burnah Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 about 1 month old 2 pieces of liverock, livesand and aquarium gravel livestock: one hermit 2 stars pulsing xenia pocillopora one ocellaris (male) some pics: tell me what you think... Link to comment
burnah Posted October 2, 2004 Author Share Posted October 2, 2004 could it be that the xenia hosts the clown? and what does the clown eat? i have lots of small pods in there... one more question: should i remove the gravel and fill in more sand? thanks in advance, martin Link to comment
cybaix Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 A clown in a 3 gallon.. thats a bit cruel. Link to comment
joekr Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 I'm pretty sure that clowns don't really go after pods...I feed mine prime reef flakes and they're big and fat...there is not going to be enough nutrition in the tank for the clown to survive w/o food... 3gallons is a little small for a clown. He will be getting bigger.... Link to comment
burnah Posted October 3, 2004 Author Share Posted October 3, 2004 ive solved this problem... when it gets too big i will put it into my friends 50g... thanks for your answers Link to comment
serjuanca88 Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 I'm interested in your equipment. Can we get a shot of the whole tank with lights and everthing? And a list of equipment? Link to comment
Brian da lion Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 thats not an ocellaris Link to comment
burnah Posted October 4, 2004 Author Share Posted October 4, 2004 ok, list of equipment: 2x T5 6w 10k light 1x eheim mini filter (450 liters/hour) 1x minipowerhead (350 liters/hour) - will be removed soon, to much watermovement... i now think it actually is an ocellaris but it has a different colour.. like one stripe is not full... dont know... maybe someone has an idea... pics will come soon, have to get the cam ready... Link to comment
Cellenzweig Posted October 4, 2004 Share Posted October 4, 2004 thats not an ocellaris Why's that? There are plenty of captive bred ocellaris with broken or abnormal stripes. Link to comment
burnah Posted October 4, 2004 Author Share Posted October 4, 2004 pic-update: the full view of the setup, i already removed the minipowerhead and moved the xenia to another place and rearranged the lr... here a closer look... please tell me what you think about it. will probably add some more soft corals and an anemone tomorrow Link to comment
brianemone Posted October 4, 2004 Share Posted October 4, 2004 i sort of agree with the its not an occelaris comment even though there are some that have ireggularstripes it just doesnt look like one to me Link to comment
Deleted User 8530 Posted October 4, 2004 Share Posted October 4, 2004 Also How Long Has your tanK been set up because an anemone too Soon can cause a HUGE Tank meltdown Realy quick. Link to comment
burnah Posted October 5, 2004 Author Share Posted October 5, 2004 its now running for more than 1 month, about 7 weeks... Link to comment
Dr. Saltwater Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 The tank looks empty, but you can make it a nice one ... try to focus on the corals, not the fish! That will make a difference in my opinion. Originally posted by Cellenzweig Why's that? There are plenty of captive bred ocellaris with broken or abnormal stripes. It IS indeed a Amphiprion occellaris!!!! It's tank bred for sure and maybe it's grandparents also. If you bread these fish often you'll get abnormal stripes. It can even look like a saddle-back clown (Amphiprion polymnus) only the color is not brown but orange. Link to comment
Cellenzweig Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 It IS indeed a Amphiprion occellaris!!!! No doubt in my mind either... it reminds me of Matt's ocellaris with a spot on one side.http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...ht=clown+broken Link to comment
Dr. Saltwater Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 I've bred them myself ... coming up with the same fish as on the photo ... The Amphiprion percula doesn't change much in coloration, I've heard ... but I didn't bred those ... -------------------------------------------------------------- Now to your tank, step by step: 1- Get rid of the Sand you're using at the moment. It will contain to much dirt/deritus in the future. 2- Place more Live Rock (with very many small holes ) !! LiveRock is the most important filter in Saltwatertanks !! because it contains a lot of usefull bacteria. 3- Get a good clean up crew! Snails, Hermits etc. ... 4- Place a thin layer of gravel. Think of Broken Coral Sand that contains Calcium. If used in small quantities it won't fill up with dirt/deritus. It also is a fine bottom for your cleaners . First wash it ofcourse. 5- Filter Try to place a HOB filter where you can place a skimmer of make a Refugium. This will help you take away nitrates that you can't use ofcourse. Why not make this earlier? Because you can change your water often if it get's dirty from the LiveRock, bacteria or the gravel. Good Luck Link to comment
Primeval Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 that gravel is going to be a detritus trap and host lots of algae Link to comment
dholowiski Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 I like the rocks on top of the sand. Looks nice. Link to comment
burnah Posted October 5, 2004 Author Share Posted October 5, 2004 thanks for your advice, i will probably get different sand... to the idea with more coral and liverock: i have bought another "big" piece today full with soft corals and some soft corals on small stones too, will post pics soon... will add another hermit soon, but cleanup crew is ok atm... Link to comment
burnah Posted October 7, 2004 Author Share Posted October 7, 2004 bought a new piece of LR and some tiny softies... here are some pics, visit my gallery for higher resolutions... the full front view: new piece of LR some corals i dont know what kind they are... someone please tell me? what you think? thanks in advance, martin Link to comment
Cellenzweig Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 The yellow ones are called "yellow polyps" and the brownish-red ones are mushrooms. Link to comment
burnah Posted October 8, 2004 Author Share Posted October 8, 2004 thanks. any comments on my setup? Link to comment
Dr. Saltwater Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 I still think you should get rid of the sand! The Yellow polyps on the last picture are Bali Polyps (Parazoanthus sp.). I Like the LR ! Nice piece w/ mushrooms! I can even see more on it. Green Star Polyps (Clavularia viridis) and more Bali polyps! Link to comment
burnah Posted October 9, 2004 Author Share Posted October 9, 2004 thanks... will get some softies in the near future... will post pics then... Link to comment
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