My new Leopard Toby (C. Leoparda)

Newreeflady · 08/12/2010, 07:27 AM

http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden...3+3&ddid=95962

Comes in tomorrow... super psyched!

namxas · 08/12/2010, 08:41 AM

Congrats...pix are compulsory!

Newreeflady · 08/12/2010, 10:21 AM

No doubt!

Recty · 08/12/2010, 12:42 PM

That's a cool looking fish

seahorsedreams · 08/12/2010, 07:07 PM

Sweeeet,,,, can't wait to see pics.

Recty, your avatar is awesomeness.

Recty · 08/12/2010, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seahorsedreams

Sweeeet,,,, can't wait to see pics.

Recty, your avatar is awesomeness.

Thanks

That's my little daughter, just turned 3 months old, although she's about 2 and a half months in the picture.

That was actually taken with a macro lens through a window, I knocked on the car window and she looked out like she was going to take on the world.

Newreeflady · 08/12/2010, 07:47 PM

Hi Seahorse,

I will for sure post pix. I see you keep the orange spotted filefish- neat! Is it eating anything other than coral polyps? If you have a thread could you point me to it?

Best,
Angela

Newreeflady · 08/13/2010, 10:35 AM

Well, my baby has arrived- he's just about full grown at 2 3/4" in length and he came in swimming and looking entirely fine about his overnight trip. He is now in his own little 20g reef quarantine (all of the fishes that were there before were moved yesterday to a new, larger system.) I will attempt to feed him later today and see if he goes for a piece of krill.

Camera status: can't find USB cord

Just ordered another on ebay, so hoping it'll be here soon. Until then, no pix, but suffice it to say he's absolutely adorable.

Newreeflady · 08/14/2010, 06:10 AM

Well, he's not terribly active on day 2. I have seen him pick at rocks, but very reluctantly and only intermittently. I put in some mysis last night.. nothing. I put in a piece of krill this morning.. nothing. I'm going to put in a sheet of nori in a little bit, maybe he wants some algae. I'm open to suggestions...

Thx,
Angela

Newreeflady · 08/15/2010, 06:56 AM

^^ still not eating. Help would be great. Now I've tried:

krill
mysis
nori
clam

He will pick at the rocks, but not constantly. Other than that, nothing.

Newreeflady · 08/16/2010, 05:29 PM

Well, yesterday I threw in some live black worms and he seemed interested but I couldn't tell if he ate any. This morning I put in the live black worms along with some thawed mysis and saw him attack the mysis. This evening I put in just mysis and he's still buzzing about the tank slowly, picking at the rocks. So, yay, he's gonna make it!

Now I just have to name him. I always call my fish "him" so maybe I'll make it a girl, unless there is a good way to sex "her".??

-A

AC2020x · 08/16/2010, 05:37 PM

I got a toby puffer off of liveaquaria about a month ago. Though it was a blue spotted toby. I love him and he seems to act the same way yours is. He swims around, sometimes reluctantly but mine always gets really excited when he gets hungry and sees me. He also picks and some rocks and algae and other stuff around the tank. All I know about mine, is that he loves shrimp, squid and octopus. I havn't tried feeding him anything else.

Keep us up to date about how he is doing, he's a really cool puffer.

namxas · 08/16/2010, 05:41 PM

Great news Angela! Leopard tobies are super-looking fish.

Here is the OSFF thread that Renee (seahorsedreams) started:

Renee's OSFF Thread

AC2020x · 08/17/2010, 03:18 PM

Is he eating well now?

namxas · 08/17/2010, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AC2020x

Is he eating well now?

Our pair has been eating very well for several months now. They both fattened-up nicely. They apparently don't know they aren't supposed to eat prepared foods.

Newreeflady · 08/18/2010, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AC2020x

Is he eating well now?

Not sure if this was directed to the puffer or filefish, but the puffer is eating well. He's slow, and he doesn't start to chase food until it passes by him, then he stalks and attacks. It takes him a while to finish 1 mysis shrimp, he has to take bites with his tiny mouth. Yesterday a small piece of krill and one of nori were absent from the clip after being in the tank for 2 days. I'm assuming the cardinalfish that are now in there didn't eat that stuff. I put a piece of shrimp tail and of nori on the clip yesterday and they are still there... weird that he takes a while to find them, or eat them.

I will update soon. Can I take a picture with flash photography, or will he be greatly disturbed by it? Also, does a flash work with the glass- I'm thinking reflection?

Angela

namxas · 08/18/2010, 10:27 AM

We rarely use flash photography for aquarium shots. However, a tripod is invaluable.

Monkeyfish · 09/19/2010, 03:48 PM

What other fish are in the tank with the lepard toby? I'm considering getting one myself, but I have bannerfish and anthias.

08/12/2010, 07:27 AM	#1
Newreeflady Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 4,834	My new Leopard Toby (C. Leoparda) http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden...3+3&ddid=95962 Comes in tomorrow... super psyched! __________________ A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor’s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. “It’s overfull! No more will go in!” the professor blurted. “You are like this cup,” the master replied, “How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.” Current Tank Info: 56g, 20g.

08/12/2010, 08:41 AM	#2
namxas Things With Stings R Us! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Carson, CA Posts: 4,641	Congrats...pix are compulsory! __________________ Greg Current Tank Info: too many to describe, but i think the count is up to "lucky 13"!

