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Hi from a fish guy

Welcome John!

Would love to see pics one day if you’re willing to share.

What kind of corals have you tried that you haven’t found success? Have you tried easier corals?
 
Here's the initial setup, in 2020, and the latest (just re-aquascaped).

haha, I'm kind of lazy so I don't do much water change or dose anything. I recently started a 7-gallon AIO with some starter corals. Let's see how it goes. :) Looking forward to learning more about corals.
 

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blink said:
Here's the initial setup, in 2020, and the latest (just re-aquascaped).

haha, I'm kind of lazy so I don't do much water change or dose anything. I recently started a 7-gallon AIO with some starter corals. Let's see how it goes. :) Looking forward to learning more about corals.
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Woah those are some beautiful fish!
 
Welcome to BAR @blink ! Thanks for joining the club as a supporting member.

Don't miss out on the upcoming frag swap on 6/22. Even if you don't want to participate in the swap for corals, come anyway to hang out and make new friends.

Also, we have a smaller event today from 1-3pm. A fragging workshop, which is also coral related, but still will be a fun day to meet folks if you feel inclined.
 
Beautiful collection fish! Butterflies and large angels would be the reason I'd want to set up a large fowler too. But they're probably the reason why coral don't do well in there.

Welcome!
 
Thanks everyone.

Yes, Gen is old school. :)

The current oldest fish is the Majestic Angel and Blueface Angel purchased from Violet Sea in Feb 2018. I think my oldest fish was a Sailfin Tang I got free when I bought other fish from SaltwaterFish.com. it was about 9 years.

My current favorite fish is the Gold Flake Angel that I brought back from Hawaii. My all time favorite is the Watanabe Angel. I had it turn female to male on two separate occasions.
 
You’ve (ad a single Watenabe angelfish go from female to male, then transition back from male to female and then male again?
Or you’ve had 2 separate individual female Watenabe’s transition from female to males?
 
gmdcdvm said:
How were you able to bring it back from Hawaii??

And, that is cool about the Watanabe. Heard about this but thought it was more urban legend. Haha.
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On Oahu, there's a good fish store in Pearl City called Coral Fish Hawaii. They also import from other places. My gold flake is from Christmas island I think.

Anyways, when you go through TSA, just show them that the fish is swimming and they will skip the scanner. You may have to sneak on the plane because some airlines doesn't allow it but some are cool with it
 
Kensington Reefer said:
You’ve (ad a single Watenabe angelfish go from female to male, then transition back from male to female and then male again?
Or you’ve had 2 separate individual female Watenabe’s transition from female to males?
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Sorry, two separate individuals. One time I had three females and the largest turned to male. Another time, I had one male and two females. The male died and the larger female turned to male. I also experienced one time where I had one male and one female. The male died and the female started to turn to male. Half way through the transition, it changed back to female.
 
gmdcdvm said:
How were you able to bring it back from Hawaii??

And, that is cool about the Watanabe. Heard about this but thought it was more urban legend. Haha.
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Way back in the day. The government would allow you to catch 1 fish and carry it back on the plane. Super long time ago. I’ve had friends that have done that in 1900’s.
 
blink said:
On Oahu, there's a good fish store in Pearl City called Coral Fish Hawaii. They also import from other places. My gold flake is from Christmas island I think.

Anyways, when you go through TSA, just show them that the fish is swimming and they will skip the scanner. You may have to sneak on the plane because some airlines doesn't allow it but some are cool with it
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Its actually in Aiea, haha. I grew up right up the street in New Town. Its been there ever since I can remember, I went to elementary school right across the street.
 
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