Title: Peter's Fish Tank - Episode 3.4 - Eye Candy
Added: Jul 6, 2012
Author: peterfishtank
Duration: 11:0
Description:
I decided to have at least one (Eye Candy) episode which would be an incredibly slow pan of the whole tank. Because its available in HD the file sizes would have been too big without breaking them up into 5 parts. The result is about an hour of video which may not be the material for anyone suffering with Adult Attention Deficit Disorder. There were a number of things happening in the tank during the time we were shooting that a patient observer might enjoy. The one thing that I didn't do that I wanted was to do both sides of the aquarium but this pass took an hour and I figured it would be diminishing returns to try and put out a two hour walk through. What you are getting in this Eye Candy episode is roughly 24ft or 8 meters of seascape showing normal behaviour for the fish on the reef. We decided that the ocean surf sounds with a hint of music was the best soundtrack for prolonged exposure for those that didn't fall asleep. I have to admit even I have seen some 'stuff' in this presentation that I hadn't noticed before or even while we were shooting. The sailfin near the beginning who is on his side at the shrimp cleaning station is kind of neat. The maroon clown chasing the perc ten feet from her nest is interesting when you realize that she is protecting a sizeable layer of eggs under the anemone. Near the end the flasher wrasse is putting on a display for the green wrasse which surprised me as I hadn't notice any interaction between those fish before. The last part which looks through the arch towards the inside backside of the tank shows just how active the whole tank is at any given time as you can see the schooling fish way in the background. The tangs clearly benefit from the full tank but many species generally don't stray too far from home.
Channel: Animals
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Youtube Comments: 6
valdezorbust Says:
Aug 10, 2012 - A little production beats a slow pan any day. beautiful reef by the way.
peterfishtank Says:
Aug 26, 2012 - Sorry for the late reply.....I really don't know the latin or even the common names but I think I have around 70......if its really important to you i can get a list. Peter
ruffoj926 Says:
Aug 28, 2012 - @peterfishtank In this video, I see pseudanthias tuka
ruffoj926 Says:
Aug 28, 2012 - @ruffoj926 And Bartlett's anthias
Ajit Unni Says:
Oct 30, 2012 - Your tank is awesome....have never seen such a beautiful piece of art in my entire life....would love to see it in real......keep it up......
dioube45 Says:
Jul 7, 2012 - Hi Peter, first, congratulation! and keep te good work, Question is, what kinds of Anthias do you have in this amazing tank ? David