Somthing diffrent perhaps ( marine )

[nicholas76]

cant go past discus, but marine are pretty dam amazing too!

my lion fish hanging ten.

[nicholas76]

we have a great relationship. he dosent sting me and i feed him.

[nicholas76]

lions den


cave on the left is a basic base rock setup. The cave on the right is covered in live rock. Plenty of swimming room for the lion and a couple of other fish.


anyway just thought id share these with you all. marine isnt that difficult and the fish are way cheaper than discus.

[Aurora]

Very nice Nick.

How big is the Lionfish?

How much did the live rock cost?

Dave

[weird]

Ahhh Nick why did you have to go an show me something like that ! I need more tanks !

[nicholas76]

hehe im glad you like the idea of getting marine!

the lion fish is about 8 cm. This strain will get to about 1ft 3 inch in growth.

There are many variants , dwarfs and so on , but i like this common type. They vary in colour from white. light brown, copper to redish.

I feed this guy live food and white bait that you would find at a bait store. I just place one fish on a fine long stick dangle it about in the water so it looks like a distressed fish and he snaps it up. he is ten times faster than my old red devil.

I purchased this one for $49. from a LFS. Ive seen variants at other LFS's selling them up to $169 so do your homework. ( ps in comparison still cheaper than some discus )

live rock is not cheap. Its $4.95 a kilo. But its worth it and it totally kick starts a cycle. after one weak of being in my tank ive got these wierd live plant organisms growing upon it. stuff that looks exactly like coral but it isnt. I have no special lighting and it dosent need any.

cheers

nick

ps this sail fish is a class act always having a look - the caption should read No I'm not a discus!

[nicklee88]

OMG, very nice.

we have a great relationship. he dosent sting me and i feed him.

You should really check out AMF.com (Link in sig), it would be great to have your knowledge over there :P

[jim]

I heard you need a lot more water change for marin tank than fresh water tank..is that true??

what u do if you go on vacation....do u trust anyone to feed your fish and do wc for you??

[Robbies Discus]

I've always wanted to get a lion fish. and that sail fish is GORGEOUS. how much did u pay for that, and how big is it?

[Scribble]

live rock is not cheap. Its $4.95 a kilo

YIKES!
The cheapest ive paid for live rock up here (and it isnt this cheap anymore) was about $8 a kilo, by buying a 15kg box for $120..

Now its anywhere from $10 a kilo to $15 at some places!

Its also about to get alot more expensive due to changes in the licensing system.

I love marine tanks, so much diversity and colour.
I love the lions den pic.

We recently pulled our 4 foot apart and sold everything off.
We still have 4 marine tanks though.
When our little girl is a bit bigger, we'll start another bigger marine tank- when i have more time to devote to it...