Travis Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 well guys this is my 10 gallon. Been havin it for a month now. Heres the specs: 25 lb. live rock 20 lb. live sand 3 hermitcrabs (2 red footed and one hitchhicker,dunno what kind it is.) 2 Snails 1 pepperment shrimp 1 scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp Unforunatly 1 rock crab (eats snails, clams, and corals!!! got to get that peace of &*%# out of there.) multiple types of zoos Link to comment
Travis Posted May 25, 2004 Author Share Posted May 25, 2004 This is my 1st fish in the tank. Link to comment
Travis Posted May 25, 2004 Author Share Posted May 25, 2004 these are some of my zoos Link to comment
Travis Posted May 25, 2004 Author Share Posted May 25, 2004 what do you guys think? Am I on the right track or what?? Link to comment
bboygraphix Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 excellent. just add some more bright corals to spice it up p.s. i love that damsel. i had one when i started my tank! had to donate him once i wanted ocellaris clowns. 10gal seems a bit small for all the "cool" fish. haha Link to comment
Travis Posted May 25, 2004 Author Share Posted May 25, 2004 lol yeah, i want to try a madrain dragonet with him or a yellow whatchman gobie. Link to comment
Travis Posted May 25, 2004 Author Share Posted May 25, 2004 Thanks, don't worry, it'll get there. Link to comment
c_hemmerich Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 good job so far.... get some mushrooms in there and an open brain coral to spice things up with some color Link to comment
BKtomodachi Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 NO MANDARIN... it will die a slow death. Link to comment
Travis Posted May 25, 2004 Author Share Posted May 25, 2004 why would it die a slow death? Link to comment
reefsrule Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 lack of pods for a small volume of water Link to comment
BKtomodachi Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 Mandarins eat small creatures that live and reproduce at a rate that is determined by the amount of live rock.... usually thirty pounds of ESTABLISHED live rock per mandarin will do. Link to comment
rkplucker Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Nice tank! (Except for the damsel... don't plan on getting any other fish...) Link to comment
Travis Posted May 28, 2004 Author Share Posted May 28, 2004 Thanks, but actually the Damsle has a nicer percinality, I have a Mandrain in there w/ him and they swimm together lol, if you read about them at liveaquaria.com, they prefer peaceful tank mates. Link to comment
rkplucker Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Keep reading about Damsels from someone other than a site trying to sell them... Mine was peaceful for approx. 8 months. Then it started going after any and every fish in my tank - including my Tang! (no, not my nano tank) Eventually had to tear the whole tank down to catch it. Maybe you'll have better luck than I did! Link to comment
ReeferMonkey Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Do some research on Mandarins as well. Unless yours is fortunate to accept frozen foods, he probably won't last more than a few months. If he starts to get really skinny, consider finding him a larger home (local reefers) or take him back to the LFS> I now see that you're in Louisiana? Where abouts? There's a Baton Rouge Reef Club on that meets monthly. We're teh BRReefClub on Yahoo Groups. Check us out. People from all over the state are on the board. Link to comment
Travis Posted May 28, 2004 Author Share Posted May 28, 2004 I live in the Lake Charles area, I don't think that I would be able to go to Baton Rouge once a month lol sry, but if I was in that area I definantly would join in Link to comment
Travis Posted May 28, 2004 Author Share Posted May 28, 2004 Here's a pic of my Mandrain. Link to comment
ReeferMonkey Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Well I would recommend joining the forum anyway. There are a few folks in Lake Chuck, as well as some more in the area IIRC. It's not just about meetings - we also post items for sale, livestock for sale, deals we find, etc. etc. all across the state. Link to comment
Travis Posted May 28, 2004 Author Share Posted May 28, 2004 WOW, ok well then what forum? gemmy a link please Link to comment
ReeferMonkey Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 www.groups.yahoo.com/groups/brreefclub/ Get a yahoo ID if you don't have one then apply.. should only take two or three days tops for Colin or Adrian to approve membership. Link to comment
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