Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[Kimberely]

In the app, when you click in light- you will see option to parent and enter serial number, etc

The problem I'm having is that I can't connect to both at the same time. My older Prime connects via Wi-Fi but for some reason I can't connect to the new one with Wi-Fi. I can only connect to it using Bluetooth. My phone won't allow me to do both at the same time. (Turning on Bluetooth disables the Wi-Fi connection).

 

[Magellan]

My clown got ich pretty badly when I first got her. The next morning she was fine, I was like “uhhh...what?” By the end of the day she had ich all over her again. Next morning, she was fine. End of the day, tons of ich. That night I saw the shrimp going at her, next morning she was fine again. Took maybe 5 days of that cycle but I never treated her or anything because no qt tank. She was fine and I’ve never seen ich again.

 

[Katrina71]

My clown got ich pretty badly when I first got her. The next morning she was fine, I was like “uhhh...what?” By the end of the day she had ich all over her again. Next morning, she was fine. End of the day, tons of ich. That night I saw the shrimp going at her, next morning she was fine again. Took maybe 5 days of that cycle but I never treated her or anything because no qt tank. She was fine and I’ve never seen ich again.

+1 cleaner fish and shrimp are a must in my tank.

 

[living_tribunal]

+1 cleaner fish and shrimp are a must in my tank.

I was about to get a fire shrimp yesterday, just timid with the frags :/

 

[Katrina71]

I was about to get a fire shrimp yesterday, just timid with the frags :/

I understand. I'm not criticizing your qt. I just don't.

 

[Kimberely]

Speaking of shrimp...am I correct in thinking sexy shrimp would get eaten by my sixline?

 

[sfin52]

I understand. I'm not criticizing your qt. I just don't.

I don't either. More loss in qt that not. So I don't anymore. I think a very healthy tank with healthy corals eat a lot of the parisites. No actual proof though just my thoughts.

 

[living_tribunal]

I understand. I'm not criticizing your qt. I just don't.

Neither do most people! Got to keep all of my fish happy though, can't risk any deaths.

 

[sfin52]

I only buy from lfs and they keep my fish in a seperate tank and observe and medicate if needed. Usually two weeks wait time.

 

[Kimberely]

I don't either. More loss in qt that not. So I don't anymore. I think a very healthy tank with healthy corals eat a lot of the parisites. No actual proof though just my thoughts.

I don't quarantine either. I just wait until the LFS has had the fish a month or more and if they still look healthy I feel better about buying it. Lol

 

[sfin52]

Time to go into a sorority.

 

[Katrina71]

Speaking of shrimp...am I correct in thinking sexy shrimp would get eaten by my sixline?

I think so, but let me check with somebody.

 

[living_tribunal]

Too many risks, in my opinion, not proactively qting. Once you read about ich, it's life cycle, how each stage works specifically, it's interactions at varying salinity gravities and temperatures, it's something you CAN reliably prevent from ever entering your tank.

While some fish can deal with the annoying stress ich creates, and have a temporary(5-6 month immunity) after being infected, your fish is still stressed from it. At minimum, I don't want my fish to have to deal with that. At most, I don't want any of them to die or have the disease ever enter my tank.

While observation is smart, there could very well be encysted tomonts waiting to fall off as soon as they enter your display.

As long as you watch your copper levels like a hawk, your fish will be fine and most likely enjoy having a full month to themselves eating a lot of food.

 

[sfin52]

I think so, but let me check with somebody.

Yes I believe they will. Sexy are small little guys. I wouldn't trust the sixline

 

[Katrina71]

@living_tribunal I'm a firm believer in probiotics. NLS has probiotic food. I think success starts from the inside with diet imo.

 

[Kimberely]

Yes I believe they will. Sexy are small little guys. I wouldn't trust the sixline

Thank you both! Maybe I'll just get another cleaner shrimp at some point. Little devils are expensive here though and I'm too tight to spend $40 on a single tiny shrimp.

 

[Magellan]

+1 cleaner fish and shrimp are a must in my tank.

What fish is your cleaner fish? That’s why I got the 6 line, I have such confidence in my cleaner shrimp to keep the fish healthy that I got a fish to keep my corals healthy!

 

[living_tribunal]

@living_tribunal I'm a firm believer in probiotics. NLS has probiotic food. I think success starts from the inside with diet imo.

If that works for you then more power to you! I view it like flu shots for kids or rabies shots for dogs.

 

[Katrina71]

All of my little guys pick. All day. I have a neon cleaner goby too.

 

[Katrina71]

If that works for you then more power to you! I view it like flu shots for kids or rabies shots for dogs.

I respect our differences. I hope you never have the opportunity to say "told ya so"