extend my pink floyd quote.:)

Bill

[Absint Reefer]

very nice cuttle fish doing great here's a pic of the cuttle about to eat a ghost shrimp
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987cuttle_fish_about_to_eat.JPG

[B Pierce]

awsome! did you get an ID on him?

have you found them to be as personal as octos? BTW did you get your octo you were talking about?

Bill

[juice me man]

Originally posted by B Pierce
juice me man, this may be a little off topic but have you ever drove on the audobon(sp)?

Bill

do it all the time, its a whole lot better when you got a porch 911 turbo:smokin:

[B Pierce]

Awsome! I heard people go like 130 M.P.H! How fast do you go?

Bill

[juice me man]

Originally posted by B Pierce
Awsome! I heard people go like 130 M.P.H! How fast do you go?

Bill

130 is about the average. in my porche i go 120 but if i puch it 150 or 160:)

i went i test drived a the new TVR Sagaria(sp) and i went 180 almost hit 200. it was amazing but my porche still has a better noise but i loved the TVR. i think i may sell my whives BMW and get that instead:D

[B Pierce]

hahaha:lol: Thats awsome! I just got my permit. You need to be 16 in the US. IDK how old you need to be in Germany but needless to say I really want to fly down the audobon!!

Bill

[sandman12]

hey did you know the kid that started this thread started another site just for us FO guys aggressivereefers.com

[NaturalReefer]

yeah thats tight mean fish stuff over there!

[juice me man]

Originally posted by B Pierce
hahaha:lol: Thats awsome! I just got my permit. You need to be 16 in the US. IDK how old you need to be in Germany but needless to say I really want to fly down the audobon!!

Bill

just get a ticket to Germany, stay for 2 nights, rent a porch, BMW, MRC or waterver and just driving down the autoban. many people do. and it be cheaper than shipping your car from the US to Germany.

[B Pierce]

juice me man, thats an great idea. I don't even have a nice car to ship there anyway:lol:

Bill

[NaturalReefer]

130 is about the average
- dude we do that in the good ol' U S of A (in a german car though)

my bro bought a new car in germany - went there and drove it around and put 2000-3000 miles on it and shipped it over as a used car :D i don't remember how long it took him to do that but he was not over there long.

[AW2EOD]

Gotta get this thread back on track...lol

Here is a little group of some of my guys...

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[Dr_Tang]

carsonhttp://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987cuttle_fish_about_to_eat.JPG

sweet cuttlefish carson...how old is he? i bet its really cool to watch him hunt his prey :D

[B Pierce]

AW2EOD, awsome dragon moray!!! Is it in with anything?

Bill

[predatorpassion]

Well it seems that I got the thread going again (russel lionfish,deepwater lionfish pics...)

[AW2EOD]

Originally posted by predatorpassion
Well it seems that I got the thread going again (russel lionfish,deepwater lionfish pics...)

That YOU got the thread going again? lol

And, b.pierce:

She's in my 200gal. pred. tank. Tank mates are a 2.5' Whitemouth Moray, 14" Volitan Lion, 8" - 10" Red Coris Wrasse, a 5" Queen Trigger and a baseball sized Red Starry Hermit.

All of the fish are going to be moved to a new 300gal. tank, at the end of the month and the 2 Morays will be left in the 200gal. by themselves.

[floridajhawk]

GUESS WHOS BACK :)

[predatorpassion]

:p

[floridajhawk]

in the process of making my frogger a new home :), right now getting lights into canopy :)

[bassman57]

sweet!!!. Can't wait to see it. :)

[B Pierce]

Great to see ya back florida!

Bill

[Absint Reefer]

sorry have'nt been on in a while the cuttle fish is not as personable as a octo they are just very very shy but still love to eat

[floridajhawk]

ya great to be back haha :) i guess

[floridajhawk]

takin forever to get these lights done and the canopy rebuilt lol

[espo72]

Here's some from my second 210gal.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/espo72/DSC01364.jpgHawaii Dragon eel

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/espo72/DSC01435.jpgRock Hind

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/espo72/DSC01442.jpgConey Grouper

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/espo72/DSC01480.jpgStarry Grouper

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/espo72/DSC01613.jpgTitan Trigger
(this was taken in my 90g GOWLR, he's now in my 210 #2)

[floridajhawk]

ur fish are so tight

[VolitanLioness]

Very Nice espo72 !!!




Welcome Back Florida!!

Kaye

[floridajhawk]

muchos gracias I had a lot of things to do while I was away though lol ;)
http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/3554/marcosnewhome7pe.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[bllfish]

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/bllfish/bigdolphin005Medium.jpg

[floridajhawk]

thats one big ugly fish

[bllfish]

Just doing my part to rid our ocean of mean, ugly fish that hunt the sargassum. They taste much better than they look.