08/12/2010, 10:21 AM	#3
Newreeflady Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 4,834	No doubt! __________________ A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor’s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. “It’s overfull! No more will go in!” the professor blurted. “You are like this cup,” the master replied, “How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.” Current Tank Info: 56g, 20g.

08/12/2010, 07:07 PM	#5
seahorsedreams Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Carson, Ca Posts: 1,899	Sweeeet,,,, can't wait to see pics. Recty, your avatar is awesomeness. __________________ RENEE aka R. Hixson-Cole in a ReefLife Magazine near you! "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" -Buddha

08/12/2010, 07:47 PM	#7
Newreeflady Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 4,834	Hi Seahorse, I will for sure post pix. I see you keep the orange spotted filefish- neat! Is it eating anything other than coral polyps? If you have a thread could you point me to it? Best, Angela __________________ A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor’s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. “It’s overfull! No more will go in!” the professor blurted. “You are like this cup,” the master replied, “How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.” Current Tank Info: 56g, 20g.

08/12/2010, 12:42 PM	#4
Recty Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 6,558	That's a cool looking fish

08/13/2010, 10:35 AM	#8
Newreeflady Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 4,834	Update: ARRIVED Well, my baby has arrived- he's just about full grown at 2 3/4" in length and he came in swimming and looking entirely fine about his overnight trip. He is now in his own little 20g reef quarantine (all of the fishes that were there before were moved yesterday to a new, larger system.) I will attempt to feed him later today and see if he goes for a piece of krill. Camera status: can't find USB cord Just ordered another on ebay, so hoping it'll be here soon. Until then, no pix, but suffice it to say he's absolutely adorable. __________________ A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor’s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. “It’s overfull! No more will go in!” the professor blurted. “You are like this cup,” the master replied, “How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.” Current Tank Info: 56g, 20g.

08/14/2010, 06:10 AM	#9
Newreeflady Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 4,834	Update: Shy, not eating Well, he's not terribly active on day 2. I have seen him pick at rocks, but very reluctantly and only intermittently. I put in some mysis last night.. nothing. I put in a piece of krill this morning.. nothing. I'm going to put in a sheet of nori in a little bit, maybe he wants some algae. I'm open to suggestions... Thx, Angela __________________ A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor’s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. “It’s overfull! No more will go in!” the professor blurted. “You are like this cup,” the master replied, “How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.” Current Tank Info: 56g, 20g.

08/15/2010, 06:56 AM	#10
Newreeflady Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 4,834	^^ still not eating. Help would be great. Now I've tried: krill mysis nori clam He will pick at the rocks, but not constantly. Other than that, nothing. __________________ A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor’s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. “It’s overfull! No more will go in!” the professor blurted. “You are like this cup,” the master replied, “How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.” Current Tank Info: 56g, 20g.

08/16/2010, 05:29 PM	#11
Newreeflady Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 4,834	Update: He's eating (yay!) Well, yesterday I threw in some live black worms and he seemed interested but I couldn't tell if he ate any. This morning I put in the live black worms along with some thawed mysis and saw him attack the mysis. This evening I put in just mysis and he's still buzzing about the tank slowly, picking at the rocks. So, yay, he's gonna make it! Now I just have to name him. I always call my fish "him" so maybe I'll make it a girl, unless there is a good way to sex "her".?? -A __________________ A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor’s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. “It’s overfull! No more will go in!” the professor blurted. “You are like this cup,” the master replied, “How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.” Current Tank Info: 56g, 20g.

08/16/2010, 05:37 PM	#12
AC2020x Marine Conservationist Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: State College, PA Posts: 503	I got a toby puffer off of liveaquaria about a month ago. Though it was a blue spotted toby. I love him and he seems to act the same way yours is. He swims around, sometimes reluctantly but mine always gets really excited when he gets hungry and sees me. He also picks and some rocks and algae and other stuff around the tank. All I know about mine, is that he loves shrimp, squid and octopus. I havn't tried feeding him anything else. Keep us up to date about how he is doing, he's a really cool puffer.

08/16/2010, 05:41 PM	#13
namxas Things With Stings R Us! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Carson, CA Posts: 4,641	Great news Angela! Leopard tobies are super-looking fish. Here is the OSFF thread that Renee (seahorsedreams) started: Renee's OSFF Thread __________________ Greg Current Tank Info: too many to describe, but i think the count is up to "lucky 13"!

08/17/2010, 03:18 PM	#14
AC2020x Marine Conservationist Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: State College, PA Posts: 503	Is he eating well now?

08/18/2010, 10:27 AM	#17
namxas Things With Stings R Us! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Carson, CA Posts: 4,641	We rarely use flash photography for aquarium shots. However, a tripod is invaluable. __________________ Greg Current Tank Info: too many to describe, but i think the count is up to "lucky 13"!

09/19/2010, 03:48 PM	#18
Monkeyfish Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Long Island (NY) Posts: 3,764	What other fish are in the tank with the lepard toby? I'm considering getting one myself, but I have bannerfish and anthias. __________________ Eric Over the years I've learned enough to know that I know very little and have a lot more to learn. Current Tank Info: 12g softie tank, 75g SPS reef, 180g softie tank

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