gena Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Well, it's very common for a female's first brood to be weak. Assuning that nothing bad happens to them, then they should have many more batches and hopefully stronger fry.Oh...I hope so . I seriously want to try my hand at raising them one day. Unfortunately that means more tanks and that holds me back right now. I'm definitely not in the frame of mind to do that right now. 1 Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 'Splurged': Two Peterson's Anemone Shrinps added and they are pretty mellow. Had also ordered another Venus Anemone Shrimp, but unfortunately it arrived DOA. An upset Captian America Paly (on the right). I accidently pressed on it with my finger while glueing it down and it spilled some of its insides... ...and the only corals in the tank that had a problem with this are the downstream Rhodactis: : This is one Paly that I will be extra careful with in the future... 6 Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Very interesting you have some shriveling in the downstream corals. I've squished plenty of palys, even some grandis palys this last time, and have never seen that. But I've always had larger water volumes and always run carbon (and usually Purigen, too). One of many reasons this hobby is fascinating. Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 Very interesting you have some shriveling in the downstream corals. I've squished plenty of palys, even some grandis palys this last time, and have never seen that. But I've always had larger water volumes and always run carbon (and usually Purigen, too). One of many reasons this hobby is fascinating. ...and the Ricordia showed no reaction whatsoever (the photo shows a neon-green Ric in the background only 1" away). Could be that this particular Protopaly discharges a substance that Rhodactis are sensitive to. At any rate, I certainly won't put them in close proximity. 1 Quote Link to comment
gena Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Awesome...I love those pedersons! They are never long lived for me. Not sure if it's just that they have a short life-span or what???? But they are such a neat critter . Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 Awesome...I love those pedersons! They are never long lived for me. Not sure if it's just that they have a short life-span or what???? But they are such a neat critter . Part of the reason for that might be that they are usually collected as adults, so we have no way of knowing just how old they are when acquired. If they make 1 year I'll be happy 1 Quote Link to comment
gena Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Part of the reason for that might be that they are usually collected as adults, so we have no way of knowing just how old they are when acquired. If they make 1 year I'll be happy True..didn't think of that. Well in the time they are with us, they are fun to have . 1 Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 True..didn't think of that. Well in the time they are with us, they are fun to have . I couldn't agree more, but they do need to be in a smaller tank to really be appreciated. I've been watching the interplay between the Venus and Pedersons and it's quite entertaining. The little Venus is a thug and a territory hog as she is reluctant to let either of the other two into the huge (by anemone shrimp standards) Ric garden. These two species would never meet in nature and it'll be interesting to see if they come to terms over time. 3 Quote Link to comment
urbaneks Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Love the new photos. Good use of the splurge. Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 Love the new photos. Good use of the splurge. Thank you. Luckily, I don't splurge often as there is only so much I can add to an already crowded 12g 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I couldn't agree more, but they do need to be in a smaller tank to really be appreciated. I've been watching the interplay between the Venus and Pedersons and it's quite entertaining. The little Venus is a thug and a territory hog as she is reluctant to let either of the other two into the huge (by anemone shrimp standards) Ric garden. These two species would never meet in nature and it'll be interesting to see if they come to terms over time. I'm not sure why but this cracks me up. Something about how the ric garden looks to an anemone shrimp Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 I'm not sure why but this cracks me up. Something about how the ric garden looks to an anemone shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 Quarterly Update: Due to a family emergency, I had to leave this tank for 4 weeks with feeding and maintenance for just one day out of each week. Happily, the tank survived this partial neglect with the corals and fish/inverts looking just fine. However, there was just one fatality, namely, the little crinoid squat lobster (perhaps his molting didn't go well or maybe he was just at the end of his lifespan). As I've experienced previously, the reduced water changes caused the corals to grow quite a bit faster than usual...especially the multiple Seriatopora and Montipora species (time to break out the cutter...). 3 Quote Link to comment
pappadumplingz Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Quarterly Update: Due to a family emergency, I had to leave this tank for 4 months with feeding and maintenance for just one day out of each week. Happily, the tank survived this partial neglect with the corals and fish/inverts looking just fine. However, ther was just one fatality, namely, the little crinoid squat lobster (perhaps his molting didn't go well or maybe he was just at the end of his lifespan). As I've experienced previously, the reduced water changes caused the corals to grow quite a bit faster than usual...especially the multiple Seriatopora and Montipora species (time to break out the cutter...). Sorry to hear about the squat lobster. Maybe the reduced water changes elevated nitrogen compounds in the water, which allowed for better tissue and skeleton growth? Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Quarterly Update: Due to a family emergency, I had to leave this tank for 4 months with feeding and maintenance for just one day out of each week. Happily, the tank survived this partial neglect with the corals and fish/inverts looking just fine. However, ther was just one fatality, namely, the little crinoid squat lobster (perhaps his molting didn't go well or maybe he was just at the end of his lifespan). As I've experienced previously, the reduced water changes caused the corals to grow quite a bit faster than usual...especially the multiple Seriatopora and Montipora species (time to break out the cutter...). Hope everything with the family is alright now! Glad to see you back and the tank no worse for wear Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Glad the tank is ok, and I hope the family emergency resolved itself. Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 Sorry to hear about the squat lobster. Maybe the reduced water changes elevated nitrogen compounds in the water, which allowed for better tissue and skeleton growth? Really hard to say sometimes. Impossible to know how old these inverts are when put in our tanks (unless they are juveniles to begin with). Other inverts, like the Anemone Shrimp, are perfectly fine. Hope everything with the family is alright now! Glad to see you back and the tank no worse for wear Thanks. Surprisingly robust little system, that's for sure. Glad the tank is ok, and I hope the family emergency resolved itself. Thanks. 2 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Nano, I am glad that everything is settled with the family emergency and that the tank weathered your absence. It just shows the stability of a mature system, even a small one. Welcome back! Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 Nano, I am glad that everything is settled with the family emergency and that the tank weathered your absence. It just shows the stability of a mature system, even a small one. Welcome back! Thank you. I have found that as long as the pump, heater and lighting keep working correctly, as well as an acceptable supplementation of calcium and alkalinity (especially), a mature system can go largely unattended for relatively long periods of time with just minimal water changes. Just for fun I went through and tested parameters before my water change/clean up this morning: Ca: 410 Alk: 9.3 Mg: 1300 NO3: 0 pH: 8.4 Temp: 77 * Don't test for PO4 Not too shabby for being neglected for a month 4 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 I'm glad your family situation is ok now! Your tank is so mature and robust - but I'll miss the squat lobster Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 I'm glad your family situation is ok now! Your tank is so mature and robust - but I'll miss the squat lobster Thanks. Yes, the little SL was a real character. I'll miss the 'flailing claws' show he put on every day at feeding time. Next spring I might have to restock a bit, so that'll be a good time to look for another one 1 Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 ...more updates: Fragged my 6 year old Vivid Northern Lights Granulosa. Most dense coral skelton that I have yet encountered...totally solid!: ...and the somewhat mangled little 'fraglet': And just because these low-hanging Sunny D's were looking so spiffy today: 6 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Those sunny d's look great! I got some a while back and they are among my favorite zoas. Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 Those sunny d's look great! I got some a while back and they are among my favorite zoas. Yeah, they are real nice and the wife's favorite (spousal approval, very important!) 2 Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Now that zoanthids will finally live in my tank I think I'll add those to the list of some to get at some point 1 Quote Link to comment
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