How rare is this? - Page 3

12/16/2008, 08:13 PM

wow great pic's please post more. Wish I lived there

criccio · 12/16/2008, 08:15 PM

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Originally posted by Lewy
The pic you have is them. I always get them confused with Tomatoes.

The rubros do change colour when they grow larger and the adults are downright ugly. Very cute as juveniles though.

Here's a local to you that caught some real young ones... http://www.masa.asn.au/phpBB2/viewto...t=rubrocinctus

Lewy · 12/17/2008, 01:56 AM

Yeah I now the guy.

trigger24/7 · 12/17/2008, 01:32 PM

Some nice pictures you got there.

Lewy · 12/17/2008, 02:38 PM

Next year when the tides are good again. I'll go to our other collection place and take some more.

Completely different with large pools of large acro table. Very cool. It is only really accessable during certain tides as you have to cross a channel to get to it.

Lewy · 01/11/2009, 02:39 AM

Went out again today.

Have a look closely at the rock that was totally covered with anemones. There are four on top that were closed up due to being out of the water.

SirusX1721 · 01/11/2009, 04:30 AM

Awesome Pix! That would be cool to experience something like that. And those crabs are makin' me hungry : )

colorfan45 · 01/11/2009, 09:29 AM

would love to have all that in my back yard

Henryreef · 01/11/2009, 10:01 AM

This makes me want to move closer to a real reef

LukFox · 01/11/2009, 12:43 PM

I wish the tide pools here were that amazing

. Truly beautiful pictures.

Megg0602 · 01/11/2009, 01:34 PM

wow thats amazing im soo jealous. i just had to clean snow off my car where im from! i would love to live there! im excited for more pics

morty696 · 01/11/2009, 06:13 PM

awesome pics, i live in aus too. even though you are allowed to collect some stuff from the wild i personally wouldnt take anything from that reef. every thing there is part of an eco system and all fits into a hierarchy where everything depends on each other for the ecosystem to survive. taking out things is just going to damage the ecosystem, and we underestimate our impact on reefs so much its not funny. better to buy things at a shop, its not going back if it lands in a shop, whether tank bred or not.

neo890 · 01/12/2009, 09:29 AM

Lewy : Thanx a lot for sharing your real life experience. I wish i had such places around. But with such pollution around my area i dont think any life would survive in the waters.

Keep us updated

Regards

zt444a · 01/20/2009, 09:20 AM

Simply amazing pictures and great thread. I love it. It sure makes me want to move too!

Lewy · 01/21/2009, 05:19 AM

Glad to share my little part of the world.

When the tides are right we are going out to another place at night.

Heaps of fun.

A teaser....

Flighty · 01/21/2009, 02:09 PM

More anemones please! I would love to see some giganteas and how they are situated in the substrate. Any magnificas or mertains around?

isseym328 · 01/21/2009, 04:51 PM

Man I wish there were local places like these in the states. I really love walking around tidepools and such, but obviously never able to see corals/anemones that we're so used to having in our private tanks. It must be really exciting to see clownfishes and anemones in their natural habitat up close and personal like that....and to be able to pick a juv clown up with the palms of your hands...amazing.

Yes more pics please. No more teasers.

isseym328 · 01/21/2009, 04:53 PM

One question....are these places accessible if you're on vacation in Australia?

Azumi · 01/31/2009, 08:27 AM

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Originally posted by isseym328
One question....are these places accessible if you're on vacation in Australia?

This area is about an hours drive out from where me and lewy live, but it's a bit out of the way though, as you can see from the photos, the actual reef looks pretty boring when you look at it from the top of the bridge, but you have to walk out to really appreciate whats out there in rock pools. Plus depending on when you go day/night you'll find different things. I'm sure Lewy will post some more photos up in the near future as the low tides are going to be at night for the next 6 months or so.

ReefPug · 01/31/2009, 01:29 PM

What was that red and white thing in the teaser pic?

ReefPug · 01/31/2009, 01:35 PM

By the way, love the pics...it is so interesting to see a tide pool up close. The only ocean I have had the opportunity to see up close is the texas coast and all I can say about that is dead jelly fish on what I guess you could call a beach.

hahaitzmickey · 02/03/2009, 08:44 PM

wow very nice, i wish i lived there, good pictures man. this is natures at its best.

Terra Ferma · 02/03/2009, 10:53 PM

You found a scribbled in a tide pool?

Lewy · 02/03/2009, 11:35 PM

Yes we did. They get trapped when the tides go out.

You can also catch them using a small hook and prawn as bait off a local wharf as well.

token · 02/04/2009, 10:02 AM

Incredible!

It's so .... educational to see pics of the critters in their actual environments. I had no idea that nems would experience that environment.

THANKS!

01/11/2009, 02:39 AM	#56
Lewy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Darwin, Australia Posts: 304	Went out again today. Have a look closely at the rock that was totally covered with anemones. There are four on top that were closed up due to being out of the water. Last edited by Lewy; 10/06/2017 at 02:57 PM.

