How To Prevent Nipping

Liquid360 · Jul 20, 2013

I'm not sure why you're debating the worthiness of steel in a container of saltwater nor am I certain of what a butterfly fish has to do with anything but I'm intrigued as mike is is... Please carry on... You mentioned you read my first post... Please enlighten me as to how you've gotten here? A phd huh? That's very impressive!!!!

bct15 · Jul 20, 2013

Liquid360 said:
Chicken wire would be great if it came in stainless.

You mentioned stainless steel being used here

bct15 · Jul 20, 2013

Liquid360 said:
I try.
Ps. For short term exposure I believe stainless is superior for saltwater environments. I could be wrong... but I'm not. I wasn't suggesting a tank full of stainless steel chicken wire. Give me a little credit. I was recommending a tiny glass globe!!!

You mention it here as superior, then confidently proclaim you're not wrong, and you are.

Liquid360 · Jul 20, 2013

Someone else mentioned chicken wire. I was being sarcastic. Who puts chicken wire in a reef tank?! Whenever I've got doubt as to the seriousness of such a post I checkout the persons other posts.

Liquid360 · Jul 20, 2013

Lol I said its better than regular chicken wire!! And it is!!! And I was being sarcastic dude!!!! Congrats on your Phd lol

bct15 said:
You mention it here as superior, then confidently proclaim you're not wrong, and you are.

bct15 · Jul 20, 2013

Liquid360 said:
Today I found my CB nipping at my scoly, a defense punishable by death. However seeing as I can't catch this fish I figured a new solution....

Your original post proclaims this as a solution to the cb nipping, not as a feeding tool. You then change gears a few posts later. I apologize of I misinterpreted the cb as copperband butterfly fish instead of coral beauty, CB is used for both often.

I want to clear up the use of stainless steel in an aquarium for any unsuspecting noob reading this and thinking its ok to put in a reef, it isn't.

Liquid360 · Jul 20, 2013

OMG!!! Let it go man!!
To everyone reading this... Don't put stell in your tank!!
There... Feel better?!?

Liquid360 · Jul 20, 2013

You're unbelievable lol

bct15 · Jul 20, 2013

Liquid360 said:
Lol I said its better than regular chicken wire!! And it is!!! And I was being sarcastic dude!!!! Congrats on your Phd lol

Maybe the poster of the chicken wire was referring to the plastic coated screen style chicken wire, which would be appropriate to use.

Liquid360 · Jul 20, 2013

So what you're saying just so I understand.... Your concern is that somebody new would read this thread and believe that it would be a good idea to surround their scolys in stainless steel chick wire?
Ps. I didn't bring chicken wire into this.

bct15 · Jul 20, 2013

I just get tired of watching you post things, be rude to other people when they disagree with you then flip flop your point of view when you realize your wrong.

Mike J. · Jul 20, 2013

Liquid, take 10 deep breaths and look for a crab I.D. thread

Liquid360 · Jul 20, 2013

What exactly am I wrong about here?

bct15 said:
I just get tired of watching you post things, be rude to other people when they disagree with you then flip flop your point of view when you realize your wrong.

Liquid360 · Jul 20, 2013

Lol thanks mike. Will do!

Liquid360 · Jul 20, 2013

Look, all I was suggesting was that a glass globe effectively prevents nipping by a coral beauty. This got WAY off track. The end.

bct15 · Jul 20, 2013

Your proclamation of stainless steel was clearly wrong, even though you dubbed yourself right.

You flip flopped on the original claim that this was a solution to cb Nipping because you can't catch the fish, quickly said no wait now it's only a feeding mechanism. Man up and say what you mean from the beginning or accept the comments of others.