How rare is this? - Page 13

Chupakabra-King · 02/01/2010, 05:06 PM

Lewy, you showed me something I have never seen before in my life. I love you man ! ( In a brotherly way ) LOL Keep the pics coming !

cateyes · 02/01/2010, 07:22 PM

yeah, great thread!!!!! keep the pics coming!!!
i hope you can find the "new" place so we can see much more!!!!!

jonathanws · 02/01/2010, 07:48 PM

very cool. i could look at these type of pics all day long

brbarkey · 02/01/2010, 07:58 PM

Just found this thread...totally awesome! Thanks for taking the time to post these!

vaporize · 02/01/2010, 08:24 PM

Excuse my ignorance, but isn't Darwin suppose to be saltwater chocodile there? I remembered that a black ocellaris collector got eaten a few years ago.

Maybe that's the rumour ...

Lewy · 02/01/2010, 10:31 PM

Yeah we have all the nasties over here. The person who got taken was a collector over to the East of us.

Saltwater crocodiles and box jellyfish are the main ones to be wary of.

palawan · 02/01/2010, 10:58 PM

Lewy, thanks for sharing this with us. You are so lucky to be at the best LFS. Man am I envious........

Rick83 · 02/02/2010, 07:31 AM

cool pictures, wish I lived near the ocean

OrionN · 02/02/2010, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Lewy

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But this is a juvenile Black & White Ocellaris hosting in it. We found two the same size. So the parents were not too far away.

I did not appreciate the significant of this from the very first post. Wild black & white A. ocellaris. I love to get my hand on those clowns like you. Thanks Lewy

WDLV · 02/02/2010, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lewy

Yeah we have all the nasties over here. The person who got taken was a collector over to the East of us.

Saltwater crocodiles and box jellyfish are the main ones to be wary of.

At least the crocs will smile at you. The box jellies you'd be lucky to even see. When I went to QLD I was reading the list of nasties off to a friend of mine (box jellies, cone shells, crocs, sea snakes, etc.etc.etc.) and they were like "why do you want to go there again?"

That was right after the Steve Irwin tragedy.
I can't imagine anywhere I'd rather live. I must see Darwin next time I take the trip... that and PNG.

jrelec08 · 02/02/2010, 11:33 AM

if you have already im sorry but if not you should really make us a video of you walking around down there to give us a better perspective of the wonderful paradise that you can go to any time you please

OrionN · 02/02/2010, 12:37 PM

Walt,
Do you have a B&W wild caught Ocellaris? i seem to remember reading it somewhere.

Sinful Aquatics · 02/02/2010, 01:34 PM

That's cool! I've seen wild anemones but never clowns!! Thanks for sharing!!

Lewy · 02/02/2010, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrionN

Walt,
Do you have a B&W wild caught Ocellaris? i seem to remember reading it somewhere.

No mine are captive bred.

Mcubed · 02/02/2010, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lewy

The blue sponge was definitely out of the water. Some orange ones as well.

No idea what the fluorescent blue thing was. Spectacular though.

I'm very surprised to hear this. Everything I have read has indicated how critical it is to not let the sponges be exposed to air??

Thank you for the pictures and insight to your part of the world.

deepseanige · 02/02/2010, 05:15 PM

Maybe Mr Sponge croaked it after the photo was taken?

Lewy, we want a day by day account for this sponges progress!

I'm sure you remember exactly where you took the photo

deepseanige · 02/02/2010, 05:31 PM

Oh, and on a side note, Darwin is a beautiful city. I drove the Circumference of Australia in an old Holden Commodore about 10 years ago. Amazing country!

Unfortunately I wasn't into marines then so I didn't appreciate the reefs just as much as I would now.

Great thread !

Lewy · 02/02/2010, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deepseanige

Maybe Mr Sponge croaked it after the photo was taken?

Lewy, we want a day by day account for this sponges progress!

I'm sure you remember exactly where you took the photo

Hard to remember where I took the photo. But there were several other sponges in the area.

Mcubed · 02/02/2010, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lewy

Hard to remember where I took the photo. But there were several other sponges in the area.

I detect some sarcasm in Deepseanige's comment

. I was actually serious about what I have heard about those sponges. It would be great to hear that some are able endure effects of low tide.

TXChewy · 02/02/2010, 07:41 PM

Lewy,

Great thread

I will be in Australia this September but sadly I will not be in Darwin

If you have any suggestions on area's to visit please let me know.

I will be in:
Townsville for a week
Sydney for a few days
Then Adelaide for a week

Again, Great Thread

Mordoff · 02/03/2010, 12:03 AM

Do you have montiporas there?

deepseanige · 02/03/2010, 03:46 AM

Quote:

I will be in Australia this September but sadly I will not be in Darwin

If you have any suggestions on area's to visit please let me know.