[floridajhawk]

ha i can assume so sargassum angler or trigger ?

[AW2EOD]

Hey, espo72...

I'll be more than happy to take that DME off your hands, whenever you're ready to get rid of it. I want a pair. You just let me know.

[floridajhawk]

haha espo has the tightest fish ive ever seen :)

[B Pierce]

I went to my LFS yesterday and I saw a "show" frogfish! It was about the size of a football(1ft):eek1: I am thinking of getting him and putting him with my stingray:D

Bill

[bigred16]

Not sure if this will work, new to trying to post pictures, but if works, here are some pictures of my aggressive tank.


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The tank is 500gallon with about 270lbs of LR.
The inhabitants are: 7" Porcupine Puffer, 7" Lunare Wrasse, 12" Sohal Tang, 5" Clown Trigger, 7" Niger Trigger, 5" Picasso Trigger, 6" Harlequin Tusk, 11" Maculosus Angel, 30" Snowflake Eel and 20" Reverse Goldentail Eel

[hgrub]

Originally posted by B Pierce
I went to my LFS yesterday and I saw a "show" frogfish! It was about the size of a football(1ft):eek1:
The frogfish I got came with another frogfish that's about football size too. I saw it, I didn't know at the time that it's rare. It was sold for 20,000 Thai bahts(about US $500) Its color is same as the color of my frogfish( the one I posted in this thread.)
I could/should have bought it :mad2:

[AW2EOD]

Originally posted by B Pierce
I went to my LFS yesterday and I saw a "show" frogfish! It was about the size of a football(1ft):eek1: I am thinking of getting him and putting him with my stingray:D

Bill

Unless you want that stingray to become dinner, do not put it with an adult Commerson's Angler (which that one is). They will eat other fish that are the same size as their own body.

They'd need a species only 75 - 90gal. tank with extremely good water quality.

[LukFox]

This is going to be my biggest/meanest fish :o, and probably my favorite too or at least close to it. Just got him today :D .

Acclimating my dwarf moray
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/lukfox/IMG_7802.jpg

[LukFox]

Just another picture now that he's somewhat settled.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/lukfox/IMG_7816.jpg

[juice me man]

Originally posted by bigred16
Not sure if this will work, new to trying to post pictures, but if works, here are some pictures of my aggressive tank.


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The tank is 500gallon with about 270lbs of LR.
The inhabitants are: 7" Porcupine Puffer, 7" Lunare Wrasse, 12" Sohal Tang, 5" Clown Trigger, 7" Niger Trigger, 5" Picasso Trigger, 6" Harlequin Tusk, 11" Maculosus Angel, 30" Snowflake Eel and 20" Reverse Goldentail Eel

awesome tank and fish.

[VolitanLioness]

Nice fish bigred16 ...... Does that Angel have HLLE?

Kaye

[B Pierce]

LukFox, great moray! I have been looking for one for a while where did you get yours?

Bill

[LukFox]

Thanks B Pierce! I got him from www.marineaquatics.net . I've heard mixed things about those guys, some good, some really bad, but I'm glad I took the risk. He's a beautiful thing and looks to be in perfect health. They have more right now ;) .

[Absint Reefer]

sweet eel

[satch12]

nice pics carson that undlated i got is meaner than s***. i'll get some pics later and once when i figure out how to post them

[Absint Reefer]

dude you should have got that real docile one you did'nt want one to be to aggressive so you bought the meanest on we had
anyways lets see some pics

[bigred16]

Specialk Nice fish bigred16 ...... Does that Angel have HLLE?

I don't think it's HLLE, he has had it for about 6 months, it started when a razar blade type cut across his head, I'm guessing from the Sohol, since he chases him sometimes. I have also seen him scape that part when he dives under the rocks. Not sure why it's mot healing up, he eats like a horse, seaweed, Formula 1 & 2, squid, shrimp and krill.

[satch12]

owell i gave him to my friend that was with me the other day so now i only have a lunare wrasse, dogface and an argus grouper

[VolitanLioness]

Hmmm thats strange, it must keep bumping it self in the same area.... Well you have beautiful fish and a very sharp tank.


Kaye

[Absint Reefer]

ya it dos'nt look like HLLE to me may want to quarantine it to prevent infection

[pangaea6]

cool fish

[Absint Reefer]

trigger
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987baby_bursa.JPG

angler
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[SWonly]

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[Absint Reefer]

nice trigger

[juice me man]

cool trigger

[liv4speed1]

SWonly: Nice trigger but I just wanted to point out the cool avatar :)

[satch12]

awesome trigger awhat size tank do you have

[SWonly]

Haha.. Thanks. Its a 125... not sure how long im keeping this fish.

