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Kenneth7331
Julie
And who among them was successfully and problem-free maintained? And to what extent?
James4757
Each species has its own characteristics. Swallows, sea anemones, needles, skates, hermit crabs, and shrimp thrive well in 500 liters; the quantity should be reasonable.
Megan
Hello everyone!
Vadim, please provide more details about the conditions in your aquariums: is the water natural or not, what is the filtration system, how are the seahorses and pipefish fed, what is the temperature in summer, where do you catch the fish, etc.
Where is the exhibition located, in Simferopol?
Thank you in advance.
Best regards.
Patrick4439
Have you kept the sea catfish? I heard it can be kept relatively easily. Is that true?
I have kept Lepadogaster ducks myself. But there were issues with feeding them. They eat what moves, and preferably swims.
Nicholas
I collect fish all over Crimea; right now, the pelengas is running, and in a week, the mullet will come, along with all the other fish. I also kept three-lined wrasse; they turn gray with a barely noticeable pink tint in a week. All Black Sea fish change their color; even the horse mackerel becomes darker when scared or when the weather changes. Flounder, bullhead, needlefish, skates, tongues, and sea catfish generally take on the color of their surroundings.
Charles4157
rooster - this is SUPER! Please tell me more about this fish. How much does it cost? Where can I buy it? How to keep it?
Sara
The fish is just great!!! It's a pity I can't afford it.
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The fish is just great!!! It's a pity I can't afford it. I envy with white envy those who possess such beauty. I'm very happy for you, Vadim Vadimovich.
Chad4168
The fish is very rare, and I do not intend to sell it. Foxes are sold for $2 per kg, freshly caught with broken wings and crushed tails, and if you need a good slave, the costs increase a hundredfold. I have come across albino foxes, but unfortunately, I did not catch them. I wouldn't say that Black Sea fish are cheaper than the inhabitants of the coral reef. Pay the fishermen, buy the fish, spend money on gasoline, quarantine, 5% adaptation, etc. Quartz, penny, biofilter, and definitely change at least 30% every 2 weeks.
Raven7170
New inhabitants of my aquariums.
Judy
Hello! I'm amazed... I've never seen such a variety of Black Sea creatures. I would like to visit the exhibition - is it indicated that it will be in the town of Nikolaevka, near Yevpatoria? And is there a possibility to purchase any live specimens for the aquarium club exhibition in our city?
Good luck!
Jennifer5784
Hello everyone!!! This year in Nikolaevka there will be little sea water - we switched to freshwater, various piranhas, knives, platystomus, etc. I want to gather bright representatives in the Black Sea, there are about 7000 liters of water, while in Nikolaevka there are only 2500 left. We can help with the fish, just decide what you want; water is not a problem - you can mix it yourself from condensate and salt, and we will provide live rocks. Nikolaevka -
Lee425
Here are some Black Sea inhabitants.
Jeremy8404
The photos are impressive!!!
Reginald5073
Thank you for the wonderful photos, very interesting. Best regards.
Nicole263
where were these shots taken?
Julie4738
Your photos of the inhabitants of the Black Sea will excite any fan of tropical reef aquariums. I currently have 5 adult clownfish, and one pair has even spawned. There are also equines from Dzharylhach Island. Yarik has some dogfish and rulina.
Curtis
The Black Sea is a unique sea!!!
David7773
Cape Tarkhankut
Samuel6138
I was there, but I could never have imagined such beauty! You can't see that with a mask on.
Alexandra
The purest water, a protected area (not to be confused with a nature reserve), a diver's paradise.
And the photos are not mine; they belong to my colleague, who is also a diver but with a focus on photography. I'm just trying to shoot underwater videos—it's still quite challenging for me.
Those interested in the Red Sea reefs can check my profile.
Tara2761
With a mask, you can see more – the main thing is to have a suit!!!! As for the variety of fish, Balaklava is the best. In the Black Sea, a temperature of 14 to 18 degrees is needed; otherwise, it's like "Mars" or "the Moon." In summer, there’s urynotherapy or whatever it's called? You can only see KAKUSHATA. In winter, storms – the sea heals.
