Saturday, January 05, 2008

starfish attack

Someone attacked and ate my nice red starfish! I suspect it may have been the rusty angel, who is looking very plump. The red legs are scattered and a couple are gone. I suppose it may have died before being dismembered. Hard to know. I thought starfish were usually the predator, not the meal. But I suppose that's the way it goes in an ecosystem - even though its a small one.

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

new freshwater fishes

altum angel
In addition to my marine tank, I also keep a 90 gallon fresh water system. This week I added many fresh plants and 3 new fishes: two altum angels (Pterophyllum altum) and a baby severum.

The angels took two days to acclimate to my busy tank and start eating, but are quite happy now. It seems that I got lucky, as they are getting along very well together. Maybe a male-female pair. They are very beautiful fish.