prettyfishy76

SOLD

Price reduced to $400! 

It’s broken down and ready to go!

Tank is now empty.  Reduced price.

I just realized I posted this in the "Hardware Section" and not under "Complete Systems".  Can an Admin move this to the proper forum?  I apologize.

SOLD

I set-up a BRAND-NEW 32-Gallon LED BioCube 1-month ago.  However, this is still not the best time in my life to devote to this hobby again...
So, I am selling the entire set-up.  I drained it today and got rid of the live rock and sand.  This includes:

- Tank, Stand, and inTank Media Basket, inTank all-in-one Surface Skimmer
- Original Circulation Pump
- Cobalt MJ-1200 Circulation Pump
- Hydor Koralia Nano 425
- Flipper Nano Glass Cleaner
- Refractometer (used 1x)
- RedSea Test Kits: Foundation Pro, Marine Care, Phosphate Pro (never used - I just took my water in to the LFS for testing)
- PhosGuard, Marine Buffer, SEED, Aiptasia-X, General Cure
- Frozen Hikari Mysis

SOLD
I'll even throw in 3 NEW 5-gallon water jugs and a NEW 10-gallon QT tank with HOB filter, Heater, Glass Lid, Thermometer
Pick-Up ONLY in NW Austin

SOLD!

Update: SOLD!

My husband and I purchased 2 FULL CONFERENCE tickets (includes the Banquet on Saturday) to the Denver MACNA back in March. Unfortunately, with the recent purchase of a new house, we're not able to make the trip work as we had planned...

I am selling the tickets for what I paid for them: $129 each.

I can take CASH payment or through PayPal / Credit Card (Stripe).

PM me if you're interested and I will get these tickets transferred over to you ASAP.

MACNA 2014 (Denver) Dates: 08/29 thru 08/31/2014

I've never seen one of these before, that's a beautiful fish!

KimP, thank you!

Sounds like you have a bonded pair of rabbits I hope they start spawning for you.

I'm hoping so. I don't know if there is a way to tell if they are male / female... However, some of the research I've done on them stated that they have also been found in male / male & female / female pairs in the wild. So, who knows. If they do actually spawn, I'll have my answer. Otherwise, I think I'll always wonder.

They've been great fish. I feed them a varied diet (pellets, mysis, blackworms, flake, and 1/2 sheet of nori per day - they LOVE their nori). Even with all of that food, they would still graze when I had algae on the rocks. I have a few corals in the tank and they've never bothered any of them - zoas, frogspawn (very green) and various montipora. They don't even bother any of the other fish. They're the biggest, of course, so I'm sure no one tries to mess with them anyways. /I/ even give them respect when I've got my hand in the tank because I don't really want to get stung by them, as they are poisonous.

I sincerely love both of my scribbled rabbitfish. They're beautiful, get along superbly (these 2 fish rarely leave one another's side) and they take care of any algae that pops up in the tank. I have not had a single sign of algae in almost 2 years (since I've had them). YAY RABBITS!

I'm sorry to hear that one of the seahorses starved. How large is the remaining seahorse? I've kept seahorses for a few years now and noticed that when they are young and small, they should be fed at least 2-3 times a day as they grow. Once they get older and larger, I feed them just once per day. However, I have trained them to eat from the net, so I put in a little extra and so they can hang out and eat over an hour or so.

When I first purchased seahorses, I was not well-equipped with the knowledge I have now. So, I had lost 2 within the first week and had 1 left. She remained alone for quite some time. The seahorse did not look "depressed" or anything, though, I did put a mirror on the glass for her just in case. Now, I will say that when I purchased more seahorses and put them with her, she did perk up. If you feel as if you will keep this seahorse for a while, go ahead and order another one. However, make sure to order from the same source the first seahorse came from. That way, the new seahorse doesn't bring in any parasites or diseases. Don't ever buy wild-caught or tank-raised animals. Captive-bred from the same source is always best and the seahorses seem to last the longest.

