lets see some pics of ur biggest meanest or favorite fish

[floridajhawk]

just as the title reads lets see them :) u guys all already saw my fata$$ grouper MEATLOAF hahaha

[floridajhawk]

damsel fish need not apply ;) :beer:

[Jim_S]

My Fav's: Bluering, Blueface and my Sohal is in between there.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/75364Angels-and-Tang.jpg

Just the Blueface:

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/75364Blue-Face-2.jpg

[floridajhawk]

annularis in top shot right I love those guys nice fish bro

[Jim_S]

Thanks! I added them as a pair so there is very little aggresion. But the Blueface is the boss.

Here's another shot of the Sohal and My PBT

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/75364Sohal-Tang.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/75364Powder-Blue-Tang.jpg

[floridajhawk]

I heard the sohal can run the tank if put in sometime other than last . .

[Andrew]

Just deleted all my pictures and now my camera is broke. :(

[floridajhawk]

that stinks wel i trust your guys are great anyways find a photo on the web of what ya got ;) your stuff we know is nice anyways

[Jim_S]

Originally posted by floridajhawk
I heard the sohal can run the tank if put in sometime other than last . .

This can be true, but PBT's are very aggresive as well. I added the Sohal before the angels and after the PBT. It is probably last in line due to the size of the Angels, but it can hold it's own.

[sethd12]

i dont have a picture as of now but i like my 1.5 foot naso tang with streamers. i will post a picture soon.

[Andrew]

Not much but the best picture of my fuzzy.

http://img236.echo.cx/img236/6687/20040514image00059xk4tm.jpg

[Jim_S]

Nice fish Evanish.

[Andrew]

Thanks :)

I wish I had a shot of my kole tang.

[floridajhawk]

haha hey I like the pic too i love those guys but I think m hungry hungry hippos would take one out :(. Seth cant wait to see those pics

[Jim_S]

Originally posted by Evanish
Thanks :)

I wish I had a shot of my kole tang.

Me too:D Get that camera back up and running!

Jim

[Andrew]

Might have to get a new one. :(










.....But good chance to get a better one! :D

[floridajhawk]

haha thats always true :)

[B Pierce]

between my bimac octo and my ray. They are beasts!!

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/62959mini-DSCN1745.JPG

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/62959mini-DSCN1811.JPG

come on floridajhawk, lets see your most aggresive fish!!

[floridajhawk]

i knew u were just waiting to pounce with that octo lol

[B Pierce]

haha I guess I am predictable!! ;)

[floridajhawk]

no ur just in love with ur new guy he is cool as $hit though :) :beer:

[Andrew]

That octo is bad a$$! sweet

[B Pierce]

floridajhawk, I waited 3 long years for that octo!! I guess I am in love :D

you guys should see him take down crayfish:eek2:

Evanish do you have any pics of your tuskfish? It looks sweet!!

[VolitanLioness]

Love the Octo very nice!

Oh alright if I have to show off my fish.... lol


This Lion Love it's picture take!
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/30387LionMacro1.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/30387dcels_lion.jpg

This Lion loves attention but not the camera
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/30387Red_Beauty.jpg

This is a very shy lion
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/30387Black_Beauty.jpg
But not to shy to fight for it's food
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/30387Lion_Star.jpg

This guy bit me twice yesterday
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/30387trigger.jpg

[floridajhawk]

Those are some really great shots Kaye love your fish. Ya my grouper hates the camera but loves to get his belly scratched its so funny and the best part is its true, he rolls on his side and flutters his fins haha ;)

[B Pierce]

nice pics!

What is that lion eating...a brittle star?

[VolitanLioness]

I fed some scallops and the star tried stealing it from the lion, they battled it out and the lion got his food back, it was tug of war.

Kaye

[B Pierce]

hahaha, that must have been great to watch! :lol:

[floridajhawk]

nice i have a serpent that had a tight grip on a scallop my baby shark grabbed it and took it along with the stars arm haha

[VolitanLioness]

Yikes!!!! Mine got away unharmed it was a clean fight.....lol


Kaye

[Jeffie]

Our green moray. He's a little more then 5 feet now. He is housed with an achilles, orange shoulder, brevosteris surgeon, kole, yellow, humu, niger and a passer angel.
http://img65.echo.cx/img65/1990/20050330image00074qa.th.jpg (http://img65.echo.cx/my.php?image=20050330image00074qa.jpg)

[Andrew]

Originally posted by b.pierce
Evanish do you have any pics of your tuskfish? It looks sweet!!

I don't have a tusk yet but I do plan on adding one next year.

[Andrew]

Originally posted by Jeffie
Our green moray. He's a little more then 5 feet now. He is housed with an achilles, orange shoulder, brevosteris surgeon, kole, yellow, humu, niger and a passer angel.
http://img65.echo.cx/img65/1990/20050330image00074qa.th.jpg (http://img65.echo.cx/my.php?image=20050330image00074qa.jpg)

dang! I would do anything to have one of those. Got a full tank shot?

