cindy's cadlights 8g: on writing deadlines! :O

[FlowerMama]

He might very well make it if he was still breathing. Try not to worry.

[cindyp]

He might very well make it if he was still breathing. Try not to worry.

 

he's still gasping in the corner.

 

thanks, annette, i hope so.

 

losing the RFA was bad enough.

[owenj]

sorry for the recent tank woes, Cindy. Sending Fred good vibes.

[teenyreef]

Oh no! Prayers for Fred (and you). There's hope if he's still breathing.

[cindyp]

Oh no! Prayers for Fred (and you). There's hope if he's still breathing.

 

i tried to look up how long a fish can last out

of water, but it seems to depend on the fish

and situation, etc.

 

thank you, john. all good wishes appreciated.

sorry for the recent tank woes, Cindy. Sending Fred good vibes.

 

thanks, jaime. wah!

[Snow_Phoenix]

Really sorry to hear about all your troubles, Cindy. That nem was exceptionally gorgeous - so sorry to hear she kicked it. And I'm sure Fred will pull through, although he might be stressed for a while.

[DocReef]

Just started following your thread. Great tank, love your flower nems, but they have always intimidated me. Sorry about the recent woes. Hope your little goby makes it. I too am in SD.

[cindyp]

Just started following your thread. Great tank, love your flower nems, but they have always intimidated me. Sorry about the recent woes. Hope your little goby makes it. I too am in SD.

 

hi fellow SDian!

 

well, i get all my RFA from ASD. so when you're

down south, go visit! they still have great stock.

 

i've had NO issues with any RFA except for this

pinke skirted one. they don't wander once they settle,

and they spot feed well. they are also beautiful.

 

i'd say give it a try!

 

i still have four in my 8g tank.

 

thank you for visiting and commenting!

[aviator300]

Sorry to hear about Fred Cindy. These little fellas are very resilient though and my guess is that he will recover completely.

[NorthGaHillbilly]

Hate to hear about the YCG, Thankfully my goby has stayed in the tank, but the wrasse has jumped 3 times, 4' onto concrete, and lived through it all. I expect hell pull through no problems

[Dramad1]

Bummer, hope all pulls through for you

[cindyp]

Sorry to hear about Fred Cindy. These little fellas are very resilient though and my guess is that he will recover completely.

 

thank you! i hope so.

 

Hate to hear about the YCG, Thankfully my goby has stayed in the tank, but the wrasse has jumped 3 times, 4' onto concrete, and lived through it all. I expect hell pull through no problems

 

do you know how long your wrasse was out of the tank?

or longest time out of tank, at least?

 

Bummer, hope all pulls through for you

 

oh i do hope so. i feel so bad.

[Sancho]

I never buy anything that Will just got in. As tempting as it is I prefer to wait till he has had it for at least a few weeks. Some of the stuff he gets is very rare. Thats because it does not do well in aquariums. Sorry to hear about the nem they are usually pretty hardy. But I have found that if it is supper pretty and no one else has it outcome is it wont last. Fred will probably do just fine my watchman goby named Carl jumped a few years ago wife found him just before the dog was going to eat him. As she was about to flush him she noticed movement in the gills and put Carl back in the tank. He was super stressed for a good week but is still alive and having his weird relationship with his shrimp to this day.

[NorthGaHillbilly]

The wrasse was out of water for ~15 min id guess the worst time, the other two I was right there, jumped when the return came back on and scared him. He looked pretty rough the longest time, but was back to normal the next day.

[Sk8n Reefer]

Sorry to hear about Fred- hope he makes it through

[cindyp]

I never buy anything that Will just got in. As tempting as it is I prefer to wait till he has had it for at least a few weeks. Some of the stuff he gets is very rare. Thats because it does not do well in aquariums. Sorry to hear about the nem they are usually pretty hardy. But I have found that if it is supper pretty and no one else has it outcome is it wont last. Fred will probably do just fine my watchman goby named Carl jumped a few years ago wife found him just before the dog was going to eat him. As she was about to flush him she noticed movement in the gills and put Carl back in the tank. He was super stressed for a good week but is still alive and having his weird relationship with his shrimp to this day.

 

yeah i was really bummed. the pink skirt isn't *that*

rare. i think the first one i bought, the ultra, is more rare.

and did just fine. seems other reefers have had issues

specifically with this type of RFA. but who knows.

 

yeah, fred is still hyperventiliating and looking a bit

tore up from the floor up, as my old college roomie used

to say. hope he makes it!

The wrasse was out of water for ~15 min id guess the worst time, the other two I was right there, jumped when the return came back on and scared him. He looked pretty rough the longest time, but was back to normal the next day.

 

i can't imagine he was out for 40 minutes.

but maybe so. i don't know. i'm just glad i didn't step

on him, and i'm glad i looked down. i had to PEEL him

off the floor. he felt like a swedish fish gummy.

WAH! poor fred.

Sorry to hear about Fred- hope he makes it through

 

thank you very much!

[NorthGaHillbilly]

 

yeah i was really bummed. the pink skirt isn't *that*

rare. i think the first one i bought, the ultra, is more rare.

and did just fine. seems other reefers have had issues

specifically with this type of RFA. but who knows.

