Talking fish

[Gatortailale]

Well it has been some time since have seen or experienced anything cool with my tanks.  

 

I set up my 120 tank in Aug/sept time of 2003.  I started thinking about adding an angel or two and johnc let me borrow his angel book.  It had a lot of good info. in the book.  Once interesting think it said was that emperors can make a clicking sound.  More on this in a bit - more tank background.  Around Christmas time 2003 I added a juv. emperor (& small majestic).  For most of this past summer I would frequently feed the emperor flake food out of my fingers - which I thought was fun and cool.  Majestic still too shy to feed from my hands.

 

Back to the part of emperors making noise.  About 2 months ago my juv emp. started to change to it's sub adult form - OK, I'll try to get pics this weekend.  Up to this point, I thought the only talking fish I would see was the one on my daughter's elmo video where elmo talks to a king fish.  Last night I decided to hand feed the emporor, something I haven't done in few months.  Well it watched me grab the food and was right out in front in the tank and I stuck my hand it and it circled me, then LET OUT 3 CLICKS and came up and ate the food from my fingers.  I was just blown away that I could hear the click noise.  To me it was one of my top 5 reefing experiences.

 

You all are probably not impressed and I didn't do a very good job telling story, but it's more cool to witness it in person than to try to explain.

 

[nana]   fsh1]]

[HowardofNOVA]

Craig,

you need to video tape it, send it to America's Favorite Home Videos and win the $10,000 prize. Heck, I'll even split it with you as your agent!

Howard

PS, When's the tour?

[Lee Stearns]

Craig,

What type of corals are you keeping with these two angels and what other fish are in there with them?

Regards,

[Gatortailale]

Craig,

What type of corals are you keeping with these two angels and what other fish are in there with them?

Regards,

Mostly SPS, a frog spawn frag, lots of xenia, GSP, Leater toad, & a candycane lps.  Also some zo's - they don't touch.  NOTE: JohnC has red sea regal & it ate zo's w/in 30 mins of being in his tank.

 

fish - 3 blue/green chromis; pair black false percs.; purple tang & bristletooth tomini tang & a blue regal; pair of orchid dottys; pair of bluespot watchman gobies; & 6-line wrasse.

 

Clams - One 7" gigas & one 4+ derasa

 

2 x 250 10k ushio on blueline & 2 x 95w vho actinic

[Gatortailale]

Craig,

PS, When's the tour?

Well, hmm, about 25-30 peeps came back in July.

 

Will have to ask the wife if we can do one again - but that = me doing 90% of house cleaning   [tr]

[Lee Stearns]

Any nipping from these angels at your sps? I have been leary to get one of these beauties till I have done a lot of research and hear of some good luck with them around SPS. Sounds like they are doing well with three tangs already!

[Gatortailale]

All my fish seem to be model fi*@zens :p   Once in while I see them nip at a coral, but probably more that they saw a pod vs. them picking on someting to kill it.

 

I put in a sheet of nori ever day to give them something to graze on.  Also feed frozen brine, mysis mix in evenings.  I had the majestic for 1 month before I got juv. emp.  First day or 2, majestic chased the emp. all over.  After pecking order established, no problems.  Same for tangs - once they sort out who is boss.

 

Helps to have lots of hiding space too, just my theory.

[GaryL]

it appears the emporor was thanking you for the food. that's pretty exciting. im sure if your wife is like mine, when you told her she was like: "W H A T E V E R!" :p  the following with something like "weirdo". at least we will understand your excitement. i wanted an angel anyway... makes me want one even more now