+Dogfish Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Thanks The tank is 20g. A donation from Christyef 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 New fuge looks rad. Did you ever try biological control? Wrasses or springer damsels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dogfish Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 I have a hunter in the main tank. Mrs M Wrasse keeps the worms at bay in the display but the fuge was just too small at 20G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 six lines or a springer damsel probably would have worked. reefers dont have to do too much mental gymnastics to convince themselves a new tank is in order 😁 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dogfish Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 I guess people do keep fish in a 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Dogfish said: I guess people do keep fish in a 20. Especially a Springer's damsel. They're little and don't need that much space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dogfish Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 The nems have arrived and are getting settled in. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Nice! You should take another fts when they get all settled in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 How do you get them to stay? I've had 2 and 1 never stuck anywhere, just blew around the tank til he died; the other rooted in a bad spot and lived a sad shriveled life for a year or so, then died. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dogfish Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 I went the natural way. Wave pumps off for 12 hours and placed them in holes I thought they might like. Some attached and some just crawled up under overhangs. One let go last night so i turned off the pumps again and it found a place up under where the sand and rock come together. One was very small and might have had a foot issue. It never attached except for a small part of the foot. Soon as the pumps came on it floated around and I have no clew where it is now. You can place them in pvc pipe end caps with a bit of sand. They should attach and feel safe then you can place them in your sand bed where you want them. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dogfish Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 A few more pictures after a week Rock Nems and Suns 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Those are really nice RFA!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dogfish Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Thanks 1/2 of them are tucked up under rock ledges and cant be seen. Im going to have to get some more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 I have about 10, but my huge LTA covers them up. LolSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 On 12/10/2019 at 7:43 PM, BobcatReefer said: How do you get them to stay? I've had 2 and 1 never stuck anywhere, just blew around the tank til he died; the other rooted in a bad spot and lived a sad shriveled life for a year or so, then died. There was probably something wrong with it when you got it. I'd guess this happens about 5% - 10% of the rock/flower anemones I've gotten (and it seems to have gotten worse over the years). Worst was a shipment or 20 I got a couple years ago that had a couple already dead and several more die within days and most of the rest never would attach. Only a couple were still alive a year later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dogfish Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 They now seem to be trying to get the best spots. A little pushing and shoving going on. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 I've always enjoyed the color and pattern contrast you can get with a group of Rock/Flower Anemones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dogfish Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 Abalone and Sea Hare questions: Since I turned my remote fuge into a rock nem / non photo coral tank it gets over fed a bit. That with the fact its not a waste removal tank any more I have a good crop of hair algae on my back two display tank panels. I was thinking of getting both of these for fun and for work. Forget dosing or cleaning off the panels. This is an opportunity for some fun. Will they both climb the glass? What is the life span of both? Big ones or little ones? Who has the best supply? Any other keepers? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Not sure about the abalone, but a SH will climb any surface Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Sea Hares are awesome, but they need algae to live. They are pretty good at wiping it out, and once it's gone, it's best to re-home them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dogfish Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 I got the hare yesterday. Pretty kewl. Ate its way about 1 foot up the tank side. Assume its full, and since its daylight, it is sleepin. Now for the fun stuff. Got 2 tangs an angel and a butterfly. Had the QT tank all set up a day in advance. Put the fish in and they all got fired up eatin live worms. Fed some frozen before lights out. 2 hours later the tank went cloudy. Waited over night for it to clear and by 4 am its was still whitesh. I think it was a bacterial bloom from the air stone. Stone was dry for about 3 months. Nothing like a 4am get second tank ready routine. Kinda like having babies in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Is everyone OK? What kinds of tangs and butterflies?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dogfish Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Everyone is ok but me Yellow tang, Kole Eye tang, Emperor angelfish, Banded butterfly or Sailfin tang. Im not sure which. I did not pick them out so was not paying any attention to what it was. I didnt look at the price either. Its small so hard to tell. Plus it hides a lot unless the lights are out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 If your sailfin is pretty young the distribution of spots is probably the best way to distinguish between the two species. if it has spots just on the face and not past the first black band or on it's belly it's likely Zebrasome veliferum. Zebrasoma desjardinii should have spots going back to it pectral fins as well as it's throat and belly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Are you doing water changes on the QT?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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