[Jeffie]

Here's another shot. Not the best. I forgot to write that there is a lunarre wrasse, raccoon b/f and a pakistani b/f in the tank also. We have another green moray in our 1500 gal. Both green morays are big babies. They are great eels if you have a tank that is big enogh. This one will be moved to the 3500 gallon when he gets larger. He is very lazy though as most eels are, so him in the 450 is no problem. This pic is from about a year ago. I need to take some new pics so you can see how everyone has grown. We also have a 5 foot spotted moray in another 450 gallon who is absolutely beautiful. I need to get some photos of him too for you guys. He is housed with 5 male brevosteris, naso, yellow, emperor angel, pair of scribble angels, klunzinger wrasse, jansens wrasse, broomtail wrasse, Aust. harlequin tusk,fire clown and a few other I can't think of at the moment. Jeff
http://img258.echo.cx/img258/9849/20050330image00100ok.th.jpg (http://img258.echo.cx/my.php?image=20050330image00100ok.jpg)

[Jeffie]

Here's a pic of me in the 3500 gal. feeding nori after cleaning. Very blurry pic. My camera wasn't sure what to focus on but I think you can make out the extrmely large mated pair of french angels, the clown trigger and a whole lot of tangs. I'll try and get some new good shots this week. We just got a new camera.:D
http://img258.echo.cx/img258/5817/picture1524nh.th.jpg (http://img258.echo.cx/my.php?image=picture1524nh.jpg)

[Andrew]

wow! very nice! Where is that tank at? a Restaunt?

[Jeffie]

Yeah, I really can't say because where because we are owned by a coorperate company. I'm sure you can figure it out though. We are located at the Mall of America in Minnesota.

[Andrew]

ohh, sweet.

[Drewcipher]

He isn't very big, yet, but he makes up for it in mean.

http://www.drewnicholas.com/EatFroggy.jpg

[Jeffie]

It's a pretty sweet set-up. I took over about 5 yrs ago when the curator at the time transfered out of state. We have many fish that are 10+ yrs old. Our biggest fish is a 17 pound stars and stripes puffer. We have about 8000 gallons total exhibit volume and about 1000 gallons of quarantine. Everything is run on high pressure sand filters, extra large skimmers and ozone. All fish are quarantined for at least 30 days and some longer depending on wht kind of fish they are and what exhibit they will be going into. all fish get started in the 450's and moved to the larger exhibits as they grow older and larger and can hang with the big boys. Our 1500 gal. is our most aggressive, consisting of 10 large spadefish, 15 lookdowns, groupers, triggers, unicorn tangs, numerous heniochis b/f's, etc. etc. The 3500 gal. is more peaceful but still aggressive. Lots of large angels, 5 vlamingi tangs , 6 unicorn tangs, 20 yellows, 10 blue tangs, lots of b/f's, puffers, smaller groupers, lots of mated pairs, bluethroats, crosshatch, french's, maculosis, etc. etc. I'll get some new photos this week and post them.

[Andrew]

You must be making some pretty good money.

[bassman57]

those are incredible pics. very neat. When I get my tank set up I'll post pics of my fish ;)

[AW2EOD]

I gotta post my 2 favorites...

My Whitemouth Moray

<img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/AW2EOD/mini-P4140024.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

My female Hawaiian Dragon Moray

<img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/AW2EOD/mini-P6080147.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

[Andrew]

How big is that whitemouth?

[Andrew]

Originally posted by Drewcipher
He isn't very big, yet, but he makes up for it in mean.

http://www.drewnicholas.com/EatFroggy.jpg

sweet shot! :o

[capt. insano]

Andy,

When did you get that Hawaiian Dragon?????

Did you steal it from DME?

[B Pierce]

How much are hawaiian dragons going to for these days?

[AW2EOD]

To answer everyones question in one post...

Evanish: The Whitemouth is about 3' long.

Capt.Insano: I got her about 3 weeks ago.

B.Pierce: Here, in Chicago, they run $1500 - $5000.

[Andrew]

Sweet. I would love to have one of those eels. How big do they get?

[AW2EOD]

They max out around 4.5' - 5'.

[Andrew]

Thats sucks. Ive only got a 75 gallon.

[bassman57]

what size tank would they need to be happy?

[AW2EOD]

Originally posted by bassman57
what size tank would they need to be happy?

Big...lol

I'm upgrading to a 360gal, from my 200. When I do, my fish will be moved into the 360gal. and the 2 morays will be left in the 200.

I still dont think a 200gal. is going to be big enough to house the Whitemouth and Dragon for life though. I may get rid of the 200 and upgrade the eel tank to a 240gal. (8' x 24" x 26"). My 200gal. tank was a custom that I got cheap...it's 60" x 24" x 31".

[bassman57]

what fish will you be putting in the 360?

[floridajhawk]

I like my spotted moray but im thinking of buying another tank . . . (i get bored easily) can I put a fimbriated moray in with a 10inch grouper ? ? ?

[floridajhawk]

anyone anyone I think it will be fine just checking . . . . .

[bassman57]

Originally posted by floridajhawk
damsel fish need not apply ;) :beer:

Well, that's all I got right now. ;)

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/522/69618fish.jpg

[Andrew]

can I put a fimbriated moray in with a 10inch grouper ? ? ?

