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Forum: Reef Fishes 01/10/2008, 09:17 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 795
Posted By John Dawe
Bandit Angel

check out
http://aqulife.blog58.fc2.com/
looks like they are safe with corals
I have one that's about 3 3/4 inches, have had the fish since 8/2005,
Forum: Reef Fishes 12/31/2007, 07:16 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 400
Posted By John Dawe
I have one thats is about 2 inches. Picked it up...

I have one thats is about 2 inches. Picked it up in July, it would only eat frozem brine for the first 4 months, then it finally started eating flakes with the other fish. It is a very fast...
Forum: Reef Fishes 12/31/2007, 07:01 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 907
Posted By John Dawe
What size is your eel, that is aprox. lenght in...

What size is your eel, that is aprox. lenght in inches?
Forum: Reef Fishes 12/28/2007, 10:44 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,644
Posted By John Dawe
The 2 eels that I have are in a tank with a lid...

The 2 eels that I have are in a tank with a lid and a lead dive weight holding it down. They are very good escape artists. Several years ago I did have one (about 12 inches) in a open 150 g rubber...
Forum: Reef Fishes 12/27/2007, 06:50 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,644
Posted By John Dawe
I picked up a pair just over 2 months ago, they...

I picked up a pair just over 2 months ago, they are both full size, about 12 inches and are eating squid and shrimp off a acrylic feeding stick. Had to put in 2 little damsles to get them to feed...
Forum: Reef Fishes 12/17/2007, 01:06 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,459
Posted By John Dawe
Just remember that MI's are big fish with small...

Just remember that MI's are big fish with small mouths and on the reef they eat ALL DAY LONG, so please feed you fish small amounts many times a day.
Forum: Reef Fishes 12/05/2007, 11:30 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 555
Posted By John Dawe
The fish may not be cheap at Old Town Aquarium,...

The fish may not be cheap at Old Town Aquarium, but if you live in the area....its better to pay more and see what you are getting than being supprised buy a beat up fish that doen't eat. I just...
Forum: Reef Fishes 12/04/2007, 03:03 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 555
Posted By John Dawe
I have C. tinkeri's, they usually are good...

I have C. tinkeri's, they usually are good eaters, and as I tell my firends, do you have any feeder corals? I would not call them "reef safe". DeltecRules- Old Town Aquarium can get any of the three...
Forum: Reef Fishes 12/02/2007, 01:38 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 14,748
Posted By John Dawe
What's your most exspensive fish? Maybe a...

What's your most exspensive fish?
Maybe a better question is, What do you tell your wife or husband when they ask, "what did that fish cost?"
Forum: Reef Fishes 12/02/2007, 01:19 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 14,748
Posted By John Dawe
I fly out to Arizona from Michigan to pick up a...

I fly out to Arizona from Michigan to pick up a fish ( 3inch Hawaiian Bandit Angel in 2004, when you add a plane ticket, rental car and hotel, that really makes the price of a fish go up.
Forum: Reef Fishes 12/02/2007, 09:44 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 237
Posted By John Dawe
The Achilles/goldrim show up once in a while,...

The Achilles/goldrim show up once in a while, some look more like a Achilles others more like a goldrim.
If you go to Marine Center's webpage and type goldrim, you see a hybrid, it has a orange...
Forum: Reef Fishes 12/01/2007, 07:21 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 14,748
Posted By John Dawe
C tinkeri care

C tinkeri's are very easy to keep. They will eat almost anything you put in. A lot of 'deep water fish' are like that, once they start feeding. I do keep my tanks on the cooler side, that is low...
Forum: Reef Fishes 11/30/2007, 12:30 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 14,748
Posted By John Dawe
I have a nice Hawaiian Bandit Angle $500, two C....

I have a nice Hawaiian Bandit Angle $500, two C. Tinkeri's, I think the first one was around $450, a pair of G. melatremus eels that usually run about $250 each. A trio of Hawaiian Flame Wrasses...
Forum: Reef Fishes 11/27/2007, 09:33 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 14,748
Posted By John Dawe
Most exspensive fish?

The most exspensive fish, $381.53 per inch.
The fish was 1 5/8 inchs = $620
Forum: Reef Fishes 11/22/2007, 11:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 442
Posted By John Dawe
This is what I do: 1) when fish arrive, place in...

This is what I do: 1) when fish arrive, place in bucket and give a 45 minute formulin bath. The place in a small tank 10 - 15 gallons (makes it easier to dose the meds) and lower the salinity to 1.09...
Forum: Reef Fishes 11/22/2007, 10:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 442
Posted By John Dawe
I don't want to upset you, but if you use...

I don't want to upset you, but if you use hyposalinity, you need to do it for at least 3 to 4 weeks. It will only kill the free swiming, newly hatched ick before it attaches to your fish. I...
Forum: Reef Fishes 11/22/2007, 05:45 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,267
Posted By John Dawe
Quarantine Procedure

When you get a new fish, you should place it and the water it came in into a empty container and then add water slowly to acclamate it for up to several hours. When you transfer the fish into the...
Forum: Reef Fishes 11/21/2007, 06:06 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 888
Posted By John Dawe
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-08/sp/index...

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-08/sp/index.php

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-10/sp/feature/index.php
Forum: Reef Fishes 11/21/2007, 05:59 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 888
Posted By John Dawe
Yes, if you have a reef tank, and you need to...

Yes, if you have a reef tank, and you need to treat all the fish in your tank. If one has it, they will all have it to some extent.
Forum: Reef Fishes 11/21/2007, 05:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 256
Posted By John Dawe
Try some frozen brine (or live). If your fish is...

Try some frozen brine (or live). If your fish is picking at stuff in the tank, it should be fine. Sooner or later it should get the idea that the stuff floating around the tank if food
Forum: Reef Fishes 11/21/2007, 05:11 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 888
Posted By John Dawe
ICK

Copper is best of ick, hyposalinity will also work well.
But if it is Marine Velvet caused by Amyloodinium sp., Copper will work and hypossalinity will not.
Forum: Reef Fishes 11/02/2007, 01:36 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 4,146
Posted By John Dawe
This book is such a hot item I should sell mine...

This book is such a hot item I should sell mine on EBAY :-). Or start a library?
I pre-ordered it at MACNA and the 2 weeks it took turned out to be 5 weeks. The book is printed in Italy and I am...
Forum: Reef Fishes 10/30/2007, 10:10 AM
Replies: 631
Views: 51,009
Posted By John Dawe
That's a big NONE for P boylei in the USA, there...

That's a big NONE for P boylei in the USA, there is ONE in Japan,
theres a picture of it in the new Anglefish of the World book,
Forum: Reef Fishes 10/28/2007, 10:51 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 12,375
Posted By John Dawe
Thanks for the update on the diver.

Thanks for the update on the diver.
Forum: Reef Fishes 10/26/2007, 02:54 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 12,375
Posted By John Dawe
Did the 'bent' diver make a full recovery?

Did the 'bent' diver make a full recovery?
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