Name that thing on my TBS Rock

[gregt]

This thread was split due to performance issues. You can find the previous portion of the thread here: http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...11#post4556811

[patsan]

Question

I have a question about the clown fish hopefully someone can answer.

The larger fish has a black outline around her whole body...tail, fins, etc.
the smaller one doesn't have this outline...say from right behind the 2nd stripe.... it's tail but has the smallest amount of black. The fin on top towards the tail dosn't have this black either. Anyone know why? Is it because it needs to mature or could it be different type clowns?
I do think they are both true percs.

[Scuba Oz]

Here is the article on true and false percs

TRUE vs. FALSE

[patsan]

Mine have black stripes around their white...so they are true.
I just wonder why the little one doesn't have the black outline on all the parts my larger one has. Guess it's just young...and they'll appear when it gets older.

[H2OLUVSME]

Originally posted by PaPa_Johnny
I uhohed on one thing. They emailed me and asked about the baffle after the fuge, up or down, and I didn't check my email. Well it's up and it should have been down. So go's life. My bad I'll have to live with it.

congrats on the sump PaPa!! it looks nice. similar to my design just a lot cleaner looking. it wouldn't be that hard for you to add one more baffle for the last "under". you will not be happy with this if a little water fall creates bubbles and the return sucks them in. i do like the large return section though, lots of room for evap!!

Originally posted by phil519
question: does anyone physically clean the overflow chamber in your reef ready tank? I noticed some green algae in there and was thinking of dropping a few limpets back there. Or is it okay to just "leave it"?

i would leave it Phil. as long as its not getting back into your main tank its doing the job of a refugium. look at it as free nutrient export. I've even thought about putting some algae in mine

Originally posted by garagebrian
For us southerners out there, I wonder if I catch any more cirolanids out of my tank if I threw it on a fire ant pile, who would win? Probably the fire ants, but only because the cirolanid would be out of its element

fire ants for sure. isopods are parasites fire ants are predators, and pack hunters. the fire ants around here kill all kinds of small animals i give the major edge to them because if you through fire ant in to a tank with isopods the isopods wouldn't react. if you through an isopod onto an ant hill, it will most defiantly be consumed. it would be a good show for animal planet though

Originally posted by patsan
Mine have black stripes around their white...so they are true.
I just wonder why the little one doesn't have the black outline on all the parts my larger one has. Guess it's just young...and they'll appear when it gets older.

that's a good possibility.

man your thread moves fast. i say 3 pages on my subscribed threads, i was like :no way that's got to be a mistake" so i clicked on it. i just left at lunch time yesterday and i had to read 5 pages to catch up!!

[patsan]

I have to post some pictures now that the thread has been split, so new people trying to find out about TBS will see how nice it is:

Empty Tank:



Part 1 of TBS getting ready to go into tank:



Adding the TBS LS:

[patsan]

A few pictures of things found on some of the rock:

[smcnally]

Thought you would all like to see this. I got 2 nice BTAs from a local reefer. Two days in and my tank raised percula felt right at home.

[patsan]

A few of the hitchhiker critters:

[patsan]

Originally posted by smcnally
Thought you would all like to see this. I got 2 nice BTAs from a local reefer. Two days in and my tank raised percula felt right at home.

NICE!!!!!

[patsan]

Full tank shot after part 1:

[patsan]

Part 2 shipment ready to go into tank:

[patsan]

Rocks from part 2:

[patsan]

Continued:

[patsan]

Full tank shot after part 2:

[patsan]

Random pictures:

[H2OLUVSME]

nice Pat!!

[patsan]

Originally posted by H2OLUVSME
nice Pat!!

Well it's just a tiny bit from the old post so new people can see what we've been talking about these past few months. Now if they follow the thread, they'll get all the new pictures. They can always go back and read the original and see all the pictures, but if they don't want to be bothered going thru all those pages, a few pictures are here now.

[Scuba Oz]

Good idea there Pat, a lot of people would loose interest trying to read thru all that. This way it a quick overview for them

[patsan]

Originally posted by Scuba Oz
Good idea there Pat, a lot of people would loose interest trying to read thru all that. This way it a quick overview for them

Also Jason, I did it because the first pictures in this thread are of the Cirolanid Isopod...
That isn't what most people would get with their TBS. I didn't want people to think that they will definetly get any of those buggers!

[H2OLUVSME]

i sat in front of the tank last night for about 2 hours with the new camera. i think its the best set of pics ove ever taken. i even got some decent fish pics. the color of these photos is as tru as my lighting can look in pics, IMO.

[patsan]

Originally posted by H2OLUVSME
i sat in front of the tank last night for about 2 hours with the new camera. i think its the best set of pics ove ever taken. i even got some decent fish pics. the color of these photos is as tru as my lighting can look in pics, IMO.

So where are they?? We're waiting!!!

[H2OLUVSME]

mandarin pics (darrin)

[H2OLUVSME]

YWG and pistol (pooh and tygger)

[H2OLUVSME]

finally got a decent shot of the scooter blenny (scooter)


percula (ziggy) sucking on a mushroom. this is about the third time ive caught him doing this.