-Should be able to

[Jim_S]

Here's my Miniatus. I've had it for over a year. He's always hungry, but he's a wuss.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/75364Minatus1.jpg

Here's my Black Edge Moray. This guys mean. He ate a sunset wrasse once. I've had it for over a year too.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/75364Blackedge1.jpg

[bassman57]

If my damsel won't count then what about these guys...
http://img36.echo.cx/img36/7852/picture0153dh.jpg

[Jim_S]

Those are some nice looking Oscars, but this is REEFcentral, not LAKE/RIVER central:lol:

[floridajhawk]

ill let it slide and pretend that I did not see a damsel on this list

[poopsko24]

lakecentral.........lol

[bassman57]

Originally posted by jimdogg187
Those are some nice looking Oscars, but this is REEFcentral, not LAKE/RIVER central:lol:

:lol: :lol:

Don't worry, soon enough i'll have an eel, wrasse, and a trigger or two.

[Absint Reefer]

Stonefish
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987stonefish_with_starfish.JPG

Angler
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987angler_himself.JPG

Walking batfish
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987Picture_003--21.JPG

[Absint Reefer]

My fuzzy
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987Picturevasy_01555.JPG

Hawaiian dwarf lion
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987nice_pics_v-2-3-4_0232-med.JPG

[Absint Reefer]

Fu
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987nice_pics_v-2-3-4_001-100-med.JPG

shark tank
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987DCP_0098.JPG

[Absint Reefer]

scorpion fish
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987DCP_0009.JPG

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

[floridajhawk]

hahahaha THOSE ARE SOME GREAT PICS :beer: to you my friend

[Absint Reefer]

If your talking to me. Thanks

[floridajhawk]

of course you bro those are all the fish ive never seen anyone actually have, that walking batfish ive never heard of anyone keeping one of those guys :)

[Absint Reefer]

Thanks:D

here's a couple to go in river centralhttp://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987nile_perch.JPG

Stingray
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987Picturevasy_0102.JPG

[bassman57]

those are some great pics. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: I would like to see some clearer pics of the the walking batfish.

What are you keepin those sharks and what kind are they?

[Absint Reefer]

the sharks are the only ones that are'nt mine though I do care for them they are at work.
they are in like a 200gl vatt that we sell out of we wholesale so we only keep them for like a month at most then they are gone and new ones arrive.
In the vatt in that picture are a Lg remora and a big bamboo catshark

[bassman57]

I was wonderin if that was a Remora. They are really neat. What do you need to keep one of them?

[Absint Reefer]

you don't need to keep one just someone wanted one so we ordered it...

[bassman57]

but, if one wanted one what size tank would they need?

[floridajhawk]

now this is a thread haha. I rearranged some rocks to give the moray a little tight rockwork to feel more secure. Once it clears Ill try to get some pics of the guys later tonight during feeding :)

[Absint Reefer]

sweet I'll get some clearer pics of the walking batfish

[bassman57]

well these are legitimate SW fish, but they're not mine. They were in a tank at World Wide Sports man in Islamorada(in the Keys). I saw them while i was on vacation.
http://img28.echo.cx/img28/1607/picture0035ub.jpg
http://img28.echo.cx/img28/6370/picture0084jy.jpg

[floridajhawk]

nice ya those remora need pretty large tanks long term bro, 125 not big enough they get pretty dam_n large. my soapy is stalking the crayfish I threw in there now haha, this thread needs to carry on everyone loves pics :)

[bassman57]

haha, i was just wondering about them. I wasn't planning on puttin one in my 125.

Maybe I'll turn my pool into a shark tank. Then I gould have a nice big shark, and a remora to follow him...

[floridajhawk]

haha true lfs here recently setup a pool saltwater style last thing they put in it was a basketball sized puffer soooooo huge :)

[bassman57]

its a 15' diamater round pool. 4' tall. about 5000 gallons. It's already got a filter, and lights ;) I could have a killer FOWLR setup in there. :lol: :lol:

[Absint Reefer]

Walking Batfish
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987walking_batfish.JPG

forgot my moray
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987sounds_good_014-2-med.JPG

[floridajhawk]

haha this ladies skimmer is 15ft tall :) :) :) now thats a clear a$$ tank too bad he wont tell us where she lives HAHA. My grouper just keeps laying on top of the crayfish now hes not eating, I might be starting to have a probelm :(

[floridajhawk]

what tankis ur moray in ? what kind too jeweled ?

[Absint Reefer]

he's in the 75gl with the bat and stonefish

[floridajhawk]

nice how big is he ? ? do you have any other pics of him ?

[Absint Reefer]

he's like 18'' I think (older pic)
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987Picturevasy_00855.JPG

[floridajhawk]

god hes a really cool guy :)

[Absint Reefer]

I like him
here's my last aggressive fish :(
Wartskin angler
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987DCP_0123.JPG

[floridajhawk]

if hes ur last u know what that means time to add even more tanks to ur room

[Absint Reefer]

actually I'm setting up two more 30gl's and a 10gl as soon as the electrician comes out

[bassman57]

is he gonna come install a small power plant in your back yard???