John3335
Excuse me, but there is no Tarhankut peninsula in Crimea, there is a Tarhankut cape.
John5528
One of the most mysterious corners of Crimea is undoubtedly the "Tarkhankut" peninsula. The "Tarkhankut" peninsula is located on the western coast of Crimea. Since ancient times, many legends and tales have been preserved about the peninsula. The westernmost point of the "Tarkhankut" peninsula is the village of Olenivka, which was previously called "Karadja."
Justin
Just the peninsula with the eponymous Cape Tarkhankut.
David953
All the same sea...
Patrick4439
At what depth?
Beauty
Joseph8592
up to 20 meters...was filmed at night.
Laurie3842
Various...but Black Sea.
Matthew
Great photos!!!
Sarah5423
Is the second photo of a Black Sea dog?
Heather2018
She is the one.
Angel2396
Do you have a photo of the ov? The kamyahi? I think that's what they're called, I can't remember anymore.
Kimberly4253
I'll look for it now...
Robert
Well... each photo has a description...
John5528
Yes, that's him, the stonemason. But how did you manage to capture him so close? They are terribly skittish. I used to catch grasshoppers in Yevpatoria, right by the shore. There were many of them at Cape Aya.
Jesse3979
Marble
Monica
modern technology allows for even more than that...
Susan1358
And this is how they eat them...
Jill9137
I don't know such a thing (
What a beauty!
There are some small ones that live along the shoreline, at a depth of 1-3m.
They have a blue-purple tint in their coloration.
Patricia1746
You don't encounter them that often, and they are more active closer to night, but all of this can be seen while scuba diving.
Courtney4094
There is also one called a "plavunets"...
Barbara
Yes, I know the smooth newt. They are quick, though, with long legs. There are many of them around Mezhvodnoye, at the lighthouse.
Tonya
I caught such ones in the bay near Odessa. Do they need access to land?
Erica
The mudskippers are just burying themselves. Only small bumps are visible under the water.
Alyssa1438
Once, I had a large Black Sea stonefish in a 250-liter aquarium for almost a year. It lived without any particular problems for itself, but I often had to take out the equipment it damaged—everything was dismantled without exception, even the grid on the filter, which I remember it turned into just a rectangular opening. Waiting for summer, I took it back to the place where I got it, and it was seen off ceremoniously by the whole team; it’s a pity there was no brass band.
Jill9137
Do amphibians need access to land?
Tanner
It seems not, but the marble and stone ones need it, although the stone one doesn't necessarily. The one that lives among mussels is very interesting; it is the size of a pea and therefore doesn't require large volumes, and it looks like a Kamchatka one, just very small.
Debra
Stones come out at night onto the rocks when it is quiet and windless.
Scott9892
There is this ... kind of Diogenes.
Ashley5975
Look how many there are.
Todd8452
BUT..... Life is getting better!!!!
Jennifer
I just want to bring a few mudskippers from the Belgorod-Dniester estuary this summer and acclimate them to the Indian Ocean. I'm wondering if it's worth doing. The marine ones that come with stones (from Indonesia) eat tridacna and fish within a few days. Does anyone have advice on this idea (bringing natural specimens)? I also have a horseshoe crab... maybe someone has kept mudskippers and knows how they do in captivity and with other arthropods?
John3165
This is a different dog - a long-snouted one.
James3382
There is an opportunity to bring Black Sea fish:
Lepadogaster lepadogaster
Lepadogaster candolii
I can bring them to Kyiv. If there are those in Kyiv who are interested in keeping this fish, please let me know.
PS: The photos are not mine. They were taken from Google.
Patricia1746
Some specimens of "Black Sea fish" resemble Tanganyika cichlids...
Melinda
The Black Sea in its summer beauty.
Jessica9188
And also
Justin
Great photos, especially the valuable picture of the sturgeon fry, in what location the photo hunt took place.
Larry
Some photos from Fiolent, some from Tarkhankut. Sturgeon from Tarkhan.
Chelsea
He's in big trouble, the hunt for him has begun. You shouldn't have given up your spot.
