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saltwaterfish · 08-08-2007, 08:27 PM

thanks for the warm welcome.....
ok some of my experiences...
little giant pumps suck... with this in mind make sure your tank is jump proof and overflow jump proof or your pump intakes are protected from fish intrusion. waking up in the wee hours of the morning to weird pump noises and a dead fish are not nice...
I started trying to keep them probably 6 years ago... when Blue spot disease first came into play... the best way I can describe it is fish lepracy with rapid onset and death.
I got 1 it died a few days later got the warrenty fish and it repeated the process.
tried different vendor 2 more dead
then called "the marine center" and asked for a pair of them thinking 2 and got extremely lucky and got a male and female. said screw it and threw them right in the main tank no quarentine figuring if they gonna die they gonna be happy in a nice house. (at this point didnt know they were a pair)
fishies live happy for long time. 4 months down the road of feeding mysis, krill and garlic I discover I have a couple. male turns white when in mating colors.... have several semi broods carries eggs for a few days/weeks then she gets horny and gives up the eggs for a romp in the cave.
at around the year mark decide to make a life change move from Rochester N.Y. to Boca Raton, FL. 1500 miles in 2 5gallon pails with bubblers and they are happy in a new tank. unfortunately I was tired and lazy and didnt put my overflow cover on and a week later lost my female to a little giant pump.
found him a new mate and life was good.
fast forward 5 months and stepson comes to visit us while we are living with best friends till can afford our own place. a few days later I am at work, wife, stepson and his firlfriend leave to go shopping. come back an hour later psyco is gone and house smells bleachy. they look at the tank and all is white. everything dead. tested with a pool test kit tested strong enough to pass a health inspection for pools. no one fesses up to the incedent. 6 months later finaly move out to our own place and never speak the them again.
now looking to change from my 92 back to a 120 and a semi deep sand/rubble/crushed coral bed. and getting a few new BSJF and hopeing for a pair and trying to raise captive bred fishies....

ask anything and I will answer my best...

08-08-2007, 08:27 PM	#1323 (permalink)
saltwaterfish Tunicate Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 13 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The Bluespot Club thanks for the warm welcome..... ok some of my experiences... little giant pumps suck... with this in mind make sure your tank is jump proof and overflow jump proof or your pump intakes are protected from fish intrusion. waking up in the wee hours of the morning to weird pump noises and a dead fish are not nice... I started trying to keep them probably 6 years ago... when Blue spot disease first came into play... the best way I can describe it is fish lepracy with rapid onset and death. I got 1 it died a few days later got the warrenty fish and it repeated the process. tried different vendor 2 more dead then called "the marine center" and asked for a pair of them thinking 2 and got extremely lucky and got a male and female. said screw it and threw them right in the main tank no quarentine figuring if they gonna die they gonna be happy in a nice house. (at this point didnt know they were a pair) fishies live happy for long time. 4 months down the road of feeding mysis, krill and garlic I discover I have a couple. male turns white when in mating colors.... have several semi broods carries eggs for a few days/weeks then she gets horny and gives up the eggs for a romp in the cave. at around the year mark decide to make a life change move from Rochester N.Y. to Boca Raton, FL. 1500 miles in 2 5gallon pails with bubblers and they are happy in a new tank. unfortunately I was tired and lazy and didnt put my overflow cover on and a week later lost my female to a little giant pump. found him a new mate and life was good. fast forward 5 months and stepson comes to visit us while we are living with best friends till can afford our own place. a few days later I am at work, wife, stepson and his firlfriend leave to go shopping. come back an hour later psyco is gone and house smells bleachy. they look at the tank and all is white. everything dead. tested with a pool test kit tested strong enough to pass a health inspection for pools. no one fesses up to the incedent. 6 months later finaly move out to our own place and never speak the them again. now looking to change from my 92 back to a 120 and a semi deep sand/rubble/crushed coral bed. and getting a few new BSJF and hopeing for a pair and trying to raise captive bred fishies.... ask anything and I will answer my best...