the 600 c.a.g. is up and running - finally !

[gwaco]

Originally Posted by OneDummHikk

The daughter was the only one that could figure out how to use the camera

randy>-me.

[OneDummHikk]

I feel so loved now You gonna make it to Toms this year gary?

[gwaco]

Originally Posted by OneDummHikk

I feel so loved now You gonna make it to Toms this year gary?

not going much of anywhere this year do to the wifes work situation . might pop in on jerel later this year but thats it . next few months are not going to be good , but hey being married for 24 years we've made it thru worse ........

[OneDummHikk]

A trip that far would be worth it to meet Jerel. I understand the work situation.

[gwaco]

will be updating this weekend , i have many more prizes that my friend tom down at Toms Caribbean has sent and is sending , so stay tuned !
i'll post a complete list of occupants when i recieve them all !
but one funny story i have to share ( not funny when it happened ) was the hunt for the redlip blenny . unlike most fish i could not catch him in a regular fish trap since it was not an active food stuff eater . so how i ended up catching it was using some pieces of glass to build basically a small tank inside the big one and put one of his favorite resting rocks inside and left the front section open . well one time it was inside this area i scrambled on red alert but unfortunatly on the way up the ladder i slipped , fell down the ladder and broke my toe ! i was so p.o.ed my family actually left the house . but anyways after four days of watching and waiting it finally made the move and i was johnny on the spot and was able to net him . that fish was the absolute hardest fish i have had to get out !!!!!!!
the fish i just got , well actually all the fish i get from tom are doing fantastic , so if your looking for some caribbean stuff check him out ! he does not disapoint .

[motorslave]

Dang, its been a while since Iv been in this thread. Forgot how cool of a tank this is. Look forward to the updates!

[aquawolf]

I will be looking forward to the updates. Glad to hear you caught the blenny, but sorry about the toe.

I spent nearly 2 weeks trying to catch a 2 barred rabbitfish that decided it liked the taste of zoanthids. Finally got it to swim sideways into a net near the water surface in order to eat some Chaeto. I will not tell you how many failed attempts I had before then, but it was more than one a day. It got to the point when I walked near the tank the fish would camoflauge and go hide behind the rocks.

[motorslave]

Ohhhh Garrrrrrrry....
Whars them thar picatures?

[gwaco]

Originally Posted by motorslave

Ohhhh Garrrrrrrry....
Whars them thar picatures?

they're a comin !
first let me give a rundown on the fish ..
1- vlamingii
2- blue tangs - Acanthurus coeruleus
1- queen angel - Holancanthus ciliaris
1- flameback angel - Centropyge aurantonotus
3- blue chromis - Chromis cyanea ( these now spawn about every 2 weeks
1- indigo hamlet - Hypoplectrus indigo
1- yellowhead wrasse - Halichoeres garnoti
1- creole wrasse - Clepticus parrae
1- blackbar soldierfish -Myripristis jacobus
1- reef squirrel fish - Sargocentron coruscum
1- chain link eel - Echindna catenata
2- reef butterfly fish - Chaetodon sedentarius
1- spotfin butterfly fish - Chaetodon ocellatus
1- sargassum triggerfish - Xanthichthys ringens
1- flame cardinal -Apogon maculatus
1- royal gramma - Gramma loreto ( 3" fish , biggest i've seen )
1- saddle blenny - Malacoctenus triangulatus
1- harlequin bass - Serranus tigrinus
1- porkfish - Anisotremus virginicus
1- sharpnose puffer -Canthigaster rostrata
1- redband parrot -Sparisoma aurofrenatum
2-neon gobies - Elacatinus oceanops
1- spotted hawkfish - Amblycirrhitus pinos
1- molly miller - Scartella cristata
1- green razorfish - Xyrichtys splendens
1- spiney puffer - Diodon holocanthus ( may not make it )
and that is it for the fish ........
as far as the tank and changes , the wavebox has been removed and a very large sulphur denitrator has been added but other than that it remains exactly as it was first set-up . if it ain't broke .........
now i'll go get some pics down loaded , be right back .

[gwaco]

here we go !

green razorfish



spotfin b.f.

[gwaco]

pair of reef b.f .s

saddle blenny

harlequin bass

spotted hawk

[gwaco]

pair of neon gobies

earning their pay !

happy customer !

chainlink eel

[gwaco]

ppppp ppppp pp porkfish


indigo hamlet .

yellow headed wrasse

[gwaco]

just a few more .
the creole wrasse still doing great ! i love this fish .....




thats all i got for now , hope it was worth the wait !

[motorslave]

Shuuuuweeeet!