120g build

sharuq1 · #1 07-14-2009, 04:21 AM

Wow...who knew that breeding cleaner shrimp could be so territorial! I caught them picking at the sea hare (alot). I shooed them away. The next day when I looked I found the sea hare beneath the shrimp hangout 75% eaten.

AND as if that wasn't enough they murdered my new peppermints! GRRR!! Little buggers! I wish I didn't like them so much.

In other 120g related news I decided to experiment with adding another mandarin. I picked up a baby female spotted the kids have dubbed "Mrs. Mandarin". So far no aggression noted from Mr. Mandarin. He put his dorsal up when he met her, but for the most part simply ignores her and pecks at the rocks or fights with his reflection.

Evil lil' pregger

^

fishytime · #2 07-15-2009, 04:23 AM

I used to have a cleaner shrimp trio...until two of paired off....now I have a pair of cleaners....who I also suspect have killed eight of so peppermint shrimp.

sharuq1 · #3 07-19-2009, 03:03 AM

I got two gorgeous new gorgonians

polyps aren't all out in this pic, but it sure is a beauty

And my ribbon gorg, I need to frag it again because it's grown so much it can't even hold itself up anymore.

Skimmerking · #4 07-19-2009, 03:08 AM

wow lots of growth

sharuq1 · #5 08-06-2009, 02:11 AM

My clowns are tending eggs! How exciting

Obligatory crappy pics. I can see their tiny little eyes. <3

fishytime · #6 08-06-2009, 02:17 AM

Aw....a proud mama....again

sharuq1 · #7 09-02-2009, 07:21 PM

I have 7 babies left, they turn 15 days old today. Not too bad for being completely unprepared

I really hope these 7 grow up. I wonder if any will turn out to have their mother's interesting color morph? It's like onyx only she is an oscellaris.

Link to AA thread-->http://albertaaquatica.com/index.php...&#entry2198581If you click on the photobucket link at the last post I made you can see a crappy video of the babies fighting for territory.

"The Parents"

Newborn larvae

About to come into his first stripe

10 days old (newly morphed)

At 14 days old (yay, 2nd stripe!)

Soooo cute! They are acting like typical clowns now, fighting over the corners of the tank as their "territory".