redsea reefer
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+1...sweet fish.
how many fish do you keep?
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+1...sweet fish.
FCatCH76
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LOL, good catch on pointing out my 250. I guess assuming would be pretty bad. I also note that I run a canister filter to help with my bioload. And after some overfeeding am back to battling nitrates at 20 ppm. I got a little carried away feeding my corals.
And that Leopard Wrasse is gorgeous, any harm to inverts?
And that Leopard Wrasse is gorgeous, any harm to inverts?
Im verrrry cautious about putting any wrasse in with inverts. In my last tank I had a small 6 line wrasse. Was told they are fine with inverts. Put 2 cleaner shrimp in (they cost $100+ each in australia). Woke up the next day.....no more cleaner shrimp and a very fat and happy wrasse
It's too soon to tell if he will go for the inverts. They can be a difficult fish to keep, sort of like a Mandarin, but this one had been eating frozen mysis so i'm hopeful. If it would promise to eat peppermint shrimp I would gladly put one that's in another tank in for a meal, it's an LPS lover.
FCatCH76
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Im verrrry cautious about putting any wrasse in with inverts. In my last tank I had a small 6 line wrasse. Was told they are fine with inverts. Put 2 cleaner shrimp in (they cost $100+ each in australia). Woke up the next day.....no more cleaner shrimp and a very fat and happy wrasse
same here, in our first tank ( a 29 biocube), my wife decided to pick up a six line after a trip to the pet store. They said a six line would be fine but within two weeks my Fure shrimp was rippped apart one leg at a time. That fish quickly became a credit at the lfs and some words were used to the associate that sold it to my wife.
A couple of us 130 owners ran cannisters for a while, and they increased our nitrates, even with a weekly cleaning. When I pulled mine the nitrates really dropped. Just thought I'd pass that along just in case yours may be adding to your nitrate levels.
FCatCH76
Member
thx Reef, I thought and read the same thing. I mainly use it to store the CPE, purigen and some filter floss and to add the extra 4 gallons of water. The nitrates came from the addition of the Blue devils and my overfeeding. Before that I had trates down to <5 ppm (first time ever) and then I got cocky and added more fish and feed the corals three to four times a week.
On another note, I make my own food from fresh uncooked shrimp, scallops, squid. cyclo, selcon, etc etc and the fish and corals go nuts for it. I saw some major growth and thought more food bigger corals....and that is where I am today.
On a more positive note I have maintained trates at 20 so it is not a complete loss.
isoterix
Member
Ocellaris Clownfish (Commix)
Six Line Wrasse (Fanu)
Purple Fire Goby (Pyro)
Yellowtail Damsel (Skitty)
Yellow Watchman (Lomax)
Would like to get one more.
Help me choose the right fish in this thread http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...4003-what-should-my-next-fish.html#post743102
Six Line Wrasse (Fanu)
Purple Fire Goby (Pyro)
Yellowtail Damsel (Skitty)
Yellow Watchman (Lomax)
Would like to get one more.
Help me choose the right fish in this thread http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...4003-what-should-my-next-fish.html#post743102
2 x Amphiprion Ocellaris
1 x Meiacanthus oualanensis
1 x Salarias fasciatus
1 x Pseudocheillinus hexataenia
1 x Chromis viridis
The Chromis I didn't plan on buying but as it was all alone in a tank at LFS I took it with me home and I'm planning on getting 3 more once LFS stocks up with more of them.
1 x Meiacanthus oualanensis
1 x Salarias fasciatus
1 x Pseudocheillinus hexataenia
1 x Chromis viridis
The Chromis I didn't plan on buying but as it was all alone in a tank at LFS I took it with me home and I'm planning on getting 3 more once LFS stocks up with more of them.
Nowellsy SNR
Active Member
I now have 9 fish thats it no more my mandarin was the last on my list
reefmaster3024
Member
all wrasses out of 130 tank after the move, except yellow coris now im down to 8 fish
3 chromis
1 mandrin
1 coris yellow
1 hi fin gobie
1 gumdop gobie
1 true perc
3 chromis
1 mandrin
1 coris yellow
1 hi fin gobie
1 gumdop gobie
1 true perc
Nowellsy SNR
Active Member
Im now down to 7 Fish
I do plan on 2 more small fish in the near future maybe another Regal?
I do plan on 2 more small fish in the near future maybe another Regal?