My 20... sort of a nano...tank.

[Joey French]

Alright, got around to taking some pics and thought I would post them here. Comments welcome, it seems that I have a billion frags under 2-3", but I like to see them grow up! Joey

 

[Joey French]

oops, let's try that again...

 

[cal3v]

Very nice. Once the colonies start filling out it'll look especially nice. What lighting do you have on the tank?

 

[Anonymous]

Very cool tank, Joey!

Is that maroon clown paired?

 

[Joey French]

Matt_Wandell: Thanks! Yes, they are a fairly recent pair though, the small male has just started his front gold bar, they have been forming a pair for about two months now, no aggression, but the female still does not allow the male to host in the bta...What a pain. He has to sleep in the xenia.

cal3v: Thanks a bunch, I am a big fan of your tank as well. The lighting is one Ushio 175 watt 10 k on a pfo ballast, and two 55 watt actinic pc's.

Joey

 

[Joey French]

Here's the pair...By the way, you can see the male in the first pic, he's at a strange angle just above the xenia in the middle..

 

[Anonymous]

Aw, he's still a baby! Must be less than a year old, his white stripes haven't turned completely gold yet...

 

[Joey French]

Yep, used the mating technique from Wilkerson's book for premnas biaculeatus, worked like a charm, except the female still keeps him out of the anemone. They do some sweet shimmies for each other though, hopefully I can raise their offspring, if they begin to reproduce, as this has been my intention since I saw my first maroon. In addition, I plan to find more info on, and try to find a mate for the neon goby, to try to breed them as well. Does anyone know of a good link to sexing the gobiosoma oceanops? Thanks for the compliments!
Joey

 

[Anonymous]

As far as I know you can't sex them, but I heard they may be sex changing (?) like clowns. Someone who would know for sure are the good folks at ORA, who breed them for aquariums. Check out the site at www.orafarm.com
HTH, Matt