Jesse3979
I will break your hands.
Karen81
And I take care of everything else. And you don't need to catch the sheep either, it hurts too much.
Daniel8015
Beautiful photos! I just recently returned from Crimea. I had a great time. However, I really regret that I don't have an underwater camera. I swam for a while with a sea rooster. It's a very beautiful fish. By the way, this is the most dangerous fish in the Black Sea. I agree.
Susan9583
"To be afraid of the wolf is not to go into the forest." In reality, home aquariums house much more dangerous inhabitants. In the sea, you need to look with your eyes, not with your hands.
Todd
I agree. I have encountered and caught this fish multiple times myself. I just want people to know, as they suffer from it due to ignorance.
Julie4738
By the way, can you tell me what kind of fish this is?
I caught it when it was swimming on the surface. I was surprised by the large size of its pectoral fins. At first, it was always swimming on the surface, but then it went down. Now it swims along the bottom. It seems to be lacking an air bubble in its behavior. Its size is about 3 cm TL. Very active and jumpy, although calm.
Robert5335
I don't even know. At the same time, it looks like both a little bull and a "mouse." Take another photo from different angles.
Stacy6866
I'll try. It's definitely not a bullhead or a mouse. The body and head structure are different. It reminds me more of something between a small dog and a sea rooster. (The rooster part is probably due to the size of the pectoral fins.)
Right now, it's sitting in my miniature aquarium and eating bloodworms.
Joe
As an option. Although the mouse also has quite large pectoral fins. On the other hand, there are many fish that look nothing like their parents in early childhood.
Anna9752
Well, if it's a photo hunt, then I think it's possible.
Alan273
That's the thing. Here I am, sitting and thinking. I've already looked through my two volumes on fish. But unfortunately, I don't have all the volumes. By the way, I've also encountered mice quite often. Their males are very beautiful.
Jonathon8514
Does anyone know the difference between the fish Parablennius zvonimiri (Kolombatović, 1892) and Parablennius incognitus (Bath, 1968)?
Julie
The brown blenny - Parablennius zvonimiri, is often found and lives in my reef, here is a link about this fish.
As for Parablennius incognitus, this is a rarer species with a predominance of red hues; I also have one that I brought from Tarkhankut this summer, very interesting in its behavior. While the first one is cautious, the second is more curious and sociable, very similar to the tropical fringed-lipped blenny, Salarias sinuosus. You can find a link with its photo here.
Jeffery7866
Thank you, I meant the external differences that can distinguish these dogs. Is it sufficient to consider, for example, the white spots under the dorsal fin for the callimico?
I have my incognito for over a year as well.
Who is this, for example? Sorry for the quality, I took the photo from a decent distance; they don't let you get closer, unlike the sphinxes.
Debra6575
Please let me know which catches are prohibited (poisonous, rare species, etc.) in the Black Sea? I am planning to drive to Crimea; the estimated departure is on September 27th - 28th. I have never hunted in the sea. I would appreciate any tips. I have not dived deeper than 10 meters. Will my Mares Cyrano 700 pneumatic gun be sufficient for that?
Gregory
Among the rare ones are the rooster fish, stone perch, and thorny-headed fish... Greenlings, dogs, and other coastal small fish are not of interest. Tasty but poisonous is the scorpion fish (the three spines on its dorsal fin pose a threat), and the stingray is not tasty and strikes skillfully with its spine. If the thermocline starts at 6-8 meters, the turbot will come in. In the dawn between the boulders, the bream is scurrying around. A spear gun will do. And a warmer suit is needed. They cannot be caught, as they are very rare.
Earl
Don't forget about the black sea dragonet (Trachinus draco) - it's just as venomous as the scorpionfish!
Loretta5483
The photo of this dog's head is not very clear, but I think it is still Zvonimir (Parablennius zvonimiri), or the deer-horned dog, which looks a bit like the long-antennaed one, but is smaller. Here is a photo of Zvonimir; notice the little horns it has.
