Chris! Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 It died, or it became died? It was her time. Link to comment
Chris! Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Yeah it kinda sucked tho, she paired up with my male blue throat. They were inseparable.... To the point that he stopped eating and I actually found him dead locked in his cave a couple weeks later. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 Forgot that tomorrow was good friday. Three day weekend bitches! Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 The third black bar chromis started coming out and looks good, so that means all eleven fish are accounted for and doing well so far, adjusted! The Kupang and yellowtail damsels are all kind of clustered together, and all the chromis are still kinda chilling out in the back of the tank. A few of them are pecking at pellets already. The Starcki is still hiding under the maxi mini rock, but I see it poking its head out some and looking around, and it has a good appetite. Also noticed that my Springeri damsels, wrasse, and chalk bass are all out in the open more now. Not sure if it's because there are more fish or if it's because the trigger isn't there. Hmm. Link to comment
teenyreef Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 I'm glad to hear they're all accounted for. I have to confess that when I dream of a bigger tank, it's really mostly just so I can have more/bigger fish Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 That one fish order brought me from 15 fish to 26 The wife walks up to the tank today and is like uhm, there are new fish. That's new. And that's new. Where did those come from? Link to comment
teenyreef Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 "I swear, they just showed up on the front porch!" Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 "I swear, they just showed up on the front porch!" She was cool with it since they are all really pretty lol Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 26..... I have 5. I need more fish... Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 Yes you do! So the week that I have zero spending money left, my LFS not only gets in some small yellow longnose butterflies, but also has a large shipment of maxi minis for $16. Grrrr. Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 26..... I have 5. I need more fish... 19 over here.... Link to comment
NirvanaandTool Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 She was cool with it since they are all really pretty lol That's the saving grace lol Only 5 fish here, wait make that 6. Always forget the baby tang in her growout tank down the basement. Was fattening her up before she hit the DT. Link to comment
Slowtwitch Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Yes you do! So the week that I have zero spending money left, my LFS not only gets in some small yellow longnose butterflies, but also has a large shipment of maxi minis for $16. Grrrr. $16!!?? they are between 60-80 here if you can even get them. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 $16!!?? they are between 60-80 here if you can even get them. Just goes to show the markup some stores put on things that are not only cultured in mass quantities but are also almost always readily available. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 On Monday I put a 15% peroxide solution into the Oxydator (this is, according to the patent on the Oxydator submitted by Sochting, the minimum amount for it to work properly). Shit went downhill lol. One of my gorgonians began to recede, my magnifica anemone shriveled up and just looked bad, one of my maxi minis bleached, my big colony of palys bleached (never seen that before, even when I was straight up peroxide dosing almost a liter of it per day). Safe to say that 15% is too much, and this is with the Oxydator being in my sump which is 'not recommended' since it would be less efficient. Malarky Not sure if I'm going to continue on with the Oxydator. I might give it another go with a smaller percentage, but honestly my water isn't any more clear than it was before, corals never had more polyp extension, I couldn't see 'fish breathing easier', etc. Link to comment
Chris! Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Also noticed that my Springeri damsels, wrasse, and chalk bass are all out in the open more now. Not sure if it's because there are more fish or if it's because the trigger isn't there. Hmm. Not likely a coincidence. Your trigger is a dick $16!!?? they are between 60-80 here if you can even get them. They eat fish, better off without them lol That one fish order brought me from 15 fish to 26 Damn, I'm in double digits I think but not nearly that many...... yet lol Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 They eat fish, better off without them lol Fish that are already dead or dying, yes. Same with any other anemone or large LPS. Link to comment
Chris! Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Fish that are already dead or dying, yes. Same with any other anemone or large LPS. I've read many accounts that claim otherwise, I've never owned one but I do know them bitches are sticky as #### so it wouldn't surprise me if they can take down a healthy fish that is dumb enough to get close enough/ land on it. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 I've read many accounts that claim otherwise, I've never owned one but I do know them bitches are sticky as #### so it wouldn't surprise me if they can take down a healthy fish that is dumb enough to get close enough/ land on it. The only fish I've lost to them are mollies that didn't survive the acclimation. Link to comment
Chris! Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 The only fish I've lost to them are mollies that didn't survive the acclimation. I also remember you saying something about Red Tail Triggers weren't that aggressive You also have alot more room for fish to avoid them then most people on this site that would try housing one or more Link to comment
Slowtwitch Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Just goes to show the markup some stores put on things that are not only cultured in mass quantities but are also almost always readily available.Found several for $40 each yesterday. All baby shit brown color except for one real pretty lime green. Couldn't pull the trigger on it though as it was only about the size of a quarter and the tank didn't look real healthy. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Lost one of the black bar chromis somehow, it died and is caught in one of the gorgonians. Weird. Link to comment
kimberbee Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Lost one of the black bar chromis somehow, it died and is caught in one of the gorgonians. Weird. Link to comment
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