Impulse buy lots of pics

So this hobby is going to be the death of my bank account. lol As alot of you know I manage a Petco hear in Cali, and I do all the ordering for my aquatics department. So I wanted a bigger variety of clowns at my store so I ordered 3 Black Percula Clowns, 3 Misbar Clowns, and 3 saddleback clowns. Along with a long list of other fish. After I aclimated the clowns to our tanks I was able to take a closer look. The black percula's are more a dark orange than black, but they have black fins and are misbars. Well after watching them for awhile I decided I wanted a pair of the black percula. All three of them looked to be very friendly and I figured I had a good chance of getting a good pair of mates. So I picked two out and they are doing great in my tank. I paid $60 for both of them and they havent moved more than 3"s from each other. They are defenetly going to be mates. Well hear they are.





So I got off work at 5pm and I am just like crap, it's rush hour and the freeway is probably a parking lot. So I decided to take side streets home.Well there just so happens to be a LFS on my home. So I figure i will stop in and see what they have. I notice this nice long tentical coral. Figure that it may be nice to have my clowns host something. So I bought it for them. Cost me $35. Well hear it is.



So I leave that LFS and start heading home again. When I remember that there is another LFS on the way home. I stop in thinking I might get a small bubble coral for them as well. I didn't really see any bubbles that I liked, but a nice frogspawn caught my eye. lol So I bought it for $60 then while they baged it up a red carnation caught my eye. I had never seen one before and didn't really know anything about it. The guy at the shop said they don't need alot of light, and they like alot of flow. He said it was $35 so I said I would take it. I Finaly get home and start get everything in the tank. looks good, but the carnation isn't looking so hot. So I look them up online and find out that they are very difficult to keep and don't really last. So I moved it to my refuge and decided I would take it back after I got off work today. Hear is the frogspawn, sorry I never took a pic of the carnation.


Well today I got the rest of my fish order in at work. In the order was an amazing Tiger Goby. It is big and best of all I got it for $15 hahaha I went home put the tiger in my tank, then baged up th carnation and took it back to my LFS. I got store credit, so I decided to get some more coral. Hear it is. The coral cost me $60 total





So what do you think? I just put the new coral rock in so all the polips havent oppened back up yet, but i will post more pics tomarro when they open up.

 

awesome post Infantry , great pictures also frogspawn looks a real nice one

seems to be a Majuno? nem in with your Zoathids - you might want to terminate that if my ID is correct

if I am wrong - Ill be happy

Steve

 

I love the tiger gobie!!!
Great finds !!!
Great price! wish I lived closer !!!

It is my understanding the carnation can be difficult...
I think they are beautiful though!!!

 

Where do you see that? I just noticed a few small white brittle star fish crawling around in there.

 

If you mean me with my Majuno comment

bottom image, low and centre - there seems to a nem in the Zoanthids

Steve

 

Hear are some more pics. I just looked up what they look like and I am pretty sure you are right and there are 4 of them. It's a shame they really are pretty. How do I get rid of them? with vinigar or do I need to cut them out?

 

shame - I hoped I was wrong - they are pretty, but the propogate quickly and can sting things around them - you might find the Zoas within touching distance will curl up a little in responce to the sting

treatments - Joes juice I can say it does work as I have used that one
aptasia X is also supposed to work (never tried so cant say for certain)
lemon juice, Vinegar, boiling water - have also all been tried and reported as succesful by others

Steve

 

Well I just tried the boiling water trick. Hope it works. I found like 5 of them, and they didnt seem to like being stabbed with a syringe and then sprayed with boiling water. haha if that doesnt work, I will pick up some Joe's tomarro

 

Fix bayonets , they dont like it up em them fuzzy wuzzys?
Dads Army, 70s, UK TV series - Clive Dunn? ring any bells, no? OK never mind its funny to me and maybe half a dozen Brits on this site

Im sure it will work, and its good you deal with them before they take over

Steve

 

Looks great! Yes, this hobby will drain a bank account fast! I'm so glad the powder brown is doing well - good job!