nate.hobart.1

I have a reef keeper if you are still looking, lemme know.

Just a tip for anyone looking for an incredible and beautiful dwarf angel- I was in Pets on Broadway today and noticed they still had a Golden Angelfish that they've had on sale for a very long time. I asked their saltwater guy about it and he said they'd had it for 3 years and he'd sell it for 60 bucks- which is a pretty great price for such a beautiful, rare and healthy little angelfish.

We'll have to see how it plays out. Hopefully it ends up being a good thing- making for more responsibly collected fish and a promotion of aquaculture. I doubt it will end up in a full on yield of the Hawaii fish collection- too many people make too much money for it to stop all together.

Blech my camera is aweful

I really want this... argh

LRS is excellent. It's not super cheap- but honestly- fat, happily eating fish are healthy fish. My fish love LRS. Other than that- and on the cheap spectrum Hikari Angelfish food blend is okay. It's definitely inexpensive and my fish gulp it down.

Holy crap guys... He... like my magnificent foxface- has 'pajama' coloring. That is- when the lights go out he totally changes color and puts on his pajamas! The pictures if terrible because the lights are out and I was scaring him with a flashlight- but it's super super cool. [emoji1]

Haha... you know it. The tangs been realizing there is a new guy in town and he's a bit grumpy about it- but not grumpy enough to chase the butterfly more than a few inches to a foot away from him. Every time I add a fish I get nervous about the social dynamic shift in my tank. I'm always thrilled when something just fits right in.

Dunno where you are at but PDX does have pretty high silicates in the tap water...

Seems like I'm in the same boat now. The fish I've got from Jeff have been very nice and healthy. He's doing so well - not hiding, already eating with all my other fish- no one is showing him any aggression. I'm thrilled.

Just wanted to show off my new declivis butterfly I picked up at Cuttlefish today. This is one of those apex fish for me- a fish I never wanted to consider owning because of price and rarity but always actually dreamed of having.

I've had goby and blenny in the same tank. It's really a non issue- especially if you have a snapping shrimp paired with the goby. If they ever feel threatened they just retreat to their den together. Honestly- a red snapping shrimp and yasha goby is just wonderful for a nano. Check out this video.

Oh... and jawfish are amazing if you have a deep enough sand and rubble bed...

I'd get a snapping shrimp and goby buddy. IMO it's the best combo for a little tank- tho they tend to rearrange things. Possum wrasse is one of my favorites cause they are very very chill. Pygmy hawk fish have tons of personality.

Also BRS gets my nod for awesome customer service. They've been pretty accommodating considering they certainly didn't have to be.