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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 669179, member: 13650&quot;]Great contest Paddy!&nbsp; I always think it&#039;s neat to see what CT members are up to and everybody loves pets.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Here&#039;s my nomination for the contest.&nbsp; It&#039;s Burnside&#039;s bridge, Antietam Maryland near Sharpsburg.&nbsp;&nbsp; I took this pic on vacation in Sept. 2007.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; <img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/vacation%20album/vacation07159.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; Originally built in 1836, it was mainly for farmers to take produce across Antietam Creek to Sharpsburg.&nbsp;&nbsp; The stone wall I&#039;m standing behind was there during the battle.&nbsp; This is the view looking across at the formerly confederate controlled side.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; It was here on Sept. 17th, 1862 that a small number of confederate soldiers from Georgia held off a large detachment of Union troops (12,000+) for several hours in the afternoon phase of the battle of Antietam.&nbsp;&nbsp; They finally made it across but the confederates were reinforced by A.P. Hill who arrived in the nick of time to help fend off the Union advance.&nbsp; As night fell, the Union withdrew.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; For those who may not know the significance of this day, 17,000 troops lost their lives on that single day of conflict through three seperate phases of battles.&nbsp; The single most costliest day of American lives in history. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; This bridge was a pretty good drive, several miles away, from the rest of the battle fields.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Here&#039;s the commemorative.&nbsp; Not mine but I&#039;d like to get one:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/vacation%20album/antietam_rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; On a side note, it looks like I better add Pete1970 to my buddy list!&nbsp;&nbsp; Here are mine hanging out in their bubble tipped anemone today:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; <img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/Maroons.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; The female is 3.5 years old.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ve had the GBTA for 4 years.&nbsp;&nbsp; She lays a big batch (2&quot; across) of bright orange eggs on the back glass about once a week.&nbsp; I estimate 5-800 eggs each time.&nbsp; The male fertilizes them and they hatch out every time, but quickly become coral food.&nbsp; Never have took the time to raise them.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know what I&#039;d do with a couple hundred maroons anyway!</p><p>&nbsp; I think it&#039;s all in the diet and consistant lighting periods, including my moonlights with moon phases.&nbsp;&nbsp; These guys rarely eat the same thing twice in a week.&nbsp; &nbsp; I feed New Life Spectrum pellets quite often.&nbsp; Cyclop-eeze wafers, Ocean Nutrition flakes including Spirulina, along with frozen foods mixed with refrigerated vitamin supplement.&nbsp; &nbsp; I also have a pretty quiet tank which plays a big role.&nbsp; They only share it with a Coral Beauty Angel, hermits, starfish and coral.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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