As Big As I Can Go: My 75g Upgrade

[ellebelle]

Pentax K20d with a pentax 100mm macro

 

[Domboski]

Awesome corals Lissa. Sorry about your fish

 

[ellebelle]

 

[ellebelle]

My newest addition! So far, so good - he is bigger than both of my pylei wrasses and they aren't messing with him yet.

He's so photogenic!

 

[prattreef]

Wow!!!! Stunning H. chrysotaenia, nicest individual I've ever seen.

 

[jhale]

he's a beauty, good luck with him :fish:

 

[masterswimmer]

Beautiful fish Lissa. Best of luck with him.

swimmer

 

[Domboski]

That is one of the nicest fish I've ever seen! Congrats. That macro has grown a lot since the last time I've seen it. Great pics

 

[House of Laughter]

WOW Lissa - wait til the full adult colors come into that guys face! Man-O-man!

Enjoy that little gem - first male I have seen so far - most have been females coming in.

For reference sake - here is the female.

House

 

[ellebelle]

Secretly, I want a female to go with him, but I think that would be pushing my luck.

 

[Domboski]

You need a female :bunnies:

 

[ellebelle]

New Livestock List: Fish
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- Blue-Green Chromis (Chromis viridis) (1)
- Pylei Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus pylei) (2 - m/f)
- Purple Firefish (Nemateleotris decora) (1)
- Target Mandarin (Synchiropus picturatus) (1)
- Yellow Clown Goby (Gobiodon okinawae) (1)
- Richmond's wrasse (Halichoerus richmondi) (1)
- Sanjay's Hybrid GLE Clownfish (Amphiprion percula x Amphiprion ocellaris (black morph) (2)
- Orange Spotted Rabbitfish (Siganus punctatus) (1)
- Red-Tail Tamarin Wrasse (Anampses chrysocephalus) (1)

Inverts
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- Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) (1)
- Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni) (1)
- Christmas Tree Worm rock (Spirobranchus giganteus) (5 worms on 1 rock)
- Derasa clam (Tridacna derasa) (1)
- Maxima clam (Tridacna maxima) (1)
... + an odd assortment of hermit crabs and snails

Pictures forthcoming of the new livestock!

 

[ellebelle]

Orange Spotted Rabbitfish - brand new today and a little skinny, but I watched him eat in the store so I suspect he'll fatten up nice and fast. He also still has his stress coloring, as he's still settling in.

The hybrid clowns move around super fast, so it was hard to get a good shot. This is the larger of the two - right now, the stripe in the middle isn't fully formed. Since neither of the parents is a misbar, I don't think that will stick. It's got the percula eyes. :flirt:

 

[ellebelle]

 

[Bob 1000]

Nice pics and nice fish.. I love that rabbit but they grow fast.. Almost like acanthurus tangs..

 

[ellebelle]

I am sure that when he outgrows my tank, I will be able to find him a good home with someone on MR. He is only about 2.5" long right now - a wee baby. He's smaller than all three of my wrasses right now.

 

[ellebelle]

Full Tank Shot - 11/23 (for comparison's sake)

Full Tank shot Today (2/2/09):

Still having problems with bryopsis and a touch of cyano here and there, but I am working on it.

 

[masterswimmer]

Lissa, your comparison shot is great. The growth you've experienced is quite obvious. Great job.

Russ

 

[ellebelle]

Thanks Russ. I wish I hadn't moved things around a little though. I haven't been buying as much coral, so for once you can actually see the growth!

 

[KathyC]

Very nice, like the new fish :fish: