Isla Escondido - invincible569's Rimless 300g - Page 29

invincible569 · #**701** 12/01/2007, 06:45 PM

LOL!!! Marshall, I may add an octopus too. Is that on your list?

Yea.. it was LA. I dotn like to order online from anywhere else when it comes to fish.

Here's the Trio:

Detritivore · #**702** 12/01/2007, 06:48 PM

wow. those are stunning! are they hardy fish?

i2ik · #**703** 12/01/2007, 08:12 PM

Absolutly stunning! Never seen those, wish that i could find them in Canada!

nUgZ · #**704** 12/01/2007, 09:51 PM

What beautiful fish!! A school of those would be a sight to see.

invincible569 · #**705** 12/02/2007, 09:23 PM

detrivore.. it is said that they are some what hardy, but I havent found anyone with true life experiences.

Richard, can you order from LA?

nugz, I agree! Cant wait to find more.

robster · #**706** 12/02/2007, 09:32 PM

I love Anthias. I have a pair of Bartlets. I love the color of yours.

fishdoc11 · #**707** 12/02/2007, 09:33 PM

Beautiful Anthias

ycnibrc · #**708** 12/02/2007, 10:18 PM

are they eating yet Edward? And what do they eat? Lovely colors

mattb71 · #**709** 12/02/2007, 10:36 PM

great tank. very well done.

thedude15810 · #**710** 12/02/2007, 11:13 PM

Just FYI I believe those anthias to be relatively deep water and prefer colder water temperatures then we're accustomed to running.

John

i2ik · #**711** 12/03/2007, 01:07 AM

Ed: where exactly in LA? You can PM me about it if you want

Thanks!

clownnrnd · #**712** 12/03/2007, 01:55 AM

Hi Richard,

I believe Edward is referring to Live Aquaria. com. Sorry to jump in on your thread Edward, I saw you were'nt online now and I hope you don't mind me answering Richards' question. Please correct me if I am wrong w/ my answer I just figured it was live aquaria seeing as you pointed me in their direction when I was looking for fish.

Chad

fastfish · #**713** 12/03/2007, 03:28 AM

I am happy to hear that they are eating well. Very nice anthias!

invincible569 · #**714** 12/03/2007, 07:41 AM

robster, thank you very much.

fishdoc, thank you!

ycn, they are all eating.. but the male eats very slow. The females are starting to eat like pigs. Live brine is what they are eating right now. Do any of you have any other suggestions to help them eat more?

matt, thank you.

dude, a lot of anthias are from deep waters even those some people are keeping now. I have my temp set at 77-78. Hopefully that will suffice.

Chad, you are right. From Live Aquaria.

fastfish, thanks. The male still worries me as he is eating very slow. He likes to hide a lot more so than the females. The females are always out in the open swimming with each other. They dont like to swim much at all.. they just swim in one place.

RokleM · #**715** 12/03/2007, 09:10 AM

Arctic Pods work well on finicky eaters. I introduced two leopards successfully as a result.

fishdoc11 · #**716** 12/03/2007, 10:09 AM

Arctid pods are great.....you might try mysis for a changeup as well.

robster · #**717** 12/03/2007, 08:14 PM

My Bartletts love anything I put in the tank. They are very aggressive eaters. Mine will even eat Ocean Nutrition green algae when I break up the left overs that remain inside the clip after the tangs feed on it.

fastfish · #**718** 12/04/2007, 03:46 AM

Nice! How often do you feed them?

invincible569 · #**719** 12/04/2007, 07:33 AM

Rockle, robster and fishdoc, I called around town and no one had the artic pods in stock but some will be getting in some this week. I have tried mysis, krill, zooplankton, brine, phyto, etc. Hopefully they will all come around.

fastfish, I feed them 2-3 times day.

GSMguy · #**720** 12/04/2007, 08:26 AM

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Originally posted by invincible569
Rockle, robster and fishdoc, I called around town and no one had the artic pods in stock but some will be getting in some this week. I have tried mysis, krill, zooplankton, brine, phyto, etc. Hopefully they will all come around.

fastfish, I feed them 2-3 times day.

Frozen cyclopeze is even better than the arctic pods IMO and LFS usually carry it.

RokleM · #**721** 12/04/2007, 08:36 AM

Mine didn't take to the cyclopeeze first, but it was the second food they started to devour once it hit the water. A good suggestion.

jnarowe · #**722** 12/04/2007, 12:40 PM

try soaking in a litle bit of Garlic Guard. I know that sounds counter-intuitive, but the smell seems to attract finicky fish.

bag151 · #**723** 12/04/2007, 12:55 PM

Where are you getting your live brine at in town? Also have you been gut loading the brine? This way your Male will receive more nutrition despite his finicky eating habit.

-Brett

Detritivore · #**724** 12/14/2007, 12:26 AM

hi Edward,

could you describe how you connected your aquaclear powerhead to your jetstream 2? i have a jetstream 1 and i'm thinking about trying out a MJ1200 to feed it, but i'm not sure on how to reduce the output down to the small tubing size.

invincible569 · #**725** 12/14/2007, 06:43 AM

Brett, every LFS should sell live brine. You have to ask for it and sell by the ounce.

detrivore, I took my pump to a Lowe's or Home Depot and went to the plumbing section. I then found hoses that would fit the output of the pump. Then, I found a slip on converter from that hose to a 1/4 line. Very easy. I have done this with the MJ1200 on my RO system and works just fine.