The Bangaii Cardinalfish is a male mouth brooder. Here it is among different corals.
A large Elephant Ear is in the foreground, to the right are Brown Polyps. Continuing on around, is a large Green Bubble Coral, then a Green Branching Torch Coral, & in the tail of the Bangaii, a Blastomusa, in red.
In the header is a Sea Slug called a Tigertail.
They may reach lengths of over 6 feet, & can reproduce by fission. I started with one in this tank, & now have four.
I`ll be giving a few away, as there will soon not be enough food in the substrate to accomodate all of their needs, respectively.
On Planet Eart, a Green Frogspawn Coral & some more slugs, while behind the Bangaii, are a few shots of the Hawkfish, a Marroon Clown & the Green Bubble.
Have a bright tomorrow & look to the future with hope.
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I'm having all kinds of problems with my dial-up connection and I'm not saying that it's taking forever for your pics to load but I am starting to feel a whole lot closer to retirement age.
(I only let this one get 2/3 loaded before I gave up but what I saw was cherce.)
Good day Andie,
Age is relative, but hopefully it`s not from my side that you`re having a hardtime loading pix.
If it is please tell me .
"cherce"?.. hello
Hi Head ... I'm late today ... :)
What are those little bumps on the body for? [link] Is that how it moves?
The frog spawn looks like a pearly pink vase filled w/ green flagellae ... :)
Nope, it's not your side at all. I've been having problems with connections and speed for a couple of days. It's a pain.
Actually it helps to get a grip.
It moves the same way an earthworm does, but it`s also why it`s called a Sea Cucumber. (Pickle spines)
In the DVD, there is a very large Frogspawn Coral.
This one is a "branching" one, while the DVD one is "Meandroid".
FROGSPAWN
Andif,
Thanks for confirming it`s not from my end, but I do hope you get it resolved.
Have aa nice evening.
Hey, ain't this the "actor" in the DVD with that mouth full of little Cardinalfish?
Fascinatingly gross, comes to mind as a descriptor for that.
The B C is beautiful... (very interesting colors and pattern) as long as he keeps his mouth shut, ha!
NDD,
Yes, that would be he.
Strange as it may seem, this fish was discovered, only a short time ago, relatively speaking.(1933)
Although I have bred these in my reefs, one aspect of their reproduction process has never been observed as far as I know. These fish are crest dwellers & rarely will they be out of sight in a reef tank. I have observed their mating rituals, & I could always tell when I would soon be a proud pop. Then, the pair would disappear into the rockwork. When they emerge from the rocks, the males mouth is distended & filled with eggs, & the bitch just swims away.
This egg transfer has, to my knowledge, never been observed by anybody. There still are a few mysteries unsolved, which in this case, might be a good thing.
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