Oh heck Phurst... ya got a good year. I put my tank below 75 or colder.
I'm warning ya dood... when you grow him up to the size where he needs to come out... you'll have a special bond. You better have a larger tank ready or a tissue in your pocket for when you give him away.
Ya, I've been MIA. Being doing a lot of website stuff, went to school to learn HTML, and March itself has been really hard on me. In Jan I also lost a very special patient I took care of every night for 7 months while at work.... I'm not sure I'll ever get over that.
*looks at her little man's picture next to her computer* Nope, still not at the "smiling at memories" stage yet... still hurts.
i am sorry to hear all of that Renee !! i hope everything gets better for you soon, we sure do miss you around here. i know for me ... its getting hard to keep up with all of the posts lately.
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Actualy, he'll be moving to his new digs in a 220 next week. LA called back saying they have fuzzy dwarfs in stock and will send one. The guy who got me the lion in the first place is going to put him in his 220.
The dwarf fuzzy is between 4-5" standard length. They don't come super juvie like the volitans do. I haven't seen too many baby fuzzies. None really smaller than 3". But you can tell the difference in their appearance.... lemme get a juv verses adult pic for ya.
Wow Phurst, may have been a mistake, but he is a real beauty. Reminds me of Vandamere, but he was almost white when he moved in with me. I would not lower my tank temp below 78 degrees. And of course everything I say to you is from a personal view point. And others may have theirs also. Since he is small, I would shoot for every three days with the feedings, but if he starts begging, be a good poppa and give him a treat. Keep a close watch not only at the clarity and blue line in his eyes, but also his fins as they are highly ornamental and will be one of the first clues that he is stressed. His stripes will vary in color hues accordingly. If he starts to become less active, he is not getting enough to eat and there may be a slight disturbance in water quality. I am only going by my close observations of Vandamere, the love of my life. If you were close to me, I'd send you about 100 ghost shrimp. Watch his belly/abdomen as a sign of having enough to eat. You want it filled out, but not plump. As far as minnows/marine feeds, that species of fish sometimes when hungry will try to eat a fish larger than what they should. Be careful of that as feeder foods will "dance" even though they have been consumed and are now in the stomach of the fish. Another reason why would be that the lions jaws are delicate and can become dislodged and give the fish a problem if we are not careful. If you observe him at lany lenght of time, you may notice his expanding and exercising his jaw muscles. I hope you have much success with Vandamere's brother from another mother! They are an awesome creation.
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Reminds me of Vandamere, but he was almost white when he moved in with me. I would not lower my tank temp below 78 degrees. And of course everything I say to you is from a personal view point. And others may have theirs also. Since he is small, I would shoot for every three days with the feedings, but if he starts begging, be a good poppa and give him a treat. Keep a close watch not only at the clarity and blue line in his eyes, but also his fins as they are highly ornamental and will be one of the first clues that he is stressed. His stripes will vary in color hues accordingly. If he starts to become less active, he is not getting enough to eat and there may be a slight disturbance in water quality. I am only going by my close observations of Vandamere, the love of my life. If you were close to me, I'd send you about 100 ghost shrimp. Watch his belly/abdomen as a sign of having enough to eat. You want it filled out, but not plump. As far as minnows/marine feeds, that species of fish sometimes when hungry will try to eat a fish larger than what they should. Be careful of that as feeder foods will "dance" even though they have been consumed and are now in the stomach of the fish. Another reason why would be that the lions jaws are delicate and can become dislodged and give the fish a problem if we are not careful. If you observe him at lany lenght of time, you may notice his expanding and exercising his jaw muscles. I hope you have much success with Vandamere's brother from another mother! They are an awesome creation.