J/K..I would love to have that many tanks.

[floridajhawk]

that is completely awful haha

[AW2EOD]

Originally posted by bassman57
what fish will you be putting in the 360?


Sorry...just catching up to this post...

The fish that I already have, that will be moving to the 360gal. are a 12" Volitan Lion, 9" Red Coris Wrasse and a 5" Queen Trigger.

Fish that will be added are an Australian Harlequin Tush, a Sohal Tang and either a Blue Lined or Blue Dot Grouper.

[floridajhawk]

http://img285.echo.cx/img285/7254/vtailgrouper8no.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[bassman57]

Originally posted by AW2EOD
Sorry...just catching up to this post...

The fish that I already have, that will be moving to the 360gal. are a 12" Volitan Lion, 9" Red Coris Wrasse and a 5" Queen Trigger.

Fish that will be added are an Australian Harlequin Tush, a Sohal Tang and either a Blue Lined or Blue Dot Grouper.

Very cool! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: That is going to be a killler tank :D

[nickiwit]

Here is a pic of my biggest fish.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/526/62379wrasse.jpg

Meanest fish.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/526/62379emp.jpg

Favorite fish (not really).

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/523/62379bt.jpg

[bassman57]

what kind of fish is that in the first pic. It's neat lookin.

[jwm2k3]

Heres my Bumblebee grouper, pic taken over a year ago. Hes now well over 14 inches....




http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=39581&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500

[AW2EOD]

Originally posted by jwm2k3
Heres my Bumblebee grouper, pic taken over a year ago. Hes now well over 14 inches....




http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=39581&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500


Always a treat to see your Bumblebee, jwm2k3. Those are my favorite groupers and the only reason that I'm hesitant about getting one is because they get so big.

[Absint Reefer]

jwm2k3
what size tank is your grouper in and how long have you had him?

[floridajhawk]

cant believe i got no comments on that pic of mine :(

http://img156.echo.cx/img156/5529/vtailgrouper8yg.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

its not the same one i think theyre married or somethin this was taken just a few mins ago LOL

[Absint Reefer]

O yea that grouper eats a craydad that big no wonder why he's sick he probably has a tummy ache

[floridajhawk]

no its not him ill get a pic of the biggin thats not eating though haha

[Absint Reefer]

Oooo
thought I solved the problem bummer

[floridajhawk]

haha i finally enticed the eel to come out pics for him

[Jeffie]

Nickiwit- nice surge wrasse- One of my personal favorites. Good photo.

[Absint Reefer]

ya props on the wrasse but what type of tang is that?

[floridajhawk]

jeffie are also on grim ? ? ? ive seen that pic b4

[floridajhawk]

its a black tang same look as the yellow just a lot more money and a lot cooler. I hear theyre soooo hard to find because catchers are only allowed a certain amount each month like a handful

[floridajhawk]

got him at a foot a little over a month ago hes already getting close to 2 feet now :) :) :)

http://img224.echo.cx/img224/9041/nastynastyeel6sm.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)(gimme a kiss)

[Absint Reefer]

NICE!
my eel could kick you eels a$$

[floridajhawk]

hahahaha doubful he ate a snowflake that was 2 feet the day after I got him, 17 damels, and atlantic pygmy angel, spotted hawkfish, and probably 8lbs of salmon and tuna all since I got him :)

[capt. insano]

man, it looks like you guys have some sweet fish, but I can't tell through the blurry images..........some of you guys, I won't name names (carson and floridajhawk) need to:

A. Quit spending $$$ on fish for awhile and save up for a decent dig camera

or

B. Borrow a decent camera

or

C. Talk mom and dad into getting you one as a gift

:p

:rollface:

[Absint Reefer]

Originally posted by floridajhawk
hahahaha doubful he ate a snowflake that was 2 feet the day after I got him, 17 damels, and atlantic pygmy angel, spotted hawkfish, and probably 8lbs of salmon and tuna all since I got him :)
lol... that eels crap is worth a lot

[floridajhawk]

HAHAHAHA bou time kansas where u been lets see some pics. my excuse is good im always drunk and the camera phone is easier to operate :beer: :) :) :)

[floridajhawk]

ya i know right lol i couldnt catch those guys when I went FO from reef so he helped out haha

[Absint Reefer]

I have no excuse I just suck at taking pictures

[floridajhawk]

http://img298.echo.cx/img298/5710/natty1dg.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[VolitanLioness]

:lol:

[nickiwit]

Thanks guys. We got a really good deal on the black tang.

[floridajhawk]

what did u pay if u dont mind me asking I believe online asking price was around 180-230 .. .

[T-T-Trigger]

Nice collection of preds Carson! But fyi, that is not a stonefish. It is a scorpionfish... scorpaenopsis diabolus most likely though there are two or three closely related, none of which are true stonefish.

I suspect it has bright coloration under it's pec fins, is that right? (red, yellow, orange)

[Jeffie]

Floridajhawk- no grim for me. I've cruised the sight before but haven't really spent to much time there.

[jwm2k3]

Originally posted by The Carson
jwm2k3
what size tank is your grouper in and how long have you had him?



