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Old 05-03-2003, 08:44 PM   #1
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My new baby....


Ok Guys,

I've been drooling over this fish for the past week. He was brought in by someone who was converting his FOWLR to a reef. My buddy said the guy really didn't want to have to give the fish up, but his loss is my gain...





Right now I have him in my 55, but I'm going to start cycling my 125 for him on Wednesday...
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Old 05-03-2003, 08:55 PM   #2
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Old 05-03-2003, 08:56 PM   #3
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Man I love lions..Nice fish Buzz


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Old 05-03-2003, 09:07 PM   #4
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Buzz!!!!!!!!! You got a damzelvac
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Old 05-03-2003, 09:08 PM   #5
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Thanks guys.... This guy is gorgeous... I need to get him eating... while at the LFS, he went back to only eating life food... need to get him onto salmon and tuna...
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Old 05-03-2003, 09:11 PM   #6
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Yeah, there's a pesky blue fin damsel in there now... I couldn't catch him so I figured I'd let nature take it's course...

He's about half his full grown size... I really can't imagine how large this fish is gonna be when he's full grown out...

My wife almost lost her mind when she found out I paid $100 for a fish... :-/

But as someone's signature says... It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to ask permission....
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Old 05-03-2003, 09:17 PM   #7
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Very nice fish! Have always had dreams of owning one and maybe some day if I have a FOWLR I will make a dream come true!
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Old 05-03-2003, 10:26 PM   #8
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WOOHOO!!!!!!!!

I got him to eat.... and non-live food at that....

I tend to feed my fish good food, so whenever I get some fish for dinner, I always buy and extra pound or two for the fish...

I figured I'd give it another go with some salmon strips on a skewer...

I couldn't believe how fast this fish is.... He gobbled up two big strips... This definately was a big relief....
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Old 05-03-2003, 10:34 PM   #9
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Hey that is great news! Sure makes you feel better and the fish will too!!
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Old 05-03-2003, 10:39 PM   #10
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Yeah... it sure does.... I feel like an overprotective parent here...

Then again, ya spend $100 on a fish, ya want to make sure the thing lives long enough to enjoy it...

I think my wife would like to see both me AND the fish out of the house for this stunt.... hahahaha
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Old 05-03-2003, 10:42 PM   #11
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I agree about over protective parent! Anxiety level can be quite high when dealing with money spend on a critter and going through the acclimation process and then hoping it will take to food and then try to get a good night sleep and thinking what will I wake up too! Sound familiar! It does to me!!
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Old 05-03-2003, 10:56 PM   #12
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Yep, that's right on the money MRR...

I have my 125 and 55 in the living room and have a big ole Papa-San chair that I put in front off the tanks to sit and stare at them... I think I'll pull an all night vigil.... (This is what I usually do when I get something new and exciting in the tank...) Not like I could realy do anything if something major should happen...

ShirleyM has been great in giving me the much needed "experience advice" I was looking for... I've done a bunch of research on them on my own, but I like to reach out to someone who has experience keeping something before I make the purchase... It's sort of like a last minute gut check...

When Shirley showed me pics of hers, and told me about it's personality and how much I would love this fish... I was sold...
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