Tank birthday, 55+ years

[Paul B]

well paul, my admiration for your wife went up even more. how can she keep this stuff down??

The next time, add a few apples to the juicer. Remember, it's not supposed to be a dessert.
It's for anti inflammation and not an ice cream soda.

 

[Freenow54]

That is one thing that suprised me . I hate Ginger but dont even notice it . I also drink the cherry juice on its own because the certain type is supposed to induce sleep. Honestly have not seen this benefit to a large degree but have been told it all takes a month to kick in .

 

[atoll]

Just taken this video of my tank.

 

[Freenow54]

Really nice be Proud . Have to ask what are the blue fish to the left that are schooling ?

 

[Paul B]

I just took a picture for the heck of it. I think I have about 40 fish.

 

[atoll]

Really nice be Proud . Have to ask what are the blue fish to the left that are schooling ?

Thanks, I have 10 threadfin cardinals or blue eye cardinals.
Here is a YouTube video I made if them.


Strange thing is, in and LFS most people just walk past them hardly giving them a second look. Put them in the right surroundings with the right tank mates in a decent tank good lighting and they shine. Lots of people have asked me about them. No doubt many who have walked passed them in the past.

 

[atoll]

I just took a picture for the heck of it. I think I have about 40 fish.

Very nice Paul. Sometimes your tank just looks extra special and you have to reach for you're camera.

 

[Freenow54]

Thanks, I have 10 threadfin cardinals or blue eye cardinals.
Here is a YouTube video I made if them.


Strange thing is, in and LFS most people just walk past them hardly giving them a second look. Put them in the right surroundings with the right tank mates in a decent tank good lighting and they shine. Lots of people have asked me about them. No doubt many who have walked passed them in the past.

Some are Almost transparent others are solid why is that ?

 

[Freenow54]

Very nice Paul. Sometimes your tank just looks extra special and you have to reach for you're camera.

So Through my new build efforts I want mushroom type rock structure which I am sure you have seen diving , And I want small schooling fish to try and make it look like a smaller scale . I would love to have a sergeant major

 

[atoll]

Some are Almost transparent others are solid why is that ?

Must be how the light catches them. Their belly's are silverfish so it depends on how the light hits them I guess as they are all more or less the same.

 

[atoll]

So Through my new build efforts I want mushroom type rock structure which I am sure you have seen diving , And I want small schooling fish to try and make it look like a smaller scale . I would love to have a sergeant major

Sargent major are damsels if I have you right. They grow quite large for a damsel abd I don't think they school.

 

[tbrown]

Sargent major are damsels if I have you right. They grow quite large for a damsel abd I don't think they school.

In the wild in Hawaii they do but I don't think they do as much in captivity.

 

[Freenow54]

I have not seen a Large one they are bright in colour I would have to look at my 3m5 mm slides . They are extremely difficult to get in a frame . I had to use a macro frame attached to the lens mount . It looks like an American style football goal post , and is maybe two inches wide , by 2 inches high. In my day I hade to use a Nikonos system . This meant choosing the type of photos you were going to take that day so say taking a picture of a moray with its head stuck out of the base of the Coral structure which was about8 feet high was not going to happen , The Sargent major fit into that field of view as it defended its territory , They are very aggressive and whacked my fingers which made me laugh . They are fast and darting

 

[Freenow54]

In the wild in Hawaii they do but I don't think they do as much in captivity.

Maybe I have them mixed up with something else I was in Cozumel at maybe 30 feet

 

[Freenow54]

So according to AI I we were all correct . Three different Damsels and Sergeant Major

 

[Freenow54]

Not as colorful

as I remember

 

[Freenow54]

Thanks my memories , Diving was something I found so Suited to me . I miss it

 

[tbrown]

Not as colorful

as I remember

I feel like the ones I saw while snorkeling in Hawaii had more green to them but very similar to those ones.

 

[That Crusso Kid]

I feel like the ones I saw while snorkeling in Hawaii had more green to them but very similar to those ones.

How many cocktails had you had before snorkeling?

 

[Paul B]

Some are Almost transparent others are solid why is that ?

Thats because he doesn't feed them.