Cuc and first corals any tips ?

[Razorsreef]

Got my cuc a day ago 2 nassarius, 3 trochus snail, 2 hermit and a cleaner shrimp took ten days for my tank to cycle first additions are a zoa and a rbta, used a dip for my zoa. Was a easy transition rbta was moving around during the night seems to of found a place it likes for now , I’ve read u want to wait a week to feed let it settle in that seems like a long time to not feed it ? Got some mysis shrimp for when it’s time..what is your fav food for rbta and feeding schedule? Also what do u feed zoa’s and how often ?

 

[Fishfishfishfish]

That bubble tip is probably not going to make it my friend. They need a stable, established tank. I hope it makes it, just keep an eye on it and maybe check if the LFS will swap it for something else. As for feeding, once a week is enough. Squirt some of the mysis shrimp over the tentacles and he'll drag them into his mouth.

 

[ZipAdeeZoa]

I wouldn't really worry about feeding them at this point, prioritize stability especially at first. In such a young tank the extra waste from excess food (even if all of it gets eaten) will cause more issues than its worth. Test very often and be ready to take action if things go sideways. They might not and I really hope thats the case here but until the tank has really matured I'd be on high alert. +1 to what fishfish said.

 

[Razorsreef]

That bubble tip is probably not going to make it my friend. They need a stable, established tank. I hope it makes it, just keep an eye on it and maybe check if the LFS will swap it for something else. As for feeding, once a week is enough. Squirt some of the mysis shrimp over the tentacles and he'll drag them into his mouth.

Yea got excited in the lfs just want rbta to be established before I add other corals seems to be happy tho been monitoring closely, when should I start to feed ?

 

[Razorsreef]

I wouldn't really worry about feeding them at this point, prioritize stability especially at first. In such a young tank the extra waste from excess food (even if all of it gets eaten) will cause more issues than its worth. Test very often and be ready to take action if things go sideways. They might not and I really hope thats the case here but until the tank has really matured I'd be on high alert. +1 to what fishfish said.

Will be doing 10% water change and testing weekly with help from my lfs going off their advice definitely on high alert, so two votes on don’t feed yet I will wait a week , the cuc def do work quick !

 

[ZipAdeeZoa]

Will be doing 10% water change and testing weekly with help from my lfs going off their advice definitely on high alert, so two votes on don’t feed yet I will wait a week , the cuc def do work quick !

I recommend you be weary of the LFS that gave you such advice, even a single hermit is a fair bioload for a 10 day old tank unless you started with mature rock (and even then). I highly recommend you double check anything your LFS says on this forum before doing it for the next little while. If everyone here says the same thing they do for a while then you can probably trust them and if it doesn't your better off asking here. The fact they let take a BTA 10 days after the cycle suggest they may not be as knowledgable as they seem.

I'd recommend testing more often than once a week if you really don't w0ant to take the BTA back. Next time your at your LFS I'd pick up a seachem ammonia alert badge and check it several times a day and if you have t0he space and time to make up some extra saltwater to keep near the tank in case of an emergency (noticeable level of ammonia is an emergency).

Try your best not to rush into this any more than you already have, remember that in the race to an awesome reef tank the hare gets the hair algae, the tortoise gets the tank!

 

[ShaunRobinson]

I’m from the UK and I’ll be honest in that there seems to be far too many shops over there selling Anemones to people whose tanks are too new to support one. I wish you all the luck in the world with it but you really should research any potential new additions before buying.

As far as feeding a nem is concerned the fact that a week to 10 days seems like a long time not to feed it shows you have no idea of their care requirements. Please don’t take that personal by the way, I am not trying to offend but help. I would just like you to do a bit of reading up on them and this post may help somebody from potentially making the same mistake.

A healthy Anemone does not need feeding although many (including myself) do feed them occasionally. You need to let it settle and get acclimatised to your water and lighting conditions before you think about giving it any food.

Good luck.

Shaun.

 

[NanoJimmy]

Yeah I agree with everyone above about waiting on feeding it. As long as your lights are sufficient the nem will be fine for a while. I would focus on on your parameters daily with the bioload you added. Most responsible people wait ~6 months for a nem