SPS Galore :)

**kevinpo** · 01-22-2003, 11:52 PM

Here are a few shots I took today. There is a Lawnmower Blenny hidden in the first picture. Can you find him?

I hope you like them.

Regards,
Kevin

**kevinpo** · 01-23-2003, 12:00 AM

Another one....

**kevinpo** · 01-23-2003, 12:01 AM

Another........

6-line · 01-23-2003, 10:58 AM

Nice, Kevin.

Love the Stylo sticking out like a sore thumb.

Looks like pics of a reef flat.

6

stang69 · 01-23-2003, 12:56 PM

Your Pics always blow me away

Jeff

DL · 01-23-2003, 01:45 PM

Oh my God. Roadtrip

***zhenya*** · 01-23-2003, 03:23 PM

Kevin,
He does blend well

but I could see him on the bottom of the first pic,right corner from my view.
Sweet shots as always.

MtnDewMan · 01-23-2003, 09:53 PM

Your tank is looking beautiful Kevin ... those SPS pieces are groiwing up a storm ... Keep them coming ... To Mukilteo that is

**kevinpo** · 01-24-2003, 12:04 AM

Thanks everyone

for the nice comments.

I tried for 2 hours to get some top-down pictures like Chuck does. Not one good one

Regards,
Kevin

almostdiva · 01-24-2003, 02:44 PM

OK --

Gene's eyes are better than mine (I think... )

I need a hint. Is he right behind the purple branch in the lower right corner? The branch almost looks like it's sticking into his mouth?? Is THAT him????? (I think MAYBE I see his big round fishy eye??!!)

Gorgeous pics as always.

I need to move somewhere where I can set up a bigger tank!

***zhenya*** · 01-24-2003, 02:56 PM

Rebeca,

My eyes are shot but glasses help alot

You're right,that's the master of disguises in that corner.I love this little characters alot,use to have one long time ago and wish I had room for another fish.

almostdiva · 01-24-2003, 03:32 PM

He sure blends in, doesn't he???

And as for glasses helping -- I am blind as a bat, you just can't tell cause I always wear contact lenses.. (really BIG ones.)

I THOUGHT that was him. His stripes look blue in the pic, exactly the color of that big coral he's hanging out with(aren't they "really" pink?). Makes you wonder how they ever catch 'em in the ocean to get them to the stores, huh!??

They are really cool fish... wonder if they'd fight with pearly jaws???

**kevinpo** · 01-24-2003, 03:45 PM

Rebecca,
You are correct! The pink Stylophora is right next to his nose. Here's another picture showing how well camouflaged these fish are

Regards,
Kevin

***zhenya*** · 01-24-2003, 04:05 PM

LMAO.Kevin,I like to see a look on his face when the clam desides to close real fast,it would probably blow him accross the tank

almostdiva · 01-24-2003, 04:20 PM

OK THAT's even more cool than the first shot!

What a neat fish. OK guys -- yes or no w Jawfish? How about a LN hawk? (I'm adding fishies soon and there are WAY too many choices)

Is he as easy to keep as he is cute/capable of disguising his fishy self?

**kevinpo** · 01-24-2003, 05:57 PM

They should be fine with Jawfish. Personally I stay away from hawkfish for 2 reasons. They can be aggressive towards certain fish and they are very hard on your pod population. The long nose hawk is one of the least aggressive of the hawkfish family.

HTH,
Kevin

almostdiva · 01-24-2003, 06:19 PM

Thanks Kevin.

The jaw and the hawk are the current inhabitants of my 55. I am playing around with like 5 stock lists and 3 different tank scenarios at the moment. I am thinking about setting up a 2nd tank. The LN may move into that. I am MOST covetous of your mandarin. I would buy 'pod cultures from Inland if I got one, but sounds like I have to move the hawk if I get the mandarin.

TOO MANY CHOICES... TOO many fish. And I want one of (almost) everything!

**kevinpo** · 01-24-2003, 07:02 PM

Here's a great little reef fish from the Caribbean (Western Atlantic really). I saw one in Chuck's tank so I just had to get a couple. They have recently paired up. A very peaceful, inexpensive, and colorful fish with a great personality.

Regards,
Kevin
Chalk Bass (Serranus tortugarum)

**kevinpo** · 01-25-2003, 10:51 PM

I took a couple more today

This one is of my purple M. digitata. I got it from Bob Mankin 5/19/99.

Regards,
Kevin

**kevinpo** · 01-25-2003, 10:56 PM

This one shows my A. prostrata (Chuck this is the one I gave you a pretty good size piece of and you were going to make room on top for it) in the center. It looks almost the same as A. millepora but grows more in a staghorn form. The picture is not too good because the coral is about 3' away.

Regards,
Kevin

01-22-2003, 11:52 PM	#1
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,460	SPS Galore :) Here are a few shots I took today. There is a Lawnmower Blenny hidden in the first picture. Can you find him? I hope you like them. Regards, Kevin __________________ SPSguy On - On

01-23-2003, 12:00 AM	#2
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,460	Another one.... Attached Thumbnails __________________ SPSguy On - On

01-23-2003, 12:01 AM	#3
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,460	Another........ Attached Thumbnails __________________ SPSguy On - On

01-23-2003, 10:58 AM	#4
6-line Protector of Tridacnidae Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Greater Cincinnati Area, USA Posts: 26	Nice, Kevin. Love the Stylo sticking out like a sore thumb. Looks like pics of a reef flat. 6 __________________ If you're not obsessed, you're not doing it right.... Enter 6-line's Coral Realm Come join/check out our group.... Cincinnati Reefkeeper's Society.....

