Mega Vid Pack - Aquarium Madness
Friday, August 24th, 2007I finally got around to making some videos of the new tank. While I was at it, I made some videos of my favorite fish and such. I tried to catch them all doing neat stuff, but some of them just stared at me like I was a dumbass holding a video camera trying to record fish tricks… oh wait, I was. Here’s the videos…
90g FOWLR system
Livestock is currently 5 fish, a cleaner shrimp, and the Rose and Condy Anemones from the 46BF tank.
Earl! The Royal Gramma
All hail Earl, survivor of the 46g marine aquarium. This guy was added almost immediately after the coral beauty and has been through hell and back. He’s fallen out of the tank twice due to rock moves and careless parentry on my part. He’s been chased by pretty much everything in the tank. He had an Ich problem, etc. Give it up for a real trooper.
I actually managed to catch the Coral Beauty (Piggy) going after him, so it made for a funny clip if you’re familiar with the behavioral patterns of these fish.
Pooty and Piggy - The Tomini Tang and Royal Gramma
Here is a quick video of my latest fish in my reef tank… Pooty Tang! He’s a Tomini Tang and was chosen because of his small size. I’ll probably have to remove him later (or get a bigger reef tank!) because he’ll outgrow this tank, but he’s okay for now. He’s under 3 inches but will get to at least 6… way too big for a 46BF. (For those of you who don’t know, Tangs need a lot of swim room. 36″ wide tanks just aren’t enough.)
I also shot some video of the Coral Beauty (Piggy) bullying that Tang around. It didn’t take long to figure out who the dominant fish was in this tank. That may change as the tang gets bigger, but for now, Piggy rules.
Rose Anemone and the Onxy Clowns in their new home
Here is a shot of the Rose Anemone and the two Onyx Clowns that host it. They’re now living happily in the 90g tank. Thanks to a pump mishap during vacation, the Rose had moved in the 46g tank and was extremely unhappy. It was move him or lose him, so now he’s in the 90 and bigger than ever!
Cleaner Shrimp
In addition to the fish in the 90g tank, a cleaner shrimp was added. Hopefully he’ll keep the diseases and parasites under control.
Mr Pink - The Lyretail Anthias
The first member of the new 90g tank was a Lyretail Anthias. He was first in after the cycle was complete and is doing quite well now. Very nice fish, although a bit tough to get eating and likes to be fed 3-4 times per day. Good thing for the autofeeder. 
Very neat fish though, also very calm and cool with other tank mates. Highly recommended for a community tank if you have an autofeeder.
Tangs and the Angel - Close ups
Here are some better shots of the new Tangs and the Angel.
The purple tang was straight out of the ocean so his behavior is still a bit odd. He’s eating though, so that’s a good sign.
The blue tang and bicolor angel had been at the fish store for a while and took to the tank right away.