Synchiropus Ocellatus - Reef-Geeks

D3monic · All powerfull drifter

Meet Scoots and Boogie my new Scooter pair.

I have had Scoots for several weeks and just picked up the male today.
It was love at first sight. He has been flashing her like crazy and turning a bright blue color.

She was quick to show him where the food is.

I am not ready to raise any fry yet. I have 2 five gallon copopod cultures but no rotifers.
I could set up a larvae tank in 10mins flat though.

billrob71 · Will work for CLAMS

Wow very cool, congrats on the new additions!!

Sneezy · Big-Geek

Very cool looking fish D, are they common scooter blennies?

I have a little red one.

D3monic · All powerfull drifter

yea they are common. I might do a pair of reds in my 75gal.

chris&barb · Lost

Nice D. Let us know if you want some rotifers and we will send some out to you

D3monic · All powerfull drifter

I never dumped my rotifer buckets....I might be able to salvage them somehow?

chris&barb · Lost

You can but it takes a lot of time. We just tried to restart ours and after a few weeks we said screw it and ordered more. They were growing but it was taking too long.

Barbara · Geekette

OMG...I am in love with them! scooter or watchman? now I can't decide...do you have a video of the male flashing???

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Originally Posted by D3monic

I never dumped my rotifer buckets....I might be able to salvage them somehow?

Don't even bother...it's a hassle and takes too long like chris said...we'll send you enough to have a full culture going in 3 days!

ours are going crazy! we bought 1 order and within a week we have 3 full blown cultures that are healthy and dense! just let us know when you need them!

D3monic · All powerfull drifter

I will probably hit you up once (and if) they start spawning.

Barbara · Geekette

just let us know

D3monic · All powerfull drifter

Female is gravid tonight..getting fatter by the minute.

Heres a vid of them eating dinner.

spinycheek · Insert Custom Title Here

Awesome, that's nice he learned where to eat from the female. If only that sea hare wasn't hogging so much...

spinycheek · Insert Custom Title Here

What all do you feed them?

D3monic · All powerfull drifter

Bloodworms, mysis, rods food and cyclopeeze.

Reefdaddy · Geek Squad Jedi

Man I love those fish

chris&barb · Lost

Those fish crack me up how they move. Was the seahare eating that stuff?

D3monic · All powerfull drifter

Yea...He will sit there and eat every last bit of food. Usually I reach in and relocate him away from teh dish so everyone can eat but everyone was getting thier share that day.

D3monic · All powerfull drifter

In my experiance just about everybody is wrong about what they percieve to be a creatures diet. I wasnt intending to train the seahare on to frozen foods but it sure is handy. I am starting to take an interest in Harlequins as of about 10mins ago. I would be curious to see if it would be possible to train them onto an alternative food source. If it would be possibe thats deffinatly something worth talking about.

spinycheek · Insert Custom Title Here

That would be cool to get harlequins on an easier diet. Although with them it seems they have a very specific need for seastars. Sea hares can eat most types of macroalgae and drgaonets can eat most types of crustaceans that can fit in their mouth. Harlequins may have a dietary need for sea stars.

Definitely worth investigating though.

Barbara · Geekette

Great video once again D! loved the background audio to go with it too...very funny!

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Originally Posted by D3monic

In my experiance just about everybody is wrong about what they percieve to be a creatures diet. I wasnt intending to train the seahare on to frozen foods but it sure is handy. I am starting to take an interest in Harlequins as of about 10mins ago. I would be curious to see if it would be possible to train them onto an alternative food source. If it would be possibe thats deffinatly something worth talking about.

Definitely!!! go for it!!! I think if anyone can do this you can...

