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Introducing myself

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Hi Everyone,
During a vacation on the Big Island in Hawaii last Christmas, I was introduced to opae ula while reading the nice little book, Hawaiian Anchialine Pools: Windows to a Hidden World (2015) by Mike N. Yamamoto, Thomas Y. Iwai Jr., & Annette W. Tagawa. In January of this year I set up a 2 gallon container following the excellent guidelines provided by Mustafa, and subsequently purchased chaetomorpha and snails, and later 40 shrimp. This week I found my first female carrying embryos.

Needless to say, this has developed into a fascinating hobby.

Thanks,
Kirk
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What a wonderful post! :D
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Drkirk nice tank and congrats on the berried female. Nice little reference book. Thanks for sharing.

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Another female with embryos.
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Thanks for the post and welcome to the forum! :) Glad things are working out great for you. That's a really nice tank and I love the red coral by the way. :) Keep the updates coming!
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