ART!

We got some new art at CCC.  Jason Thomas and Red Rocket Farm original work made at SUUSI 2012.  Go see more greatness at http://redrocketfarm.com/

Onyx Percula pair

Unlike the Picassos, these Perculas develop very slowly.  This female is almost a year old.

Baby Picassos

I thought you might like to see a batch of month-old Picassos.   This is the largest batch for me, and there are multiples of the Pearly whites.  Unlike my other Perculas,  my Picassos color up and show their markings very early.  It looks like Christmas came early.  I'll move them to the grow-out system tomorrow.

YWG color

Someone on ARC was asking about the color change in yellow watchman gobies.  I can only say for sure what I learn from my personal experiences.  Wilma was the first fish I ever bought.  That was 5 years ago.  She's always been a nice yellow.  Here's a shot from March 2011 when I introduced Fred to the display tank.  Wilma is the larger of the two, on the right and slightly darker.  You can see in the post "Wilma" that she's still pretty much the same color.  This month I've noticed a color change.  Here's a look at Fred and Wilma today.

Now I've seen some washed out looking gobies at stores and always attributed it to stress and possible age.  This isn't that dramatic a change, but a change nonetheless.  So is it age, fertility or something else?   The offspring are that typical bright yellow.

Smoky O video

In this clip you can see the dramatic difference made by crossing back to the Darwin Black Ocellaris.  All these fish are 4-5 months old.  The Onyx Perculas are just starting to bar up, and it will be another year or so before they start to darken up between the bars.  The Smoky Os are fully barred and already dark.

Kablam!

That's a whole bunch of eggs!

Wilma

Wilma is the first saltwater fish I ever bought.  Now just look at her, all preggers :)