Thanks to those members that never judged and made my dreams come to life.

[fishoholic]

I go away on holidays and I miss out on commenting earlier. I have seen Diana's tank and it is beautiful. She has been a great friend to me and I am glad she has the fish she wants and the ability to take care of them. I agree that research should be done before buying a fish, needless to say I have bought fish I shouldn't have thinking I could care for them when a bit more research turned up things I didn't know about the fish which may have made me not buy it, but in the end you learn from mistakes and try to do better for future reference.

Sometimes it's good to try (within reason) because you just never know what might work that otherwise you wouldn't of thought possible.

Originally Posted by naesco

I think you posted that you had been lucky enough to get a hold of a juvenile red sea regal angel. Juvenile regals from the red sea have been successfully kept but sadly they are rarely available. The PI/Indo angels which are often found in LFS are almost impossible to keep.

FYI her regal is a indo regal angel and is basically full grown, not a juvi red sea regal.

[seanoman]

Hey Diana! Great to here that your tank is doing so good. I am glad that you have had success so far with these fish. Just curious on how your sargassum trigger is doing. I would love to see some pics of these guys in your tank.

Keep up the good work!!

[my2rotties]

Thanks Laurie, at least you saw it in person, so nobody thinks I am lying.

Seanoman, the trigger is doing awesome. He is a fat so and is a really neat fish. Very quirky personality, and fun to watch playing in the powerheads.

[BlueAbyss]

This thread is awesome, it reflects how I feel about this hobby... often people are quick to bash someone for trying something, when they have themselves killed things. Often the best thing to do is step back, take it all into perspective, and try to think of ways to help rather than just saying that someone is stupid for even wanting to try something.

Offer help when asked, or say nothing... don't pollute threads with worthless comments about how something can't be done.

[my2rotties]

Here is a link to some pictures. I only have an iPhone and it can be difficult to photograph so much movement and such a wide tank. This the best I can do.

http://dianafranks260greef.blogspot.com/

Pictures just don't do my fish and justice.

[EmilyB]

Success.

As my second fish approaches 10 years in my tanks, I think I am close, but not quite there.

She is a Chaetodon melannotus - black back butterfly. Her name is Spike. She plays at the front glass with us a lot. I buy her soft coral to eat.

And then there is Trig-No-Metric-Functions. He is approaching 12 years in my tanks. Still shy, but still comes when called....

No, my dear, you are not quite there yet, but you are a good candidate perhaps and I do wish you the best.

[Red Coral Aquariums]

but you are a good candidate perhaps and I do wish you the best.

+ 1
As do I.
Kevin

[my2rotties]

They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step... that can be applied to anything in life, even this hobby.

I am glad you have had fish for so long, but I am sure when you started out, you just lived things day by day or month to month. I don't even know if I will even be living here or in this province in ten years... heck I don't even know if I will be alive in ten years... such is life and we never really know. Wasn't the world supposed to end in 2012 or something like that

I feed my regal angel zoas and he has killed a few of my softies from snacking on them or sampling... what do you do? At least he has an appetite right? The last thing I will do is complain about it, I was told by other people I asked about these fish they eat stuff they are not supposed to...

It is truly amazing how long fish actually live if they have the right care. You are someone I aspire to be in the future. However I know a dozen years from now, I will be talking about my 14 year old Antichrist damsel fish that bites me every time I need to do something in the tank. I hate that fish, I have dropped so much stuff while he has sniped the back of my arm. This fish will certainly outlive me.

Thanks for sharing Emily, it is appreciated.

Originally Posted by EmilyB

Success.

As my second fish approaches 10 years in my tanks, I think I am close, but not quite there.

She is a Chaetodon melannotus - black back butterfly. Her name is Spike. She plays at the front glass with us a lot. I buy her soft coral to eat.

And then there is Trig-No-Metric-Functions. He is approaching 12 years in my tanks. Still shy, but still comes when called....

No, my dear, you are not quite there yet, but you are a good candidate perhaps and I do wish you the best.