Originally Posted by
Dive Girl
http:///forum/post/2964682
Nice! Have you taken photos yet? hint, hint...
In my little tank I've got mainly live macros, but still a few fake hitches left. I haven't added any softies yet. I've been thinking about adding a chili coral to the tank. I have one in my reef tank and would like to move it along with a colt coral I have.
Whoa! A 38! How many pony's are you going to put in it? How fun! A treasure hunt in finding them all. I love hunting mine as I do the head and health count.
the pics are on their way...just have find a few minutes of uninterrupted time...which are few and far between for a stay at home mom.
I'm planning on starting with 6 pairs. I have a lay out plan that I hope will help the tank flow and keep pony hunting to a minimal. I'm planning to use PVC to create a reef over hang. By using plastic tie offs, I can cover the PCV with LR and coral. On the bottom of the tank I'm going to make a "island" of gorgs centered in the middle to use as hitching posts. I have some fake plants to suction to the sides of the tank for more hitching posts.
I should write a book called "Treasure Hunting", which would have dozens of memories and antics about our clever little fish. Most of my family asks me "How can you tell the difference, they all look the same to me!" It's so easy for "us fish folk"...that one has a yellow bottom fin, that's Sunny..and this one has 3 cirri on it's back, that's Coral...and then you go into their personalities~this is where you really loose them!!!!! For example:One batch of babies in my tank had identical twins. They were never apart. Another favorite baby of mine was "Freckles", she was so curious and had to investigate everything. She would spend several minutes swimming in front of me, examining me. You quickly learn the favorite hang outs and hidings spots. A favorite memory of mine was when ,Titan, my oldest dwarf seahorse male, Titan, gave me a very clear message:
Getting on in seahorse years, Titan preferred to sleep on the sand bed, instead of hitching. The first time I saw him doing this I was very worried. It was still very early and the tank lights were still off. I knelt down and lightly tapped the tank glass right next to Titan. He gave a small twitch, and his head came up for a few seconds and then rested back down on his chest. Even more worried I tapped harder on the glass. This time Titan was startled awake. He turned and faced me eye to eye. He gave a defiant snap of his fins at me and then swam off to a more private area to sleep.
The message: "Good grief Woman!!!! Can't and old man get any sleep around here?!?!"
Anyhow-this is why we fish folk love "Treasure Hunting"!
