Tank birthday, 55+ years

[gbroadbridge]

I caught that Scopus tang that I wanted to remove after he killed my Copperband.
I used a method I devised many years ago. I just kept a large net in the tank right near the front glass and for a couple of days I fed the fish right into the net.

After 2 days he was comfortable enough to go inside the net to eat. Then I just quickly move the net against the front glass and no more tang.

The other fish I caught with him were returned to the tank.

I thought that was a Yellow Tang?

 

[i cant think]

I thought that was a Yellow Tang?

Some scopas tangs can look identical with some very small differences. Some big differences are the eye and longer dorsal or anal fins. If it’s got a brown eye it’s usually a Yellow Scopas Tang, as for the elongated dorsal I’m pretty sure if I remember correctly this is a characteristic of the Scopas as well however I’d check the eye first personally.

 

[atoll]

Same in the UK Paul. If a tire has a puncture close to the side wall they say it's against the law to repair it. Hope you got the punctured tire back so you could repair it yourself?

 

[i cant think]

+1 to the above, hope you got that tire back.

 

[gbroadbridge]

Some scopas tangs can look identical with some very small differences. Some big differences are the eye and longer dorsal or anal fins. If it’s got a brown eye it’s usually a Yellow Scopas Tang, as for the elongated dorsal I’m pretty sure if I remember correctly this is a characteristic of the Scopas as well however I’d check the eye first personally.

Thanks, I see the difference now

 

[Paul B]

I thought that was a Yellow Tang?

That fish was in such bad shape it could have been a manta ray and you couldn't tell.

Same in the UK Paul. If a tire has a puncture close to the side wall they say it's against the law to repair it. Hope you got the punctured tire back so you could repair it yourself?

I don't really care about the law as the law was probably made by the company who sells the tire. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

It is easily repairable because it is a nail hole. I can see if you ran over a coral reef teeming with long spined urchins and Oldsmobile windshields and cut a 6" ragged gash in the sidewall. Then if gorilla tape didn't work, you would have to buy a new tire.

 

[HuduVudu]

It seems the original tire (last year) sold for about $150.00 but now that tire sells for about $225.00

Inflation is real.

 

[atoll]

Inflation is real.

Unless it's a punctured tire

 

[HuduVudu]

Unless it's a punctured tire

That my friend would be deflation.

 

[atoll]

That my friend would be deflation.

Correct

 

[Paul B]

Deflation reminds me of one of my old girlfriends who had anorexia. She was fine but if she stood behind a palm tree, I couldn't see her. Of course that doesn't mean she wasn't there.

Everything reminds me of something like my GrandMother had a saying.

 

[Uriken]

Congratulations! I was on my way to 27 years until having my 1st tank crash that wiped it out entirely. I should have stuck with the old school methodology and do water changes rather than add all these chemicals and in some cases "snake oils". Just curious if you ever had a crash or if its been going strong from day 1?

 

[Paul B]

I have never had a total crash except in the first year when it probably crashed every 15 minutes from one thing or another.

I did have almost a full crash and lost most of my livestock when I used "New Fresh Scent" Clorox in my NSW. I used to sometimes use Regular Clorox in my new water when I used to be afraid of parasites and diseases. Luckily, I got over that. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

 

[Paul B]

Just some pictures of my morning walks.

 

[atoll]

Nice Paul, round the corner from me is a Welsh medieval castle, Ewole castle Deeside Flintshire.

 

[i cant think]

Nice Paul, round the corner from me is a Welsh medieval castle, Ewole castle Deeside Flintshire.

I’m assuming you’re also in the UK! I love seeing ruins of castles and old buildings all over the UK as it shows so much progression through time.

 

[atoll]

I’m assuming you’re also in the UK! I love seeing ruins of castles and old buildings all over the UK as it shows so much progression through time.

Well I live round the corner from Ewole castle in North Wale so yes i love in the UK and a member of the UK club on here.

 

[Paul B]

round the corner from me is a Welsh medieval castle, Ewole castle Deeside Flintshire.

Very cool. I bet there are very old amphipods there. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

 

[atoll]

Very cool. I bet there are very old amphipods there. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

Yep the amphipods and copepods there are all fossils. I have their offsprings in my culturing boxes. They are fighting one another with swords and axes. Some if the pods are riding amphipods and using lances to charge. Any defaulters to the tower and off with their heads

 

[Paul B]

I spent Fathers Day in Manhattan, the place I hate the most in the world and if it wasn't for my Grand Kids I would rather have spent it in a rice paddy in Viet Nam.

We also went to a wedding on a roof top in Manhattan. It was in the fifties, windy and everyone was freezing but the most dangerous thing was trying not to trip over the penguins. :oops:

When we got to the City of course my wife has to go to the bathroom so we go into Starbucks. I had to order a coffee so she could use the bathroom. Five bucks for a small regular coffee. I told the girl, "I only want one". :rolleyes:

I heard they are going out of business and I really won't care at all.
I worked in Manhattan for almost 50 years and the day I retired was the best day of my life except of course my wedding day and when my Grand Kids were born. :D

I can't believe anyone lives there on purpose.....Like Really!!!!!

Then to get back to the Jitney bus to go the 100 miles back to our house, we got into the wrong UBER. (my fault)

The UBER was supposed to be a black Buick with the license ending in 23C. A black Toyota stopped in front of us and opened the trunk. His licence ended in 3C so I just "assumed" it was for us.

The guy starts going the wrong way in Manhattan so we found out we got into the wrong car. Now we have 15 minutes to get to the bus and we got there just as the bus did.