MY 40gl plan!!

[toastiireefs]

lol i had my chance so i took it!

i couldnt chance my dad changing his mind and not takeing me or paying for my fish

[treesprite]

lol i had my chance so i took it!

i couldnt chance my dad changing his mind and not takeing me or paying for my fish

 

 

I'm about to go out the door now..... hopefully they have some snails and crabs - I need them and the group buys haven't been working out for me. Also, they are supposed to have PE mysis now, so I'm going to see if there are any small packs of it.

[toastiireefs]

I'm about to go out the door now..... hopefully they have some snails and crabs - I need them and the group buys haven't been working out for me. Also, they are supposed to have PE mysis now, so I'm going to see if there are any small packs of it.

 

im sure you know now-

but yes they do have PE mysis

[treesprite]

got some - fish seem to like it, but miss greedy clown can't have gobs all at once like I give her of the homemade frozen I have.... it's just too expensive. I got some snails and hermits.

[toastiireefs]

haha

 

i found my lawnmower on top of the powerhead and he ate all the HA off of that and is just basking in the flow-

while holding on to the power head for dear life- :P

 

so i know he'll eat HA just hasnt eaten it off the rocks yet... gr

 

i need to think of names for both of my fish.

[treesprite]

I never name my fish, at least not as a point. Years ago I did it. Shoot, one of my cats and my ferret have no names other than kitty cat and ferret.

[toastiireefs]

I never name my fish, at least not as a point. Years ago I did it. Shoot, one of my cats and my ferret have no names other than kitty cat and ferret.

 

... oh lol

 

i need names they will be part of the family!!

lol

my seahorses have names

piggy died.. but that was a while ago

then there is hope the 5month old one i raised from a baby!

then there are the males-

lemony snick-it (hehe)

and i forgot the others name lol. now i feel bad..

[toastiireefs]

hahaha

 

my dad saw these two true percs at aquarium one and so nnow hes obsessed and wants some of them lol

 

and he also wants a long nosed hawkfish

[treesprite]

I used to have a cat named Piggy - she ate everything she could find - spaghetti, veggies, anything

[toastiireefs]

WHEEE pics

of my HA infested tank and fishies!!

(i know im an awful person for not QTing- i did plan to, i just got excited and forgot...i feel bad too!)

 

thats my new fire fish- aint he pretty (i havent thought of a name yet)

 

 

 

this is munchie the lawnmower blenny- who is munching everything but rocks.

 

then i dont have a pic of my tailspot who also is nameless, because he was hiding.

 

anyone have any good names for my firefish or blenny

[toastiireefs]

so i added ferric oxide, i have maunally removed, i got a munching lawnmower blenny, i have adjust flow every so often.... and it just spreads EVERYWHERE

minus a few spots that munchie keeps clean... he eats it off everywhere BUT the rocks... grrr

 

but it wont go away. i think im gonna add another power head....

 

 

the caulerpa is growing strong and like running away from the HA but it chases it!

 

i have turned off the lights for a while.

i have done a lot of things...

 

i think what im gonna do is this

 

1) do 10% water changes everyday or every other day for a week (then switch to monthly)

2) manually remove as much as i can

3) add a power head

4) keep lighs off for a week

5) cover the side exposed to window with black construction paper

 

(not necessarily in that order... but im gonna do all of those!!! )

[lanman]

so i added ferric oxide, i have maunally removed, i got a munching lawnmower blenny, i have adjust flow every so often.... and it just spreads EVERYWHERE

minus a few spots that munchie keeps clean... he eats it off everywhere BUT the rocks... grrr

 

but it wont go away. i think im gonna add another power head....

the caulerpa is growing strong and like running away from the HA but it chases it!

 

i have turned off the lights for a while.

i have done a lot of things...

 

i think what im gonna do is this

 

1) do 10% water changes everyday or every other day for a week (then switch to monthly)

2) manually remove as much as i can

3) add a power head

4) keep lighs off for a week

5) cover the side exposed to window with black construction paper

 

(not necessarily in that order... but im gonna do all of those!!! )

What do you have in the way of a skimmer?? Really clean, really perfect water makes your hair algae weak.

 

Sunlight? Yeah - that couldn't help much.

 

Good luck - mine just 'went away' one day.

