First fish in "the Ark"

[BlueAbyss]

Originally Posted by Rbacchiega

and by "fihs" I meant fish...bah

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Rbacchiega

and by "fihs" I meant fish...bah

Are you still medicated Randi?

[Rbacchiega]

nope....well....maybe. But my medication is of the beverage variety tonight...wow, hello sounding like an alcoholic....

[Alberta-newb]

Originally Posted by subman

I heard that to but my falco doesn't bug anyone in the tank including shrimp. They are very cool fish.

That's good to here! I'm a little nervous how well they will play with others.

Originally Posted by Leah

Your photo's are really beautiful I wish I could take some like that
And the fish are really nice too.

Thanks, only 2 good pics out of twenty

Originally Posted by fishytime

I was wondering who got the hawkfish.....didnt realize they went as a pair. Glad you got them Francis. I was this far away from taking the third one home. Very cool fish indeed. Great shots of them too.

Thanks Doug, you guys get some great stuff in. Watch out for the third one! I purposely did not take him....lots of attitude!

Originally Posted by snaz

Interesting wibbly bits on top of the dorsal spines, is this meant as bait to attract prey? Cool looking fish.

Not sure what the tufts are for but that is one of the ways they classify them as hawkfish.

Originally Posted by Carmen

Excellent Francis! Didn't realize it was you who took home the Falcos! They are a cute little pair!

Moving in stealth mode again, I usually sneak into the store about 5 minutes before closing, keeps Kevin on his toes

Originally Posted by Rbacchiega

I knew there was a reason I liked you....

Gorgeous fihs

Oooh, your'e making me blush! I think I'll have a few meds of the liquid variety tonight after last night....see my next post

Francis

[Alberta-newb]

Well the hawkfish have a new temporary home....living in the sump!

Watching TV last night when I heard water running, rushed over to discover my new (used) cube cracked it's bottom between bulkheads Fortunately I was home when it happened and I plumb my tanks for emergencies like these. Hooked up the garden hose to the outlet I plumbed into the closed loop and sent some 70 gallons down the drain. I also have a rubber membrane under the stand so fortunately the hardwood floor was largely spared.

Any live rock with corals went into the 120 (much to my angelfish's delight...mmmm new snacks! ), the rest went into the sump with the hawkfish.


Here's the offending piece:



Really surprised this went since it had been fine for months, the stand is dead flat steel with foam on top, the bulkhead holes were rough and chipped so it may have been where the problems started? Glass was 1/2" thick which should be more than enough but I'm getting a piece of 3/4" cut this time just to be sure.

What an evening!...going to hit the pub tonight I think.

Francis

[Rbacchiega]

Holy Mother....
good thing you were home indeed, Francis.

Enjoy a few!

[fishytime]

Nooooooo!....dude, Im sorry.

[Carmen]

Whoa so sorry to hear Francis. UGH good thing you were home! What a headache!

[subman]

Wow that sucks! Sorry man.

[Alberta-newb]

Yah it sucks, but if your in this hobby you have to expect to get wet once in a while

I have a piece of 3/4" this time just to be sure. Should have all five bulkhead holes finished tonight and it siliconed back in. Man, drilling 3/4" is a lot of work! The hawks are doing fine in the sump and the other fish are happily exploring the extra rock in the 120. Once it's ready for water I think I will do a big change on the 120 and use it in the 75. My storage tank is only 35 gallon so I'll be busy making fresh for the next couple of days.