Here is a visit I took to a saltwater fish petstore for this #marketfriday by @dswigle
First we start off with lots of neon coral plants.
Each one has amazing and unique colors.
The special uv tank lighting helps bring out their colors more.
The cool thing about coral is the way each one moves with the water currents in the tank.
So many weird shapes and sizes.
This one's arms were waving around everywhere.
Now for some saltwater characters.
This eel was really interested in me as I passed by the tank. What an expensive hobby saltwater tanks are. This eel cost $1,000 and his tank setup probably costs $2,000.
This scorpionfish was in the same tank as the eel.
He was being quite the showoff too.
Now its time to dive down to crustacean level. The little red shrimps were picking around the bottom in their own separate tank.
This tiny character resembles a spider of some kind.
This little guy is also very spider-like. He is guarding the corner.
This place even has seahorses and some strange long fish looking guys. They have a face similar to a seahorse, maybe they are related somehow.
Look at this strange angler fish. His side fins act like hands. He is grabbing hold of the rock with them. At first glance I thought he was a rock too.
Look at his face, quite the underbite going on with this guy lol.
That's all for now happy #marketfriday :-)
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Wow! This was a great adventure! The UV lights really pump up the action here! This is such a wonderful mix of fish and coral and all kinds of life down under! The angler fish is really a weird dude! The spidery looking ones are so cool and there is no telling what you will see in saltwater!
I recognize those snake-like fish with the seahorse! They populated the water in Bonaire (saw them while diving) Pipefish, together with the seahorses and seadragons, form the family Syngnathidae. So yes! They are related. I absolutely enjoyed your entire post, start to finish. I would love to do it all over again!
I appreciate the love and support you are giving to #MarketFriday! You always take us to somewhere unusual or someplace that is not common. So, yes! It has been a lot of fun! Thank you! It is people such as yourself that made it into such a successful challenge! Thank you again for being a part of all this! If anyone reading this is wondering how to do it, here it is!
Fridays are all about the #MarketFriday Challenge! Looking to take part in it? Here is how:
How to Participate:
Go to the market! Any market will do! Food, clothing, plant, or animal, if you wish. You can go to the zoo, an art auction, and restaurants. Anywhere or anything that you pay money for any kind of service.
Take pictures! Be creative! It’s fun!
Tell us a little bit about the market, what brought you here?
Post the picture.(s)
Don’t forget to use the MarketFriday Community #196308 to post from or hashtag it! #MarketFriday by @dswigle If you hashtag it, drop the link to your post here so I can easily find them.
As always, please remember! #MarketFriday loves you!
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Aha now you jogged my memory, they are pipefish. I couldn't remember what they were while writing the post lol. Very strange critters.
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