dipg May 6, 2016 May 6, 2016 wow! Looking good Tony. After looking at that Haddoni I feel like I need an anemone only tank . love the angels and the flower petal looks nice. Let me know if you ever decide to frag that one.
Apcoleman May 6, 2016 Author May 6, 2016 wow! Looking good Tony. After looking at that Haddoni I feel like I need an anemone only tank . love the angels and the flower petal looks nice. Let me know if you ever decide to frag that one. I have been thinking about one setting one up because of that nem. In the summer I want to try and raise the clown fry and would set up a harem tank. There is just something about a tank full of clowns and nems.
Apcoleman May 6, 2016 Author May 6, 2016 I like the Regal angel. How long have you had him and how big is he? I have had the Regal about 8 months now and he is roughly 5 inches and a great fish. He came in a little skinny and took a few days before he was eating with vigor. Mussells on the half shell is what he initially took to and now eats everything including pellets and the new era grazer and filled out nicely. I had to get rid of my clam because he went after it and he also keeps my zoas in check.
Apcoleman September 21, 2016 Author September 21, 2016 The tank and I have been on somewhat of an autopilot. The male Bellus has great color and there is clearly a pecking order between him and the other two females. There has been no fighting between them and I expect it to stay that way. The Haddoni is nice and happy. It has not moved since being introduced and has left my fish alone or they are just smart enough to stay away. It is super sticky. The clowns still want nothing to do with it. I have seen nice growth from many of the corals and can't wait until they really fill in the tank. I may add some more frags to fill in some areas. At this point I have also had the Regal for over a year and I am happy to report that it eats EVERYTHING! It was a little touch and go at the very beginning but I firmly believe that introducing it to the display immediately helped it learn from the other fish as to what was nice and tasty. I no longer have a clam or zoas but I look at it as a small price to pay for having such a beautiful fish.
Apcoleman September 22, 2016 Author September 22, 2016 Getting some nice growth there. Very nice Love it Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Awesome!! Thanks guys. I have really enjoyed the much simpler approach since the mini crash and have surprised even myself with the urge to resist tinkering with the tank. Stability is definitely the key in this hobby and not having a knee jerk reaction when something isn't going your way.
Apcoleman September 29, 2016 Author September 29, 2016 New wrasse added via Kim (smallreef) This guy is always cruising the tank and a hog when it comes to feeding time.
madweazl September 29, 2016 September 29, 2016 (edited) Beautiful fish! Beautiful tank! One of these days I'll be able to step up to a much larger tank; cant wait. Edited September 29, 2016 by madweazl
smallreef September 30, 2016 September 30, 2016 I'm glad he's got such an awesome new home! See he looks much better now,lol
Apcoleman September 30, 2016 Author September 30, 2016 I'm glad he's got such an awesome new home! See he looks much better now,lol He perked up pretty quickly. Thanks again!
YHSublime September 30, 2016 September 30, 2016 Looking nice. The only downside to having such a small tank is not being able to add fish.
Bruleyii October 3, 2016 October 3, 2016 Looking nice. The only downside to having such a small tank is not being able to add fish. Get a bigger tank again! lol
Apcoleman October 18, 2016 Author October 18, 2016 (edited) I was sad that the new era marine grazers were no longer available until I found this stuff! Edited October 18, 2016 by Apcoleman
Apcoleman January 12, 2017 Author January 12, 2017 (edited) Tank has been going for two years as of next month. I hit a few bumps along the way but I am still happy with how things are going. The corals are growing very well and the fish are healthy and eating well. My latest speed bump was that I noticed back in november my acros were not having much polyp extension. Upon further examination I had redbugs. I know, I should QT everything that goes in the tank but I dont. I dont have the time with work to set up a separate system, monitor etc. This time it caught up to me even though every thing that goes in gets dipped. My vet was happy to provide me with the proper script to eliminate the little buggers and three weeks later I was redbug free. Since then polyp extension has been incredible and the corals have taken off again. I was still getting growth with the bugs but after the treatment, growth has really taken off. Edited January 12, 2017 by Apcoleman
Apcoleman January 13, 2017 Author January 13, 2017 good shot of the regal - nice update! Thanks Marcos! Looks awesome!! Thanks Frank. I cant wait until everything really fills in. Its just a maintenance and waiting game at this point.
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