My Toby Tank...a progressive thread

[jdak]

That LR looks good. Fish too...

[jennybugs]

Glad to report all is well with the two tobys who are the best of pals in the LFS tank along with a longnose hawkfish and all are coming home with me soon.
The tank is all hunky dory and ready to rock and roll and the corals are going in tomorrow evening but not being secured in case I need to whip them out when the fish go in.
I plan to try leathers with the fish mainly and will have some toadstools and a bright lime/yellow finger style leather to go in so far, along with a cabbage leather too
If the puffs like the taste of them then they'll go back in my Osaka reef tank

Can't wait to get the puffs home now!

[lesleyanndunn]

congrats jenny!
looking really well
god i miss having marine tank!

[SammyDee]

Dang that rock looks awesome and has great color on it already. Lucky you...cant wait to see more

[jdak]

yeah, i have a cabbage leather that is cool. good choice.

[Mek0ng]

mushrooms and zoos I bet would be fine, both of them have toxins that might deter the puffs

[jennybugs]

Oh mushrooms I can do with ease I have them dotted everywhere in my other tank. That would leave space for new corals in that tank too

Im going to move them all over tonight with any luck. I love this stage o a new tank!

[Pufferpunk]

Too bad you're not closer--I've got ton of cool leathers for ya.

[jennybugs]

Aw Shame!
corals are in and opening up already after half an hour so let's hope the puffs don't mind them

[jennybugs]

So, I am a little upset.
Went to pick up the two tobys from My LFS and the P. solarensis was missing from the tank. On enquiring (thinking the fish had been sold) I was told he died some time during the week! I am so saddened by that news, especially as the owner had pm'd me before she went on holiday to tell me they were both getting on well together in the same tank RIP lovely puffer!

Anyway, to cut a long one short, I came home with the valentini and a lovely coral beauty and also stopped off elsewhere to get a big blue cheeked goby to keep the sand clean

They've all settled in nicely and are eating well so here are some pics :dance:

Blue cheeks

that's all I've seen of him so far as he's excavating at the mo

The valentini who's only a tiddler at the mo




ignoring corals at the moment




These pics of the coral beauty don't do it's colouration any justice at all...it's so vivid!




So far so good


It's such a shame about the other puffer as he would have been a wonderful addition to the tank

Pics not up to my usual standard but the tank is sedimenty from the goby's excavations. Hopefully I'll get some better ones when they've settled in a bit more

[Ohyouknow]

That is absolutely gorgeous!

[xrayjeeper83]

awsome tank

[Pufferpunk]

Very cool! IDK... I might have waited for the puffer I really wanted. The Val is great though!

[jennybugs]

Well I had not expected to be so taken with the Valentini's but when I saw this little chap out of a group of three they had in, the fact he kept coming up to the glass to look at me rather than flee from my big face, really endeared me to him

I would love a leopard but the val is so cute I am happy with what I have completely. The coral beauty is a stunner and loves darting in and out of the caves and holes in the rockwork all the time and the bluecheek has made himself a nice little burrow that can be seen easily

We'll see what happes when the manageress comes back from her hols, but for now I'm really pleased

[lesleyanndunn]

looking good jenny
marine tanks are always soo nice