Some random photos i took the other night

[psykokid]

there are some carpet anemones that are yellow, (S. haddoni and S. gigantea) but they are of the more difficult nems to keep, they will eat any unwary fish and they get HUGE. The lower maintainence nems like bubble tips (E. quadricolor), Long Tipped (M. doreensis) are usually not found in yellows naturally..

[RandyFolds]

and they get HUGE.

HUUUUGE.

[psykokid]

There was a guy dam near giving away a beautiful purple S. haddoni carpet because it had gotten too big for his 180 gallon tank.. Think how big a nem would have to get to out grow an 180 gallon tank..  They get ginormous.

[Just_Greg]

whenever i see a LFS carrying dyed nems or coral, they lose a few notches in my opinion of them.

Carole,

any color you see on photosynthetic inverts is due to the zooxanthellae (symbiotic algae) living in the tissue of the critter.  when these corals/nems/clams bleach, what they've done is expell said zooxanthellae in hopes of making room for "local" zooxanthellae which is more suited to the environment.  your tank needs to be super healthy and mature for the bleached critter even have a chance of to coming around.

i was actually given two yellow dyed nems (BTA's) once to see if i could turn them around.  one eventually died, while the other was able to restock its zooxanthellae and make a full recovery and even split.  i really stepped-up the feeding of these nems, to get them over the hump.

[Hajra]

agreed. dying corals isnt good though does make them more eye applealing for business i suppose. still its wrong. nice pix dont remember if i tuned in or just looked and forgot to leave a post but always happy to see pix. just not the sad ones. dont think anyone blames me there. lol

[Just_Greg]

to be honest, the dyed corals don't even LOOK good to me.  kinda like a pretty girl who wears too much makeup...

[psykokid]

here's a few more taken around feeding time..

bi-color war coral


blasto:


sun coral:


candy cane:


orange digi:


full tank shot:

[Learner]

Great pic's Kyle, the tank looks great.

[Bergy]

that would be JAKE... heheheheheh


And yea, great pics....  i love blastos, and that frag you have is perfect... I dont think i could wait long enough for it to grow out and multiply though... i would have to invest into a good sized colony


i also love the candy cane and his midnight snack..... hehehehehe


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Great pic's Kyle, the tank looks great.

[psykokid]

the blasto has about 4 babies hiding under the skirt..two are about the size of dimes and the other two are about eraser head sized..

[Learner]

that would be JAKE... heheheheheh
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Great pic's Kyle, the tank looks great.

Oops, Sorry Jake...and kyle...a blonde moment I'm afraid....lol

[Just_Greg]

nice stuff, Jake...both the corals and the pix.

[psykokid]

Thanks all! Things are finally starting to colour up a bit now that i have the nitrates down to a reasonable level (20) My blue birdsnest and cali tort are finally getting a little hint of blue back to them, which i'm glad to see.. and my green slimer is finally starting to go green again. Now if my blue and red milli's would go back to being their respective namesake colours  id be a bit more happy. I have still to see any new growth or colour change on that browned out stag on the left side.. only time will tell i guess..

[Hajra]

How hard are Zoas to keep??

[Bergy]

most zoanthids are easy, but you still need to ask whomever you are getting them from...

'where are they from?  how much light do they need?  How mucgh flow do i need?  and where in the tank should they be placed?


if you are asking someone knowledgable, they will ask, about your system and what type of lighting before they answer those questions.

you should ask those questions all the time btw?  for all corals?

typically most zoas will do well and grow like grass all over...

some need less light or less flow or some need to be fed, etc...


my purple deaths turned red and didnt really grow well when placed in 'normal' lighting...

after i plavced them on hte bottom and under a little ledge to block some light, they turned purple and are growing like crazy...