Project Frankenstein

[alberthiel]

lol ya i woke up this morning and found my wheelers goby hangin out in the first chamber of the internal filter. Ive seen those lenses though they look pretty neat!

Yes some fish will end up in the most unusual places indeed ! ... Guess you got him out by now ....

 

[alberthiel]

That's awesome. Glad you got to witness it. My cleaner shrimp used to to do it all the time. It typically happens at night and you just notice a swarm of little shrimp floating throughout the tank. The shrimp actually flicks their under "fins" or whatever you call them to release them. Usually the fish just get a nice treat. I've never attempted to save any. I did recently have this happen with my fire shrimp too. I love it until the fish get them all Glad you got to witness it.

Yes that is the unfortunate part ... we never seem to be able to get them out before the other fish consume them but then that is very complete and nutritious food and good for your fish and their immune system, which makes them more resistant to disease.

 

[Reef Fever]

Wow that is a bummer indeed .... keep us posted ... is the Clam still in the tank ... is it responding to movement now ?

****!! That's crazy! Any further updates?!

Clam is toast, this morning it was a feeding frenzy, snails, hermits, and cleaner shrimp

 

[Liquid360]

This is a very sad story... poor clam

Clam is toast, this morning it was a feeding frenzy, snails, hermits, and cleaner shrimp

 

[alberthiel]

Clam is toast, this morning it was a feeding frenzy, snails, hermits, and cleaner shrimp

Pity ... and all of that because of a snail ... sorry to read it ...

 

[Reef Fever]

Bummer for sure :/

 

[Reef Fever]

look what I got! (x5). sorry for the crappy cell pic but its the best I could do since they are still shy

 

[alberthiel]

look what I got! (x5). sorry for the crappy cell pic but its the best I could do since they are still shy

Nice indeed

 

[Reef Fever]

Here is a beter pic, im in love

Trimma tevegae Goby by dezertdatsun, on Flickr

Trimma tevegae by dezertdatsun, on Flickr

 

[Reef Fever]

I think I can see a possible male/female pattern. The fish in focus in the first pic if you look at its spiny dorsal it has a clear "streamer or spike." The fish in the second has a rounded spiny dorsal. I believe the one with the streamer is a male and the rounded one is a female.

 

[Reef Fever]

here are some growth shots..all the millie frags have encrusted nicely. the pink hystrix BN was just a single branch when I put it in the tank. pics make all the colors dull. sorry!

 

[Reef Fever]

im in love with these little gobies
Trimma tevegae | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[Reef Fever]

after being in a very crafty mood working on my old pickup



I decided to look through my closet to see if I could throw together a skimmer Just need to get a wooden airstone now..may try the chopstick technique first

 

[Reef Fever]

just came home to this:
Feast - YouTube

 

[Aqua fire/medic]

Awesome build, what kind of gobies are those?

 

[alberthiel]

just came home to this:
Feast - YouTube

Nice ..hope that shrimp watches out for the PH

 

[Reef Fever]

Awesome build, what kind of gobies are those?

Thank you very much! they are Blue line flagtail gobies (Trimma tevegae). Kinda difficult to come by but well worth the effort of finding them.

Nice ..hope that shrimp watches out for the PH

Its funny, they walk all over that thing and I worry everytime, but it seems they know better lol

 

[alberthiel]

Thank you very much! they are Blue line flagtail gobies (Trimma tevegae). Kinda difficult to come by but well worth the effort of finding them.
Its funny, they walk all over that thing and I worry everytime, but it seems they know better lol

Good for them that they know better .. and for you too .... And yes nice Trimma's indeed.

 

[Reef Fever]

 

[alberthiel]

PICS

Looks good but some close ups Pics may give everyone a better idea of the tank if you can get some real close up ones ... thanks for posting the ones above though. Nice !