Rehype Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I don't know if bold is the right word. I hope they get along too! Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 So far things are going well with the new Choati. After about 18 hours in the isolation chamber, I released her into the DT. The good news is that the other wrasses are not bothering her at all. The Potter's seems content chasing the Blue Star around and ignores the Choati. She's been playing around in the sand, trying to find a good spot for a permanent burrow. She still doesn't seem all that interested in prepared foods, though she's picked a couple of choice bits here and there. She's looking healthy so far. 11 Quote Link to comment
specore Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Great pic. Love the scape and amount of open sandbed. Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 Great pic. Love the scape and amount of open sandbed. Thanks! I've always liked big open swim-space, and the shallow tanks really give you a unique opportunity to get that. 1 Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 I found a new fish store this week. It's in Huntington Beach... called Iconic Reef Company. They've got a couple really amazing SPS tanks, including this one: Check out this little guy. Not sure what species it is, but it's SO tiny. My fingers were on the glass, and he was maybe an inch or two behind... no forced perspective! He's about half the size of my fingernail. FISH TRAP FAIL 2 Quote Link to comment
Rehype Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Who are you trying to catch? Quote Link to comment
D Z Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 man that fish is tiny. Soo cool...maybe a sunset anthia? Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Who are you trying to catch? Trying to catch the Potter's Leopard. She chases the bipartitus around all day. So far she's not bothering the Chaoti, but the rest of the fish all seem very reserved, and I think it's her fault. I'm torn, because she's a gorgeous fish, but I don't like how the others are acting. man that fish is tiny. Soo cool...maybe a sunset anthia? I think it's called a Cross's Damsel 1 Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Had a scare tonight. We came home from dinner out to find a big puddle on the floor around the tank. The inside of the cabinet around the sump was full of water too. I spent about an hour drying everything and trying to figure out what happened. The water level in the sump was normal, so I didn't think it was a structural problem. All pipes and hoses were intact, and in the proper place. Turns out one of the doser tubes detached at the pump. Apparently the other end dipped into the sump, and when the opposite end pulled loose, it started a back-siphon and drained a bunch of water from the sump into the cabinet. Word to the wise... make sure that your dosing tubes are well secured, and that the ends aren't anywhere near the surface of the water! 3 Quote Link to comment
TFish77 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Had a scare tonight. We came home from dinner out to find a big puddle on the floor around the tank. The inside of the cabinet around the sump was full of water too. I spent about an hour drying everything and trying to figure out what happened. The water level in the sump was normal, so I didn't think it was a structural problem. All pipes and hoses were intact, and in the proper place. Turns out one of the doser tubes detached at the pump. Apparently the other end dipped into the sump, and when the opposite end pulled loose, it started a back-siphon and drained a bunch of water from the sump into the cabinet. Word to the wise... make sure that your dosing tubes are well secured, and that the ends aren't anywhere near the surface of the water! Hey at least it didn't dump a bunch of chemicals into your tank :-) Quote Link to comment
bobssecrtsn Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Did you check your Sg? I would think it topped off with to much fresh water! Glad to hear everything is good! What are you planning to do with the potters wrasse? I'm looking to home one.. Let me know if your looking to rehome! Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Hey at least it didn't dump a bunch of chemicals into your tank :-) True! The tank is setup to prevent catastrophic occurrences, so barring a total malfunction of the pump drivers.... you know what? I'm not even going to talk about it! Did you check your Sg? I would think it topped off with to much fresh water! Glad to hear everything is good! What are you planning to do with the potters wrasse? I'm looking to home one.. Let me know if your looking to rehome! I did after you mentioned it! Looks good. I'm guessing that the amount that spilled was less than a gallon. It's amazing how little water it takes on the wood floors to make it look like a total disaster! 4 Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 Good news! I found a frozen food that my Choati wrasse will eat! Apparently it's a new type of commercially available frozen copepod called Calanus finmarchicus, from Norway. It's a little bigger than cyclops, and my finicky wrasse went right after it! I just got it yesterday, but she wouldn't go after mysis, baby brine, cyclops, and she likes this, so I recommending it! 5 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Yep, that's the stuff that is exactly like the old cyclopeeze except for the name It looks like you found a pack that didn't include PE mysis, though. Are they selling it separate now? Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Yep, that's the stuff that is exactly like the old cyclopeeze except for the name It looks like you found a pack that didn't include PE mysis, though. Are they selling it separate now? Yeah, it's just the copepods. They're similar to the cyclops, except for the fact that my wrasse will eat this, but not the other. 1 Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 I moved a few things around today, and brought the purple torch up front next to the green. It seems a lot happier with the increased flow. 7 Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 I've been reading up about Leopard Wrasse aggression, and had seen the "mirror trick" mentioned a few times. This is where you place a mirror up against the glass and the fish becomes more concerned about his own reflection than he is about the other tank-mates. I taped a small mirror up against the side of the tank, and have been enjoying the hilarity ever since. The Potter's wrasse is fascinated by herself. 2 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 need more pics of your wrasses =) 1 Quote Link to comment
gena Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 need more pics of your wrasses =)I agree! That's the most stunning wrasse I've ever seen! The red and white one . 1 Quote Link to comment
Benny314 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 The mirror trick worked great with my overly aggressive tang. Was also supper funny watching all the other fish, including the one I was trying to protect from the tang having a pop at themselves in the reflection. 1 Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 need more pics of your wrasses =) I agree! That's the most stunning wrasse I've ever seen! The red and white one . Thanks guys. I'll try to snap a few more photos tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 She doesn't sit still too long, so getting close-ups is next to impossible! 7 Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 Flirting with herself... Trying to fight her own reflection... fish are dumb... 10 Quote Link to comment
bobssecrtsn Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I want those wrasse's.... Do you ever get fishes at tongs? they're very tempting but I hear they die rather quickly. Maybe due to over packing their fish tanks Quote Link to comment
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