I will be in:
Townsville for a week

I'm sure you'll want to see the real thing, but I think I remember seeing an public aquarium in Townsville?

EDIT: actually here's a link to the web site http://www.reefhq.com.au/

650-IS350 · 02/03/2010, 10:16 AM

Lewy, bravo good sir on this thread. Love the pics and see nature as it is. Please continue this thread and updating us with these nice pics.

BTW- I love your cube tank.

versach000 · 02/03/2010, 10:47 AM

OOOOO MY GOD!!!
Thanks for PICS.

strendo · 02/03/2010, 11:26 AM

Amazing pics, thanks for sharing!

02/01/2010, 05:06 PM	#301
Chupakabra-King Mmmmmm Goats ! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 408	Lewy, you showed me something I have never seen before in my life. I love you man ! ( In a brotherly way ) LOL Keep the pics coming ! __________________ If I get more obsessed with reefkeeping I will be divorced, living in the back of my LFS ! Been keeping fish (salt and fresh) since the 1970s. Started reefing in 1998 . 40 Breeder Club AP24 Club Current Tank Info: AP24 soft coral tank & JBJ Nano 12DX, 40 Breeder

02/01/2010, 07:22 PM	#302
cateyes Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: OliveBranch, Mississippi Posts: 2,773	yeah, great thread!!!!! keep the pics coming!!! i hope you can find the "new" place so we can see much more!!!!! __________________ some things in life are not meant to be understood... just accepted.... Current Tank Info: 150 gallon mixed reef, 35ish gallon RBTA tank..

02/02/2010, 11:33 AM	#311
jrelec08 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: nixa Posts: 24	if you have already im sorry but if not you should really make us a video of you walking around down there to give us a better perspective of the wonderful paradise that you can go to any time you please __________________ saltwater reefer on a goldfish budget! Current Tank Info: 75 gal peninsula style

02/02/2010, 12:37 PM	#312
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	Walt, Do you have a B&W wild caught Ocellaris? i seem to remember reading it somewhere. __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

02/02/2010, 01:34 PM	#313
Sinful Aquatics Nano Reefer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: At Home Posts: 5,262	That's cool! I've seen wild anemones but never clowns!! Thanks for sharing!! __________________ SCRK Member -Peter S.- ~The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other.~

02/01/2010, 07:48 PM	#303
jonathanws Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 492	very cool. i could look at these type of pics all day long

02/01/2010, 07:58 PM	#304
brbarkey Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: indiana Posts: 57	Just found this thread...totally awesome! Thanks for taking the time to post these!

02/01/2010, 08:24 PM	#305
vaporize Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Toronto, ON Canada Posts: 750	Excuse my ignorance, but isn't Darwin suppose to be saltwater chocodile there? I remembered that a black ocellaris collector got eaten a few years ago. Maybe that's the rumour ...

02/01/2010, 10:31 PM	#306
Lewy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Darwin, Australia Posts: 304	Yeah we have all the nasties over here. The person who got taken was a collector over to the East of us. Saltwater crocodiles and box jellyfish are the main ones to be wary of.

02/01/2010, 10:58 PM	#307
palawan Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fremont,CA Posts: 960	Lewy, thanks for sharing this with us. You are so lucky to be at the best LFS. Man am I envious........

02/02/2010, 07:31 AM	#308
Rick83 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Euclid, OH Posts: 48	cool pictures, wish I lived near the ocean

02/02/2010, 05:15 PM	#316
deepseanige Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 30	Maybe Mr Sponge croaked it after the photo was taken? Lewy, we want a day by day account for this sponges progress! I'm sure you remember exactly where you took the photo

02/02/2010, 05:31 PM	#317
deepseanige Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 30	Oh, and on a side note, Darwin is a beautiful city. I drove the Circumference of Australia in an old Holden Commodore about 10 years ago. Amazing country! Unfortunately I wasn't into marines then so I didn't appreciate the reefs just as much as I would now. Great thread ! Last edited by deepseanige; 02/02/2010 at 05:32 PM. Reason: sp

02/02/2010, 07:41 PM	#320
TXChewy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 149	Lewy, Great thread I will be in Australia this September but sadly I will not be in Darwin If you have any suggestions on area's to visit please let me know. I will be in: Townsville for a week Sydney for a few days Then Adelaide for a week Again, Great Thread

02/03/2010, 12:03 AM	#321
Mordoff Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 401	Do you have montiporas there?

02/03/2010, 10:16 AM	#323
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	Lewy, bravo good sir on this thread. Love the pics and see nature as it is. Please continue this thread and updating us with these nice pics. BTW- I love your cube tank. __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

02/03/2010, 10:47 AM	#324
versach000 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: TX Posts: 178	OOOOO MY GOD!!! Thanks for PICS. __________________ Hi I'm Sorry I can't speak english very well.

02/03/2010, 11:26 AM	#325
strendo Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 348	Amazing pics, thanks for sharing!