Fish and PC fixture for the Swap

Amand · 02-10-2006, 08:28 PM

Now that I know that I can make the swap for sure I figured that I would see if there was any interest in any of these. I got all of this as part of a package and just don't have the need/want for them.

~3" Tomato Clown - Free
Yellow tail damsel - Free

I also have a 4ft Coralife PC fixture. It has 2 10k 65w bulbs and 2 actinic 65 watt bulbs. This is being sold as is. When I picked it up all the bulbs fired but when I plugged it in today only 1 of the PC lit up and the actinics just flickered then went off. I am not sure if this is a problem with the ballasts or if it just needs new bulbs. I was told the bulbs were about 1 year old but make no guarantees on that. It has the dual plugs and switches so the actinics can be run separate from the daylight bulbs as well. It looks alot like this http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merch...Code=Aqualight $50 obo

Sizzlersonthebrain · 02-10-2006, 08:53 PM

I will take the Clown
he will have a nice home in the 90

mtfatwork · 02-10-2006, 10:09 PM

No fair Kyle... I wanted the clown

redwinger · 02-10-2006, 10:33 PM

Did someone say yellow tail damsel?
You talking to me?

mtfatwork · 02-10-2006, 10:35 PM

Nope I was talking to sizzler

Beng · 02-10-2006, 11:34 PM

Hey if no one takes the Yellow tail damsel, can I have it. Need a small fish for my son's new 10 gallon. I will be at swap meet.

Many Thanks,

Beng

Amand · 02-11-2006, 09:03 AM

Both fish are spoken for now. The fixture is still available

redwinger · 02-13-2006, 04:06 PM

Casey, Vito thanks you for the filet min damsel. I will have to post the picture later.

capman · 02-13-2006, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by redwinger

Casey, Vito thanks you for the filet min damsel. I will have to post the picture later.

Am I correct in understanding that the damsel was fed to the mantis shrimp? Why feed any reef fish to anything, given the cost in terms of potential damage to wild reefs of capturing reef fish (even inexpensive damsels)? This is a waste of a nice fish, and a waste of reef resources.

Sizzlersonthebrain · 02-13-2006, 06:34 PM

clown is looking good I put him in with the corals in the holing tank as the 90 is not ready yet. he eats like a pig lol
Thank you very much.

Amand · 02-13-2006, 07:09 PM

Yea both of them were pigs. I swear the clown would grab the food before I even got my fingers in the water with the flake.

redwinger · 02-13-2006, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by capman

Am I correct in understanding that the damsel was fed to the mantis shrimp? Why feed any reef fish to anything, given the cost in terms of potential damage to wild reefs of capturing reef fish (even inexpensive damsels)? This is a waste of a nice fish, and a waste of reef resources.

I wasn't feeding it to the Mantis, I have had a Damsel living in there in perfect harmony with him for quite some time. So don't even get me started. I am very keen in the health of my animals that I keep. I will be up front that if he killed both of the damsels I could really care less, it is there nature to hunt just like any other predatory animal does? Is it not? He eats snails and kills them all the time. Do I just not provide a natural diet for him. C'mon that comment IMO is completelly ridiculious. I will just take it as a misunderstanding on your part

. And what I think happened is the other damsel which is pretty aggresive probally killed him and the mantis was finishing up the scraps. The only thing that I have ever seen him kill is emerald crabs, hermits and snails. Odontodactylus scyllarus are known as smasher's and prefer snails and crustaceans over fish. If I took the damsel and put it in a pair of feeding tong's and let it sit there in the tongs for it to get attacked I would give that to you. These predators are IMO completelly misunderstood in there habits and diets and all to often get blamed for things happening in a reef enviornment that I have yet to observe. He has never once gone after a fish not once and I have never documented him killing a fish over a snail or crustacean. The main reason I have Damsels in there is to document that a Odontodactylus scyllarus will actually go after a fish instead of there natural diet which as I stated above he has not. What I am doing is trying to bust some of the myths that are associated with the mantis shrimp.

Sizzlersonthebrain · 02-13-2006, 07:24 PM

wow I didnt realise you had a mantis in that tank.... see what ya miss when your drooling over corals...

redwinger · 02-13-2006, 07:33 PM

Kyle there are actually two that are in the frag tank.

Sizzlersonthebrain · 02-13-2006, 07:38 PM

do they ever fight?
dang how in the heck did I miss that?