scooter eating frozen food!!!

angnak · 06-19-2007, 08:44 PM

I just got two scooters a week ago and I had some brine cubes to my LPS tonight. Squirted some in their direction. THey thought about it for a minute and then yum, yum, yum!! My tank is about 3 years old and I see a ton of pods at night, but I am still worried that aren't getting enough food. I am in the process of getting some cultures set up for phyto, brine, rotifers, and some copepods instead of always buying them. I have a fuge and I see a bunch down there but I have the skimmer in front of the return so I am not sure how many make it to the tank so the cultures will be a just to make sure thing. Also, does anyone have a good link to mating behavior of scooters. The male always displays himself to her. She just ignores him though. They follow each other around the tank and it isjust crazy. I also got a lawnmower blenny. I was worried about him not having enough food although I have some algae in the tank, but he is now fatter than my tangs and I have only had him a week also. I haven't attempted to feed him frozen food. I forgot to see him eat before they got him out of the tank, but they claimed he has been there for two weeks and was eating. I trust the guy who said it but you never know. I keep trying to get a picture of him but he is camera shy. The only pics are to blurry. I will try some more though. I will also get some of the scooters and post later.

WOW that is a long post!!

BigAl07 · 06-19-2007, 09:06 PM

Awesome! Good deal!!!

Yeah please get some pics! I have a lawn mower in my tank that's really cool and personable! I am shocked at how large his mouth is when he goes to start munching algae!

Allen

vdituri · 06-19-2007, 10:36 PM

Glad to hear they are ominivores!
That will help in the long run to keeping them fat and healthy.
Congrats

06-19-2007, 08:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
angnak Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 556 View Gallery Karma Komment	scooter eating frozen food!!! I just got two scooters a week ago and I had some brine cubes to my LPS tonight. Squirted some in their direction. THey thought about it for a minute and then yum, yum, yum!! My tank is about 3 years old and I see a ton of pods at night, but I am still worried that aren't getting enough food. I am in the process of getting some cultures set up for phyto, brine, rotifers, and some copepods instead of always buying them. I have a fuge and I see a bunch down there but I have the skimmer in front of the return so I am not sure how many make it to the tank so the cultures will be a just to make sure thing. Also, does anyone have a good link to mating behavior of scooters. The male always displays himself to her. She just ignores him though. They follow each other around the tank and it isjust crazy. I also got a lawnmower blenny. I was worried about him not having enough food although I have some algae in the tank, but he is now fatter than my tangs and I have only had him a week also. I haven't attempted to feed him frozen food. I forgot to see him eat before they got him out of the tank, but they claimed he has been there for two weeks and was eating. I trust the guy who said it but you never know. I keep trying to get a picture of him but he is camera shy. The only pics are to blurry. I will try some more though. I will also get some of the scooters and post later. WOW that is a long post!! __________________ 210gal AGA SW tank. 3 250w MH 4 160w VHOs, 30 gal refuge, ASM Skimmer, Orange shoulder tang, Black tang, Naso tang, 2 orange percs, 2 black percs, 1 lawnmower blenny, a pair of scooter blennies, 5 cleaner shrimp, 5 peppermint shrimp, zebra crabs, halloween crabs, scarlett crabs, various other crabs and snails, 1 rock anemone, 2 colonies of button polyps, 3 colony of star polyps, 3 BTAs, monti cap, various acros

06-19-2007, 09:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Nerd :) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 24,170 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: scooter eating frozen food!!! Awesome! Good deal!!! Yeah please get some pics! I have a lawn mower in my tank that's really cool and personable! I am shocked at how large his mouth is when he goes to start munching algae! Allen __________________ > > > >Read ME < < < < when you're in need of answers or help with your tank. *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! Big Al's 10g.... BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle.... Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef.... DIY LED Fixture - Allens OFFICE 12g by chipmunkofdoom2

06-19-2007, 10:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 6,244 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: scooter eating frozen food!!! Glad to hear they are ominivores! That will help in the long run to keeping them fat and healthy. Congrats __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

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