***ScottR’s RS 500P Build***

[ScottR]

Nice! It makes me glad to have another reefer in my part of the world.

You’re welcome to visit my home when you come to HK.

 

[Zionas]

Will do once I can finally drag my butt back.

 

[ScottR]

Will do once I can finally drag my butt back.

Still stuck in TW?

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Looking good, Scott!!

 

[ScottR]

Looking good, Scott!!

Thanks Daniel. Not as cute as your lizard thingy

 

[Zionas]

Still am, first batch of vaccines arrived 4 days ago but not available to the general public yet. China’s just made it easier for foreigners from certain countries to enter..... IF they get a China produced vaccine which TW’s not too keen on. You know, the regime there aren’t exactly the most accommodating when it comes to issues of “national sovereignty.”

 

[ScottR]

Still am, first batch of vaccines arrived 4 days ago but not available to the general public yet. China’s just made it easier for foreigners from certain countries to enter..... IF they get a China produced vaccine which TW’s not too keen on. You know, the regime there aren’t exactly the most accommodating when it comes to issues of “national sovereignty.”

Haha. If I comment on this with an opinion tilted the wrong way, I will be jailed for life.

 

[Zionas]

Lol true true. It’s like putting a bunch of fully grown Domino Damsels in the average community tank. Those are the people we’re dealing with.

 

[ScottR]

The acro that wants to be polyps only.......

 

[ScottR]

Just added a new clown to the display. No idea exactly what type of clown this is but it’s interesting. If anyone knows, I’m interested to know.

 

[Zionas]

It looks like some kind of Frostbite.

Personally not a fan of anything but naturally occurring “designer” varieties or at most crosses between naturally occurring species, but hey to each their own.

Personally I’d be happy with an orange paired with a Black and White, or a regular Picasso x Darwin.

Not getting a pair?

 

[ScottR]

It looks like some kind of Frostbite.

Personally not a fan of anything but naturally occurring “designer” varieties or at most crosses between naturally occurring species, but hey to each their own.

Personally I’d be happy with an orange paired with a Black and White, or a regular Picasso x Darwin.

Not getting a pair?

It’s much different than a frostbite. I think they have mostly black spots as opposed to this with orange spots. Honestly, i guess it’s just a mutt. But I’ll pair it if it survives. Just wanted to make sure nothing killed it after it went in. Doing ok so far.

 

[Zionas]

Sounds good. Are most Clownfish in HK Captive Bred? Is it hard to find non-designer Clowns?

 

[ScottR]

Sounds good. Are most Clownfish in HK Captive Bred? Is it hard to find non-designer Clowns?

There are lots of breeders here. I got mine from a private breeder. They seem to have been bred like crazy. I see so many different types that I can’t even tell what they are. Most seem to be ocellaris types. Some are really nice but fetch crazy prices.

 

[terraincognita]

It looks like some kind of Frostbite.

Personally not a fan of anything but naturally occurring “designer” varieties or at most crosses between naturally occurring species, but hey to each their own.

Personally I’d be happy with an orange paired with a Black and White, or a regular Picasso x Darwin.

Not getting a pair?

Like this???

 

[Zionas]

no lol I meant a regular Picasso Percula paired with a Black n White Ocellaris

 

[Zionas]

I see. TBH not very into these artificially cultivated varieties so a regular pair will do for me lol. I think an Orange paired with a Darwin looks great.

 

[terraincognita]

no lol I meant a regular Picasso Percula paired with a Black n White Ocellaris

Ooohhh,

good luck with that , my Percs have always beat the hell out of my Oc when I try that .

 

[ScottR]

I see. TBH not very into these artificially cultivated varieties so a regular pair will do for me lol. I think an Orange paired with a Darwin looks great.

IME, wild caught clowns don’t do well as they are commonly caught with cyanide. So locally. Most of the normal, pure bred types are wild caught. They look fine for quite a few days and then succumb to the poisoning. The aquacultured ones are almost bulletproof. Also the aquacultured ones are pretty much disease free. Usually don’t need to worry about parasites like brook.

 

[Zionas]

I see. That’s good to know. I have no plan to buy wild Clowns. Which other species in the trade are commonly caught using cyanide and which ones are generally safe?

Sucks they don’t CB the pure ones frequently. Right across the border my LFS does get in CB stock, just regular Ocellaris and the Darwins, sometimes Clarkiis and Maroons (including GSMs) and Skunk Clowns and Tomato Clowns too.