Najer's zen twins.

[Sea MunnKey]

Can your angel come out to play?

What specimen is this pipefish?

 

[Katrina71]

What specimen is this pipefish?

A blue stripe.

 

[najer]

Can your angel come out to play?

I had a chat with the manager at my lfs earlier, he is going to try and sort me a pair for the s tank.
The males can be really aggresive towards the females, he recons it is only a 1 in 3 chance they will pair up. ;)

 

[najer]

I'm just going to come right out with it, aipzilla is gone!
I have a very smug looking cbb and dinky file fish! ;)

 

[najer]

"Erm, new Daddy, is it always this breezy in here?"

Swapped the fungia for this! :)

 

[Sea MunnKey]

A blue stripe.

African? Yeah they're cool specimen.

 

[Sea MunnKey]

I had a chat with the manager at my lfs earlier, he is going to try and sort me a pair for the s tank.
The males can be really aggresive towards the females, he recons it is only a 1 in 3 chance they will pair up. ;)

I have 2 males (purchased almost 6 months ago ...) and they do sometimes chase each other but so far no ripped tails or physical injuries. They're too busy scouring the system for pods!

 

[Katrina71]

I had a chat with the manager at my lfs earlier, he is going to try and sort me a pair for the s tank.
The males can be really aggresive towards the females, he recons it is only a 1 in 3 chance they will pair up. ;)

From my research, females are aggressive with one another as well sometimes. Females also tend to be heartier. Ratio of at least 8:1 survivability.

 

[najer]

From my research, females are aggressive with one another as well sometimes. Females also tend to be heartier. Ratio of at least 8:1 survivability.

He is going to try and pair two up for me! ;)

 

[Katrina71]

I can't even find a retailer that will sex them for me.

 

[Katrina71]

I've read success with an acclimation box with a barrier between may work. In your tank, they may just believe they are Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Please excuse the biblical reference.

 

[najer]

I can't even find a retailer that will sex them for me.

It is really not that difficult, if you saw a boy it has a slightly compressed section where the tummy pad is.

 

[Katrina71]

It is really not that difficult, if you saw a boy it has a slightly compressed section where the tummy pad is.

Yes. I've read it described as sunken in.

 

[najer]

I've read success with an acclimation box with a barrier between may work. In your tank, they may just believe they are Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Please excuse the biblical reference.

She ate the apple, things went sexual, pffft women! ;)

 

[Katrina71]

If you get a pair, I'd love to see your photography skills on sexing them. Just in general actually.

 

[najer]

If you get a pair, I'd love to see your photography skills on sexing them. Just in general actually.

I had my pair of dragon face sexed in no time and their snouts are different as well and size helps when looking.

 

[Katrina71]

I have 2 males (purchased almost 6 months ago ...) and they do sometimes chase each other but so far no ripped tails or physical injuries. They're too busy scouring the system for pods!

Do you mind posting some pics and tagging me?

 

[najer]

Came down this morning to the large pink acro letting go, an inch missing and flesh peeling off in strips, I have done frags but not looking hopeful.
I will change the carbon in a bit and add twice the amount, 1 cup but in 2 bags, one by each drain.
I have a couple of montis letting go including my blue polyp plate.
Most of the remaining lps looking hacked off.
Big blue sponge and orange remains moved to the cube end, I might have been slowly poisoning the tank as these let go, the blue one has been looking worse over the paste few months.
Pretty dejected, I wish I had never gotten the cave gobies, I think they have overwhelmed the tank's buffer capacity.
Took my clam to the lfs this morning, hopefully it will be ok.

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Do you mind posting some pics and tagging me?

How do I upload a video footage? Seems like iPhone MOV format doesn't apply after uploading .... :confused:
Thanks

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Came down this morning to the large pink acro letting go, an inch missing and flesh peeling off in strips, I have done frags but not looking hopeful.
I will change the carbon in a bit and add twice the amount, 1 cup but in 2 bags, one by each drain.
I have a couple of montis letting go including my blue polyp plate.
Most of the remaining lps looking hacked off.
Big blue sponge and orange remains moved to the cube end, I might have been slowly poisoning the tank as these let go, the blue one has been looking worse over the paste few months.
Pretty dejected, I wish I had never gotten the cave gobies, I think they have overwhelmed the tank's buffer capacity.
Took my clam to the lfs this morning, hopefully it will be ok.

Dang I hope it'll get better.