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Here's a better shot of it, having its sights on a passing brine shrimp

As described before that the Yashia randalli pair maintains a secondary lookout. Here's it is peeking out of its burrow; not a very good shot, but it does look like something out of Japanese anime

Here they are 'getting it on' ... even when she's laying. If the egg laying / care responsibilities are shared by both parents, its very fascinating

The Nassarius must be having such an abundance of food, they decided to proliferate. These strings of egg sacs are found all over the glass covering all four sides.

I was clearing out some of the Webbiana from the red algae when I found this

Terryz, After a while, the fishes will get territorial, and start little skirmishes. You may find the blennies more of a nuisance. They are unpredictable, just like how some people's Tangs have been found to harass Brain Corals .

Looks about the same setup as mine, seahorses and gobies, except I do not have any blenny ... the Black Blenny does look pretty cool

In the second last picture, one can see that one of the Yashia's fin is almost at the shrimp, possibly warning of the approaching tankmates. Just noticed that the Yashia is more acclimitised with people walking by the tank, it retreats instead of darting in. Above the rock you see, the pair maintains a second opening, perhaps a route of escape, just the rabbits. Fascinating creatures they are, and observing the pair's behaviour can keep me glued to the tank

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Interesting article thanks. I'm glad I'm able to take some decent pictures, where others have found difficult. It being in a nano tank with peaceful tankmates does make creeping up to the mounted camera easier Anyone who wishes to use these pictures are welcome to, with the proper credits

Some of the nematodes looks to have shorter dorsals but I'm hoping very much for one or two to be xanthorhinica. Xanthorhinica have darker and more distinct bars, and may be found in depths of down to 45metres We could get lucky

Thanks guys ... it sure is difficult to take decent pictures of the pair when its ready to bolt at the slightest disturbance, but its worth it, learnt something myself Not really happy with the shots from the old Nikon Coolpix 885, will try again. marinebetta, the male was really a pity ... the hunt continues

These are as good a picture I can get, I spend about an hour crouching over the camera like a wildlife photographer to catch this elusive pair in action. Well, its worth it That's all for the moment folks, be back with better quality pictures soon. Ciao

Some distance away from the burrow, the Yashia keeps watch over the shrimp in a hover.

While guarding the burrow, the Yashia snaps at passing food, at times a little distance from it, but never stray too far. The Randalli is seen here out scavenging for food.

The symbiotic relationship between these two is apparent. The Yashia will guard the burrow as the shrimp work within. It'll snap its dorsal fin when a potential intruder appears, seemingly to warn the Randalli to stay hidden.

The Alpheus randalli appears after a hard day's work keeping the shared burrow in order.

You can see the exquisite fin markings, differentiated from the lateral wavy lines on its caudal fins and the dark patch on its dorsal fins with a hint of orange. Its body is lined with bright orangey red and orange.

Introducing the White-Ray or Yasha Hashe Goby From the family of Stonogobiops, but it has yet to be confirmed. Perhaps soon, as any other goby aficionados would hope, it will be officially referred to as Stonogobiops yasha.

I believe its a misconception in general. Mandarins belong to the Callionymidae family, whereas the Gobies belong to that of the Gobiidae. Under which, the order of Perciformes and class of Actinopterygii. Just a matter of recognising which takes precedence

No harm done Take it easy *peace

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Is that so? I was under the impression only PR brought them in. Looks good, you are welcome to post their pictures in my thread or start one yourself So far nothing on my radar, I got 3 of the more coverted (commercially available locally) Gobies. Unless you are keen on Yellow spotted gobies and Clown gobies which are sighted at BioOcean.

The Rainfordis at PR are supposedly already feeding and acclimitised to tank conditions. Perhaps its picking off some zooplankton / pods off the water columns, which are good signs. Fuel, That is indeed odd, if the Yashia is sticking close to the glass and gasping, you'll want to find him a suitable burrow soon. I have a few man-made ones about, just in case. Perhaps tonight I'll have a better shot of the pair

Don't think any thread can beat Roidan's thread Well, that because the starter of the thread is active . I derived a lot of satisfaction from this setup, so I thought I'd share. Still waiting to see your tank pics though