What in the world is BTLDreef up to now?!?

[btldreef]

I just find it funny when these guys do this:
http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f379/bustrs97prelude/?action=view&current=IMG_0060.mp4
http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f379/bustrs97prelude/?action=view&current=IMG_0058.mp4
http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f379/bustrs97prelude/?action=view&current=IMG_0063.mp4
If anyone knows of another way to upload videos, PLEASE share!

 

[btldreef]

So my little baby Kuda went over to check out the adults tonight and it almost looked like he was asking them "Why are you guys so much bigger and more colorful than me?"


The happy couple:

FTS (sorry about the reflection of my kitchen in the background)


Camouflage Horsies!:


Find the Pipefish (I can not get a better pic of these guys, they're soooo small):

 

[meowzer]

LOL...I always think they are gonna tear each other apart...by the tail

 

[btldreef]

Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/386609/what-in-the-world-is-btldreef-up-to-now/40#post_3405039
LOL...I always think they are gonna tear each other apart...by the tail

They're insane! The male does this to her relentlessly for hours. I feel bad for her, but she just sits there and takes it.
I tried to get it on video, but the little male swam over in the middle of it and wrapped his tail around the larger males throat, like he was trying to be the knight in shining armor, LOL

 

[gemmy]

Your tank looks similar to the one at the aquarium by me. Yours is better though.

 

[btldreef]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gemmy http:///forum/thread/386609/what-in-the-world-is-btldreef-up-to-now/40#post_3405367
Your tank looks similar to the one at the aquarium by me. Yours is better though.

Thanks!

 

[meowzer]

Can you post a picture of your led lights on your big tank?

 

[btldreef]

Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/386609/what-in-the-world-is-btldreef-up-to-now/40#post_3405414
Can you post a picture of your led lights on your big tank?
The actual fixture, or how they make the tank look?

 

[meowzer]

Quote:
Originally Posted by BTLDreef http:///forum/thread/386609/what-in-the-world-is-btldreef-up-to-now/40#post_3405417
The actual fixture, or how they make the tank look?
the fixture

 

[btldreef]

https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/forum/thread/368588/btldreef-s-155g-update/200
post #220, page 11

 

[btldreef]

And this was the driver board, still kind of the same, but my husband did a lot of rewiring on this end.

 

[meowzer]

Thanks.....something we are contemplating

 

[btldreef]

Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/386609/what-in-the-world-is-btldreef-up-to-now/40#post_3405429
Thanks.....something we are contemplating
oh boy .. are you going to do a DIY?

 

[rainbow grouper]

hey great tank I've always wanted to get one but I prefer not to as there's not much seahorses left in ocean and there very fragile creatures say have you ever tried breeding them there courtship dance is the best

 

[btldreef]

hey great tank I've always wanted to get one but I prefer not to as there's not much seahorses left in ocean and there very fragile creatures say have you ever tried breeding them there courtship dance is the best
All of the fish in this tank are captive bred specimens (seahorses, pipefish and firefish). The only one that isn't is the filefish, and she's going to be moved to a different tank.
I'm seeing the courting between my two larger ORA Kuda's right now, but they've only been in the tank since Sunday afternoon, so I expect it to be a while before they're fully acclimated to this tank. I'm adding a lot of macro and snails to it tomorrow, so they'll need to adjust to me moving things around again as well. I did purposely use a tall tank so that they would hopefully breed. I do plan on breeding them in the future, but if they do start breeding before I'm reading to raise the fry, I have a local breeder who will buy the fry from me and raise them herself.

 

[novahobbies]

I don't get around this site enuff. I'm going to read your main page with the LEDs.....but I gotta admit, that driver board SCARES me!

 

[btldreef]

That's been redone, the wood was scary! Eventually we will upgrade drivers. Luckily the wiring is long enough that it's not in danger of being wet. We didn't set the board up like that, someone else did. Scary that he had it just chilling out behind the tank.
My husband really needs to write up everything that he changed since we originally posted about them.

 

[mxsnow145]

you have to post the iphone vid to youtube and then post the link

 

[meowzer]

Quote:
Originally Posted by BTLDreef http:///forum/thread/386609/what-in-the-world-is-btldreef-up-to-now/40#post_3405431
oh boy .. are you going to do a DIY?
LOL...never saw this....BUT MAYBE
When we got the 54G my husband said.....OH I CAN DO THAT....LOL...so if we think we can feasibly do one for the 225G (and afford it) we might...I spend a lot of money on bulbs

 

[btldreef]

Darn! I hate YouTube! Lol
On a side note, my new ORA horses, yeah Mr. Seahorse is most certainly carrying babies. So fat that he can barely swim. I'll have to take pictures in the morning. I thought he might have been earlier in the week, but now I'm 100% positive. I'm sooooo not ready to try to raise seahorse fry, and I gave not even done enough research to know how long he's had them or how long to he releases them, and the breeder isn't returning calls! So my question now is, WTH do I do with these babies and what's an estimated date that they'll arrive? What will happen if I don't get them out right away? I'm fairly certain that Kuda's are more difficult to raise, yes? Especially since I believe they don't hitch at birth?