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55 Gallon Mixed Reef!

NikkiT

NikkiT

That stinks about the clowns Anthony.
I don't know what your budget is, but Elos has some really lovely clowns (we were there last week) and Trop is a favorite of mine for clowns.
I'm a clown lover like you, we have a pair of wild caught picasso clowns from Bali in our frag tank, an ORA female Picasso clown and a black ice male clown in our display.
I don't know which Petco you went to, but I have purchased fish from Petco in the past, and I've had better survival from them when I treat the fish with a broad spectrum antibiotic and an antiparisitic before putting them into a DT.
I did have better success when I tested the water in the bag, then tested my water. I did this when I would purchase fish from petco when I was still in school.
 
AnthonyJerseyShore

AnthonyJerseyShore

Yeah, I picked up another 1" Snowflake, and a 2.5" B/W from them yesterday for a total of 55$. I had them test their water for everything they could while I was there. Made them feed them as well. This time, they are eating well, and have made it past the initial 24 hour mark. So far, so good :p. By the way, if I was to breed the Snowflake, and the B/W, what are the odds that I'll get a Black Ice from the spawn? I'd be okay with other Snowflakes, Onyx, and Black Ice from it. I've got two 10gallon tanks sitting in my garage for when one of my four sets of clowns eventually start breeding lol.

One of the reason's I deal with PetCo is because of my budget. It's usually about 100$ a month, and I have to split it between four tanks. At PetCo, I get 50% off of anything I purchase. So, it's a pretty good motivator to keep attempting lol. I already priced snowflakes with a few local vendors around me. The cheapest I found so far, was 69$ for a single at 1". Meanwhile, I got two initially for 50$-ish. So, yeah... lol
 
AnthonyJerseyShore

AnthonyJerseyShore

Sorry about the poor quality, camera on the phone sucks. And, ignore the glass, I've been kind of slacking on cleaning it. Need to get a new razor blade to do it lol :p
 

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AnthonyJerseyShore

AnthonyJerseyShore

A FTS, and one of the frags from BuGG :). Also, my two B/W clowns in my 26g bow

Re-did the rockwork about 2 days ago :p
 

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BuGG

Nice PE on the purple digi. I hope it does well on your tank!

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AnthonyJerseyShore

AnthonyJerseyShore

Me too! I'll get a couple pics of the monti and the birdsnest when the cyano in my 29g biocube clears up. The birdsnest looks reaaaaaally cool :)! Thanks again. By the way, when you are ready to frag that hammer, let me know. I'd kill for a couple heads of it :grin:

Edit: Hammers, Torches, and Frogspawn are my favorite LPS corals :grin:. For SPS, I'm really liking the birdsnest. The polyps looks pretty sweet on it :D
 
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BuGG

It was a frogspawn. lol. I don't have a hammer... yet. But, I'll let you know when it's time to frag it.
 
AnthonyJerseyShore

AnthonyJerseyShore

Does anyone have a BTA that has recently split and is willing to part with one? I'm willing to kick some cash in for it! I've got a few pairs of clowns that I'm trying to breed, and BTA would look a lot nicer then a flower pot
 
AnthonyJerseyShore

AnthonyJerseyShore

So, I stopped at one of my LFS (Fin City Aquatics) and he had a couple of cool looking clowns. So I picked them up! Now I'm at 5 different pairs of clowns! I'll have pics soon! Since I only have four set ups going, I have a pair of my clowns in a 2.5g tank I use for QTing small fish. I'd really like to make room in a bigger tank, so, is anyone interested in a free pair of Maroon Clowns? One is about 3/4-1" and the other is about 1.5". Both eat like pigs (Mysis, Bloodworms, Flakes/Pellets (Formula One) and the SA Fry Food Pellets). If anyone is interested, PM me! I'll also be posting it in the chain thread as well! Pics coming very soon!! :)
 
AnthonyJerseyShore

AnthonyJerseyShore

Well, I had a GBTA that was about a foot long at it's base in my 55g tank. My clowns in there tried hosting it, and chased it straight across the tank to a powerhead. Unfortunately I was at work during, so I wasn't able to un-plug the powerhead and try and save it. It released it's stinger cells, and then slowly started to rot in the tank causing a HUGE ammonia spike. I managed to move all of my fish around to different tanks and save them. Most of my Softies and LPS made it as well. Unfortunately, ALL of my SPS bit the bullet and bleached out completely. Was a horrible week :(
 
AnthonyJerseyShore

AnthonyJerseyShore

I appreciate that bud. I'm giving it a couple of weeks to make sure everything is okay. Did a 50% wc after I posted, and did another 50% yesterday. I'm going to give it another couple of weeks to make sure things are stable before I attempt to put anything back in there >_<
 
AnthonyJerseyShore

AnthonyJerseyShore

So, once again I went a little hog-wild with the clowns! Ended up picking up two pairs of Premium Snowflake clowns! Now I'm back to 5 pairs, with only 4 tanks (3 that are going to be kept). So, if anyone would like to buy a pair of clowns from me, let me know! I have a bonded pair of B/W clowns: 1 5/8" and like 2 1/4" that I'm looking for 20$ a piece on (One is full bar. Other is a Misbar. Paid 40$ each! >_<). A pair of Ocellaris with odd patterns on one side each: 1.5" and 2" that I'm looking 45$ a piece on (One has like a Picasso/Divinci markings on one side. The other has a huge white patch that touches both top and bottom and extends back a ways. Paid 60 each >_<!). And then a pair of Premium Snowflakes: 1 5/8" and 2 1/2" I'm looking for 70$ a piece (You'd cry if you found out what I paid for them >_<!). Or a B/W and Regular Snowflake Clown (Snowflake is 1.5" and the B/W is like 2 1/4-2 1/2") 60$ for them!

Need to pull some money back together to replace my SPS corals :(
 
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