FlowerMama Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Has Grumpy found a home he wants to back into? Always found it cute when they do that. In my head I hear the reversing lights of construction equipment when they do that. Link to comment
rolyat113 Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 Has Grumpy found a home he wants to back into? Always found it cute when they do that. In my head I hear the reversing lights of construction equipment when they do that. He found it within 5 minutes of being added to the tank! He has a little cave on the left lower rock he retreats to if I get too scary. Lately to my delight, he mostly stays out exploring the tank. Easily my favorite fish so far! Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 It was the 2nd fish I ever bought and he unfortunately was scared of my clowns and pretty much starved to death. I tried to put food for him but as the clowns went near, he backed up. If I put the clowns in my 40 then I I'll buy a tsb or a two spot blenny in my 10. I wonder if I could put both. Link to comment
rolyat113 Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 Looking great! Snap a photo with the light in the FTS and I will share on IG and FB. -Dave ETS 3.13.16 by taylor Stucker, on Flickr How is this Dave? It was the 2nd fish I ever bought and he unfortunately was scared of my clowns and pretty much starved to death. I tried to put food for him but as the clowns went near, he backed up. If I put the clowns in my 40 then I I'll buy a tsb or a two spot blenny in my 10. I wonder if I could put both. Hmmm I don't like the sound of that. I was going to put a pair of clowns in this tank. I wonder if he will have a problem with them? He was the first fish, so maybe not? Were your clowns already in when you added the TSB? I have a local guy looking for a pink streaked wrasse for me. When I get that I may stop adding fish. Link to comment
rolyat113 Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 And a few more photos... Grumpy Fish 3.13.16 by taylor Stucker, on Flickr Grumpy Fish 3.13.16 by taylor Stucker, on Flickr Grumpy Fish 3.13.16 by taylor Stucker, on Flickr Grumpy Fish 3.13.16 by taylor Stucker, on Flickr Grumpy Fish 3.13.16 by taylor Stucker, on Flickr I'm having rouble getting the true colors of the "gold torch". This is the best I can get so far. It's still pretty small and the tentacles aren't that long yet I guess. This lens that I got isn't actually full 1:1 macro. I'm going to buy the extension ring for it tonight and see what the photos can look like at full 1:1. Please let me know if there are any obvious things I could do different with my photos. I'm leaving them fairly blue to show the awesome colors. Link to comment
dferrari13 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 It was the 2nd fish I ever bought and he unfortunately was scared of my clowns and pretty much starved to death. I tried to put food for him but as the clowns went near, he backed up. If I put the clowns in my 40 then I I'll buy a tsb or a two spot blenny in my 10. I wonder if I could put both. Similar thing has been happening to me...I have one clown in this tank and I think he has been the cause of atleast four deaths....very aggressive with food and space...in my opinion...if I could do it over again I would've went with a tsb and a firefish.....clowns can really be quite aggressive sometimes Link to comment
rolyat113 Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 Similar thing has been happening to me...I have one clown in this tank and I think he has been the cause of atleast four deaths....very aggressive with food and space...in my opinion...if I could do it over again I would've went with a tsb and a firefish.....clowns can really be quite aggressive sometimes This is too bad... what was the order of fish added. From what I've read, if I add the clowns last I'll have less or no issue with them being dominate. I had no issue in my 12 gallon nano cube, and a couple other tanks I'm subscribed to here have no issues. My alternatives to clowns would be a royal gramma. I have time to research though since I haven't heard back about the pink streaked wrasse. I'm in no hurry to stock this tank with fish. Oh, and here's another video. (enjoy the cheesy youtube music and ignore the algae which I didn't clean today) Link to comment
dferrari13 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 So as of now... after trying to integrate a Firefish a blue yellow tailed damsel a blue neon goby and a Hecters goby...I've given up on finding Nemo a friend Link to comment
rolyat113 Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 So as of now... after trying to integrate a Firefish a blue yellow tailed damsel a blue neon goby and a Hecters goby...I've given up on finding Nemo a friend That's too bad! I really like the way clowns swim. It's so unique compared to all the other options. I'll probably still give it a try. Worse case I'll trade the clowns in for something different... Link to comment
