Hewbie’s home!

[AydenLincoln]

The plumbing is done and everything has been leak tested. Next the carpenter comes and installs the trim and we discuss plans for the canopy. While I work on getting rock, sand, and water in the tank! And very soon Hewbie!

 

[PharmrJohn]

Congrats to both of ya!!!! I'm sure he's VERY happy with his new digs!!!! Keep the pics coming!!

 

[AydenLincoln]

There is officially water in it! I opted not to use the colosseum for now maybe in the future. And yes I have more rock it just happens to be in Hewbie’s bin right now.

 

[AydenLincoln]

One more batch of water or a batch and a half woohoo…then I wait for it to clear and test the levels. I hope to get Hewbie out of the bin and into his new home on or around this Saturday my next day off after today in which I plan to finish making the water. Then I throw a party for him and me to celebrate the giant pain and difficulty getting him into his new has been. And to thank all the family/friends who helped me along the way. From plumbing, getting it down the stairs, and a lot of smaller things in between that has been dragged on for weeks. Plus my family is going to be so happy to not have a fish tank mess in multiple rooms. It’s like a small tornado went through rooms in my house lol and it used to be more in more rooms. Every time I upgrade or move a tank it creates a mess because I realize just how much stuff I keep inside the stand lol and how I have to keep the fish in a bin.

 

[AydenLincoln]

It’s coming along!

 

[AydenLincoln]

And the Hewbie sign is up!!

 

[ScottD]

It’s really looking good, Hewbie is going to be so happy with all your hard work. I thought of you and hewbie today as I visited my lfs. They had a puffer that was returned from someone. Apparently it developed some habits over time and the final straw was it started swimming from side to side of the tank using its tail to create a water wave out of the tank like he was shammu the whale.

 

[OrchidMiss]

I just saw the completed setup on IG!
It looks great! How much does Hewbie (and you, of course) love it?

 

[AydenLincoln]

I just saw the completed setup on IG!
It looks great! How much does Hewbie (and you, of course) love it?

So much!

 

[AydenLincoln]

Super early this morning/late last night I put Hewbie in! He has to get used to seeing his reflection again! But both of us love it!

 

[AydenLincoln]

The final top trim is getting made! And I’m having one more Hewbie painting made so then I can add a trio of Hewbie paintings above the tank!

 

[ieatbugman]

This is one spoiled puffer, not that i wouldn’t do the same for my clown fish.

Any plans to add other fish to the system?

 

[AydenLincoln]

This is one spoiled puffer, not that i wouldn’t do the same for my clown fish.

Any plans to add other fish to the system?

He has an angelfish and a marine betta as tank mates! I plan on adding a tang and maybe more fish at some other time.

 

[ieatbugman]

Nice, I’ve only recently been following hewbies journey to tank lord. So I didn’t know if he was a solo act.

 

[AydenLincoln]

My solution to the moisture in the sump and smell it easily creates! This and leaving the doors open for a bit daily.

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

Places Hewbie has been and survived! The ocean, a bucket on a boat, a holding tank, then shipped in a cooler to Quality Marine quarantine tanks, a bag, and sent to me in which I put him into a bucket and off to work with me the day I got him. Then a small 5-gallon tank for over a month where I fell in love with him and decided to keep him and I’m so happy I did. A brief few minutes in my little reef tank because I needed somewhere to put him then realized…oh shoot I can’t put you there! After that a bowl into a 75-gallon tank, another bucket, and then the first Rubbermaid tote for around a month after his home leaked, then off to a bowl to his new home a new 75-gallon tank. And during brief moments a bowl and container to be inspected…now back to a Rubbermaid tote for another month and a half, and finally another container before finally going into his new permanent home a 120-gallon tank. This to me shows the resilience of Hewbie. Has he been sick before? Of course like us he gets sick too but I’ve always been able to manage it and he’s always gotten better. I hope this new transition continues to go smoothly because as I look back on the time I’ve had him for he’s been the most resilient smartest fish I’ve ever had and probably will ever own. And he has my entire heart! So if there’s any fish I always recommend people get it’s a Hewbie. I mean just look at this adorable little face.

why is he so yellow? mine is so brown!

 

[AydenLincoln]

why is he so yellow? mine is so brown!

They come in various shades and can change color based on how they are feeling/as a response to stress and depending on where they are found in the world. As they get older I have seen them darken as well.

 

[AydenLincoln]

why is he so yellow? mine is so brown!

How long have you had yours for? What size tank and what’s his name?

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

They come in various shades and can change color based on how they are feeling/as a response to stress and depending on where they are found in the world. As they get older I have seen them darken as well.

I've see "Puff" spontaneously blow up twice. once when my daughter ran past the tank, the other I think was bathing in the wave flow. but my rock is dark so was thinking camouflage. but one of the wife's favorite fish because it come right over to her and followers her around.

 

[AydenLincoln]

I've see "Puff" spontaneously blow up twice. once when my daughter ran past the tank, the other I think was bathing in the wave flow. but my rock is dark so was thinking camouflage. but one of the wife's favorite fish because it come right over to her and followers her around.

That too! And lighting can make all the difference in how they look. Is he always that dark or does he ever lighten up? Hewbie definitely will change shades when he’s stressed or when he’s sleeping.