SRC Member cool guy Posted December 24, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted December 24, 2010 Nice coral n tank bro... maybe if i wanna start a reef tank, will call u for help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member desideria Posted December 27, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted December 27, 2010 I love the yellow coral!! Unfortunately we couldn't cheong down for the tonga shipment so we only went there the day after.. only got 2 simple tonga torch and mushies.. nothing great but ok. Have yet to make a trip down to your place to check out your tank in person. Merry xmas lemon 2 Quote Cheers, Desi Sheldon (TBBT): A little misunderstanding? Galileo and the Pope had a little misunderstanding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted December 27, 2010 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted December 27, 2010 I love the yellow coral!! Unfortunately we couldn't cheong down for the tonga shipment so we only went there the day after.. only got 2 simple tonga torch and mushies.. nothing great but ok. Have yet to make a trip down to your place to check out your tank in person. Merry xmas lemon 2 if u wanna come we can arrange for a visit merry xmas and happy new year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted January 1, 2011 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted January 1, 2011 came back to pleasently find my birdnest and stags are having a super fast growth spurt! omg i did not know SPS can grow so fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoVan Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 came back to pleasently find my birdnest and stags are having a super fast growth spurt! omg i did not know SPS can grow so fast. before and after pictures please! anyway welcome back bro! Quote Happy Reefing, Marc J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted January 1, 2011 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted January 1, 2011 before and after pictures please! anyway welcome back bro! no before pics paiseh. i'll update pics soon. thanks! good to be back. anyway HK LFS is such a big difference to singapore ones. the fishes are all crammed into tiny compartments but all no disease. a 1ft x 1ft tank can have as many as 15 longnose butterflies! the turn over rate is very fast and it's ok. the honkies are big on angels and butterflies. unlike our shipments, theirs is totally oppsite! their shipment all come huge quantities of angels and butterflies whereas singaporeans are more big on wrasses, damsels and other smaller fish. on my last day back they had a new shipment full of U.S zoas and many v v v v nice ones. but my cam ran out of batt so can't take. they had the full red eagle eye, the fruit loops and all the other fancy names. and a big shipment of xenias also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member onizukaa Posted January 1, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 1, 2011 fruitful trip!!! you make me wanna go hongkong due to your post !!!! thx for sharing hehe no before pics paiseh. i'll update pics soon. thanks! good to be back. anyway HK LFS is such a big difference to singapore ones. the fishes are all crammed into tiny compartments but all no disease. a 1ft x 1ft tank can have as many as 15 longnose butterflies! the turn over rate is very fast and it's ok. the honkies are big on angels and butterflies. unlike our shipments, theirs is totally oppsite! their shipment all come huge quantities of angels and butterflies whereas singaporeans are more big on wrasses, damsels and other smaller fish. on my last day back they had a new shipment full of U.S zoas and many v v v v nice ones. but my cam ran out of batt so can't take. they had the full red eagle eye, the fruit loops and all the other fancy names. and a big shipment of xenias also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoVan Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 no before pics paiseh. i'll update pics soon. thanks! good to be back. anyway HK LFS is such a big difference to singapore ones. the fishes are all crammed into tiny compartments but all no disease. a 1ft x 1ft tank can have as many as 15 longnose butterflies! the turn over rate is very fast and it's ok. the honkies are big on angels and butterflies. unlike our shipments, theirs is totally oppsite! their shipment all come huge quantities of angels and butterflies whereas singaporeans are more big on wrasses, damsels and other smaller fish. on my last day back they had a new shipment full of U.S zoas and many v v v v nice ones. but my cam ran out of batt so can't take. they had the full red eagle eye, the fruit loops and all the other fancy names. and a big shipment of xenias also. then did you pack any back?! LOL you can check in 5 soft corals home! hahaha (: Quote Happy Reefing, Marc J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted January 1, 2011 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted January 1, 2011 fruitful trip!!! you make me wanna go hongkong due to your post !!!! thx for sharing hehe the fishes made it back alive. 2 butterflies 1 anthias. the anthias jumped out from my net and dropped on the floor before i placed it in my sump. so i hope it did not sustain any major injuries..... pray to god becoz this anthias is like, very unobtainable. here are internet pics. i'll update when they settle down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoVan Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 the fishes made it back alive. 2 butterflies 1 anthias. the anthias jumped out from my net and dropped on the floor before i placed it in my sump. so i hope it did not sustain any major injuries..... pray to god becoz this anthias is like, very unobtainable. here are internet pics. i'll update when they settle down. WAH! what anthias is this!? and names please! lol Quote Happy Reefing, Marc J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted January 1, 2011 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted January 1, 2011 then did you pack any back?! LOL you can check in 5 soft corals home! hahaha (: i purposely did not bring back. xenias do very badly during shipping and most of the time will melt. waste my money and 3L water quota. the zoas all growing on big pieces of liverock. liverock under CITES cannot bring back. moreover so big i dun wan. but the zoas are fantastic! oh god. the biggest regret was not buying the swissguard pair at only $60 SGD each. which is v good price. and the Heniochus intermidus (Red sea banner fish) which was only $35. v rare fish and v nice. but too bad cannot go back liao. my first time bringing fish back so i dun wan to be too adventurous also. next time i will buy more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted January 1, 2011 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted January 1, 2011 WAH! what anthias is this!? and names please! lol Pseudanthias elongatus. sorry i don't know the common name. but i guess u can call it elongated anthias? not much info online. v rare, seldom appear in the