Bongo Shrimp's 10g Tide Pool

**Bongo Shrimp** · 10-21-2012, 05:17 PM

I haven't updated this thread in forever. Long story short the pair of flamboyants I was getting died before they could be shipped. Then I found some captive bred flamboyants for $1000 each which was crazy and then the season was over for when they would be coming in. Now the tank is an anemone tank with a tidepool feel. It has more open sand area than rock. I'll get a FTS soon but it's hard cause my light creates a spotlight effect. I'll figure a way to get a good shot.

Here's some pics:
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And today I got this little gem who is eating spectrum pellets but also enjoys my bird of paradise frags and sympodium I gave him.
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**slapshot** · 10-21-2012, 06:18 PM

That's a crazy great picture of the butterfly. I have only seen one of those once outside of pictures. If I had not seen it with my own eyes i would not believe that he eats pellets.

**MizTanks** · 10-21-2012, 10:46 PM

Beautiful shots Bongo!!

**Bongo Shrimp** · 10-25-2012, 10:53 PM

Thanks!

Chaetodon larvatus eating pellets! Notice how fat he is.

**MizTanks** · 10-26-2012, 05:11 AM

What a beautiful fish! How big will he/she get? Do they usually eat pellets?

**slapshot** · 10-26-2012, 05:42 AM

What's really amazing is he is passing on the frags to eat pellets. That is a good sign. I wonder if anyone has kept one of these, I have never seen one in a tank let alone eat pellets

**Bongo Shrimp** · 10-26-2012, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by MizTanks

What a beautiful fish! How big will he/she get? Do they usually eat pellets?

They get to about 4". As far as I know getting one to eat pellets is literally unheard of.

**dputt88** · 10-27-2012, 12:08 AM

recently saw one of these in the store, where did you get it? maybe its the same one

**Bongo Shrimp** · 10-27-2012, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by dputt88

recently saw one of these in the store, where did you get it? maybe its the same one

Sorry but I don't give out that kind of information.

**Bongo Shrimp** · 01-26-2013, 12:29 AM

Haven't updated this thread in a while! So I lost the butterfly to brook shortly after I got him and the clowns succumbed to brook too. Now this tank is a macro tank.

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