[VolitanLioness]

Getting Nervous? :blown:

[espo72]

Hey SWonly...I kill tangs too!:D

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/espo72/DSC01458.jpg

[55gSW]

Very cool pics everyone!! :D

Here's a pic of my fish, but he's not big and he's not mean either...

[satch12]

it wont let me see your pic 55gsw

[SWonly]

Awesome... You know in Hawaii fisherman use yellow tangs as bait. They put a hook right through their bodies and cast them in. How cool is that.

[Absint Reefer]

can't either

[Dr_Tang]

You know in Hawaii fisherman use yellow tangs as bait. They put a hook right through their bodies and cast them in. How cool is that

holy cow! i never realized they were so numerous in hawaii that people could do that..

[SWonly]

The HUGE schools are actually becoming less common, supposidly from over collecting for the aquarium trade. I can only hope this is the case, however they do make good feeder fish.

[angelfishlover]

yeah if you can afford $20 a piece

[SWonly]

Like more like 5.00 wholesale. At least where i go.

[B Pierce]

Why does eveyone hate yellow tangs? An how can the being less nurmous in the wild be a good thing?

Bill

[Hockeyben51]

i don't understand either, so i'm tagging along with pierce.

[rwhhunt]

Going along with the "i hate yellow tangs" trend.. I thought some of you may appreciate this one...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y39/rwhhunt/IMGP0246.jpg

(btw, i do believe it was a natural death, I took this shot in the morning...)

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[B Pierce]

:/


I still don't get it

[SWonly]

Appreciate it???? No I love it! Keep up the good work

[SHARKSRME]

Wow how great some of you hobbyists are.

[rwhhunt]

Well if you can recreate the natural food chain without feeding fatty FW fish... Im sure your predators certaintly appreciate it...

[tdude294]

Here is my meany, a 5 year old cinnamon clownfish
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/521/96222Ginger-med.JPG

This is my favorite fish
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/531/96222Gurgla__A_K_A_-007.JPG

[Absint Reefer]

nice royal gramma

[55gSW]

Hmmm...nice fish, don't know why my pic won't post....

[Absint Reefer]

rwhhunt, that's a sweet pic of that anemone crab mine ate starfish

[AW2EOD]

Gotta keep this thread going...hahaha

I just ordered in a 6" - 8" male/female pair of Blue Throat Triggers and a 6" - 8" Aust. Harlequin Tusk. Also, just bought a an Olympus C-8080....coincidentally, the fish and the camera will be here on the same day.

I'll get pics when I get everything. :D

[VolitanLioness]

6" - 8" male/female pair of Blue Throat Triggers and a 6" - 8" Aust. Harlequin Tusk.

Nice !! Do you have that new 300 tank set up already?

BTW - Great deal on it ... :thumbsup:

Kaye

[Absint Reefer]

looking forward to the pics

[predatorpassion]

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here are some pics of my stonefish (not the best pics in the world:p :rolleyes: )




don't laugh:lol: :mad2: :D

[B Pierce]

predatorpassion, not to upset you but that isn't a true stonefish. There are only two species of true stonfish(reef and horrid) You most likley have a type of scorpionfish that has a silimar lifestyle as the true stonefish.

Bill

[predatorpassion]

I meant to say scorpionfish because he isn't nearly as rocky, and lethargic and shape of head,body,appendages above the eyes...:o well one more pic

for some reason when I shrink them they become unfocused:(
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/534/95332stonefish_013.jpg

[Absint Reefer]

sweet scorpion fish took another pic of my baby trigger
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987blury_baby_bursa.JPG

[VolitanLioness]

Very Nice scorpionfish you have, What are you feeding it?

Kaye

[B Pierce]

Carson, how long have you had your trigger in the reef?

Bill

[espo72]

Well, he's not really mean. But he is the deadliest fish I own.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/espo72/DSC01535.jpg

He's become a real porker since this picture was taken. I'll try to get a new pic and post it soon. He's about 14 inches from nose to tail and he has eaten a 12 inch panther grouper. Otherwise, he's pretty mellow. I can put my hands in the tank and he won't bother me. I have a giant green brittle star in the tank, and he doesn't bother with it. I even saw his previous owner pick him up! He didn't even move.

So I guess he shouldn't be considered mean, but if something edible enters the tank...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/espo72/StonefishFeeding_0002.jpg
...it doens't last long!

[B Pierce]

There we go the true blue stonefish!

Absolutly amazing photo!

Bill

[bassman57]

amazing!! what is he eating in that picture?

[VolitanLioness]

bassman57 Love the Avitar!!

