Fish talk

[coastal]

I think Coastal mentioned that too. Herons, or maybe pelicans, kept swooping into his family room to get into his tanks.

Since your aquaria is outdoors, consider getting a few wind turbines. The big, industrial sized ones that windfarms use. They're supposed to be hazardous to birds. Herons are pretty slow moving, they might not be able to dodge the moving blades.

Birds don't scare me... My wife does.

"I don't know dear... The house needed to be bug bombed. No idea it would affect the tank! I'm so sorry. Btw... Do I look cute in this skirt?"

[SpikedLemonade]

I think Coastal mentioned that too. Herons, or maybe pelicans, kept swooping into his family room to get into his tanks.

Since your aquaria is outdoors, consider getting a few wind turbines. The big, industrial sized ones that windfarms use. They're supposed to be hazardous to birds. Herons are pretty slow moving, they might not be able to dodge the moving blades.

So I should NOT continue to use my shotgun.

[SpikedLemonade]

That's a tough one spiked... Been looking to upgrade or add a koi pond. Osprey and racoons pick off $100 fish like there's no tomorrow.

Think of it is giving back to Mother Earth.

I **** Mother Earth-Nature in the ass.

[coastal]

I **** Mother Earth-Nature in the ass.

Just because you **** her doesn't mean she doesn't **** you right back.

Tell the heron I said it was "chow time"!

[theJATM]

t-5 bulbs wont fit in my fixture. the prongs are too close together. so i have to get t-8 bulbs, but i found different t-8 bulbs that are good for plants. i got one today, but the wrong length. should have paid attention, eh.

oh, and the larvae are growing rapidly. every few days i get a gallon of pond water and put it in the tank so they have food. and every time i catch more larvae in the leaf litter.

[seandelevan]

Cool. You know which kind you have yet? My Chinese and Japanese newts actually spawned and laid eggs in my vivarium but none of them hatched which doesn't surprise me since they are different species.

[theJATM]

Cool. You know which kind you have yet? My Chinese and Japanese newts actually spawned and laid eggs in my vivarium but none of them hatched which doesn't surprise me since they are different species.

still not sure. but they hatched sunday, and they had front legs monday, and some have what i BELIEVE to be back legs starting to sprout. so with the rapid development, i believe they are red spotted newts. unless the warmer water of the tanks in my house encourage more rapid development. but im really leaning towards newts.

how long ago did your newts lay eggs? that would be something if you had some hybrids.

[seandelevan]

They have done it twice in the last month. They eggs begin to get fungus in them 24 hours later. It would be cool. I have had the japanesea newt since 1997.

[theJATM]

They have done it twice in the last month. They eggs begin to get fungus in them 24 hours later. It would be cool. I have had the japanesea newt since 1997.

ahh, fungus is pretty much the kiss of death, eh?

and thats awesome youve had the newt that long.

[theJATM]

sean will appreciate this. went for a hike and turned over a log. found 4 different species of salamander under 1 log. red backed salamander, blue spotted salamander, spotted salamander, and an eastern newt (eft)

it was a small log too.

[seandelevan]

sean will appreciate this. went for a hike and turned over a log. found 4 different species of salamander under 1 log. red backed salamander, blue spotted salamander, spotted salamander, and an eastern newt (eft)

it was a small log too.

Damn. Too bad you didn't have a camera, would have been a cool picture. Never seen a blue spotted in the wild before. Where was this hike?

[theJATM]

Damn. Too bad you didn't have a camera, would have been a cool picture. Never seen a blue spotted in the wild before. Where was this hike?

state land in the southern part of my county. never been there before. we wernt finding shit and we turned over a log. the blue spotted was really young, as most of the spots were huge and almost white. real light blue. it actually looked more like a marbled, but we dont have those here.

[seandelevan]

How's the larvae doing?

[theJATM]

getting large! they like to swim alot and are looking more developed. they had front legs after 1 day, but still, 2 weeks later, no back legs. you want some? hahaha.

i also got a new filter for my axie tank. fluval c-3. its usually a 50 dollar filter for 33 bucks. i guess fluval is a really quality brand.

also, went back to the state land. we found, no joke, 6 LARGE blue spotted salamanders on top of each other. like a pile of salamanders. one was close to 6 inches. we kept a few, as my buddy made a woodland terrarium. ferns and logs and moss. its bad ass.

[seandelevan]

getting large! they like to swim alot and are looking more developed. they had front legs after 1 day, but still, 2 weeks later, no back legs. you want some? hahaha.

i also got a new filter for my axie tank. fluval c-3. its usually a 50 dollar filter for 33 bucks. i guess fluval is a really quality brand.

also, went back to the state land. we found, no joke, 6 LARGE blue spotted salamanders on top of each other. like a pile of salamanders. one was close to 6 inches. we kept a few, as my buddy made a woodland terrarium. ferns and logs and moss. its bad ass.

I run fluvals on all of my tanks including the FX5 on my 125. Great filters.

[theJATM]

I run fluvals on all of my tanks including the FX5 on my 125. Great filters.

yeah, its alot smaller then my current filter, but i dont think that matters at all. its a 20-50 gallon filter, and mines 50, so thats fine by me.

[coastal]

healthy orange plating montipora...

[coastal]

pair of cleaner shrimp.. They hang upside down most of the day go about cleaning the rocks and fish of any parasites at night.. Fish are easy targets at night because most wedge themselves somewhere. Cool to watch them work because they will even clean the inside of the fish's mouth.

[coastal]

my clown fish "Jeff Bridges" hanging in his now two anemones. It just spilt.. If I take one to a local saltwater store I'll get $60 for it.

[coastal]

Open brain coral...

[coastal]

[coastal]

[coastal]

the orange fish is an anthias.... Schooling fish. Bought 5 at once. One becomes the dominant male (shown) and one becomes the dominant female. One was killed by the school so I'm left with four. If you look... You'll see a spike on the dorsal fin. That along with an eventual color change to red identifies the male. The fish shown didn't grow the spike on his fin until he was in my tank. Neat to watch the behaviors evolve.

[coastal]

Lunar lights... Badass to see in person because the colors in the corals fluoresce like in the movie Avatar. The pic doesn't do it justice.

[theJATM]

holy shit thats beautiful.