Clearly a man of many words! LolI know everyone likes pictures so here’s a group of full tank shots from the very start of the adventure up to date
Its quiet a dramatic change since the system was set up in June 2016
You can also see the decline in the patches of green star polyps in the final few shots, after they were savaged by the asterina starfish, but since the addition of 2 harlequin shrimps, the colonies are starting to recover nicely
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Oh, so you want me to prattle on then !Clearly a man of many words! Lol
Thank you.
Sorry for your loss amigo, fo how long did you have your mandarin? would you do something different? I am asking because I also have one in my tank.Oh, so you want me to prattle on then !
So, how is your Mandarin doing? Mine has died. I've got a lot of Copepods in the tank, and I was adding another pack from the LFS every two weeks to top them up, but I think he did starve to death. He did get thinner and thinner and now he has just disappeared, MIA presumed dead.
We live and learn.
Oh you do go on don’t you.......... ! LolOh, so you want me to prattle on then !
So, how is your Mandarin doing? Mine has died. I've got a lot of Copepods in the tank, and I was adding another pack from the LFS every two weeks to top them up, but I think he did starve to death. He did get thinner and thinner and now he has just disappeared, MIA presumed dead.
We live and learn.
Is it the same situation in the wild, I guess so but I don’t know?Following on from that last post, but do we, as water keepers, need to change our views on Anthias and Chromis? I mean, it doesn't seem to matter how many you put in the tank, but they do tend to drop off one by one due to bullying. I had seven Blue Chromis, which is now down to four, with another one looking as though it will die soon as it is constantly bullied. My five Lyretail Anthias are now down to four due to bullying. Is it better to just get two of each, male and female, and leave it at that? It appears as though the bullying is by the females as they seem to be vying for attention from the male.
Ouch ! Which Wrasse was that?Is it the same situation in the wild, I guess so but I don’t know?
I started with 7 chromis and now have 5, and they are all different sizes from small to the largest in stages.
The anthias are the same, all different sizes.
Oh and I think the body I found this morning is a wrasse and probably the £110 one!
Labouts wrasse I think.Ouch ! Which Wrasse was that?
Maybe the numbers we keep are too small. Maybe we need 20 of them (Anthias/Chromis), or something. Yeah, I have the same thing with the size. You'd think that with them all being the same size when bought that they'd grow at the same rate! It always seems as well that it's the smallest one that is always the next to go !
Naaaaa... you can’t trick me! LOL [emoji13]I went to the LFS today (I was mad with boredom) got very near to it, and turned my car around and came home.
See, I knew I wasn’t addicted! Lol
I was going to get a few more chromis if I could find different coloured ones, or anthias, but no will and wallet intact I came home
My name is Shaun, and I’m not an addict..............
Ha, ha.......I was in the LFS the other day. Like you I am looking to increase my Blue Chromis population. I currently have four, but one will disappear soon as it just hides in the rockwork. That is a surefire sign she is being bullied and has been ejected from the group.....I noticed they had some Green Chromis in. Looking around, I don't see any problems with mixing Blue and Green Chromis.....unless anyone on here knows differently?I went to the LFS today (I was mad with boredom) got very near to it, and turned my car around and came home.
See, I knew I wasn’t addicted! Lol
I was going to get a few more chromis if I could find different coloured ones, or anthias, but no will and wallet intact I came home
My name is Shaun, and I’m not an addict..............
What if it was one of those days where they had some super duper new Anthias in. You could have been the very first customer to see them, and have the chance to buy them........but that chance may now have gone.......unless of course, tomorrow is that day? Best pop down to the LFS just to make sure.I went to the LFS today (I was mad with boredom) got very near to it, and turned my car around and came home.
See, I knew I wasn’t addicted! Lol
I was going to get a few more chromis if I could find different coloured ones, or anthias, but no will and wallet intact I came home
My name is Shaun, and I’m not an addict..............
No I won’t be lured into it!! Lol. It’s saturday and full of people, I prefer to go when most are at work or school for a private viewing, well nearly.What if it was one of those days where they had some super duper new Anthias in. You could have been the very first customer to see them, and have the chance to buy them........but that chance may now have gone.......unless of course, tomorrow is that day? Best pop down to the LFS just to make sure.