JamesL
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As has been implied, such a chart between fish and coral compatibility would be massive and full of caveats. I would suggest you decide on what your goals are for the tank. Are you looking to keep specific type of corals? Then start with that and look for fish that are safe (i.e. you want to keep SPS, a lot of angelfish like to nip at SPS and clams ... clown gobies like to sit in SPS and sometimes bother them too much). But if you are more interested in fish, then pick your most favorite and then plan around it. There is such diversity in corals, you would be able to find suitable fits for the tank.
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They become carnivores as they get bigger. Ask my wife how mean they can get... I put one in my 29 gallon to help with an algae problem I was having. One day she was looking in the tank, he he popped out of the rock work holding the severed head of a clown goby in his greedy little claws! Needless to say, we got rid of him.
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You probably will trigger a mini-cycle, but with ten pounds, probably not that large. How long has the original 100 pounds of rock been in the tank?
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5 to 8 times seems like he already has a healthy appetite But like josh said, clown gobies never look like they eat. But give him time, and his skittishness should wear off. I used to have a yellow clown goby that was very skittish in the beginning, and then he ruled my 29 gallon. He would even bully larger fish!
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I think you would notice if a mushroom had swallowed something, I don't think they can digest food that fast I guess it is possible, but most fish are smart (or crazy) that they know the limits. I had a clown goby that would sit on all kinds of corals. One day I saw him happily swimming around inside a long tentacled plate I had. And not getting stung at all.
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My favorite. I am glad I looked at this thread from home (photobucket is blocked at work). Really great pictures!
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Another thing to add, is stick with the short tentacle variety, they tend to be really hardy. While the long tentacle ones look cool, they are more delicate, and have a bad tendency to spontaneously die. I had a long tentacle one that did great for a few months, then just up and died I need a plate coral again for my new tank... I have some nice large sandy spaces... hmmm... now you got me wanting one Christian
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I agree with Mama, I would let it do it on it's own. You probably could cut it, but I would be afraid if one of the pieces was not attached to a rock yet. I have a horrible time getting rics to stick to stuff .. so I just let mine split naturally.
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Welcome!
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We do It is a little old, but I found it using the search: Flood Stories
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Another good rule of thumb is that most crabs with pointy claws tend to be aggressive (*cough* sally lightfoots *cough*).
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Anemones require high amounts of light, so make sure you have a good light fixture over your tank. Besides that, they will eat mysis, small bits of krill, other frozen food also. Most clowns, once they start hosting, will actually feed the anemone by bringing food to it.
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Welcome!
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Right now all of the frags I have are spoken for ... but if something falls through, I will let you know.
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I already had one set aside for you and one for Robb if we ever cross paths again These were two extras above and beyond that.
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If you are coming to the meeting, then you are more than welcome to it. Sure, I have had great luck with candy canes in my current tank.
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You might scan this page if you haven't already. I didn't see anything particularly helpful, other than most non-hitchhiking tunicates are not long lived
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I would say any fish in the system would end up eating most of the larva also.
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I will be bringing two toadstool leather frags to the meeting tomorrow. They are tan, with ever-so-slight greenish polyps. They were fragged many months ago, so are totally healed, and growing rapidly. One in only about an inch across, and the other is a couple of inches. They are free to a good home, but if you have some low-light corals you are looking to offload, would take some in exchange.
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Welcome!
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You are right ... I didn't realize that... never saw one that large.
