Bpb Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Heavy is the crown, Ty. Juvie phase of those is my favorite angelfish for sure. Look forward to seeing it grow out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 I've watched enough Game of Thrones to know what happens next! I'm like the King Joffrey of reefkeeping... everybody's just waiting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 The cool thing is the previous owner has had him for 2-3 years now. You can see he's already starting to change as you can see some light yellow on him and some of his swirls are going away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardlaw Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 So I guess you feel good that he was in an established system so you went with no qt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 That fish was a steal, I wondered who was gonna grab it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 He's a dirty thief! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Yes Wardlaw, 2-3 years in an established tank was enough for me. If anything was to kill him, it would have done it already by now. I just did an external check and he had no torn fins and looked very fat and happy. The emperor was an absolute deal indeed! Too crazy to pass up on... it wasn't even in my plans but Gig'em was whispering in my ear about how great an emperor would look in the tank and I jumped on it. I was really just trying to copy ol' aggie and get one too. He's mine Juiceman! You have like 1,000 fish... give ole JeeperTy one after his whole marine velvet fiasco! The whole time Bobby was trying to catch him... some mysterious texts kept popping up saying... just say no Ty. [emoji12] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 HaHaHa! I know if have like 15 Tangs, but I want a Regal and an Emperor too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 HaHaHa! I know if have like 15 Tangs, but I want a Regal and an Emperor too!I still want to add a regal angelfish. You're the fish king... you think it would work out to have both? I've heard the emperors are very territorial... I'm afraid the regal will get harassed bigtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 HaHaHa! I know if have like 15 Tangs, but I want a Regal and an Emperor too!I still want to add a regal angelfish. You're the fish king... you think it would work out to have both? I've heard the emperors are very territorial... I'm afraid the regal will get harassed bigtime. I think the key is adding them at the same time. And I built that acclimation holder too so they can take out some aggression before them get released. It's worked pretty well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 I have my giant fish trap that I can acclimate them in and James made me an awesome acclimation box before he moved that I have yet to glue together. I think I'll go with the bombarding method. Add like 5 fish at the same time and there will be too many for him to key in on one. [emoji16] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Whispering?! I wasn't whispering!! I was yelling at you through text message. "TY! TY!!! GET THAT ANGEL TY! HURRY! IT'LL SAVE MORE MONEY THAN COST IN TERMS OF BUYING ANGELFISH! GOGOGOGOGOGO!!" Yes Wardlaw, 2-3 years in an established tank was enough for me. If anything was to kill him, it would have done it already by now. I just did an external check and he had no torn fins and looked very fat and happy.The emperor was an absolute deal indeed! Too crazy to pass up on... it wasn't even in my plans but Gig'em was whispering in my ear about how great an emperor would look in the tank and I jumped on it. I was really just trying to copy ol' aggie and get one too.He's mine Juiceman! You have like 1,000 fish... give ole JeeperTy one after his whole marine velvet fiasco! The whole time Bobby was trying to catch him... some mysterious texts kept popping up saying... just say no Ty. [emoji12] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Whispering?! I wasn't whispering!! I was yelling at you through text message. "TY! TY!!! GET THAT ANGEL TY! HURRY! IT'LL SAVE MORE MONEY THAN COST IN TERMS OF BUYING ANGELFISH! GOGOGOGOGOGO!!" Yes Wardlaw, 2-3 years in an established tank was enough for me. If anything was to kill him, it would have done it already by now. I just did an external check and he had no torn fins and looked very fat and happy. The emperor was an absolute deal indeed! Too crazy to pass up on... it wasn't even in my plans but Gig'em was whispering in my ear about how great an emperor would look in the tank and I jumped on it. I was really just trying to copy ol' aggie and get one too. He's mine Juiceman! You have like 1,000 fish... give ole JeeperTy one after his whole marine velvet fiasco! The whole time Bobby was trying to catch him... some mysterious texts kept popping up saying... just say no Ty. [emoji12] I'll make sure to find a way to spend your money.... errr... I mean save you money the next time I see something you must have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I appreciate your extreme generosity Ty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 So, funny story. Yesterday, my new emperor angelfish decides to scare the heck out of me and taste literally everything in my tank. I MEAN EVERYTHING! He nibbled at SPS polyps, LPS polyps, sponges, algae, live rock, sand, effluent plumbing, asterina starfish, zoa polyps, cyano, you name it... it took a test bite. Funny thing is, no damage whatsoever, other than a couple of really scared SPS polyps. Even better, after testing everything, he stopped nibbling. It seemed like a more aggressive version of what my old rabbitfish did... just testing everything with his mouth first... a fish version of feeling around. I wasn't so worried about the SPS polyps honestly... because if he spent all day nibbling at them, there's enough in the tank for him to spread around the damage and not really cause much damage at all. I was more worried about having to give up the few LPS that are allowed to stay in my system or the zoa polyps that started my whole coral crazy in the first place. Let's hope he's done "testing". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FarmerTy Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Good picture of the emperors' pattern and color change. You can see a little yellow on the top of the body and the swirls of the juvenile are slowing straightening up. The face has remained mostly in juvenile form so it'll be exciting to see the transformation of it. I'll try to document it as best as I can. Btw, this guy eats like a pig and devoured everything I threw in the tank. He ate pellets, mysis, bloodworms, flakes, and nori. Kudos to the good care he received prior to my tank. Oh, and I forgot to mention, he grunted at me for walking up to the tank last night. Guess it's a gentle reminder that it's his tank now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 He grunted? How exactly does a fish grunt under water? Maybe he'll turn to eating all your cyano, Lord knows there's enough in there for him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Yeah, some larger angels grunt... kind of sounds like a baby pig or something, just not as extended. My cardinal used to click all the time during feedings. Sounded like two sticks being clanged together. Keep talking Gig'em... I know where you live. I can drop off a heaping pile of cyano in your sump when you're not looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 That's alright, it would starve and die out when it wouldn't be able to compete with all the hair algae in my tank. That's interesting about the grunting. It makes sense that fish would make audible noises to declare their territory instead of engaging in physical contact that could cause physical damage. You should start recording fish sounds and make your own music made entirely from sounds from your tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 When you're right, you're right! Lol. Anybody have an underwater microphone? I'll start sending out mix tapes for everyone. Better yet, I'll use them as background music for my videos... they might be an upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I vote you get a go pro and start doing underwater close up videos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 I vote you get a go pro and start doing underwater close up videosGig'em has one... I'm on it. I'm going to design a fish helmet and strap it to my emperor. We'll get the fishes-eye-view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I'll rent out my GoPro to you for a frag an hour. Someone has to rebuild his SPS population from a tank that does nothing but reproduce! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Dang! I can't make a masterpiece in an hour! Genius takes time to happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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