GCReef Onyx clowns in their new home...

[Mr Cob]

They were having trouble in the flow so I had to point the return down into the rocks instead of at the surface.

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m138/robart1208/GCReef_Onyx_Clowns/GCReef_onyx_clowns_01.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m138/robart1208/GCReef_Onyx_Clowns/GCReef_onyx_clowns_02.jpg

8 gallon tank until they grow up and are ready for the 144
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m138/robart1208/GCReef_Onyx_Clowns/GCReef_onyx_clowns_FTS_8g.jpg

Their future host...RBTA
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m138/robart1208/GCReef_Onyx_Clowns/RBTA_144g.jpg



I also picked this dude up from GCReef this past weekend... it's over 6 inches... (Ultra Grade Crocea)
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m138/robart1208/144%20Gallon%20Oceanic%20Half%20Circle%20Foam%20Re ef/GCReef_Ultra_Grade_Crocea_Clam.jpg

[txg8gxp]

Awesome, they look great. I would love to get a pair.

[BIGBIRD123]

Rob,
how big are they?

[Mr Cob]

Awesome, they look great. I would love to get a pair.

Thanks....I love them, got to see the parents too and they are stunning! GCReef still has many to pick from too.


Rob,
how big are they?

Steve, they are about about an inch.

[jesserettele]

That cap made a good shelf, you were right! Anybody using your long cave just below that anemone?

[Mr Cob]

That cap made a good shelf, you were right! Anybody using your long cave just below that anemone?

Yep, he killed the entire cap...and now I have a shelf piece...LOL! Nope...no one uses the long dark tunnel yet....so still planning to point a powerhead in it to get flow to the center back of the reef.

[Jordan N.]

Very nice.

The clowns look great and I really like the way the temporary tank looks. With all the macro algae it's really natural looking. Makes me want to hurry up and get a pair for my tank.

-Jordan N.

[jesserettele]

What types of macro are you running in both the cube and your sump for the 1/2 circle Rob?

[txmaverickmh]

Totally cool Mr Cob, congrats on the new additions! I know they will do great in your hands!

Michael

[Kristy]

:wub:Awww.... those babies are SO CUTE!

[txav8r]

Sweet Man! Great addition!

[Mr Cob]

Very nice.
The clowns look great and I really like the way the temporary tank looks. With all the macro algae it's really natural looking. Makes me want to hurry up and get a pair for my tank.


Thx man. That tank has been chilling for over 6 months with no fish...so it's loaded with all kinds of pods and mysis shrimp too. I'm hoping that will be some live food for the clowns too.


What types of macro are you running in both the cube and your sump for the 1/2 circle Rob?

The 144 sump only has Chaetomorpha and Razor Caulerpa. The nano has a little bit of all kinds.



Totally cool Mr Cob, congrats on the new additions! I know they will do great in your hands!



:wub:Awww.... those babies are SO CUTE!


Sweet Man! Great addition!

Thanks everyone! Can't wait for them to grow up and get into the main display...I don't like keeping them in a nano with such a small water volume. Makes me nervous.

[Europhyllia]

Wow. Those must be tiny! Can you just plumb your nano into your main display tank's sump so they share water volume?

[Mr Cob]

Wow. Those must be tiny! Can you just plumb your nano into your main display tank's sump so they share water volume?

Yeah, they are about an inch maybe a bit over. Good idea on the plumbing but not feasible for me. I did think about putting them in my sump though.

[Mr Cob]

They started eating last night and chasing iso pods. Yay. I was starting to get a little worried.

[bjgf15]

Glad to hear they've settled into their new/temporary home! You don't need to be too concerned with flow... the flow in their grow out tank is much stronger than anything in your 8gal cube I'm sure.

[Mr Cob]

Glad to hear they've settled into their new/temporary home! You don't need to be too concerned with flow... the flow in their grow out tank is much stronger than anything in your 8gal cube I'm sure.

Thanks Brad. It was nice chatting with you on Sunday. Thanks for all the info. I think I might direct the return back to the surface...I hate not having surface agitation.

[Jarob]

Aim it at the surface, Ive got my 2 babies in a 10g with a MJ600 and a 200gph HOB and they LOVE the flow. Also they are SUPER picky with what they will eat, I have found that they absolutely LOVE and scarf down Mysis shrimp over any other type of food.

[Mr Cob]

I noticed...Sunday and Monday they did not touch anything. Tuesday night they started eating. When I turn off the pumps all of the isopods...tiger pods...whatever start swimming around and they were chasing them.

They also started eating my mixed food. It has a little bit of everything in it. I thaw out various types of frozen food and then mix together and re-freeze, so I have no idea what they actually like.

Thanks for the info Jarob. I may try getting some frozen mysis. I do have lots of live mysis in their tank...so it will be interesting to see how long my pod pouplations and mysis hang in there.

[Jarob]

Yea I use a thawed mix too for my main tank and thats what I fed the babies with also for the first few weeks but noticed that they would only pick at a few things from the mix so I decided to test one at a time to see what they were picking out from the mix to lessen pollution; it was the mysis! Im gonna try shutting off the pumps for a while and see if the pods come out to play, good idea, ive got tons of them.

[Europhyllia]

I thaw out various types of frozen food and then mix together and re-freeze

Really? Why? It seems like a lot of frozen (fish) foods advise against refreezing thawed food.