A trip to Edmonton yesterday and we came home with a bunch of stuff. In fact I am going to set up a 20H underneath the 15 gallon for some of the LR and fish.
We first stopped at Aquarium Illusions like we always do when we get into Edmonton. We were on a mission to find a flame and we had to meet noirsphynx there to pick up some fish from her.
They had a lot of cool fish there that we looked at while we browsed for our flame. Finally we found the tank with the flame in it but were told he is a coral muncher. We were pretty sad until they told us they had 3 more in the back!!! So a trip to the back and we found our flame. It was defiantly the most red of the 3 of the them and the one that always seemed to be out in the front allowing me to look him over.
While we were back there noirsphynx found us and we got out Firefish, 6line wrasse, and cleaner shrimp (which the dude at AI wanted to trade me for a smaller one so I did). We diced we wanted to check out Marine Aquaria while in town so off we went before purchasing our flame (plus we wanted to see if Marine Aquaria had any flames, and if they have more red).
I was impressed when I first walked into the store. Very clean and a very nice looking store over all. I wasn't to impressed with no lights over the fish, and I mean no lights what so ever not even light that weren't turned on. I also wasn't impressed with the attitude of one of the staff members (I presume the owner) when I asked him if there was anyway to get a little light over the tank with the flames so I could check them out. They had some really nice fish (the Goldflake Angel and the odd colour Potters Angel stand out in my mind) in there but I wont be going back.
On the way back the traffic on the bridge was crazy, back up for 3 miles but we finally made it to Aquarium Illusions where we bought 2 fish, some Live Rock, Hermit Crabs and a Hammer Coral. Backseat full with a cooler and off to Grande Prairie we went.
Finally arriving home we got everyone acclimated and into the tank. I kept the lights dim over light using some blue incandescent bulbs on one side of the tank. I also made sure the top was covered overnight in case the 6line or Firefish want to commit Hari Kari. So far I see everyone but the Cleaner Shrimp and the Firefish.
So I suppose you guys are wanting to see pictures, I guess I could post some.
Full Tank Shot
Hermit Crab (1 of 8)
Hammer Coral (Front view, Side View, Close up)
6 Line Wrasse
The tank Centre Piece
There is actually 2 other fish in there and the shrimp. One is the Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, the Firefish, and I am not going to say the third until you guys promise not to flame me. Also no all these fish wont be staying in this aquarium, some of them will be moving to the 20H in a few day or a week. A bigger tank is in the works right now you need to know this before I post the picture of the last fish.