 

bob

[toastiireefs]

so i cleaned my skimmer, fixed my power heads... annnd manually removed as much as possible.. its slowly coming back but i can manage it now

 

my friend is buyying me a fish for the holidays and i was giving her a list of fish to gett and where to get it from

 

and i was thinking for one option a longnosed hawkfish?

is there any bad exxperiences i should know or behavioural issues? i know my dad really likes them so i thought it would be a good idea!?

but there are other fish on the list too that i know are ok...

this one i wasnt sure

they have jumping issues right?

 

and also hmm what else

 

idk

haha

im also gonna get my clownfish in a month or two. !!! i decided to go with misbared but i might change my mind before then!

 

 

should i try to get my fish to eat flake also? How do you do that? do they know to eat flake? haha i sound stpid! but like is theere any special technique to ween them on flake or should i stick with mysis?

 

 

 

oh and update on seahorses!

4 2-4month old fry

1 7.5 month old adult :D (i raised)

2 adult male fry!

[jason the filter freak]

Get them onto mysis/brine, then once they're hooked. Mix the frozen with flake, then switch them to flake, you can also use pelleted food. It's not complicated and will save you the mess and cost of constantly feeding frozen down the line. Always very the diet though.

[toastiireefs]

the tail spot should be eating some algea right?

because what i see is that it doesnt eat the mysis so much

 

the fire fish is lovin it though

 

i was considering a longnose hawkfish

any thoughts?

[toastiireefs]

IM GETTING CORALS!!!!

 

 

I'll post pictures when i get home from the zoo

[lanman]

should i try to get my fish to eat flake also? How do you do that? do they know to eat flake? haha i sound stpid! but like is theere any special technique to ween them on flake or should i stick with mysis?

 

Flake is good because it is more 'food' and less water. You need less of it to keep the fish full and happy. Continue to feed a varied diet, but include flake in it, and feed it separately - and when the fish should be hungry. Once some of your fish are eating it, the others will follow, just out of food competition.

 

Hope your Christmas corals are nice!

 

bob

[toastiireefs]

thank you!!

 

wee

 

oh gosh i hope i dont kill them all

 

but i got

 

blue zoas

a nicce hunk of a pretty sinulara

"cabbage coral"

and some green mushroom!

 

im acclimating them now! Excited!

 

 

Merry Christmas all

Edited December 25, 2007 by toastiireefs

[treesprite]

Keep us updated on the corals!

[toastiireefs]

will do!!

 

the cabbage coral is so pretty

and the zoas are all opened an purty

i wish i had a better camera to take pics with cuz my camera now doesnt focus in on it and you cant even tell what anything is!!

 

anyways i hope everything goes swell with them!

i need to get some food for them!

i have DT's oyster eggs, but i need to pick up some other stuff too! and flake for the fishy..

 

oh my so much to do!

[toastiireefs]

So i got the beautiful RBTA from chip, very cute and litte, though has really opened up nicely.

 

i was hoping it would take a while for my clowns to find it because it has some growing to do..

 

but today i found my clowns "bathing" in it. or hosting/prehosting..

 

 

there isnt enough room in there for the two of them yet, and they are bother hosting.... its really cute but im just worried about the nem? should i be?

 

-Sara

[toastiireefs]

anyone?

[dshnarw]

IME, clowns can beat a new anemone to death if not watched closely. If it shows signs of being stressed, you should work on getting them separated until the BTA settles in well. If it doesn't look stressed, it'll probably be okay.

[toastiireefs]

IME, clowns can beat a new anemone to death if not watched closely. If it shows signs of being stressed, you should work on getting them separated until the BTA settles in well. If it doesn't look stressed, it'll probably be okay.

 

 

what are signs ofit being stressed?

 

 

once i get a usb cord for my camer i hav an adorable video of my clown and the nem, im just worried about the nem a bit

[dshnarw]

what are signs ofit being stressed?

once i get a usb cord for my camer i hav an adorable video of my clown and the nem, im just worried about the nem a bit

 

 

very deflated, gaping mouth, "spitting" zooxanthellae, tentacles looking...ragged? (not sure how to describe it...but not pretty)

 

Of course, deflation and gaping mouth can also happen with a healthy, happy nem too, if they're pooping or something.