New fish in tank

Little Luey · 04-17-2005, 07:24 PM

I just go a new sand shifter goby, it is white and has orange/pink spots. I wanted a fish to clean the sand and he is already at work, I think I will like him. He is about 5" long already. I believe in having a system that would compleate itself, fish/inverts that would complement and benefit from having each other. Unfortunatly my scopas tang is not eating the hair algie. Any sugestions on what fish would? How about a 6 line wrasse.

tmc · 04-17-2005, 08:09 PM

just traded a lionfish for a lawnmower blenny and he is having a feast on the hair algae in my tank
troy

cheeks69 · 04-17-2005, 09:05 PM

A 6 line wrasse is a carnivore and will definitely not eat hair algea but the lawnmower blenny has been known to take a liking to hair algea, although I would suggest you find the source of the problem.

Do you use RO/DI water ?
How often do you feed and do you feed Flake food ? How often do you do W/C's ? Do you use any supplements ?

Little Luey · 04-17-2005, 10:12 PM

I do use RO water. I feed once a day 1 frozen cube for my 2 tanks, a total of 5 fish, 6 now, 3pp shrimp and some crabs.
I do not seem to have "good luck" with lawnmower blennies, killed 2 already, one starved himself to dead, the second one just desapeared from the tank after a couple of days of getting him.
On water changes I do about a 10gal change every 2 or 2 and a half weeks.

mnreefman · 04-17-2005, 10:37 PM

do you skim?
if so what is your skimmer?

Little Luey · 04-17-2005, 11:26 PM

I run a turboflotor 1000, but it does not seem to get a lot of junk out, I have been trying to adjust it but I am not doing very good with it.

04-17-2005, 07:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Little Luey Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 432 View Gallery Karma Komment	New fish in tank I just go a new sand shifter goby, it is white and has orange/pink spots. I wanted a fish to clean the sand and he is already at work, I think I will like him. He is about 5" long already. I believe in having a system that would compleate itself, fish/inverts that would complement and benefit from having each other. Unfortunatly my scopas tang is not eating the hair algie. Any sugestions on what fish would? How about a 6 line wrasse. __________________ Little Luey 20Gal, 30 lbs. Live rock. 1 yellow goby 1 firefish 1 rainsford goby 5 turbo snails 1 feather duster 1 devil's hand leather 1 sea grass colony 2 Zoantoids colonies

04-17-2005, 09:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,526 View Gallery Karma Komment	A 6 line wrasse is a carnivore and will definitely not eat hair algea but the lawnmower blenny has been known to take a liking to hair algea, although I would suggest you find the source of the problem. Do you use RO/DI water ? How often do you feed and do you feed Flake food ? How often do you do W/C's ? Do you use any supplements ? __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

04-17-2005, 10:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Little Luey Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 432 View Gallery Karma Komment	I do use RO water. I feed once a day 1 frozen cube for my 2 tanks, a total of 5 fish, 6 now, 3pp shrimp and some crabs. I do not seem to have "good luck" with lawnmower blennies, killed 2 already, one starved himself to dead, the second one just desapeared from the tank after a couple of days of getting him. On water changes I do about a 10gal change every 2 or 2 and a half weeks. __________________ Little Luey 20Gal, 30 lbs. Live rock. 1 yellow goby 1 firefish 1 rainsford goby 5 turbo snails 1 feather duster 1 devil's hand leather 1 sea grass colony 2 Zoantoids colonies

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mnreefman Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,393 View Gallery Karma Komment	do you skim? if so what is your skimmer? __________________ http://reefrock.com

04-17-2005, 11:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
Little Luey Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 432 View Gallery Karma Komment	I run a turboflotor 1000, but it does not seem to get a lot of junk out, I have been trying to adjust it but I am not doing very good with it. __________________ Little Luey 20Gal, 30 lbs. Live rock. 1 yellow goby 1 firefish 1 rainsford goby 5 turbo snails 1 feather duster 1 devil's hand leather 1 sea grass colony 2 Zoantoids colonies

04-17-2005, 08:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
tmc Star Polyps Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: baltimore, maryland Posts: 165 View Gallery Karma Komment	just traded a lionfish for a lawnmower blenny and he is having a feast on the hair algae in my tank troy

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