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Old 12/29/2007, 07:15 PM
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what kind of flounder?
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Old 12/30/2007, 11:44 AM
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Looks like a hogchoker (Trinectes maculatus).
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Old 12/31/2007, 12:59 AM
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omg i didnt know they are brackish water. ahhh i have him in my 1.025sg water for 2 weeks.!
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drilled 75gallon
Quietone 4000 return pump
Coralife 125 super skimmer
20L sump/fuge
2xKoralia 4
DIY auto top off
150lbs LS
130lbs LR
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Old 12/31/2007, 01:00 AM
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thanks for the id
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drilled 75gallon
Quietone 4000 return pump
Coralife 125 super skimmer
20L sump/fuge
2xKoralia 4
DIY auto top off
150lbs LS
130lbs LR
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Old 12/31/2007, 12:28 PM
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They aren't strangers to saltier water, so it's not really a problem
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Old 01/01/2008, 04:26 PM
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Yeah, I've seen them while snorkeling in saltwater.
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Old 01/01/2008, 04:38 PM
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I kept a hogchoker for many years in full salt. Really nice little fish.
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Old 01/02/2008, 11:58 AM
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What does it feed on?
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Old 01/02/2008, 01:20 PM
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Small worms, pods, mysis, etc.
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Old 01/02/2008, 07:31 PM
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While I had a very small one, he ate live brine and blackworms.
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Old 01/03/2008, 11:17 AM
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mine scavenged frozen mysis in the seahorse tank
 

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