FISH UPDATES
So over the last several weeks I have resisted turning on my lights and have been slowly but surely adding fish through my quarantine tank (usually 2 or 3 at a time, each group with about 3 weeks total quarantine), and I also plan on obtaining a few fish through vendors that will quarantine for you. While I am not even close to the number and variety of fish I plan to have, I think I’ve put together a pretty cool group of fish so far.
As I have posted before, I have the Bluespotted Jawfish, who is probably one of the biggest characters of the tank and known around the house as “Jaws”. He has made a few dens/burrows that he seems to rotate between every several days or so, and adds a very different kind of fish to the tank (especially since my kids like to see where he’s made his latest burrow).
I also have a single Bangaii Cardinalfish, “Bandit”, who I tried to pair up but to no avail. Another very different looking fish with very cool patterning and I feel is an underrated “common” fish in our hobby.
Another fish that I’ve added is the Royal Gramma, “Kobe”, another underrated “common” fish in our hobby that adds an awesome splash of color in the tank.
Benny the Starry Blenny is another member of the fish family. Another “character fish” that has a ton of personality. And, honestly, this was one of the fish my wife specifically requested, so I HAD to get one.
I also added a Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish, who has been named “Bubbles” because when I saw him in the LFS, there were some bubbles in the tank that he constantly tried to eat. Not the smartest fish, but is another interesting looking fish that adds a nice splash of yellow.
Another member of the tank is a Firefish who has yet to be named (suggestions are welcome). I’ve always enjoyed these fish with their splash of red and white with their “spike” dorsal fin, and very intricate purple and yellow markings on their face.
Finally, I’ve added two Longfin Ocellaris Clownfish, who my kids simply call Nemo and Nemo Goforth (my last name), but I’m trying to push some other names (suggestions are welcome). I originally wanted to just pair an orange and a black/white Ocellaris, but when I saw the Longfin variety, I just had to have them. Clownfish have a hard enough time trying to swim, and these two seem to "trip" over their fins at times which is pretty comical. They are like the French Bulldogs of the fish world (almost not even functional fish).
So over the last several weeks I have resisted turning on my lights and have been slowly but surely adding fish through my quarantine tank (usually 2 or 3 at a time, each group with about 3 weeks total quarantine), and I also plan on obtaining a few fish through vendors that will quarantine for you. While I am not even close to the number and variety of fish I plan to have, I think I’ve put together a pretty cool group of fish so far.
As I have posted before, I have the Bluespotted Jawfish, who is probably one of the biggest characters of the tank and known around the house as “Jaws”. He has made a few dens/burrows that he seems to rotate between every several days or so, and adds a very different kind of fish to the tank (especially since my kids like to see where he’s made his latest burrow).
I also have a single Bangaii Cardinalfish, “Bandit”, who I tried to pair up but to no avail. Another very different looking fish with very cool patterning and I feel is an underrated “common” fish in our hobby.
Another fish that I’ve added is the Royal Gramma, “Kobe”, another underrated “common” fish in our hobby that adds an awesome splash of color in the tank.
Benny the Starry Blenny is another member of the fish family. Another “character fish” that has a ton of personality. And, honestly, this was one of the fish my wife specifically requested, so I HAD to get one.
I also added a Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish, who has been named “Bubbles” because when I saw him in the LFS, there were some bubbles in the tank that he constantly tried to eat. Not the smartest fish, but is another interesting looking fish that adds a nice splash of yellow.
Another member of the tank is a Firefish who has yet to be named (suggestions are welcome). I’ve always enjoyed these fish with their splash of red and white with their “spike” dorsal fin, and very intricate purple and yellow markings on their face.
Finally, I’ve added two Longfin Ocellaris Clownfish, who my kids simply call Nemo and Nemo Goforth (my last name), but I’m trying to push some other names (suggestions are welcome). I originally wanted to just pair an orange and a black/white Ocellaris, but when I saw the Longfin variety, I just had to have them. Clownfish have a hard enough time trying to swim, and these two seem to "trip" over their fins at times which is pretty comical. They are like the French Bulldogs of the fish world (almost not even functional fish).