CarolinaShoreReef Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 If all of these are still available by Friday I might just take the plunge ? Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 1 minute ago, CarolinaShoreReef said: If all of these are still available by Friday I might just take the plunge ? That’s a lot of Chalice. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
CarolinaShoreReef Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 Scratch my last post.. I need to make sure I can keep chalices alive before getting so many. Heres a topdown FTS showing some of the uglies I’ve got coming in right now. Quote Link to comment
CarolinaShoreReef Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Just put out a quick update! Quote Link to comment
CarolinaShoreReef Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 This is going to be sweet while I’m on vacation. It’ll give me some peace of mind. Quote Link to comment
vu.dao Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 DOPE!!! Keep up the good work man. 1 Quote Link to comment
CarolinaShoreReef Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 5 hours ago, vu.dao said: DOPE!!! Keep up the good work man. Thank you!! Quote Link to comment
CarolinaShoreReef Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 Yesterday, after completing my water change, I realized that Tiki had been lying in a corner overly stressed. This has become a normal behavior for me to observe during and after a water change. I didn’t think too much of it until I came home later last night around 12am and she was nowhere to be found. I figured this morning I’d either find her swimming around normally as if nothing ever happened like she usually does, or I’d find her stuck to a pump. It was the latter, unfortunately. This was my least invasive water change yet. I siphoned the rear chambers and only had my hand in the display to glue down a couple of frags and siphoned off some water in the display after stirring some sand up. I figured this this day would come, sadly. Something was not right about her. From the start, she was overly sensitive to anything and responded slowly to change. At least she passed with a full belly. Bar, the other clown in the pair, doesn’t seem phased at all. In fact, I don’t even know if he really liked Tiki because all she did was pick on him lol. Im not sure whether I should wait a couple of weeks and then try and reintroduce another clown to pair up or leave the tank with one clown. Hopefully you all can chime in with your knowledge and experiences. 4 Quote Link to comment
CarolinaShoreReef Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 Trading him in towards a pair of these goldx is also an option I’m up for. Quote Link to comment
CarolinaShoreReef Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 Waking up to the bad news. Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 The only issue with maroons is at sometime as they grow they will become aggressive which makes maintenance a pain but also makes keeping other fish a pain in such a small tank. I have seen maroons literally pick up fish and try and feed them to their anenome. They also poop a lot when they get bigger. I guess the main thing is you need to decide if you can be happy with limiting your other fish stock. 1 Quote Link to comment
FISHnChix Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 7 minutes ago, Tamberav said: The only issue with maroons is at sometime as they grow they will become aggressive which makes maintenance a pain but also makes keeping other fish a pain in such a small tank. I have seen maroons literally pick up fish and try and feed them to their anenome. They also poop a lot when they get bigger. I guess the main thing is you need to decide if you can be happy with limiting your other fish stock. Ha sometimes they get mean?? Dang maroons are always mean.. cool fish though oh and when they get a little bigger they bite so hard they can draw blood lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment
CarolinaShoreReef Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 51 minutes ago, Tamberav said: The only issue with maroons is at sometime as they grow they will become aggressive which makes maintenance a pain but also makes keeping other fish a pain in such a small tank. I have seen maroons literally pick up fish and try and feed them to their anenome. They also poop a lot when they get bigger. I guess the main thing is you need to decide if you can be happy with limiting your other fish stock. Yeah I’ll just have to sit back and think about it. I think I’m going to ride it out for a couple of months. 41 minutes ago, Weikel said: Ha sometimes they get mean?? Dang maroons are always mean.. cool fish though oh and when they get a little bigger they bite so hard they can draw blood lol Haha well I hear the percs do it too. Quote Link to comment
kismetsh Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 35 minutes ago, CarolinaShoreReef said: Yeah I’ll just have to sit back and think about it. I think I’m going to ride it out for a couple of months. Haha well I hear the percs do it too. There is no comparison between percs and maroons when comparing “species” behavior. Individuals can vary. 1 Quote Link to comment
VictoryBell Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 3 hours ago, CarolinaShoreReef said: Waking up to the bad news. Aww, sorry you lost your fishy. 1 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 My percs are docile... Had one mean occy once (mean to me not the other fish). Maroons are just a murderous type mean. They sometimes toss coral around too. 2 Quote Link to comment
CarolinaShoreReef Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 2 hours ago, kismetsh said: There is no comparison between percs and maroons when comparing “species” behavior. Individuals can vary. Why can’t I say that a perc will make you bleed? I’ve seen it happen lol Quote Link to comment
CarolinaShoreReef Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 40 minutes ago, VictoryBell said: Aww, sorry you lost your fishy. Thank you, she’ll be missed for sure. Quote Link to comment
CarolinaShoreReef Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 Picked some things up from the local frag swap here (ReefSmart). Got some great deals on these two chalices (IMO) and picked up some really pretty acans there. One of the chalices is a watermelon and the other doesn’t have a name but is stunning nonetheless. 1 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 2 hours ago, CarolinaShoreReef said: Haha well I hear the percs do it too. My Percs have never been aggressive, but like people, individuals have their own personalities. Nice pick up on the chalices. Better than buying 5-6 of them and finding out you can't keep them alive. I've never had luck with chalices or favia 1 Quote Link to comment
CarolinaShoreReef Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 10 minutes ago, Pjanssen said: My Percs have never been aggressive, but like people, individuals have their own personalities. Nice pick up on the chalices. Better than buying 5-6 of them and finding out you can't keep them alive. I've never had luck with chalices or favia Haha thank you and better on the wallet ? Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 So sorry about Tiki, ?. 1 Quote Link to comment
CarolinaShoreReef Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 Not sure if my tongue consumed something, reacted to a slight drop in salinity (1.025 to .024 because the ATO came on while floating bags), or is moving itself by inflation. Either way looks super weird/cool. Quote Link to comment
CarolinaShoreReef Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, vlangel said: So sorry about Tiki, ?. Thank you vlangel Quote Link to comment
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