The Miracle Tank

NS Mike D · May 28, 2020

speaking of dottybacks

Neon dottyback bullying wrasse will it stop?

I bought a silver belly wrasse two days ago it’s slightly smaller than the neon dottyback at first the wrasse hid in the sand for a day but I just noticed it’s head sticking out the sand observing the tank then the dottyback seen him and chased him out the sand around the tank until he...

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fishguy242 · May 28, 2020

good morning all...
@Katrina71 pics...

@NY_Caveman ,never met a non aggresive dotty
@Fin how are you ,how about an under the bus emoji?? another 7in one

@NS Mike D ,how did hatch go?
@brett_schn ,how are you doing?
to all not forgotten well speak up

NS Mike D · May 28, 2020

Who had 10:13?

NS Mike D · May 28, 2020

fishguy242 said:
good morning all...
@Katrina71 pics...
@NY_Caveman ,never met a non aggresive dotty
@Fin how are you ,how about an under the bus emoji?? another 7in one
@NS Mike D ,how did hatch go?
@brett_schn ,how are you doing?
to all not forgotten well speak up

Not yet. Maybe tonight.

najer · May 28, 2020

NS Mike D said:
Who had 10:13?

I am surprised, nice.

najer · May 28, 2020

Katrina71 said:
Morning y'all! My nem moved yesterday. She's growing. Her colors get intense when she moves. Almost neon.

Your camera broke?

NS Mike D · May 28, 2020

@fishguy242 This hatch will end up as fish food. I'm not set up for a nursery yet. But if they keep it up, I thinking a clown/nem nano tank would be pretty nice addition. I'm already set up for culturing phyto, pods and baby brine. Rotifers would be easy to add set up.

najer said:
Your camera broke?

Exactly

najer · May 28, 2020

"No hunny, you are the wrong colour, reef mommy is getting a blue one!"

Katrina71 · May 28, 2020

najer said:
"No hunny, you are the wrong colour, reef mommy is getting a blue one!"

I actually tried. It was spoken for. An arranged marriage I think.

najer · May 28, 2020

Katrina71 said:
I actually tried. It was spoken for. An arranged marriage I think.

You two still at purple tang and flame angel?

fishguy242 · May 28, 2020

are we talking,ATLANTIC BLUE,yes that was excitement!!

Katrina71 · May 28, 2020

najer said:
You two still at purple tang and flame angel?

Flame for sure. He likes purple, but we'll know the right one. The baby Scopas went to a 125 tank. Experienced reefer.

najer · May 28, 2020

Katrina71 said:
Flame for sure. He likes purple, but we'll know the right one. The baby Scopas went to a 125 tank. Experienced reefer.

There is theeeeeee perfect tang for you at my lfs, it came back to the shop with hlle or whatever it is called, , 1.5" scopas, it was not eating, I got it eating and it is now nearly fully recovered, I can't have it but I am thinking of buying it this weekend.

... They have a frag tank missing a tang, I will buy it and have them put it in there to hold for me!

najer · May 28, 2020

I just reserved it over the phone, when I went in yesterday it came straight to the glass and flirted with me, I have to have her.
They are going to check with the manager (my mate) but they don't see why it can't go in the frag tank.
I said put a sold label on the frag tank she is currently in, I will set a tank up if I need to to hold her for a while!

fishguy242 · May 28, 2020

najer said:
I just reserved it over the phone, when I went in yesterday it came straight to the glass and flirted with me, I have to have her.
They are going to check with the manager (my mate) but they don't see why it can't go in the frag tank.
I said put a sold label on the frag tank she is currently in, I will set a tank up if I need to to hold her for a while!

i must be physic ,i called the oops photo somewhere when you first mentioned..lol

najer · May 28, 2020

fishguy242 said:
i must be physic ,i called the oops photo somewhere when you first mentioned..lol

If I can't make eye to eye contact with a fish, even if it takes a few visits I won't buy them.
They reserve things for me quite often fish wise, after she came over yesterday I had to have her, she is special to me.

najer · May 28, 2020

fishguy242 said:
i must be physic ,i called the oops photo somewhere when you first mentioned..lol

No you are a pyromaniac and the rest of us are semi normal!

NS Mike D · May 28, 2020

The frags are in and not even noon (another on-time delivery).

Let's see of I can get these correct, from left to right:
Burning Banana Stylo, Bonsai, Blue Tip Tri-Color, Sanjay's Leprechaun Beard, Anthony Pink Granulosa and Awesome Favites.

I moved the back rack to get more lights and I am pretty close to start placing the frags on the rocks. The lastest plan is to put the zoas and palys on the vertical rock on the left with the nem (out of view is the clown clutch in the left corner behind the rock) and put the sps and lps on the right side rock work.

I think that is enough corals for some time now, Let's see of the tank has recovered sufficiently to support sps.

The birds nest is still hanging in there after the polyp shedding. It has about 40% polyp coverage right now. I'm just going to leave it be as see if it can eventually recover.

NS Mike D · May 28, 2020

najer said:
If I can't make eye to eye contact with a fish, even if it takes a few visits I won't buy them.
They reserve things for me quite often fish wise, after she came over yesterday I had to have her, she is special to me.

I'm more shallow than you. If they are pretty, I am ok with them only being interested in me for paying the rent and buying them dinner.