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post #1 of 23
Thread Starter 

hey everyone,

ive got this "acan fever" lately goin on and i am liking the way they look in larger colonies. i took some pics of my acans, i want to see your acan collection.

ill start.

nice odd blue aqua 

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i love the purple edges on this orange acan!

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a personal favorite! i call it the midnight madness acan

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and the overall collection.. =)

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Ejoy,

 

 

Got Acans?

Lets See them!!

 

-bill


Edited by bill109 - 11/28/10 at 11:41pm
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post #3 of 23

I'm at work so I have no pictures, BUT...my acans do not puff like that.....what could the reason be????

post #4 of 23

too much flow most likely

post #5 of 23
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NikeSB,

those acans in the last picture look awesome! i wish i had a nice camera like that to take pictures of that caliber!

awesome shots.

 

do you have any problems with the tissue receding with placing them on the sand? or do you use a larger grain sand? i have found that sand can cause tissue infections and will result in the tissue receding and dying.. in the pictures it loooks like larger grain sand but correct me if im wrong please. or maybe last thought it lower flow in the tank to the sand doesnt get disturbed?

post #6 of 23

Thanks! i have yet to experience tissue receding from placing them on the sand. they do grow into ball forms on the sand and can grow in on themselves killing the babies, but the trick to counter this is to place them on the sand and DONT move them. they build up a mucous lining on top of the nearby sand from what I've seen. if theres space on the rocks, its best they stay on the rocks. i also use sugar grain sand and still havent seen signs of any receding. ive had over 10 acans and sold most of them.

post #7 of 23
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Originally Posted by nikeSB View Post

Thanks! i have yet to experience tissue receding from placing them on the sand. they do grow into ball forms on the sand and can grow in on themselves killing the babies, but the trick to counter this is to place them on the sand and DONT move them. they build up a mucous lining on top of the nearby sand from what I've seen. if theres space on the rocks, its best they stay on the rocks. i also use sugar grain sand and still havent seen signs of any receding. ive had over 10 acans and sold most of them.



hm.. that is interesting. i bet it is the sand. i have fine sine a little smaller than sugar grain size and it worked for awhile, but with my wrasse trying to burro every couple of days, i get free floating sand debris from time to time. i would like to make an acan sand bed in my tank. ill have to give it a try and watch. 

what kind of sand are you using? brand name or is it from the lfs? here they have a bunch in tanks and they just scoop it out and sell it by the lb. 

post #8 of 23

its the caribsea sugar grain

post #9 of 23
Thread Starter 

nobody else has acans they want to show off?

post #10 of 23
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Originally Posted by meowzer View Post

I'm at work so I have no pictures, BUT...my acans do not puff like that.....what could the reason be????



it could be because you have enough light where they dont have to expand and puff out to recieve the light

post #11 of 23
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i bought some new acans, ill have to post up some pictures!

post #12 of 23

wow guys, those are really really awesome! I don't have any acans at all. Gotta get me some of those sweet rainbow looking things. pretty easy to keep?

post #13 of 23

Just got this Panny Lumix today, so still figuring this camera out, but here's my albeit-dull Indo Acans.... I'll get a full colony shot tomorrow (50'ish heads). Not just really a frag type of person, and colonies of acans in desirable colors, I just have too many hobbies...

 

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Side dicussion, Bill, is that an M or Sport equip'd 5?

post #14 of 23

Just got these a little while agoa Jan 2 2011 new settings 034.jpg

post #15 of 23
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AquaKnight - it is a sport equipped 5, but it looks identical to the m5 with the m5 bumper upgrades. its a beauty.

post #16 of 23
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nice acans, post up again if you see them adjust to yuour lighting a little more and they colors adjust.

 

here are a few pics of some new acans, and some pre existing. out of the new additions there was only 3 i could get good shots of. =(

anyways, here are some photos

i have been trying to get this acan for awhile now, the red, pink green and purple is an unbeatable combo. 

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stronger blue leds

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strongest led lights. led only

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these ones are weird

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orange envys

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these acans arent new, but are coloring up so niceee try not to mind the little led light that was on when i took the picture.

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post #17 of 23
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ah, yes new new new new!

i bought an LED light fixture and its making my acans look great, check it out. i also purchased some new acans. banana.gif

 

 

post #18 of 23
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i cant figure out how to get the pics on here any more, i tried all the codes it gave me from photo bucket.

whats the deal

post #19 of 23

Can't really embed codes anymore. You need to copy the direct pic url, then click the picture button in the post toolbar, then the Image Url tab, and paste in Import Url, then click submit.

post #20 of 23

I'm a BIT late to the party, but.....

 

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