Got him!!!! :d

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  1. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    well after 1000s of attempts to take some decent shots of my mandarin Goby.. I finally got him!! :D

    everytime i would see him i would ready up my camara and walk carefully (or really fast) but before i could snap the shot he would swim Away!! what a shy bugger..

    but yesterday, as if he was posing, he let me take this 3 pics before he decided it was enough and swam away :p
    did somebody said PODS???
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    WHERE
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    WHERE???
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    WHEREEE????
     
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  2. NU-2reef

    NU-2reef Montipora Digitata

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    OMG what a gorgeous fish. i might go pick one up now. i've been waiting a few years for my tank to mature. i think its time.

    Sweet shots buddy!
     
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  3. rc_mcwaters3

    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    BEAUTIFUL......... I do have 2 questions what is the sex, and what is that purple alge in the pic?
     
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  4. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Beautiful fish and nice clear images. Congrats on getting some good images of him, I know how hard it is.

    :)
     
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  5. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    thanks :D ive had him for close to a year now. he is an awesome fish! very shy though. 8)
     
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    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    i have no idea to both questions lol.
    anyone knows how to determine sex on mandarin gobies?

    the algae looks like some sort of mold.. idk exactly what it is.:-/
     
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  7. pgoodsell

    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    The lighter red stuff and the stuff on the glass is cyno. Im going threw a little bout of it too.
    But back on track. Great looking fish.
     
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  8. rc_mcwaters3

    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    I belive it has to do with the top fin on the sexing part.The males are somewhat larger than the females, have longer fins, and the first ray of the dorsal fin is about twice as long as the female's.
     
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  9. NU-2reef

    NU-2reef Montipora Digitata

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    males will have a larger dorsal fin and slightly larger in size compared to female. dorsal fin on a female is shorter

    awww man too slow on the trigger. rc got it first
     
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  10. SkyFire

    SkyFire Clown Trigger

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    If the mandarin is a male it'll have a spike comming from the front dorsal fin if not it's female.
    This is my female
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    This is a male - note the elongated first dorsal spine.
    I have yet to get a clear pic of my male on display as his dorsal fins are usually down.
    Just looked and someone posted while i was getting pics attached...ooh well I have pics and you don't :p ....LOL



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