[1 (permalink)] Posted by D3monic 11-13-2009, 10:30 PM	All powerfull drifter
Synchiropus Ocellatus Meet Scoots and Boogie my new Scooter pair. I have had Scoots for several weeks and just picked up the male today. It was love at first sight. He has been flashing her like crazy and turning a bright blue color. She was quick to show him where the food is. I am not ready to raise any fry yet. I have 2 five gallon copopod cultures but no rotifers. I could set up a larvae tank in 10mins flat though. __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 2,436 Gameroom cash: $799965 Rep Power: 68
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[2 (permalink)] Posted by billrob71 11-13-2009, 10:34 PM	Will work for CLAMS
Wow very cool, congrats on the new additions!! __________________ Why is the rum always gone	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 6,404 Gameroom cash: $1735360 Rep Power: 94
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[4 (permalink)] Posted by D3monic 11-14-2009, 12:04 AM	All powerfull drifter
yea they are common. I might do a pair of reds in my 75gal. __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 2,436 Gameroom cash: $799965 Rep Power: 68
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[6 (permalink)] Posted by D3monic 11-14-2009, 10:43 AM	All powerfull drifter
I never dumped my rotifer buckets....I might be able to salvage them somehow? __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 2,436 Gameroom cash: $799965 Rep Power: 68
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[9 (permalink)] Posted by D3monic 11-14-2009, 05:16 PM	All powerfull drifter
I will probably hit you up once (and if) they start spawning. __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 2,436 Gameroom cash: $799965 Rep Power: 68
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[3 (permalink)] Posted by Sneezy 11-13-2009, 11:56 PM	Big-Geek
Very cool looking fish D, are they common scooter blennies? I have a little red one.	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 9,197 Gameroom cash: $66 Rep Power: 116
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[5 (permalink)] Posted by chris&barb 11-14-2009, 10:22 AM	Lost
Nice D. Let us know if you want some rotifers and we will send some out to you	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: De Posts: 12,187 Gameroom cash: $3476370 Rep Power: 100
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[7 (permalink)] Posted by chris&barb 11-14-2009, 11:20 AM	Lost
You can but it takes a lot of time. We just tried to restart ours and after a few weeks we said screw it and ordered more. They were growing but it was taking too long.	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: De Posts: 12,187 Gameroom cash: $3476370 Rep Power: 100
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[10 (permalink)] Posted by Barbara 11-14-2009, 06:04 PM	Geekette
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[11 (permalink)] Posted by D3monic 11-15-2009, 10:02 PM	All powerfull drifter
Female is gravid tonight..getting fatter by the minute. Heres a vid of them eating dinner. __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 2,436 Gameroom cash: $799965 Rep Power: 68
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[12 (permalink)] Posted by spinycheek 11-15-2009, 11:38 PM	Insert Custom Title Here
Awesome, that's nice he learned where to eat from the female. If only that sea hare wasn't hogging so much... Last edited by spinycheek; 11-16-2009 at 04:56 PM. Reason: mixed up the two fish	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 4,156 Gameroom cash: $1273042 Rep Power: 81
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[13 (permalink)] Posted by spinycheek 11-15-2009, 11:41 PM	Insert Custom Title Here
What all do you feed them?	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 4,156 Gameroom cash: $1273042 Rep Power: 81
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[14 (permalink)] Posted by D3monic 11-15-2009, 11:53 PM	All powerfull drifter
Bloodworms, mysis, rods food and cyclopeeze. __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 2,436 Gameroom cash: $799965 Rep Power: 68
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[15 (permalink)] Posted by Reefdaddy 11-15-2009, 11:58 PM	Geek Squad Jedi
Man I love those fish __________________ "A man in a rush takes shortcuts, and I won't shortcut the Music" Eddie Wilson 1963 Jedi Tank Build	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 911 Gameroom cash: $60438 Rep Power: 18
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[16 (permalink)] Posted by chris&barb 11-16-2009, 12:34 PM	Lost
Those fish crack me up how they move. Was the seahare eating that stuff?	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: De Posts: 12,187 Gameroom cash: $3476370 Rep Power: 100
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[17 (permalink)] Posted by D3monic 11-16-2009, 03:37 PM	All powerfull drifter
Yea...He will sit there and eat every last bit of food. Usually I reach in and relocate him away from teh dish so everyone can eat but everyone was getting thier share that day. __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 2,436 Gameroom cash: $799965 Rep Power: 68
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[18 (permalink)] Posted by D3monic 11-16-2009, 03:39 PM	All powerfull drifter
In my experiance just about everybody is wrong about what they percieve to be a creatures diet. I wasnt intending to train the seahare on to frozen foods but it sure is handy. I am starting to take an interest in Harlequins as of about 10mins ago. I would be curious to see if it would be possible to train them onto an alternative food source. If it would be possibe thats deffinatly something worth talking about. __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 2,436 Gameroom cash: $799965 Rep Power: 68
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[19 (permalink)] Posted by spinycheek 11-16-2009, 04:59 PM	Insert Custom Title Here
That would be cool to get harlequins on an easier diet. Although with them it seems they have a very specific need for seastars. Sea hares can eat most types of macroalgae and drgaonets can eat most types of crustaceans that can fit in their mouth. Harlequins may have a dietary need for sea stars. Definitely worth investigating though.	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 4,156 Gameroom cash: $1273042 Rep Power: 81
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