So as not to incite any criticism, I will be keeping the tank parameters to myself. (but hes comfortable and not cramped, yet)

Ive had him about 1 1/2 years or so....

:smokin:

[floridajhawk]

by far top 3 groupers :)

[floridajhawk]

anyone else have some pics I know some of u out there that havent posted that have some tight fish so lets see em'

[floridajhawk]

http://img77.echo.cx/img77/2328/bothmynewbabies9qx.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[floridajhawk]

forgot to turn it around sorry guys

[urbor]

heres a few of my pred. tank
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v511/acurar/DSC00561.jpg">
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v511/acurar/DSC00579.jpg">
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v511/acurar/DSC00571.jpg">

[B Pierce]

urbor, awsome shark! How big is it?

[the real fishman]

urbor, what type of shark is that?

[floridajhawk]

what size tank are those guys in ?

[floridajhawk]

ok andy wheres the coris and lion and what the he_ll through ur hermit here too :beer:

[nickiwit]

Flordajhawk, I paid $150 for the black tang. Some of the lfs here are asking $400 for it.

It was in a 75 gallon maintenace tank for three years. The lfs talked the owners into trading it out for some smaller fish.

[floridajhawk]

thats awesome one of my friends has one in his 400 tank I love that fish theyre so cool lookin ;)

[nickiwit]

This is actually my favorite fish. It is in my reef.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/553/62379parrot1.jpg

[floridajhawk]

hes beautiful nice pic ;)

[bassman57]

nikiwit, very nice fish, but what kind is it? It looks like some kind of wrasse or parrotfish.

[floridajhawk]

parrot ;)

[bassman57]

what kind of parrot?

and how would that do in my 125 ;)
:lol: :lol:

[nickiwit]

It is a princess parrotfish. They don't get as big as the others.

So far it has not bothered any of my corals however I keep mostly soft corals.

It can be a challege because I have to feed it several times throughout the day to keep it fat.

It would probably do fine in your 125 if you keep it well fed and don't put it with fish that are too aggressive.

[Absint Reefer]

So as not to incite any criticism, I will be keeping the tank parameters to myself. (but hes comfortable and not cramped, yet)
their is no criticism here but I understand
I'm curious hows the growth rate on your grouper

[floridajhawk]

no criticism on my threads:) its not allowed if someone bothers u on here ill pm the mods and they can write it off for me theyre great guys. u can post ur tank params :)

[Bearbait]

Ok I have to do this!

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/16238dargonpost3.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/16238newtankpics_167.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/16238thisone2.JPG

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/16238dragon91.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/16238dragonpost2.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/16238dragonpost1.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/16238dragon.JPG

And heres a pic of a very rare species that I will pay very good money for If you run across one for sale let me know!


http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/16238Chiana_p.jpg

[floridajhawk]

and this is what ? ? ?

[bassman57]

I think he's talking about his 500th post. Maybe??

If so, CONGRATS :thumbsup:

I just got mine last night. :D

[floridajhawk]

hahaha well in that case congrats that last one was my 3rd 500th post lol. ill be makin up my mind soon about what to throw in the tank so ill get some pics as soon as i can :)

[Bearbait]

Dang I didnt even know it would be my 500.. do I win a prize!


go back and look at my post you didnt give me time to get the pics psted they are there now!

[bassman57]

wow, those are some great pics bearbait. That one with the cleaner shrimp is crazy. If you don't mind, how much did you pay for it?

[floridajhawk]

hahaha playin the DME card nice that one with the cleaner shrimp is a priceless pic. cool eel very nice shots thanks for the contribution make sure u guys tell everyone u know on here to post some pics and keep this thread goin.

[Bearbait]

If you don't mind, how much did you pay for it?


Close to $1700.

eel
shipping
coloration
quarantine (all most a month)
Tank Prep.

It also cost a bit to feed LOL. since it really dont like to eat the same thing every night, Red Snapper, scallops,prawn shrimp, Crab meat, Octopuss,

Its the most amazing animal that one could provide a home to!

[Absint Reefer]

I suspect it has bright coloration under it's pec fins, is that right? (red, yellow, orange)
yes your right do you know how big they will get?
and thanks for the compliment

[floridajhawk]

ok here are a few ideas of fish im lookin at please god dont yell at me theyre not all in the same tank but let me know what u think is a good mix add new ones just let me know its for my 125.

Red Coris Wrasse, Formosa Wrasse, Dragon Wrasse, Bluehead Wrasse, Lunare Wrasse, Christmas Wrasse, Pineapple Trigger, Bicolor Parrot, Queen Parrot, Princess Parrot, Marine Betta, Sohal Tang, Pink Tail Trigger, Blue dot Grouper, White Tail Trigger

[Absint Reefer]

what's a pineapple trigger? Do you know it's scientific name?

[floridajhawk]

Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus

[Absint Reefer]

hmm... never seen or heard of one of those

[floridajhawk]

haha thats whay i like them i know nobody that has kept one :)

[bassman57]

i hear white-tails are pretty agressive.

