Friday, December 24, 2010

Spotted Mandarin Fish in 14 gallon Biocube tank

Mandarin fish blog entry #2 

Vital Statistics:

Oceanic Biocube Size 14 gallon tank
20 lbs imported live rock and live sand
Random assorted encrusted live rock and macroalgae from Boston harbor


Inhabitants:
Eli, male spotted mandarinfish (synchiropus picturatus), arrived Nov 30, 2010
Allie, female spotted mandarinfish (synchiropus picturatus), arrived Nov 30, 2010
Crassie, Bicolor angelfish (centropyge bicolor), arrived Nov 9, 2010
Lila, Strawberry pseudochromis (pseudochromis porphyreus), arrived Nov 30, 2010
Eleanor, Hawaiian spotted puffer (canthigaster jactator), arrived Nov 9, 2010
Unnamed skunk striped cleaner shrimp (lysmata amboinensis), arrived Nov 9, 2010


A special thanks to my wife Dr. Hannah Chang who is responsible for naming all the fish! [drhannahchang.blogspot.com]



Allie hanging out with the anthozoans



Crassie and Eleanor

Eli with brain coral


Lila checks out the cleaner shrimp