WOW Sweet Stonefish.... we need more pictures of that thing!!!!

Kaye

[Absint Reefer]

wow sweet stonefish can you tell us more details like what size tank, how did you get him, what you feed him and how much was he?

[Hockeyben51]

Thats a stonefish, I thought it was a stargazer?

[espo72]

Originally posted by The Carson
wow sweet stonefish can you tell us more details like what size tank, how did you get him, what you feed him and how much was he?

He's in a 30 gal cube tank. I know this sounds small, but he rarely ever moves. He may reposition himself, but that's about it. The only time he ever swims to the top is when he's hungry. It is a cool sight beacuse his fins are huge and they look like wings!

Anyway, I was feeding him whole shrimp, but know I've been feeding him yellow croakers that I get from a fish market. Usually once a week.

I bought him about 6 months ago from my LFS. He sat in that store for over a year. I convinced them that nobody would ever buy him, except me of course, so I paid $100.

The pic of him eating is from a video I took. Anyone know a good free video hosting site?

[Absint Reefer]

that is the coolest fish I've ever seen man keep it up

[predatorpassion]

I just feed my scorpion shrimp...nice stonefish...they are cool but they are just lathargic and sit around... But I still like them :D my scorpion acts a lot like a blennie... just scoots around and when he eats he just bolts like lightning and engulfs it :D...

[predatorpassion]

does anybody have flying gurnards? I was thinking about getting one... aren't they distantly related to scorpionadae?(spelled right)

[Absint Reefer]

had one before it went carpet surfing

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987yes-med.JPG

[Dr_Tang]

flying gurnards are so sweet....to bad they get so darn big and require a huge tank

[camaro03]

Nice pics wish I had a decent one of my clown trigger

[downset]

Cool thread makes me want a FO tank hehe

[VolitanLioness]

Well downset I hate to say it but FO Tanks are fun....

Kaye

[joreef]

man that is a sweet stonefish. We had one at the lfs that I used to work for about 6 months and I've wanted one ever since.

[Absint Reefer]

anyone else have any pics of their fish

[AW2EOD]

I just got a call from my fish store, about 20 min ago, saying my 6" male/female pair of Blue Throat and my 6" Aust. Harlequin Tusk came in today...waiting for me to pick them up, after work.

So, I'll have pics later on tonight.

[bassman57]

Awesome. !!!!!. I can't wait to see your blue throats :) :)

[Espo92]

Wish i had a digital camera :mixed: , would post pics pf the green moray eel, and clown trigger.

[VolitanLioness]

Awww Come on!!! You have to know some one with a camera phone.... LOL If you get some & can not resize just email them to me & I can post them for you..

Kaye

[AW2EOD]

Well, my new fish came today.....a day early. The fish store called, while I was at work. I got all excited, talking to my friend, there......he's going on and on about how the Blue Throats are beautiful.

I ordered a 6" male/female pair of Blue Throat Triggers and a 6" Harlequin Tusk. What I got was....an 8" male Blue Throat, a 6" Clown Trigger and a 4" Tusk....the bastards! lol

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I let the store keep the Clown Trigger, which was aprox. 8" and they're calling tomorrow to have them ship my female Blue Throat. They tried to convince me to take the Clown home, for free...but I dont want an 8" Clown Trigger anywhere near my DME. lol Too risky, for me.

From the 3rd pic, with the Blue Throat, hiding......

He hasnt moved from that spot, and he's been in the tank for over an hour. hahah

Although, I must say...he's a little *****...

I was floating his bag, in my tank, and he had his head up...almost like he was looking out of the water. I leaned over and started touching his head, face, etc. Then, after I moved my hand, my face was just a few inches from him.....he spits a big glob of water, right in my face. hahahaha He continued spitting water at me until I moved away from the tank.

I think they're all done with pics tonight...I'll get some more tomorrow.

[VolitanLioness]

Thats awesome :thumbsup: They look Great!!!

Awww why not take the Clown Trigger? :fun1: j/k

Thats a great pic of the Harlequin & Lion......


Kaye

[Absint Reefer]

very nice

[juice me man]

very nice indeed.

[Andrew]

AW2EOD- Nice Trigger!

[Jeffie]

That does not look like a Australian harlequin. Looks a indo pacific variety.

[rwhhunt]

Yeah I agree, looks indo-pacific variety

[AW2EOD]

Originally posted by Jeffie
That does not look like a Australian harlequin. Looks a indo pacific variety.

Wouldnt surprise me....just goes along with them forgetting to send my female Blue Throat.

How can you tell the difference, anyway?

[orgetorix]

Yeah how can you tell? I paid more for mine because I thought it was Australian.

http://www.mikescheuermann.com/images/temp/DSC02340.JPG