dferrari13 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 The clown and the blue yellowed tail damsel were first....they lasted together about 8 months and then all of a sudden the damsel was dead... it was the weirdest thing because he had no marks on his scales and he had been eating fine for a long time so I'm not sure what had actually killed him I can only suspect it was the clown because the same thing happened with four other fish but the clown still remains Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 My clowns were in the 34g first, I took down the Evolve8 and then put him and his buddy 6-line. They were happy together. Well, the tsb died and the 6line jumped. I have another 6line now in with Gertie. Link to comment
dferrari13 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Maybe I should try a 6 line Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 They are awesome and so colorful. I'm happy it's good in the tank w/ Gertie because in a tank with rock flowers he steals the food I place on their tentacles. Link to comment
gena Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 FTS 3.13.16 Taken after my water change. Looks great!!!!! A gold torch is even better . Keep an eye on it to make sure it's not getting shocked from too much light. If it's not expanding as much as it used to you will need to shade it from the intensity of the NB or drop the percentages down on the light and slowly bring them back up. Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Rolyat, saw your pic of your tank on Nano-Box ad, looked great! Link to comment
rolyat113 Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 Looks great!!!!! A gold torch is even better . Keep an eye on it to make sure it's not getting shocked from too much light. If it's not expanding as much as it used to you will need to shade it from the intensity of the NB or drop the percentages down on the light and slowly bring them back up. I've been keeping an eye on it. I had it on the next lower rock for a week before I moved it up top. It seems to be doing well up there so far. Rolyat, saw your pic of your tank on Nano-Box ad, looked great! Thanks! Link to comment
rolyat113 Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 Ok, so upon further inspection, the torch is actually melting... Maybe the light, maybe something else? I looked at it as close as I could and didn't see any pests with the naked eye. The center still looks ok.. but the sides are melting away. RTN I guess it's called? Please let me know what you think. I'll do some research myself. Link to comment
gena Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 That's the gold torch? You moved it to the sand right? Keep it down there and hopefully it can recover!!!!! I thought it was looking like it was not liking all the light up there. You have a NB light? They are INTENSE! Link to comment
rolyat113 Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 That's the gold torch? You moved it to the sand right? Keep it down there and hopefully it can recover!!!!! I thought it was looking like it was not liking all the light up there. You have a NB light? They are INTENSE! I guess I just didn't look at it close enough *doh*. Time will tell. Hopefully it'll recover, and I'll then place it somewhere else lower. Still trying to decide where I want to place everything. Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Oh no. I better really be careful with my light when I get it. Link to comment
rolyat113 Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Oh no. I better really be careful with my light when I get it. It is incredibly bright for sure! Everything else looks amazing today. I think my issue was placement. I'll have to find something else a little more light demanding to place on the top. Maybe a plating monti... Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 It is incredibly bright for sure! Everything else looks amazing today. I think my issue was placement. I'll have to find something else a little more light demanding to place on the top. Maybe a plating monti... Maybe a yellow, er tan, er who knows, black or blue fiji leather. Link to comment
gena Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I guess I just didn't look at it close enough *doh*. Time will tell. Hopefully it'll recover, and I'll then place it somewhere else lower. Still trying to decide where I want to place everything.You can have it up there, but you have to acclimate it to that spot. Either turn your intensity down or shade it with window screen material if you have a top. It just looked so good up there . Link to comment
rolyat113 Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 You can have it up there, but you have to acclimate it to that spot. Either turn your intensity down or shade it with window screen material if you have a top. It just looked so good up there . I agree!! I'll put it back on the middle rock when it starts to recover. Give it much more time and then back to the top and reduce lighting intensity for a bit. Lots of options still. Link to comment
rolyat113 Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Little update. The torch is not open hardly at all today. I'm afraid it may not make it, which is sad because I really like the colors. The vendor I got it from will be at Coralcon here in The Springs next Saturday though, so I may be able to pick up another. Everything else looks great. Cleaner shrimp #2 molted last night. That's about it. Link to comment
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