[Absint Reefer]

bicolor parrots are hard to feed
Christmas Wrasse and Marine Bettas are more peaceful

[T-T-Trigger]

click here to solve the "pineapple" trigger conundrum (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=406089&highlight=pineapple+titan) :D


I think that scorp Carson will only get to be a few inches in length. Check fish base for S. diabolus, or look it u in Reef Fishes Vol. 1, there is a good write up on it (and the similar scorps) in there. Or just do a web search on 'false stonefish', I'm sure you'll get a bunch of hits and pics.

[floridajhawk]

anyone else have some input into what they would do with a 125
?

[B Pierce]

what about 2 or 3 large volitan lions! that would be neat especially when they are stalking feeder shrimp!

[floridajhawk]

not a bad idea but the spotted moray is still staying in the tank im afraid of the horror stories i hear to often
i need more movers and shakers :)

[B Pierce]

I don't think that the moray would harm the lionfish if they were big enough. The spotted isn't a very aggressive species. But morays like the green and tessleta communly eat poionus fish.

[Absint Reefer]

few inches mine is already like 6'' now and growing
also I really like the Abalistes stellaris - starry trigger may have to order one do you know where they are collected

[floridajhawk]

i dont know man spotted morays are mean as $hit check out grim and look them up :)

[floridajhawk]

im likin the idea of that broomtail wrasse but wont he far outgrow my tank lfs has had one for 6-7 years in a 125 and hes healthy and fat but just seems small hes been full grown the whole time in there btw

[B Pierce]

what about a large anglefish? Queen, blue-gridded or emperor would be sweet!;)

[floridajhawk]

ehhh possibly

[hogpark7430]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/hogpark7430/sss.jpg

[floridajhawk]

FANTASTIC SHOT love ur eel :) welcome to the thread let everyone know to post some pics :)

[B Pierce]

very nice eel!

[Absint Reefer]

very impressive pic love the teeth

[B Pierce]

Carson, did you find your walking batfish to be difficult to keep? Can you tell me more about it? Does it have a cool personality?

BTW how is the cuttlefish doing?

Bill

[floridajhawk]

so 125 any interesting ideas to go with a spotted moray?

[floridajhawk]

ok so this photo is what my guy is striving to look like. this is a photo taken from a friend on grimreefers M-M-Mantis he was generous enough to let me use his photo because I cant get a very clear shot of my guy:(


http://img266.echo.cx/img266/3565/adultspottedmoray19ta.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)



u guys better keep this thread goin its getting great with all the photos thanx for everyones conrtribution im very appreciative of it :) :) :) u guys are great:dance:

[T-T-Trigger]

carson there are three very similar scorps that could match yours, you'll have to compare them in the Reef Fishes Vol. 1 book... any decent fish store (or fishkeeper) should have a copy you can look in. All three grow to different sizes.

And fwiw, my spotted moray ate two appox. 6" volitans just two days apart. tricky to find compatible mates for it.

[floridajhawk]

how did i know it was you all along haha any tidbits I should know about when trying to make my 1'7'' boy a man haha ?

[spamin76]

<-- Humuhumu

[Absint Reefer]

Originally posted by b.pierce
Carson, did you find your walking batfish to be difficult to keep? Can you tell me more about it? Does it have a cool personality?

BTW how is the cuttlefish doing?


Bill

My walking batfish has a great personality and comes to the front of the tank when I walk by but from what I've herd they do not take to frozen food at all but mine is eating frozen my theory on this if he see's other fish feeding off the tongs then he will notice that that's a good deal and not have to move and get food brought to me. Also he is difficult to feed because his mouth is way under his head so it takes some practice with the tongs to give him food. They are a very cool fish they even have a lure on that little horn that looks like a nose and their gills are in their armpits. They also like space to scoot/walk around the tank.
-Drawback-
they ship very poorly I think because like the native people from where they are from accidently catch them in a shrimp or crab cage or something then sell them to a wholesale down that way. Being caught in a shrimp cage usually bangs up the fish pretty bad so they arrive in very poor poor condition.

Cuttlefish is still doing great and my octopus comes in very soon!

[B Pierce]

awsome! are you getting a bimac?

[floridajhawk]

thats so exciting u better post ur new octo once u get him :)

[salty65gal]

Well, sorry I have to out do all you guys! Here's my vicious snowflake! hehe
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/salty65gal/5-12-05%20sw/100_1932.jpg

[B Pierce]

floridajhawk, did you ever decide to get a bimac?

[floridajhawk]

no im just going to make the 30 a sump as boring as that is haha maybe ill put a frogger in it but who knows :) ill of course make sure you guys are the first to know, hey nice snowflake looks great post all ur guys and make sure to let ur friends know this is the spot to be lol :beer:

[Andrew]

salty65gal- Is you'r SFE aggressive?

[floridajhawk]

ive nevern known an SFE to be aggressive really

[rwhhunt]

Carson: My friend just bought a little baby "Pineapple" Trigger, it is about an inch long (maybe less) But is already showing is natural trigger aggresiveness by chasing off an established blue fiji damsel within five minutes of being in his tank. Also was chasing ghost shrimp and eating both krill and mysis instantly. I will get a pic soon. I believe it is either a starry or yellow-margin, but it still doesnt look Exactly like any of the pics i've seen, maybe with age it will normalize...