Which company did this seahorse come from? Have you tried contacting them? They may not take it back because it has been exposed to another system and they won't want to risk the chance of this seahorse bringing in any unwelcome pests or diseases, even if the animal is pest/disease-free.

I completely understand why you don't want to drop this fish off at a LFS. I wouldn't do that, either. Once exposed to those systems, that seahorse probably wouldn't last long. They are very susceptible to pests and diseases of other fish.

I am currently holding my seahorses to give to someone who has kept seahorses in the past. Otherwise, I'd take this one.

I sincerely wish you the best in whatever your decision may be with this one. They are a pleasure to keep.

Let me know if you have any more questions.

Bump.

I have 9 Orbiculate Cardinalfish (approx. 2.5-2.75") for sale, $6 each or $45 for all 9. I originally purchased these from Patrick (subsea) for this price due to buying 10 at once. He had these for quite a while. 1 of the fish died, but not from disease. I literally scared him to death one day when I started moving the algae scraper around (I still feel AWFUL)... These are peaceful fish that mind their own business and have been schooling consistently since last summer. They mostly school in one place and don't swim around like a school of Chromis does. I know they are kind of bland for a saltwater fish, but they are a really neat fish. I just got a bit carried away with stocking my 150g and I feel as if removing 9 fish will do my tank some good.

These are VERY healthy animals. I moved all of my fish from the 150g into a QT tank at the end of January due to an ich and internal parasite outbreak. None of the Orbiculate Cardinals showed any sign of the disease but were treated anyways. I treated everyone with Cupramine (for ich) for a solid two months and General Cure (for internal parasites) for 2 complete doses. All fish are still in the QT tank (I am moving houses so I didn't want to stress the fish out by putting them back into the DT for a month or so and then remove them to move yet again) and have no sign of any disease.

The cardinals will eat ANYTHING. I have fed them mysis, blackworms, large krill, brine, multiple brands of pellets and even Repashy gel foods... Their mouths are NOT small, so nothing has been a problem for them to eat. I would be cautious, though, if you have TINY fish...

If you plan to pick any of these guys up, I request that you take no fewer than 4 home at once. They are schooling fish and do best in this type of environment. It would be ideal if someone would grab them all. Please make sure you have a shaded area for them in case they want a break from the bright lights, as they are nocturnal by nature but do stay out in the day. I believe they have adjusted to aquarium lighting.

PM me if you are interested or have any questions. I live in NW Austin, but can meet you somewhere in the middle if need be.

I have attached a photo I grabbed from the internet. These fish look just like the one represented in the photo. I can't get a good photo through the QT because there are a lot of scratches on the acrylic.

I have one of those snails in my small reef tank. It has never bothered any of my corals/zoas. R2G calls it a Zebra Turbo. Sorry to hear about your zoas, though.

Yes, looks like external parasites. Anthias are quite prone to flukes in particular. FW dips, like Juiceman said, work well. Or, you could always treat with PraziPro. Your guy will feel much better after either or both of these treatments.

I have only had the pink skunks, which I think are the prettier fish when compared to the orange skunks. They are one of my favorite fish in my tank. The small male (1.5"), very rarely, will try to spat with another fish, but I wouldn't consider it violently aggressive. Honestly, the other fish mostly ignore him. The large female (3.25") doesn't bother anyone. She's fairly placid. If I ever purchase another set of clownfish, it will be the skunk clowns. They are the only clownfish I have owned that don't try to murder my hand when I place it in the tank. Sometimes I joke about tossing my pair of black and white ocellaris clowns to my cats after they continuously attack me (I hate them most of the time, even though they're pretty).

I don't understand why you are trying to evict them. Are they causing you trouble?

I don't want to get stung by any of them, #1. Guess I could wear gloves, though... They creep me out, too. Just don't like them, even though they can be helpful.

The only thing I know of is arrow crabs. How do you know they're fireworms?