 

yeah, fred is still hyperventiliating and looking a bit

tore up from the floor up, as my old college roomie used

to say. hope he makes it!

 

i can't imagine he was out for 40 minutes.

but maybe so. i don't know. i'm just glad i didn't step

on him, and i'm glad i looked down. i had to PEEL him

off the floor. he felt like a swedish fish gummy.

WAH! poor fred.

 

thank you very much!

Damn, I really hope he pulls through. Sounds like a pretty traumatic event for the little fella

[cindyp]

 

hello friends!

 

here is an 8 month fts after my major cleaning

(before the jumping disaster)

and removing of a large live rock beginning to

be infested with encrusting white sponge. i bought another

one, but it is smaller. i might go get another to stack

on top of the flat (new) live rock in the middle. but

for now, after the death, mayhem, and trauma, i'm

leaving things be.

 

also, i'll be away for about five days for author events,

so even though this is not the prettiest 8 month fts,

and things are pissy at me, it'll have to do for now.

 

i talked to ASD about the persistent hydroids issue on the

base of my dendro that was creeping up, too. and he said

to smother it with poxy. i hope it works! that's what i did.

 

8 months in and i think the only thing that's really flourished

are my mushrooms and RFA. though the growth has ebbed

for them as well, which i'm glad for. maybe they can live longer

then?

 

mushrooms have grown, but other than my neon red/orange,

have not spread. my tank is small, but i'm hoping for more

established looking as we head into one year??

i forgot to mention i forced the same nem

i had to before from the rock i got rid of.

poor thing. i hope it's okay. i hung it upside down

and popped it off with the base of a plastic knife.

 

it's the flower nem second from your left on the rock.

he likes to move around, but if he finds a good spot,

he will stick there. i'm hoping he likes this spot and i didn't

injure him coaxing him off the old sponge infested rock.

[NorthGaHillbilly]

Everything looks great! I can feel your pain on the hydroids, I have found superglue to work the best, liquid superglue is great if you can remove the rock and let it run down there tubes.

[DocReef]

 

hello friends!

 

here is an 8 month fts after my major cleaning

(before the jumping disaster)

and removing of a large live rock beginning to

be infested with encrusting white sponge. i bought another

one, but it is smaller. i might go get another to stack

on top of the flat (new) live rock in the middle. but

for now, after the death, mayhem, and trauma, i'm

leaving things be.

 

also, i'll be away for about five days for author events,

so even though this is not the prettiest 8 month fts,

and things are pissy at me, it'll have to do for now.

 

i talked to ASD about the persistent hydroids issue on the

base of my dendro that was creeping up, too. and he said

to smother it with poxy. i hope it works! that's what i did.

 

i months in and i think the only thing that's really flourished

are my mushrooms and RFA. though the growth has ebbed

for them as well, which i'm glad for. maybe they can live longer

then?

 

mushrooms have grown, but other than my neon red/orange,

have not spread. my tank is small, but i'm hoping for more

established looking as we head into one year??

 

i forgot to mention i forced the same nem

i had to before from the rock i got rid of.

poor thing. i hope it's okay. i hung it upside down

and popped it off with the base of a plastic knife.

 

it's the flower nem second from your left on the rock.

he likes to move around, but if he finds a good spot,

he will stick there. i'm hoping he likes this spot and i didn't

injure him coaxing him off the old sponge infested rock.

Nice colors. Coming along nicely.

 

I've had hydroids in the past and was able to get them under control by decreasing my feeding back a bit. Good luck, hope the epoxy works.

[Sancho]

Are you still nursing that creepy naked worm? I let my white sponge grow it seems to prefer the dark spots in my tank everything else i have tried to cover with shrooms. I like the sponge hopefully it does not become a problem.

[cindyp]

Nice colors. Coming along nicely.

 

I've had hydroids in the past and was able to get them under control by decreasing my feeding back a bit. Good luck, hope the epoxy works.

 

yeah. i'm nursing a naked duster so i am most

likely overfeeding. though it's daily phyto. guess that

would affect things. so all the growy things are growing

and loving

 

Are you still nursing that creepy naked worm? I let my white sponge grow it seems to prefer the dark spots in my tank everything else i have tried to cover with shrooms. I like the sponge hopefully it does not become a problem.

 

haha! i am. there he is at the very front. he's still

alive and kicking and taking up precious 8g real estate.

i can't throw him away. i continue to dose the tank

with phyto concentrate. for my non-naked worm too

in the back left corner.

 

the sponges really gross me out for some reason.

but i was reading up on them and yeah, some people

like sponges, depending. i just didn't like mine, it was

taking over the entire rock and right below the rock

with the RDEs and my feather duster. i didn't want it

encroaching on that too!

 

i also saw a big fat bristle worm just now. blech!

[Sancho]

I have a huge family of bristol worms. We call them the Griswalds. They keep my sand clean and creep my daughter out.

[cindyp]

i'm pretty sure fred has passed.

 

heart broken.

 

i feel really bad.

 

no fishies for me for a while, i think.

 

[cindyp]

the fat bristle worm was already tugging

at him. i took fred out.

 

my only consolation is that he spent his

last hours in the tank.