Here are my Biggest Meanest Fish:
Mufasa, the King of my Lion Den:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y39/rwhhunt/IMGP0263.jpg

Nasty Nate, The Biggest, Baddest, Meanest Mutha-F--er I own:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y39/rwhhunt/IMGP0380.jpg

And my favorite, Bella, still young, but in training to take over as the Queen of the Lion Den once Mufasa moves to a larger Den. On a strict diet of vitamin/garlic/zoe/cyclopeeze/Spectrum enriched krill & Gulf Shrimp Cocktails. She is getting nice an plump, and seems to be extremely healthy.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y39/rwhhunt/IMGP0256.jpg

and to give an idea of size:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y39/rwhhunt/IMGP0245.jpg

[JDM130]

These are my favorite fish, not the most aggressive but my tank is complete with all of my all time favorite fish... In no particular order.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/10520harley.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/10520skimmers_978.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/10520skimmers_538.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/10520skimmers_510.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/10520skimmers_462.jpg

[bassman57]

very nice lion collection rwhhunt! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[floridajhawk]

holy mother those are nice photos im so proud of my thread u guys have some really great stuff :)

[JDM130]

Oh yea and I forgot about satan himself!

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/10520skimmers_997.jpg

[JDM130]

rwhhunt
The Volita in the first pic looks awesome! Nice tank

[floridajhawk]

so I havent got all of the fish for the tank yet but heres 2 more:)
Purple Tang dont say anything hes mean as $hit, names Eugene
http://img242.echo.cx/img242/1865/purpletang4xh.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)


Rectangular Trigger just got him still in bag hes pi$$ed off though already tore threw a bag or 2 at the store. tell me what u think :), his name is Zorro

http://img242.echo.cx/img242/5690/newtrigger6ud.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[bassman57]

Very nice! :thumbsup:

[floridajhawk]

ya those Sohal are mean as all HE_LL

[JDM130]

Originally posted by floridajhawk
ya those Sohal are mean as all HE_LL

No Joke! And they grow really fast too. Mine goes thru spurts with aggression. He was very aggressive then he chilled out for a few months. Now he is about 9" long and is starting to challange my 12" Hippo Tang... It may be time to pull him!

[VolitanLioness]

Great Photos Everyone!!!

rwhhunt Question?

I see you have an Antennata Lion in one of your photos, How long have you had it? and Was it hard to get on Frozen foods?

I am picking one up this week and was just wondering about them.

Evanish dont you have one also?



Kaye

[floridajhawk]

i had one for a long time he i got him eating frozen by combination wiggling slides on a feeding stick in front of fim and also doing the same with squid. They both have intense aromas and will help to trigger a feeding response :)

[floridajhawk]

ya so im lovin my new trigger hes stickin close to the rocks still a little afraid of me but once I feed the tank tonight hell be singin a different tune :) :beer:

[bassman57]

got any pics of him not in the bag?

[Absint Reefer]

really really bad pic but I just got a baby Satan almost for free with hole in the head so I had to get it
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987bad_pic_of_sohal.JPG


Also the ultimate predator
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66987mantis_in_skull.JPG

[floridajhawk]

haha nice ill get some pics as soon as hes not so dam_n scared of me coming to the tank maybe during feeding ill get somethin :)

[AW2EOD]

I already posted my Morays...

Fish wise, these are my 2 most aggressive:

Queen Trigger 4" - 5"
<img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/AW2EOD/post-30-1113549045.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

Red Coris Wrasse 8" - 10"

<img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/AW2EOD/wrasse1.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

[B Pierce]

That queen kicks a$$!!

[Absint Reefer]

wow... that is an awesome trigger

[floridajhawk]

im thinkin of gettin that coris in my tank what do u guys think ? ? ?

[Absint Reefer]

Juv. or adult

[floridajhawk]

in between haha nothin small enough for the others to eat but not so big hes cramped

[Andrew]

Nice trigger AW2EOD

[bassman57]

That's a great picture of your trigger andy. you should have entered it in the POTM at grim.

[Absint Reefer]

POTM?

[bassman57]

Photo of the Month

[B Pierce]

i am guessing preadator of the month. But i could be totally wrong.

[B Pierce]

sry bassman57, didn't read your last post:)

[floridajhawk]

haha andy has some of the nicest stuff fat healthy and happy is the key. where that lion of urs ? ? ?

[Absint Reefer]

Oooo
How aggressive is the queen trigger?

[B Pierce]

does anyone here have a titan or blueline triggerfish?

[Absint Reefer]

I used to have a blueline

[B Pierce]

was it very aggresive; so much so that it was a pain to keep?

[Absint Reefer]

yes

[B Pierce]

what did you end up doing with it?

[Absint Reefer]

I knew I made a mistake the second day so I just took the trigger back to work

[floridajhawk]

haha hopefully i did not make that mistake with my rectangular :)

[Absint Reefer]

ya that's a sweet trigger by the way

[floridajhawk]

once he gets a little more used to me ill post some nice shots of em, anyone have personal experience with this guy ? ? ?