I bought 2 arrow crabs from RCA last night during my water trip. They haven't moved too far from where I dumped them in the tank, but I'm hoping they will get their bearings and get to work. I think I just assumed it was a fireworm. I could have been wrong, though. I just know it looked different that the regular-looking bristleworm. I'll try to keep my eyes peeled to see if I can find him again. I bought myself an LED flashlight with a "red" light function. I used it for hunting last night. I turned out all of the lights for a while and shined it in the tank. Of course, I found my bristleworm "friends". Luckily, I'm not overrun yet. That's why I want to get them taken care of now.

And arrow crabs will be slow if you've got a lot... You may want to check ebay for "worm trap," there's one I got called "worm tube," baited with shrimp. I've tried the shrimp in a pantyhose thing too, didn't work. Plucking them out as you see them with long, steel forceps is also good.

I checked out the worm traps online and after that, went to Home Depot to build my own. It's really simple and depending on how it works, I may go with a different design that makes it harder for the worms to find their way out. I bought a pre-cut PVC pipe and some closed end caps. I cut the pipe into 3 pieces. I then drilled a hole through the end caps. Only one end cap on each PVC pipe has a hole. I don't want to give those little buggers another escape exit. I will bait them with shrimp tonight and see what I have in the morning.

I have another month and a half to go with leaving my 150g fallow after moving all of my fish to a QT due to ich and internal parasite issues. Since I removed the fish from the DT, lost o' critters have been flourishing: mysids, pods, stomatella snails (TONS), nassarius snails (TONS), Amphiscolops flatworms (not bad), hydroids (not a lot - had never seen them in my tank before), AND bristleworms / FIREWORMS (I've seen both). I'm OK with most of these creatures breeding for now EXCEPT the FIREWORMS. All that I have in the tank, besides what I listed above, is live rock, sand, 1 huge Ritteri/Magnifica anemone, 1 Skunk Cleaner shrimp, 1 sand-sifting starfish, various hermit crabs and 1 hitchhiker crab (I just noticed him this morning - no idea on what species).

I can't add any fish to this tank to take care of the fireworm issue until the fallow period is over. So, what type(s) of inverts can I add to help with this? Arrow crab(s)? What else?

This is the day after my birthday (my husband's, too.) so I expect we'll be spending some birthday funds (x2) that evening. Obviously, we'll attend.

He should be eating mysis and live black worms. I've kept them in the past, as well as, other sand sifting gobies. Prime Reef pellets will work if they get to the bottom. Since you have him separated now I would try different foods and see if he picks them up. Careful though because they're known jumpers.

Sascha's right. See what he'll eat. It's easier when he's separated.

I have a pair of them. They eat just about anything I put in the tank - frozen mysis, live blackworms, pellets and even small pieces of nori. These fish are always working on the sand, doing a super-great job, and I would think at some point the sand would run out of any nourishment for them... If I had a place for him, I'd take him.

Poor guy. Out of curiosity, was he eating prepared foods and still getting skinny? I only ask because the sand-sifting gobies are prone to internal parasites. An anti-parasitic medication (General Cure) can help.

if they don't survive; they were food for your fish... :-)

I'm hoping they do. All of the fish were recently taken out and placed in a hospital tank for treatment. These snails might have a chance for now.

who knew, an ich infection may lead to a lucrative pod, shrimp and snail farm business.

Haha! It's been neat to see what kind of life springs up when the fish aren't around, but dang - treating those fish in another tank has been such a pain in the butt that I feel as if I could have lived quite happily having not seen the baby shrimp and snail eggs.

if they don't survive; they were food for your fish... :-)

I'm hoping they do. All of the fish were recently taken out and placed in a hospital tank for treatment. These snails might have a chance for now.

They look like Nerite snail eggs to me... I have had them on my glass before.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/MolluscPIX/Gastropods/Prosobranch%20PIX/Neritids/NeritesF1.htm

I just looked up some photos of nerite eggs and you're probably right. I like extra "free" snails - if they survive.