01/11/2009, 10:01 AM	#59
Henryreef Ocean Lover Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 957	This makes me want to move closer to a real reef __________________ - Henry Current Tank Info: 50 Gallon Rimless

01/11/2009, 01:34 PM	#61
Megg0602 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: western mass Posts: 219	wow thats amazing im soo jealous. i just had to clean snow off my car where im from! i would love to live there! im excited for more pics __________________ looving it Current Tank Info: 35 gal shallow cube reef, 15 gal sump, black clown pair, led light

01/12/2009, 09:29 AM	#63
neo890 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3	Awsem ! Lewy : Thanx a lot for sharing your real life experience. I wish i had such places around. But with such pollution around my area i dont think any life would survive in the waters. Keep us updated Regards

01/20/2009, 09:20 AM	#64
zt444a Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Montgomery, NY Posts: 2,603	Simply amazing pictures and great thread. I love it. It sure makes me want to move too! __________________ Howard DeBord " When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris. " Current Tank Info: None atm

12/16/2008, 08:13 PM	#51
CA2OR Unregistered Posts: n/a	wow great pic's please post more. Wish I lived there

12/17/2008, 01:56 AM	#53
Lewy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Darwin, Australia Posts: 304	Yeah I now the guy.

12/17/2008, 01:32 PM	#54
trigger24/7 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: All Over, but now in San Diego Posts: 6	Some nice pictures you got there.

12/17/2008, 02:38 PM	#55
Lewy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Darwin, Australia Posts: 304	Next year when the tides are good again. I'll go to our other collection place and take some more. Completely different with large pools of large acro table. Very cool. It is only really accessable during certain tides as you have to cross a channel to get to it.

01/11/2009, 04:30 AM	#57
SirusX1721 TeeHee Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: PA Posts: 620	Awesome Pix! That would be cool to experience something like that. And those crabs are makin' me hungry : )

01/11/2009, 09:29 AM	#58
colorfan45 Moved On Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 159	would love to have all that in my back yard

01/11/2009, 12:43 PM	#60
LukFox Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Los Gatos, CA Posts: 3,502	I wish the tide pools here were that amazing . Truly beautiful pictures.

01/11/2009, 06:13 PM	#62
morty696 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: sydney Posts: 47	awesome pics, i live in aus too. even though you are allowed to collect some stuff from the wild i personally wouldnt take anything from that reef. every thing there is part of an eco system and all fits into a hierarchy where everything depends on each other for the ecosystem to survive. taking out things is just going to damage the ecosystem, and we underestimate our impact on reefs so much its not funny. better to buy things at a shop, its not going back if it lands in a shop, whether tank bred or not.

01/21/2009, 05:19 AM	#65
Lewy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Darwin, Australia Posts: 304	Glad to share my little part of the world. When the tides are right we are going out to another place at night. Heaps of fun. A teaser.... Last edited by Lewy; 10/06/2017 at 02:57 PM.

01/21/2009, 02:09 PM	#66
Flighty Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Southern NH, USA Posts: 1,039	More anemones please! I would love to see some giganteas and how they are situated in the substrate. Any magnificas or mertains around?

01/21/2009, 04:51 PM	#67
isseym328 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 3,544	Man I wish there were local places like these in the states. I really love walking around tidepools and such, but obviously never able to see corals/anemones that we're so used to having in our private tanks. It must be really exciting to see clownfishes and anemones in their natural habitat up close and personal like that....and to be able to pick a juv clown up with the palms of your hands...amazing. Yes more pics please. No more teasers.

01/21/2009, 04:53 PM	#68
isseym328 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 3,544	One question....are these places accessible if you're on vacation in Australia? __________________ Go Bears! Current Tank Info: 270 gallon starphire

01/31/2009, 01:29 PM	#70
ReefPug Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 127	What was that red and white thing in the teaser pic? __________________ Marcy

01/31/2009, 01:35 PM	#71
ReefPug Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 127	By the way, love the pics...it is so interesting to see a tide pool up close. The only ocean I have had the opportunity to see up close is the texas coast and all I can say about that is dead jelly fish on what I guess you could call a beach.

02/03/2009, 08:44 PM	#72
hahaitzmickey Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Biloxi,MS Posts: 53	wow very nice, i wish i lived there, good pictures man. this is natures at its best.

02/03/2009, 10:53 PM	#73
Terra Ferma Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Oakland Posts: 726	You found a scribbled in a tide pool?

02/03/2009, 11:35 PM	#74
Lewy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Darwin, Australia Posts: 304	Yes we did. They get trapped when the tides go out. You can also catch them using a small hook and prawn as bait off a local wharf as well.

02/04/2009, 10:02 AM	#75
token Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 614	Incredible! It's so .... educational to see pics of the critters in their actual environments. I had no idea that nems would experience that environment. THANKS! __________________ •Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction. --Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: 100g and 75g displays, both with 2 x 250w Iwasaki 14k DE, 100g sump, 55g growout, 55g refugium, 20g benthic