01-23-2003, 12:56 PM	#5
stang69 Mayor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Bremerton, WA; 98310 Posts: 952	Your Pics always blow me away Jeff __________________ Hmmmmm what to put here???

01-23-2003, 01:45 PM	#6
DL Just Moved In Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Mill Creek, Wa. Posts: 11	Oh my God. Roadtrip

01-23-2003, 03:23 PM	#7
*zhenya* Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 7,872	Kevin, He does blend well but I could see him on the bottom of the first pic,right corner from my view. Sweet shots as always. __________________ Kind regards, Gene.

01-23-2003, 09:53 PM	#8
MtnDewMan Mayor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Mukilteo, WA Posts: 748	Your tank is looking beautiful Kevin ... those SPS pieces are groiwing up a storm ... Keep them coming ... To Mukilteo that is __________________ MDM My Reef Tank Reef Frontiers

01-24-2003, 12:04 AM	#9
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,460	Thanks everyone for the nice comments. I tried for 2 hours to get some top-down pictures like Chuck does. Not one good one Regards, Kevin __________________ SPSguy On - On

01-24-2003, 02:44 PM	#10
almostdiva Mayor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 972	OK -- Gene's eyes are better than mine (I think... ) I need a hint. Is he right behind the purple branch in the lower right corner? The branch almost looks like it's sticking into his mouth?? Is THAT him????? (I think MAYBE I see his big round fishy eye??!!) Gorgeous pics as always. I need to move somewhere where I can set up a bigger tank!

01-24-2003, 02:56 PM	#11
*zhenya* Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 7,872	Rebeca, My eyes are shot but glasses help alot You're right,that's the master of disguises in that corner.I love this little characters alot,use to have one long time ago and wish I had room for another fish. __________________ Kind regards, Gene.

01-24-2003, 03:32 PM	#12
almostdiva Mayor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 972	He sure blends in, doesn't he??? And as for glasses helping -- I am blind as a bat, you just can't tell cause I always wear contact lenses.. (really BIG ones.) I THOUGHT that was him. His stripes look blue in the pic, exactly the color of that big coral he's hanging out with(aren't they "really" pink?). Makes you wonder how they ever catch 'em in the ocean to get them to the stores, huh!?? They are really cool fish... wonder if they'd fight with pearly jaws???

01-24-2003, 03:45 PM	#13
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,460	Rebecca, You are correct! The pink Stylophora is right next to his nose. Here's another picture showing how well camouflaged these fish are Regards, Kevin Attached Thumbnails __________________ SPSguy On - On

01-24-2003, 04:05 PM	#14
*zhenya* Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 7,872	LMAO.Kevin,I like to see a look on his face when the clam desides to close real fast,it would probably blow him accross the tank __________________ Kind regards, Gene.

01-24-2003, 04:20 PM	#15
almostdiva Mayor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 972	OK THAT's even more cool than the first shot! What a neat fish. OK guys -- yes or no w Jawfish? How about a LN hawk? (I'm adding fishies soon and there are WAY too many choices) Is he as easy to keep as he is cute/capable of disguising his fishy self?

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01-24-2003, 05:57 PM	#16
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,460	They should be fine with Jawfish. Personally I stay away from hawkfish for 2 reasons. They can be aggressive towards certain fish and they are very hard on your pod population. The long nose hawk is one of the least aggressive of the hawkfish family. HTH, Kevin __________________ SPSguy On - On

01-24-2003, 06:19 PM	#17
almostdiva Mayor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 972	Thanks Kevin. The jaw and the hawk are the current inhabitants of my 55. I am playing around with like 5 stock lists and 3 different tank scenarios at the moment. I am thinking about setting up a 2nd tank. The LN may move into that. I am MOST covetous of your mandarin. I would buy 'pod cultures from Inland if I got one, but sounds like I have to move the hawk if I get the mandarin. TOO MANY CHOICES... TOO many fish. And I want one of (almost) everything!

01-24-2003, 07:02 PM	#18
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,460	Here's a great little reef fish from the Caribbean (Western Atlantic really). I saw one in Chuck's tank so I just had to get a couple. They have recently paired up. A very peaceful, inexpensive, and colorful fish with a great personality. Regards, Kevin Chalk Bass (Serranus tortugarum) Attached Thumbnails __________________ SPSguy On - On

01-25-2003, 10:51 PM	#19
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,460	I took a couple more today This one is of my purple M. digitata. I got it from Bob Mankin 5/19/99. Regards, Kevin Attached Thumbnails __________________ SPSguy On - On

01-25-2003, 10:56 PM	#20
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,460	This one shows my A. prostrata (Chuck this is the one I gave you a pretty good size piece of and you were going to make room on top for it) in the center. It looks almost the same as A. millepora but grows more in a staghorn form. The picture is not too good because the coral is about 3' away. Regards, Kevin Attached Thumbnails __________________ SPSguy On - On

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