[Absint Reefer]

have had them be extremely shy or extremely active

[floridajhawk]

pierce told me they get quite aggressive just behind the big boys and in front of the picasso. Could I mix him with the coris wrasse and be fine ?

[B Pierce]

IMO they are in the picasso catagory. But nothing like queens, titans, and blue lines. But way more aggressive then the crosshatches, nigers, and pinktails.

I have also heard that they get more aggressive with age.

Bill

[rwhhunt]

Specialk: I am still unsuccesful at getting the antennata to eat frozen. I have had the Fuzzy and Antennata for about 2-3 months now. I purchased them online, So I imagine they were obviously wild caught, and probably never introduced to live food in captivity. Both are scared of any frozen food I have offered (krill, shrimp, silversides), I have yet to try the fishing string idea, but the semi-transparent feeding stick did NOT fool anyone... I have been feeding them a lot of ghost shrimp every several days gutpacked with cyclopeeze and spectrum, and OCCASIONALLY feeding some gut packed fw feeders with spectrum. I try to stay away from any FW food, but I figure its better for them than starving.... I hope to get them converted over soon though, the fish stores are all across town...
Oh yeah, I almost forgot, my other most formidable predator, Boris The Crayfish Slayer:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y39/rwhhunt/IMGP0280.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y39/rwhhunt/IMGP0161.jpg

[floridajhawk]

Mantis Shrimp are sooo cool

[B Pierce]

beautiful mantis!

[rwhhunt]

This poor guy had the top of his "skull" knocked off, his right claw stolen, and his entire exoskeleton shattered after a 15 minute duel...

[floridajhawk]

Well guys so far the trigger is allllll over the place hes lovin the tank. There are a TON of hermits and snails nobody else bothered to eat so hes takin care of it for me :)

[floridajhawk]

gotta keep this thread on top u know how it is

[VolitanLioness]

I am not a Boris fan..... BUT Thats a Great Pic!

Thanks for the info, I had a Fuzzy that was hard to get on frozen so I started putting a silverside on a Nori clip. I would place just the tip of the tail in the clip in the flow as soon as the lights went out and it would just stare at it but it would eventually eat it.
One day I tried one on a stick and it took it right away, so I may have to resort back to the nori clip....lol

Kaye

[FiShTaCo]

He's 3 weeks new to our 100g...

"Puff Puff"

<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/fishtaco/puffpuff.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

and my favorite Nano occupant.....

"Red" the Fire Clown

<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/fishtaco/mvc-012f.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

[AW2EOD]

Without going back and answering your questions individually...

My Queen Trigger is only 4" - 5" long and bascially still my Red Coris Wrasse's biatch, since he's 8" - 10". lol He beats her around and has complete domination over her. I know that'll DEFINATELY change once she's puts on some weight and length. She's a mean little bugger though and I have the bite scars to prove it. lol

Also, bassman57...I'm a mod, at Grimreefers. Mods arent allowed to enter the contests.

But, back to the Lion. Here are a few pictures in all of his 12" - 14" glory. lol He's a beast and one of the most graceful, beautiful (yet mean) fish I've ever seen. I've never seen one this big and thick outside of a public aquarium...

<img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/AW2EOD/mini-P6030004.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
<img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/AW2EOD/mini-P6240035.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

[T-T-Trigger]

this was my 125g titan reef. the same fish is in my sig.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/7462christmas_reef_angle.jpg

and my cool little scorp. lost both fish to the same nasty parasitic worms.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/7462scorpion.jpg

[T-T-Trigger]

and the stoney... got rid of him before he succumbed to the parasites as well. Had to get rid of the entire setup because of those worms...:mad:

http://www.grimreefers.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10491/stone.jpg

[floridajhawk]

god that stoney is nice i gotta get one of those :) will they eay a rectangular trigger, coris wrasse, or spotted moray. If not ill take him ahahahaha :)

[bigdee65]

Originally posted by floridajhawk
they get quite aggressive just behind the big boys and in front of the picasso. Could I mix him with the coris wrasse and be fine ?


First off nice Rectangle trigger, don't see to many people with them but one of my favorite fish. Mine is the most shy and relaxed trigger I ever had. Used to hide a lot (when I had my blue line in the tank) but once I got rid of the BL he stays out almost all the time. I have not experienced any aggression with him but I really think that was because the BL put him in his place. I have had him over a year and I still love watching him dart around my 135 and spit sand everywhere.

I am also thinking of getting a wrasse, not sure what kind but I was leaning toward one of the banana wrasses (not sure which one)

[robyoung]

Here's my two babies, apologies for the poor picture quality cant find the digicam, just taken with my phone...

Eric
http://www.savepic.com/freepicturehosting/is.php?i=382940&img=Eric.jpg

and Lenny


http://www.savepic.com/freepicturehosting/is.php?i=382941&img=Lenny.jpg

Rob

[alphaferret]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/52815bedroom_tank_082.jpg

[alphaferret]

not sw but......rip snake

[Absint Reefer]

wolf fish?