Your Pride and Joy

PokeFish · Nov 16, 2020

Hello everyone! What is 1 thing in your tank that is your pride and joy? (prized possession) I would love to see some pictures!

PokeFish · Nov 16, 2020

Aack i posted 2! How to delete one?

Viking_Reefing · Nov 16, 2020

That would most likely be my regal angel:

fishguy242 · Nov 16, 2020

blue ridge in hands since 91

PokeFish · Nov 16, 2020

Here is mine

PokeFish · Nov 16, 2020

My Scooter blenny named bobby

Jon Fishman · Nov 16, 2020

Bessie

PokeFish · Nov 16, 2020

Jon Fishman said:
Bessie

which one?? hehe

fishguy242 · Nov 16, 2020

PokeFish said:
which one?? hehe

the puffer ;Facepalm

Jon Fishman · Nov 16, 2020

fishguy242 said:
the puffer ;Facepalm

Haha. Not Sean (Puffy Combs)

Bessie!

vetteguy53081 · Nov 16, 2020

Gem tang and it’s growing nicely followed by my marine betta

rwreef · Nov 16, 2020

My saddlebacks and nem

WVNed · Nov 16, 2020

Really, I don't have a favorite friend in my tanks though. They are all special to me in their own way.

afboundguy · Nov 16, 2020

My baby mandarin... It took tons and tons of work to get my tank ready for her and she's grown from about 3/4" to almost 3" now!!!

Sorry for the crappy cell phone pictures but in the first picture she barely takes up a the length of one of the squares in my frag rack so I like using these two pictures for growth comparison...

Brand new pip-squeak from July 2020

Sept 2020 taking up almost 3 squares and she's even bigger today!!!

PokeFish · Nov 16, 2020

afboundguy said:
My baby mandarin... It took tons and tons of work to get my tank ready for her and she's grown from about 3/4" to almost 3" now!!!

Sorry for the crappy cell phone pictures but in the first picture she barely takes up a the length of one of the squares in my frag rack so I like using these two pictures for growth comparison...

Brand new pip-squeak from July 2020

Sept 2020 taking up almost 3 squares and she's even bigger today!!!

epic

afboundguy · Nov 16, 2020

PokeFish said:
epic

Thanks... I have a 25 cube with a 3 gallon HOB fuge which is way too small of a tank to normally keep a mandarin but I've been reefing since I was in high school (good lord that makes me feel old) so 20+ years and I did my research and bust my butt to make sure she's fat an healthy. I have 3 pod cultures, 2-4 phyto cultures, 3-5 white worm cultures plus I hatch baby brine shrimp daily and feed the tank 1-2 times a day through the @Paul B spot feeder and purchased a captive bred mandarin from my LFS who was already eating prepared foods... I also feed the ever living crap out of my tank so tons of food falls to the sandbed for her to munch on... It's been a long hard labor of love but worth it a million times over!!!