Tank birthday and I'm a Geezer

Paul B · Apr 17, 2023

I caught this beautiful Filefish just now to return back to the store as he grew a little larger than I like. He is about 5" and I rather have 5 or 6 small interesting fish than this big guy. I also have 2 more of them and when they get to big, I will return them.

I caught him with this hook which I made from a needle. I have caught a few fish like this and never hurt any of them as far as I can tell.

The only other way I could catch this fish would be to remove everything from the tank.

Paul B · Apr 17, 2023

This is how I caught a blue wrasse 5 years ago with a hook.

reefsandrotts · Apr 17, 2023

That's awesome, nice hook set

Paul B · Apr 17, 2023

My new Possum wrasse became best friends with my old one and my new yellow clown gobi is more than friends with my other one. :biggrin:

Paul B · Apr 18, 2023

Morning walk.

Paul B · Apr 19, 2023

Just playing with the camera.

Paul B · Apr 20, 2023

I am still sucking out algae with my diatom filter every other day. The stuff grows long and fills up with bubbles. Unsightly but very healthy. Eventually it will stop and the tank will once again be pristine.

The corals are all extending and so far, I don't see any sponge, which was the goal of all this cleaning.

If you look close you can see the algae. Much of it is clear because it is dying.

Paul B · Apr 20, 2023

I found a video of a copper fountain I built in my fish pond in my last house.

Paul B · Apr 21, 2023

I took a walk today.

Paul B · Apr 23, 2023

Good Morning. Muddy, rainy walk this morning. But the frogs are back

Paul B · Apr 23, 2023

Boehmtown · Apr 23, 2023

Paul B said:

Is that thing pregnant or just the size of a golf ball naturally

Paul B · Apr 23, 2023

No, she's pregnant. Those dragonettes are always pregnant.

This was her last week

Boehmtown · Apr 23, 2023

Paul B said:
No, she's pregnant. Those dragonettes are always pregnant.

This was her last week

That's a big girl. Been thinking about getting a mate for mine. Always hard to add a fish when everything is going good

Paul B · Apr 23, 2023

She has a mate but I think he's not interested. If she doesn't mate soon, she will die because they almost always get egg bound. They can't seem to release the eggs on their own. If I could catch her, which ain't gonna happen I would do a cesarian and help her out a bit. I am not sure if her insurance covers the procedure but I have done it before and it doesn't really hurt the fish. She may have a different take on it though.

Paul B · Apr 24, 2023

So last night this Jiboni comes down the hill across from my house and flies over a speed bump. The speed limit in the complex is 10 mph but of course most go about 20, but not 60.

He drove on the wrong side of the road and took out about 60' of brand new railings.

Then went a hundred yards to jump over two 10"X10" posts and land on top of one of them. He laft much of his front end here.

The car didn't move after that but the guy went to jail.

Paul B · Apr 25, 2023

In the last few months since I gave away two larger fish I added quite a few smaller, more interesting fish. Of course I threw them right in so maybe ich, uronema, velvet and diphtheria will soon rear it's ugly head.

I added some of these. 2 or 3

Maybe 3 of these.

This totally very cool guy. (I am trying to get more of them)

These two guys.

Two of these Ladies and one male.

This guy

Another one of these

And these

This guy

Two of these.

And one of these

I think I have about 44 fish and I am sure I forgot some but those are the ones I can think of that I got recently with in 6 or so months.

Paul B · Apr 28, 2023

This morning, east and west.

Paul B · May 1, 2023

I have to run a diatom filter on my tank almost every day to remove dying algae that keeps growing after my sponge removal.

I think I tore my rotator cuff (for the 8th time) so it is very difficult to get my left arm over the tank so I spill water all over the place.

Old diatom filters are not easy to use even with 2 good arms.

I can't wait to get this ASW out of my tank.

Paul B · May 1, 2023

They keep saying we need more rain. Exactly how much do we need?

I can barely get through the puddles now.

There is a large pond across the street from me and it has many bullfrogs in it. There is so much water in it now that the frogs get the bends when they go to the bottom and back.