trade. but dont worry they will never look half as good as the ones in the pic. those in the pic are from the wild and all alpha males. i dropped it on the floor!! ugh if it suffers from some brain damage and dies i'll cry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoVan Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Pseudanthias elongatus. sorry i don't know the common name. but i guess u can call it elongated anthias? not much info online. v rare, seldom appear in the trade. but dont worry they will never look half as good as the ones in the pic. those in the pic are from the wild and all alpha males. i dropped it on the floor!! ugh if it suffers from some brain damage and dies i'll cry! didnt CF come in some that time? :X hahahaha won't get brain damage one lah! don't be silly! Quote Happy Reefing, Marc J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted January 1, 2011 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted January 1, 2011 didnt CF come in some that time? :X hahahaha won't get brain damage one lah! don't be silly! not that i know of. maybe it did come in but i did not notice. coz when they are in holding tanks, they adopt a dull faded colour that look v similar to many anthias. like kashiwa, rubrozonatus, truncatus etc. so v hard to distinguish unless look v carefully. but ur right. it could have come in before and it may. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoVan Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 i purposely did not bring back. xenias do very badly during shipping and most of the time will melt. waste my money and 3L water quota. the zoas all growing on big pieces of liverock. liverock under CITES cannot bring back. moreover so big i dun wan. but the zoas are fantastic! oh god. the biggest regret was not buying the swissguard pair at only $60 SGD each. which is v good price. and the Heniochus intermidus (Red sea banner fish) which was only $35. v rare fish and v nice. but too bad cannot go back liao. my first time bringing fish back so i dun wan to be too adventurous also. next time i will buy more. ohhh on liverocks ah? hmmm yeah cannot. only with small pieces of rock is okay. wahhh you mean 1 pair for $60?! OMG! that's damn cheap! hahahaha and yeah hongkong is really siao for fish. I tell my hk friends to keep a lookout for your marginalis. If got I tell them to get for you (: and you should have been adventurous. From what I hear from my HK friend, sometimes not easy to get the fish you want. You need to be damn heng. hahah (; Anyway next time you go HK, let me know beforehand. I help you arrange meetings with my HK reefing dudes. hehe (: Quote Happy Reefing, Marc J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoVan Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 not that i know of. maybe it did come in but i did not notice. coz when they are in holding tanks, they adopt a dull faded colour that look v similar to many anthias. like kashiwa, rubrozonatus, truncatus etc. so v hard to distinguish unless look v carefully. but ur right. it could have come in before and it may. hmmm nminds lah. GOOD BUYS nonetheless and PICTURES tmr k! no pics i shall hunt you down at Irwana and feed you to the dalmatian! lol! KIDDING Quote Happy Reefing, Marc J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted January 1, 2011 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted January 1, 2011 ohhh on liverocks ah? hmmm yeah cannot. only with small pieces of rock is okay. wahhh you mean 1 pair for $60?! OMG! that's damn cheap! hahahaha and yeah hongkong is really siao for fish. I tell my hk friends to keep a lookout for your marginalis. If got I tell them to get for you (: and you should have been adventurous. From what I hear from my HK friend, sometimes not easy to get the fish you want. You need to be damn heng. hahah (; Anyway next time you go HK, let me know beforehand. I help you arrange meetings with my HK reefing dudes. hehe (: no la. 1 for $60. where got 1 pair 60! it wont be there if it's 1 pair 60. ok help me look out for my marginalis. i do have some friends in HK also but i never met them before. let me know next time before i go again. in future i'll just go 1-2 days only. go and come back. take budget airlines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted January 2, 2011 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted January 2, 2011 hmmm nminds lah. GOOD BUYS nonetheless and PICTURES tmr k! no pics i shall hunt you down at Irwana and feed you to the dalmatian! lol! KIDDING pics later. hard to take. all the 3 fishes have settled in nicely. the anthias is feeding already, but the 2 butterflies have yet to start eating. no worries, this is an easy butterfly. just needs a little more time to settle in. i'm selling one of the butterfly to terryz because he requested for me to bring in. if he doesn't want it i'll sell it off. no use keeping 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoVan Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 pics later. hard to take. all the 3 fishes have settled in nicely. the anthias is feeding already, but the 2 butterflies have yet to start eating. no worries, this is an easy butterfly. just needs a little more time to settle in. i'm selling one of the butterfly to terryz because he requested for me to bring in. if he doesn't want it i'll sell it off. no use keeping 2. what butterfly is it? is it reef safe? (: Quote Happy Reefing, Marc J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted January 2, 2011 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted January 2, 2011 what butterfly is it? is it reef safe? (: nor the white face butterfly i posted above lor. reef safe? i dunno. i don't care lol! i treat most butterflies like dwarf angels. some people keep big angels in reefs with more success. so i just follow suit. anyway the butterfly is seldom kept worldwide because it's aggressive and rare. so not much info online about captive care. excep that it is aggressive and quite hardy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted January 2, 2011 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted January 2, 2011 settling in nicely.. my declivis doesn't like her. keeps raising it's intimidating yellow spines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member cool guy Posted January 2, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 2, 2011 Nice fish bro.... Next time we go hk together k... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted January 3, 2011 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted January 3, 2011 sure. it's feeding on mysis and pellets already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member cool guy Posted January 3, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 3, 2011 Cool man... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member BFG Posted January 4, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 4, 2011 Any tips on how to bring fish back safely to singapore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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