Pastey's 200DD--SPS v. 3.0

Ooooo looks excellent!

The Achilles Tang is stunning and you know I am not a fish person.

Where did you get the Red Goniopora?

 

It's amazing that in a trade full of brilliant and brightly colored fish that a nearly all black fish gets so much attention. My eyes are drawn to it every time I look at the tank. Thanks for the kind words fish "tolerater"

Red goniapora is an ORA frag that came from a local LFS. My last attempt ended pretty much like most but I've actually seen growth from this one so I'm pretty happy I went against my better judgement and tried again.

 

I have the Red Gonio from ORA as well, it is supposed to be a very hardy variety and not a rent a coral, mine is doing well after about 5 months. I am sure yours will do well too.

 

Nicely done

 

Caught the clowns in the act of laying eggs. I knew they were close since they were ramping up their mating antics but I've never caught the actual dance before.

 

Took a new FTS along with some other shots:

 

That Toadstool is so awesome.

Your tank looks like a natural reef, and that is what it's all about in my book.

 

You need to come sprinkle some of that magic dust in my tank that keeps Your SPS thriving. I have a penchant for turning them a magnificent shade of bleach white...

I'm considering potentially two new fish...the tank just doesn't have that "busy" look that I like with the open water swimmers. With only 5 fish, I'm pretty under-stocked. For sure, I want a leapord wrasse but I haven't decided on the 2nd. I don't really want to risk another tang as I have an acanthurus and a zebrasoma that sort of get along. Don't want to upset that. I thought about another pyramid butterfly since I don't have the haddonni anymore. Ideas?

 

Had to take a drive down to New Orleans on Saturday and we used some spare time to check out a LFS that I hadn't been to in a while. I've been wanting a couple more fish since the tank was looking a little sparse. Picked up a pair of Bartlett's anthias, a male melanarus wrasse and a flame hawkfish (wife picked that one out...love when she gets involved).

Bartlett's


Melanarus


Hawkfish was a little shy so I don't have a picture yet.

 

congrats! I think you'll really like the flame hawk.