Tamberav Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Idk if snails are still a issue still as I'm not very active but for future reference try cutting some egg crate ect for the overflow. sucks this tank was taken down as it was one of my fave builds on here I had it covered but they kept getting in. I think they were pushing the top up. Fkn nerites... Thanks I really liked it too but I couldn't do everything I wanted with it and I couldn't find a large hex I looked for a longggg time. But they are getting a bigger tank and I'm going to fill it with macro and mandarins and maybe some pipefish Link to comment
RC1313 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I had it covered but they kept getting in. I think they were pushing the top up. Fkn nerites... Thanks I really liked it too but I couldn't do everything I wanted with it and I couldn't find a large hex I looked for a longggg time. But they are getting a bigger tank and I'm going to fill it with macro and mandarins and maybe some pipefish And one giant orange seahorse Link to comment
Based Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Here is some cell phone pics last night of her chilling on my hand before she went into the hex. Her belly was sunken but her body is in good shape. And a top down of the clam and bottom right corner is Raphael (green banded goby). I wish my ruby was docile like she is, mine hides most of the day and runs from everything. And I'm also sorry to hear about bones. Link to comment
Tamberav Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 I wish my ruby was docile like she is, mine hides most of the day and runs from everything. And I'm also sorry to hear about bones. I think it is just a personality thing. My ruby's are always out front, both of my green mandarins hide in the back, and my spotted will swim out when he sees you coming and perch on your hand looking for food. The spotted could survive in almost any tank, he is very food aggressive and I have not found a food he won't eat right off the bat. Link to comment
Tamberav Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Alright well my 40B is slowly being turned into the mandarin macro tank. The NPS are kind of all over the sand bed atm and they will probably be going in my 18x18 display "fuge". The bubble tip, clowns, and damsel will also go in the display fuge and maybe some other corals. It is a work in progress. Future additions include some hard-to-keep fish such as a orangespot filefish (I have one on hold that has been living in captivity for 9 months eating pellets/frozen), pipefish pair, tiny gobies such as a gang of green banded's, either a hectors or court jester goby, and a pair of two spot gobies. http://s74.photobucket.com/user/Tamberav/media/IMG_20140523_154607151_HDR_zpsy43ivutm.jpg.html'> Link to comment
natalia_la_loca Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Sounds really nice, I look forward to seeing how this evolves Link to comment
Tamberav Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 Updated FTS: The move didn't disturb their spawning. Sorry for poor quality. Link to comment
MikeTR Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 nice selection of macros and healthy nps.. looks great! Link to comment
Tamberav Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 nice selection of macros and healthy nps.. looks great! Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I see some similar macros. tank looks great. Link to comment
SteinsFish Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Nice dragonet. It's endearing when they're that docile. My blenny and flame hawk will perch on my palm, and if I form an "O" with my fingers, my tang will swim through it. Link to comment
Arce Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Those spawning pictures are awesome. Love mandarins, always wanted one but cant find one eating frozen/pellets. Link to comment
Tamberav Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Those spawning pictures are awesome. Love mandarins, always wanted one but cant find one eating frozen/pellets. When nutramar ova comes back into season.. its like magical crack for mandarins. Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I'm feeding my Mandy ova. It decided after I bought it to protest frozen foods, other than ova. Link to comment
Tamberav Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 Picked up a pair of two spot gobys and 1 court jester goby yesterday. The two spots were skinny which is pretty much expected, the stores don't keep them with mature sand beds or target feed them. I saw all of them this morning but this evening I only saw 1 of the two spots. It is a 40 breeder with macro so those 1 inch fish could be anywhere. Hopefully still just acclimating. One of the two spot gobys shows promise. He has been out in the center of the tank all day and when I fed he started eating ova. I can't promise any of these guys will survive but I will give them a good shot. I removed the damsel to the sump. She is friendly but very fast active swimmer and was scaring the new guys with her activity. My plan was to remove her anyways. Just did it a little earlier than planned. I used a piece of acrylic divide the tank and trap her on side of the tank that doesn't have much rock and then netted her out. Easy! These guys bottom fins have beautiful blue spots. It's too bad they are so picky. Link to comment
MyLiquidBlue29BC Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I hope they work out for you! I love court jesters, but have always been to chicken to try them. Really looking good in there. Link to comment
Tamberav Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 I hope they work out for you! I love court jesters, but have always been to chicken to try them. Really looking good in there. Thanks! I won't hold my breath or anything though. I think one of the hard part with these guys is finding a specimen that isn't emaciated already. Link to comment
metrokat Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Just so cute, I keep coming back to look at this little guy Link to comment
Tamberav Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Just so cute, I keep coming back to look at this little guy Thanks Kat You would love my spotted, he is like a puppy looking for handouts. He has perched on my arm a few times begging for food. When I caught my spotted to move him to my 40B, all I had to do was reach in and lift him out with my hand. He associates people and hands with food and swims right up. Link to comment
metrokat Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 That is awesome. I wish my fish would feel comfortable enough to do that, lord knows they've all been with me for a long time and I feed a crap ton too. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Wooooooooow. Makes me want a 40B Thought of this tank yesterday, actually. I went to a LFS and they had a mandarin male that was about 4 inches long, easily 1 inch wide head. He was HUGE. I've never seen a mandarin that large before. Link to comment
Tamberav Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Wooooooooow. Makes me want a 40B Thought of this tank yesterday, actually. I went to a LFS and they had a mandarin male that was about 4 inches long, easily 1 inch wide head. He was HUGE. I've never seen a mandarin that large before. I picked up some stuff a Bulk Reef Supply awhile back and they had a tank in there office/pickup area. It was a large tank but they had a bunch of "nano" fish in it. However, all of their nano fish were salmon sized. HUGE mandarin, HUGE occy clowns, ect. They would not have fit comfortably in nano tanks. Link to comment
metrokat Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Amber, do you rent out your Tuxedo. Urchin that is Link to comment
Tamberav Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Amber, do you rent out your Tuxedo. Urchin that is lol, I should. He is such a little hungry beast. My algae fix-all. How is the bryopsis fight going? Is that the tank you're putting the majano's in? Link to comment
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