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    The 12 Days of Reef Christmas

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    4 hours ago, Origami said:

    And a school of puffers. I've encountered them singly while diving/snorkeling, but  never schooling. 

     

    I've seen single porcupine puffers many times, but never a school.

     

    There were at least 50, ranging in size from golf ball up to almost football.

     

    I went back the next day and swam out to the same place...and they were still there.  It was right at the edge of a big drop off way out far from shore.

     

    The 12 Days of Reef Christmas

    in General Discussion

    · Edited by extreme_tooth_decay

    19 hours ago, Origami said:

    Geez, Tim, just about as often as we're seeing you around, too. How the heck are you doing?

     

    Oh, and Merry Christmas to you, too.

     

    I'm doing well, thanks.

     

    I just got back from my annual Hawaii snorkeling trip.  It's amazing the quantity and variety of fish there.

     

    I saw eels longer and bigger around than my arm, rays, octopus, dolphins, turtles, sharks, huge schools of yellow and lavendar tang...achilles, moorish idols, several types of boxfishes, even a huge school of porcupine puffers, I've never seen them in a school before...and tons of other fish.

     

    I don't try to take underwater pics anymore, I just enjoy the fish, but here's a pic from last year's trip when I hiked up to an active lava flow.  If it looks like I'm in a lot of pain in this pic, that's because I am.  That stuff is super hot, it was burning me at that distance.

    HotLava1.jpg

    Getting out of the hobby: Tank and Stand must go (free!)

    in General Discussion

    · Edited by extreme_tooth_decay

    Hi folks,

     

    I'm in a rather unusual situation where I need to clear out my 75G tank and stand.

     

    You can see the build thread here: http://wamas.org/forums/topic/38771-my-75-gallon-stand/

     

    It's a nice tank and stand.  Clean, sturdy.  Blank silicone.  Old school standard output light.

     

    I'm keeping all the pumps, heaters, overflow box, etc.

     

    The tank is currently set up for freshwater.  There are currently african cichlids in the tank.  I need you to take them as well.  I don't mind if you donate them to a LFS, etc.

     

    I can keep the rocks and substrate if you don't want it.

     

    I need this gone ASAP.  If it isn't gone soon, I may need to bust it up and throw it away.

     

    Priority to whoever can get it first.

     

    I've attached a current photo of the setup.  It looks about the same as in the build thread.

     

    Someone come get this!

     

    tim

    Gotta love PetSmart!

    in General Discussion

    Thanks for the bump, Tim. Long time, no see. How the heck have you been?  :cool:

     

    I've been pretty good, thanks.  Traveling a lot, pursuing other hobbies.  Working for the man.

     

    I was in the parking lot earlier today and just randomly thought about this incident, and just busted out laughing right there on the spot.  "Are you retarded!?"  Heh.

     

    I saw some folks eating fugu sushi in Japan a few weeks ago.  I didn't ask them if they were retarded.

    True Facts About the Mantis Shrimp

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    hahahahah. How did that last one feel?

     

    Well...it hurt!

     

    It didn't tear my finger off or crush it or anything, but it made a small bruise and was sore for a little while.  I've been struck quite a few times, that's about the extent of what it seems a smasher can do, even a big peacock.  I never had a spearer, I was scared of getting skewered (still am!).

     

    I had that guy in the 2.5G tank trying to see if he could break the super thin glass.  He hit it hundreds of times...didn't seem close to being able to break it...and that glass was very, very thin.  I had a bunch of other mantis in that tank trying as well...I really wanted to make a video showing them actually breaking the glass of the aquarium they were in, but alas...I don't believe they can.

     

    That's really cool.  I had no idea some of that footage was from you.

     

    I'm everywhere!

     

    That's awesome, Tim. I had no idea. I used to love ZeFrank's stuff. I wish he did even more.

     

    Yeah, I actually didn't discover his stuff until after he contacted me asking for permission to use some of my mantis stuff, when I watched some of his other videos. 

     

    They're pretty funny.

     

    I like this one: -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jz0JcQYtqo

    True Facts About the Mantis Shrimp

    in General Discussion

    Thats pretty cool. Do you keep a lot of mantis shrimp?

     

     

    I used to have a bunch of them, but I don't have any anymore.

     

    I bought some at Roozen's.  At least 1 was given to me as a hitchhiker by a member.

     

    I had a bunch of small (like 2.5G and 5G) tanks I used to keep the smaller ones in.

     

    The part at the end of the ZeFrank video is in a Chiragra mantis in a 2.5G tank.  Here's the full video I made that ZeFrank harvested from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLHlK09HuHY

    True Facts About the Mantis Shrimp

    in General Discussion

    · Edited by extreme_tooth_decay

    FYI:

     

    A bunch of that footage is mine, filmed by me in my own tanks, used by ZeFrank via agreement.

     

    That's even me at the very end (last 10 seconds or so)...I'm the only other voice on the soundtrack!

     

    I also licensed/sold some of this to National Geographic that I later saw on TV.

     

    Mantis shrimp are awesome.

     

    tim

    davelin315's 300 Gallon In Wall Reef Tank

    in Dedicated Tank (Build) Forum

    Ha ha, one of my proposed exhibits is mantis shrimp.  Tim, good to see you're still lurking in the background!

     

    Hi Dave,

     

    Mantis are awesome!

     

    I licensed a bunch of my footage to national geographic and have seen it on TV multiple times with my name in the credits, I love that.

     

    I'm pretty much out of it at this point, though...been pursuing other hobbies.

     

    Happy holidays!

     

    tim

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