altolamprologus Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 Seeng the black blob of doom makes me so excited to get another angler! I'm definitely getting a baby like that. They are too cool! He is definitely my favorite out of all my fish (don't tell the others). The only thing I don't like is that you can't have tank mates unless they're much much bigger. Link to comment
Bongo Shrimp Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 He is definitely my favorite out of all my fish (don't tell the others). The only thing I don't like is that you can't have tank mates unless they're much much bigger. At least for me with my 10g theres no room for tank mates anyways. Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 At least for me with my 10g theres no room for tank mates anyways. Lol yeah. I was going to get something like a zebra dartfish so it actually looks like there's something in the tank, but I hate to have to get rid of it once the angler gets close to being big enough to eat it. Link to comment
Bongo Shrimp Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Let him have the tank to himself. Plus it's fun to bet people they can't find the fish in there . Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 Let him have the tank to himself. Plus it's fun to bet people they can't find the fish in there . I just wish he would grow faster. He like to hide in between the heater and glass so I'm just waiting for the day he gets too big and has to sit out in the open. Link to comment
Bongo Shrimp Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I just wish he would grow faster. He like to hide in between the heater and glass so I'm just waiting for the day he gets too big and has to sit out in the open. Ever heard or a heater guard??? You could make one with some mesh and block him from being able to do that. Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 Ever heard or a heater guard??? You could make one with some mesh and block him from being able to do that. It doesn't bother me that much. I think in a few months he'll be too big to fit there anyway. Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 i can't find that feather duster thread, may I post here? My feather duster threw out its head. I thought it had died but no it is still in it's tube and growing a new feather or so it seems. It doesn't come out of the tube but I can see it moving inside of it. What causes them to drop their feathers? Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 i can't find that feather duster thread, may I post here? My feather duster threw out its head. I thought it had died but no it is still in it's tube and growing a new feather or so it seems. It doesn't come out of the tube but I can see it moving inside of it. What causes them to drop their feathers? They drop feathers when under extreme stress. Starvation is usually the cause in most causes. Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I have been feeding phyto, although it is not the live kind. IS there anything else in the entire world they eat besides that? Link to comment
Squared Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 How often are water changes on this tank? Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 I have been feeding phyto, although it is not the live kind. IS there anything else in the entire world they eat besides that? There's your problem. They only eat live phyto, nothing else. A pain in the butt isn't it? How often are water changes on this tank? I do water changes whenever I feel like it. It usually ends up being once every 10 days or so. Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 I have 2 packages of macroalgae coming next week. One is from reef cleaners and the other from keydiver. Once I get the new macros I promise I'll get a new FTS up. It's been almost 4 months since the last one and my tank looks nothing like that Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 There's your problem. They only eat live phyto, nothing else. A pain in the butt isn't it? not necessarily, when what they eat is readily available. I have a ton of duster clusters that were HH on my LR that seem to be thriving, are they not the same animal species and how come they have survived without live phyto? Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 not necessarily, when what they eat is readily available. I have a ton of duster clusters that were HH on my LR that seem to be thriving, are they not the same animal species and how come they have survived without live phyto? The little hitchhiker dusters are generalists and will eat just about everything they can catch, whereas the big ornamental ones are extremely specialized. Link to comment
yoshii Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I believe they eat random bacteria in the tank too, although the natural bacteria in our tank alone is not enough to support the larger ones you buy from the LFS Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 I believe they eat random bacteria in the tank too, although the natural bacteria in our tank alone is not enough to support the larger ones you buy from the LFS Pelagic bacteria is considered part of the phytoplankton. Link to comment
yoshii Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Pelagic bacteria is considered part of the phytoplankton. Ah ok, thanks for clearing that up Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 So idk if I ever posted this on here, but I've had a baby sun coral in here for about a month, give or take a couple weeks. It's been eating like a champ, getting about 10 meals a week and now has 3 or 4 baby polyps growing Link to comment
Squared Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 There's your problem. They only eat live phyto, nothing else. A pain in the butt isn't it? I do water changes whenever I feel like it. It usually ends up being once every 10 days or so. Ok. So I'm like going to do a 50/50 reef/macro tank. I will have like 5-6 fish, feed a lot, and run my skimmer. Like should is tills till do big weekly water changes if I have a lot of macro? Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Ok. So I'm like going to do a 50/50 reef/macro tank. I will have like 5-6 fish, feed a lot, and run my skimmer. Like should is tills till do big weekly water changes if I have a lot of macro? Depends on the macro species. Slow growing ones won't do much to remove nutrients, but fast growing ones like gracilaria and titan will essentially act as pretty chaeto and reduce the need for water changes. I'd say 25% every 2 weeks is a good start and you can adjust from there. Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 I was thinking of getting this 2 bulb T5 fixture for this tank. Any thoughts? Link to comment
FlCandy Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Looks good.... Has good reviews. I like that you can add more right onto it like that, neat. Link to comment
yoshii Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 What about a 2ft 2 bulb fixture from fishneedit? It's like $65 Link to comment
Squared Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I was thinking of getting this 2 bulb T5 fixture for this tank. Any thoughts? i got two of those. i can grow some acros if kept high enough, and any acans i want on the bottom. when i had just one acans still did just fine on the bottom, and kept euphyllia in middle-top parts of my tank. Link to comment
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