Reef Discussion

[Sam Parker]

Y'all need to fill us in on this one.

Nothing filling about it, barely even an appetiser

 

[MagicJ]

Y'all need to fill us in on this one.

@Wrangy maybe you should provide the details - what is the scientific name of the fish ?

 

[ReeferRob]

<smacks cricket bat in hand> Someone better start talking.

 

[Wrangy]

OH ha ha! You're all hilarious!! :rofl

Rob a few weeks ago Dave got in a tiny little fish that is from a family of fish I adore! And I decided not to get him as I was buying my upgrades at that point in time so I said if he ever got another when the funds were right I'd snap it up :)

Now along with most of my fishlist that came in on Thursday night, along with the gold rhomboid I have half paid off in the acro tank he got another one in! A teeny tiny little plectranthias longimanus, this little guy:

Who I not only think is adorable as he's the size of a Jelly Belly jelly bean but I don't think I would be copping NEARLY as much grief if the price tag wasn't what it was.... lol $350 and because even though that's what it is and it's tiny and I'd probably rarely see it lol I still want to get the little guy!

So because of this, everyone has made fun of me aallllllll bloody weekend

bastards.... :rofl

 

[ReeferRob]

Are you screwing with me about the price of that? Seriously? $350?!?!?!?

HI FIN PERCHLET PLETRANANTHIAS ENERMIS $12.00USD And that's the shipped price landed in New York City, what I pay for one from my Philippine supplier.

Here's the retail price that you'd pay here in the USA:

http://www.nyaquatic.com/geometric-pygmy-hawkfish/

 

[Wrangy]

Geometrics are my favourites :( lol but I'll happily get this little guy because I'm completely insane haha

 

[MagicJ]

@ReeferRob P. inermis is the more common cousin and, as you have correctly identified, is relatively cheap.

I don't want to be seen to be justifying Dom's, somewhat deranged, decision to purchase this fish but, to be fair, P. longimanus is a much rarer catch and, as such, could be worthy of a higher price.

I would hate to think what the price per kilogram would be :eek

So because of this, everyone has made fun of me aallllllll bloody weekend

And, I can't see it stopping anytime soon :D

 

[ReeferRob]

Just checked my 2 other suppliers, Australia and Kenya, yep, P. longimanus is a tad more expensive, $63 landed here in the USA, so that equates into $180USD ea retail. I never really paid attention to them before, I try to get the others all the time and never get them. And as for the per kilo price, about $350,000/ kilo!!

 

[Rob]

Did we end up with a Frag thread ? I still have 3 brownish sticks and the duo red/green monti frag. Although the red has overgrown the green

 

[slin1977]

Did we end up with a Frag thread ? I still have 3 brownish sticks and the duo red/green monti frag. Although the red has overgrown the green

My booger size frags are still booger size. Yes mine are brownish , I killed my red cap as it fell onto one of the boogers, but it came back , thankfully!! My blue tenius is blueish.
All alive and all highly challenging!!!
Would be keen to show off my browns if you start the thread.

 

[Rob]

I would be too embarrassed to start a thread.... showing off -well not too much

I did get some good memories of the day though :)

 

[slin1977]

I would be too embarrassed to start a thread.... showing off -well not too much

I did get some good memories of the day though :)

Lol, fish and chips in the car park was the first thing that came to mind when I read your post. And then the ice breaker at Sams came next... happy days!

 

[Andrew B]

Mine all Died from an alk drop from going away :(

 

[Buddy]

My red monti ran over the top of the green one too.

 

[ReeferRob]

My red monti ran over the top of the green one too.

Damn Commie Reds, still can't trust them!!! :D

 

[gtrxu1]

I had the red grow over the green as well, lost a couple but I have the Monti and another stick that has recently started colouring up.

 

[daveH]

My green is building a great footing, the red is hanging in there.

 

[Rob]

With the talent of the group its interesting that none really took off. Oh btw im not refering to me in terms of talent as any frag i have goes brown.

 

[MagicJ]

With the talent of the group its interesting that none really took off. Oh btw im not refering to me in terms of talent as any frag i have goes brown.

Mine didn't make it - the plane trip didn't help, nor did my relatively new tank.

@Rob ,don't forget that these were all fresh cut frags with no opportunity to start to heal before being transferred into a wide range of tank conditions. Unfortunately, I think there was a fairly high probability that not many would survive.

 

[ReeferRob]

Mine didn't make it - the plane trip didn't help, nor did my relatively new tank.

@Rob ,don't forget that these were all fresh cut frags with no opportunity to start to heal before being transferred into a wide range of tank conditions. Unfortunately, I think there was a fairly high probability that not many would survive.

I get Montiporas from Bali all the time, I think the shit could survive a dip in the crapper/dunny/shitter. Although, I do have one customer that kills it regularly. I think he takes it out and looks at it under a microscope and forgets to put it back.