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Din, It took some time for them to get used to the tank and so forth. The female comes out in the open much more than the male. Or at least that is the case with mine. I feed them small pieces of big krill, chunks of squid and clam. Stuff they can eat, but the smaller fish can't. I think...

Din, FWIW, I have had pepp. shrimp and cleaner shrimp with mine for some time. They don't seem to bother each other at all.

Thanks! I'll be the first to admit it is luck. It is so cool to see, and now to share with everyone.

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Another. The female has completed laying eggs and is leaving the nest. I assume this is the female because it is the one that laid them. It is also bigger than the other. The smaller, I presume male, stays and gaurds the eggs and nest. When they are in the process of spawning, their color...

Another. There are two sets of pectoral fins in the nest, right and left. The eggs can be seen between them. Kind of yellow looking blob.

Another. Sorry, I don't know how to post multiple pics on one post.

My bettas have been spawning in my tank for several months now. The eggs have hatched twice, and I have not had any of the fry survive. I'm still working on that. The last batch of eggs disappeared three days ago, no fry. I walked by the tank tonight about 730pm and saw them in the nest doing...

JW, There is one other person I am aware of who has seen the mating dance in his tank. Unfortunately the thread is on another BB. I tagged along with his thread for a while, but it is unclear if his ever laid eggs or hatched. I have a few e-mails out to some folks with more credentials than...

Thanks guys. The reef is doing very well. I got the 140 up and running a while ago, and transfered everything from the 80 bow into it. Had two casualties. My elegance, and my hammer. MAJOR bummer, I had both for almost two years. Anyway, I upgraded from pc's to 3 175w MH. I was one of the...

I was gone for a while. I started a new job. Not really a new job, same job, but I work for a different agency now. You know, more money, better benefits etc etc. Anyway....I'm back. Look forward to chatting about reefs again. Fill me in on what I've missed the last couple months. hehe

How big / old are the flame angel and purple tang? I can get over there easy. Have any frags to trade? You're not tearing your reef down are you?

I have three 175w 12k bulbs on my tank. I really like the color of them. The color is really a personal decision. I like 10k bulbs too, they are nice a bright, but the 12k's have just a bit more blue to make it look really cool to me. You have plenty of light, now just find your preference to...

I have 3 175w MH over my 140 and no top. No problems.