Andrea8397
For successful hunting, you need to learn to dive a little deeper. You can look for flounder and ruffe among the rocks (forgive me, greens). You can hunt mullet from an ambush. But your gun is very unsuitable:
1. It is too short for the sea. It's better to buy a crossbow. I recommend the X-Fire from Sik-Sab.
2. The aluminum barrel of your gun does not pair well with seawater. What a pity...
3. The low aiming range of the pneumatic gun.
Lindsey3362
TRICKS - BASTARDS!!!
Jonathon8514
Dive down to me at 15 meters and THERE express your opinion...
Crystal4879
Black Sea hunting
Debra8438
Off-topic, but I still haven't been able to leave work, maybe it's for the best, at least I caught some roach on Sunday.
Judy
I brought back various little things from my vacation at the Black Sea. It seems like everything arrived safely, but I don't know the names; I want to read about them. Can you tell me what these animals are called and where I can read about them?
Julie3950
shrimp Lysa seticaudata, wow...
Christina9947
In the first photo is Gammagobius steinitzi, in the last one is Pooshistus, which is hard to see, possibly Pooschistus microps or Pooschistus marmoratus. Someone suggested the shrimp, and there's also another fish - Callionymus, possibly festivus. It would be better to have other photos for accuracy.
Lee
Greetings to all interested in this topic!
I saw a beautiful shrimp in Post No. 91 and wanted to ask the author where exactly it was caught... But it turned out that this is not a secret for the internet, while its presence in the "Red Book" is already "interesting":
Best regards...
P.S.: I will still ask the person if it was caught in the location mentioned in the "Red Book."
Matthew1280
It made me smile.
Allison
No, not in that way. I won't elaborate on the exclusion of "removing it from nature for commercial sale," although there are indeed many of these shrimp there))). I believe that the study of this species by aquarists will continue. There are quite a few red-listed species in aquariums, so this is far from an exception. Moreover, the decline in the number of hydrobionts is often related not to fishing but to the destruction of habitats. I hope our shrimp is not threatened by this.
Christopher1252
As for the description of their natural habitat, did they write it correctly (in dark caves, etc.)?
Best regards...
Mariah
More like grottoes, crevices between large boulders. Depth 1.5-2 m.
Jesse
Question: What if I bring a group of black chromis or wrasses, or green chromis and settle them in a reef aquarium where the water density is 1025 and the temperature is 26-27? Will they survive?
Elizabeth6302
I have both of these species in the reef, along with sphinxes and Salarias fasciatus; they eat algae and don't touch the corals. However, there are no Ksyukhas there, and the volume is 400. To be precise, I just recently moved the crested one to another tank; it was slightly bullied, even though it's the most brazen one, taking food from my hands and nibbling my fingers.
James5103
An unsolved question regarding the red-listed shrimp: How many marine aquariums are there approximately? I don't think it's possible to catch all the shrimp flush and settle them in aquariums. Most likely, the reason for their "red-listing" is the destruction of their natural habitat. Everything said.
Joe
Does Black Sea wildlife need to be acclimated to salinity for keeping in reef aquariums for a long time? Or is it not worth the trouble?
Stuart
I adapted it in 2-3 hours, there were no problems!!! So if you're interested, it's worth the effort!!!
Angel628
I have a question not about fish, but about the Black Sea. Can you tell me what kind of treasure we found along the shore after the storm? A plant? The children are very interested. There is a lot of it there.
Justin9867
The laying of the rapa whelk.
Kimberly3727
Yesterday, such a beauty was caught by us:
photo by Oleg Kovtun
Debra6575
Wow! Where?
Jessica9188
in Arcadia
Mario
Sphynx dogs and long-tentacled.
Chad9037
Palaemon shrimp
Ryan1989
Seahorse
Wanda666
Dog peacock
Kevin3114
Yes, the Black Sea is rich. I also used to bring such beauties from Tarkhankut. I tried to identify the species and couldn't find it, but it seems to be the Unknown Blenny, Parablennius incognitus. Only during the breeding season do the males turn red. Here are photos from Tarkhankut where they were caught and photos of the blennies themselves. Additionally, the red algae found at a depth of 4-5 meters is rare, but it lives long in our aquarium and grows slowly.