Seahorse & Pipefish Haven Part II

[cb747]

Purty! Where did you get that? Locally?

 

[Domboski]

Yes. I scooped it up while netting shrimp. Gives the tank some color.

 

[Eznet2u]

Man, you guys suck...with your warm ocean currents, and your wading through the water just picking stuff up...:lol:
I wish I could just go and pick up stuff for my tank without having to pay the cashier on the way out...Must be freakin' nice.

Tank looks great Dom. Can I get another FTS?

What happens when those get a tad larger and start feeding on each other?

 

[Domboski]

LMAO. I'll post a FTS over the weekend. Thanks for the Kudos.

Which fish eating each other are you referring to? Pilots, Burrfish and Northern Puffers have other tanks they will be moved into. The Searobins I have to figure something out. They may end up being quarantined and added to my Japanese Hornshark tank (water is cooler) or hopefully by next summer I'll have a new house and my shark pond will be built and my 400 gallon will be up and running again :biggrin:

 

[Eznet2u]

Now, your just pushing that suck factor off the scale...

I thought Sculpin were voracious feeders.

 

[Domboski]

Now, your just pushing that suck factor off the scale...

I thought Sculpin were voracious feeders.

They are but they are also really small right now. The searobins would rather eat shrimp and other easy meals than puffers or pilot fish.

 

[Domboski]

 

[Eznet2u]

Can you catch these things all year long? I know it gets cold, but are the Pipe fish available to collect all year long?
What are the regulations for shipping them out of state?
Can you collect pods all year? Algae? Plants?

These are things that we can't get out here. I am sure a lot of people I know would be interested. I just don't know the laws regulating something like that.

Hey Dom, Wanna make some Christmas money?

 

[Domboski]

Can you catch these things all year long?

Some of them

I know it gets cold, but are the Pipe fish available to collect all year long?

They are around but I think they venture into deeper water. They are not easily found.

What are the regulations for shipping them out of state?

I don't know but there are different regulations on collection for commercial use. I'm not familiar with them.

Can you collect pods all year? Algae? Plants?

Most of the available plants and algae are around all year but there is some that are seasonal based on water temp. I'm not sure about pods but I would imagine so.

Hey Dom, Wanna make some Christmas money?

LOL. I'd love to make some Christmas money but I'm not in the business of selling fish. If you wanted some grass shrimp, pods or macro algae I'd be happy to help you out. I try and avoid shipping fish though and would rather not. Too risky. I'd be sad if any died :grumpy:

 

[Eznet2u]

Whohooo...Sounds like I need to work something out...

 

[Domboski]

 

[Domboski]

Collected these guys yesterday. I need them to get a little bigger before I can move them into a larger tank:

 

[nanchil]

This tank is comming up very nice. Good collections. Great pictures.

 

[crox99]

Nice lookdowns:splitspin

 

[cb747]

MMMMMM lookdowns! Very nice score!

 

[Domboski]

Thanks. The tank is being taken over by hydroids. I may have to remove a lot of the macros and start again. I made the mistake of adding hydroids and they blossomed!

 

[Triple R]

how big is that hermit?

 

[Domboski]

It's about 2-3" tall. It's a biggie.

 

[mluz]

Just read you whole thread what an awesome tank and specimens.

Does your chiller have to run a lot to make sure its at 70?

 

[Domboski]

Thanks. Not really but my AC does . I have my AC set to 68 so it picks up most of the load.