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 #5132  by odin
 
Just to point out about the saddle showing, this is one i snapped today in larvae tank #02 which will have eggs very soon, the saddle looks like erm... dark dried blood.. only colour i can describe it lol behind its eyes/head and on its back.

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 #5133  by QDanT
 
odin wrote: 23 May 2018 17:55 Just to point out about the saddle showing, this is one i snapped today in larvae tank #02 which will have eggs very soon, the saddle looks like erm... dark dried blood.. only colour i can describe it lol behind its eyes/head and on its back.
Many thanks for the photo it really makes it clear what to look for :smile:
mine were very obliging tonight, as I read your reply and glanced across there were x11 out :what:
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and they're all colouring up nicely
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 #5154  by QDanT
 
More skin sheds today, but though they were out grubbing about I didn't spot any chasing
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as I was going to remove the Sotching oxydator to refill with Hydrogen Peroxide
I descided to hang the new Ocean rock (limestone) in as well
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the Opae ula stayed out on view, where's a few weeks ago they would have scuttled off and hid for 2 days
it wasn't long before they sent a 'scout' to investigate
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 #5155  by odin
 
nice, give them time and they will breed. :lol:
 #5161  by QDanT
 
I think the tank looks better with the new rock added :grin: as before it looked sparce at the top :plain:
But more important the Shrimp seem to like it :smile: there's x7 on it here x1 round the back
and x1 exploring one of the several tunnles I drilled through
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King of the Castle
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I think it's important to have the tank as stimulating as possible after all the Opae ula are spending their lives in it
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 #5168  by QDanT
 
With x4 round the back there were x12 on the new rock this morning, and that was before the light came on.
I wonder if they were there all night ? New living spot (house)
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I'm off up Scotland for a few days, Gold Prospecting, camping
and though I've never fed the tank :what: I'm going to mix a tiny bit of Spirulina with tank water
and put a couple of drops in above the rock, to settle on it as a Treat for them :grin: while I'm away
 #5169  by odin
 
They look loverly and red! Good luck on the gold hunting... what metal detector do you use?
 #5247  by QDanT
 
odin wrote: 29 May 2018 10:17 They look loverly and red! Good luck on the gold hunting... what metal detector do you use?
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To keep a vauge Shrimp theme the water was full of Freshwater Shrimp - Gammarus pulex
 #5248  by odin
 
Wahoo!! Beers are on you then :)


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 #5249  by QDanT
 
I was pleasantly surprized to see how much the Opae ula had grown while I was away for 8 days.
The hanging rock is still their favourite place
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