gabe3eb Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Very cool, thanks for the goby pics. I hope to hear that they take well to the tank. Link to comment
squirrelieygrrrl Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 woo deep! yay, glad to see ya back in the game. im likin the new diggs, and the new critters. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 More observations on the fish: The possum wrasse is slightly neurotic as it paces through all the nooks and crannies, but it is completely passive to the other fish. The Trimmas ignore it, but the Eviotas scurry if it gets too close. One Trimma sometimes chases the other; although it now seems to be more tolerant. The Eviotas have only a little aggression, and all the gobies ignore those that aren't their own species. I think the male Eviota(s) can be distinguished by longer front dorsal rays. The subordinate Eviota nigriventris is also a little crazy (pushing against the glass as it swims up to the top). It's also the thinnest of the fish. I'm trying to combat this aggression with daily feedings of Cyclopeeze, but I probably should be doing multiple times a day. Sometimes it's best to feed a lot at once so the dominant individuals are more concerned about food than chasing subordinates. Turning off the pump makes the gobies swim out to check what's going on, but they don't focus on food that isn't moving quickly. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 Fine! Nothing much has changed. I'm always looking to see all the gobies are feeding since there is still some chasing. Twice I've been worried when one of the E. pellucidas was missing, only to find out a trochus snail was blocking the goby's burrow. I can't seem to get pics with no blown highlights. :/ Link to comment
yeast Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Looking good. Should be nice when it fills out. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 Thanks. A quick update for pics and as a record of sizes. I got three new frags from a local reefkeeper: a nice birdsnest, a fluorescent yellow-green Acropora, and a blue-green Acropora not attached to a plug. I was more than a little irritated to find my super glue gel was empty, but the clam shell is working fine. The glass is not 100% scrubbed for a FTS. All the fish are fine; although, I've lapsed feedings to every other day. The birdsnest has green tips (first pic is most accurate) yellow-green Acropora blue-green Acropora (Acro on the half shell) original Montipora and plate coral Trimma Link to comment
Banjo Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 That birdsnest is gorgeous! And I love those Trimmas. I was thinking about a couple. Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Birds nest :happydance: :happydance: Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Thanks! I should note to those who have T5s: even if your bulbs are over a year old, you need to acclimate corals before placing them close to the bulbs. I found that out after placing the birdsnest on my rocks (mainly because the trochus snails were pushing it around on the sand). It's slightly bleached or just light colored, so I've kept it back down. Link to comment
Squared Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 dosn't it also depend where you got the SPS from? i get most of my SPS from about 15" of halide i put them right a top my tank. also, you you have a recent fts? Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 Mine came from a large bowfront that also had T5s (although not so good reflectors). The owner kept only the blues/actinics on, and my sand bed is 15" from my lights, probably the same distance or shorter than where the frags were in the original tank. I will get a FTS soon. Link to comment
pschom Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 edit: Just some quick benchmarks of equipment. I got a Spectrapure CSP-DI system that works great, unless you forget it and come back to find the floor wet Lol. I ALWAYS forget the RO/DI running and get water everywhere. I need an auto stop for the sink. Link to comment
Criley7 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I love the Gold neon Eviota goby. Tank Looks great BTW. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 Thanks. I just wanted to update that the tank is going okay, but I've been away at a fall internship since September. My dad is taking care of the tank, and it appears that I have 6 gobies left, with at least one of the losses being a Trimma. The possum wrasse died after I tried to remove it to sell to someone else. Link to comment
Squared Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I will get a FTS soon. ? Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 Like I said, I've been away since September. Here are some pics taken in August. Link to comment
Squared Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Like I said, I've been away since September. Here are some pics taken in August. woops, didn't see that looks good, cept for that slime... Link to comment
milk Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 this tank needs video! I was thinking about getting some eviotas - I wonder how they would do when they encountered my tailspot blenny - which eviota would you go with ( I have an ada 60-f - about 9 gallons) I love the bommie idea that you mentioned in my thread with the eviotas swimming around the acropora! Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 When I get back home (mid-December), I will definitely take a video. I think most fish would ignore Eviotas/Trimmas. If you could find them, then E. bifasciatus would be nice. The link below has some great pics of a tiny tank with them (I don't support keeping a tang in a pico). E. pellucida (the orange with yellow stripe ones) is the most common, and really any species is a good choice. http://glassbox-design.com/2009/the-remark...ef-of-marcello/ However, the small tank size may make the blenny more aggressive. It just depends on the individual. Link to comment
milk Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 ah yes, the great tank of marcello, the maverick I'm going to look into those gobies - seeing a them hop around the acropora would be quite honestly, a great experience Link to comment
bsdryder7 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 k cause liveaquaria said it might eat smaller shrimp and i really dont want it to eat them lol theres only 2 sexy in this tank so hope it goes well......the only reason i put the ywg in this tank was because my sixline was being really mean to the watchman from the second i put him .. is it because i didnt have a pistol shrimp in there to dig a cave ?? Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 I think you are replying to a different thread... What is the question? What's the problem? What are you even talking about?!?! edit: it looks like I answered in your sexy shrimp thread. Please post your reply there so the conversation doesn't have to be split or copied back and forth with my personal tank thread. Thank you. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Update! So, both the Trimmas died, and it appears that the dominant Eviota pellucida could even bully a Trimma. Now, there are three Eviota pellucidas and one E. nigriventris. I've been swamped with trying to finish some research, but I will finally be finished by June. However, I will be moving to Salt Lake City for graduate school this fall, so I'm on the fence about the tank inhabitants' fate. In other news, there's been two types of Caulerpa popping up, which I periodically trim. There is also some halimeda sprouting out and some type of branching coralline-like algae. Anyway, here are some pics since I finally scraped the glass. FTS 1 Side FTS 2 Cool red tunicate I found while moving the tank. In the foreground is an acro that I failed to place on a frag plug. Brown montipora that apparently grew over a cerith. Branching algae, which mysteriously originated on all the trochus snails' shells. Fungia Eviota pellucida Eviota nigriventris Halimeda Birdsnest (it looks strange with curled branhes since the snails kept knocking it around) Link to comment
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