Tonya's 210 Gallon

User · Apr 16, 2020

Raege said:
From what I’ve read pineapple sponges not harmful to tank. By individual preference may be a visual nuisance.

I love pineapple sponges. I have a bunch in my long term invert QT and have several times considered pulling a few and seeding the DT.

Who mentioned Ai*****? What is wrong with you!!!!

I've been trying very hard to keep my tank pest free- but i brought an aip in on a feather duster and now i have 6 visible. I'm going to have to get one of those ugly aip eating filefish, but @Victoria M tells me im being a snob and I shouldn't worry about looks. Lol

User1 · Apr 16, 2020

Raege said:
From what I’ve read pineapple sponges not harmful to tank. By individual preference may be a visual nuisance.

Pretty much spot on. I've found them more in the darker or shaded areas in my tank. Sump, overflow box, behind rocks alongside the back wall. Cryptic zones if you will. Good filter feeders when located in these areas since they are not as visible in the display tank. Population seems to be tied to either nutrient levels or predators in the tank - or both.

I use them as a feeding reference similar to my spaghetti worm population. Too many and I know I am over feeding or do not have enough animals. Not enough then the opposite and I'm not feeding enough.

Katrina71 · Apr 16, 2020

Salty Lemon said:
That is basically what I have been reading. They are in shaded areas so I haven't seen them until I took a close look. I still might scrape some off during my water change this weekend. I'm not finding anything that eats them that gets along with reef critters. This might be my new normal.

Leave them. They'll go away.

Katrina71 · Apr 16, 2020

neilp2006 said:
I love pineapple sponges. I have a bunch in my long term invert QT and have several times considered pulling a few and seeding the DT.

Who mentioned Ai*****? What is wrong with you!!!!

I've been trying very hard to keep my tank pest free- but i brought an aip in on a feather duster and now i have 6 visible. I'm going to have to get one of those ugly aip eating filefish, but @Victoria M tells me im being a snob and I shouldn't worry about looks. Lol

Nudibranch!

User · Apr 16, 2020

Katrina71 said:
Nudibranch!

Berghia?

Uugghh. Another ugly one. No fair.

I like these-

We'd see these all the time diving the Monterey bay. Sigh.

Seriously though- I thought berghia only go after small aiptasia? I have a couple that are like dime sized and they'd end up surviving and continuing to seed.

Salty Lemon · Apr 16, 2020

neilp2006 said:
I love pineapple sponges. I have a bunch in my long term invert QT and have several times considered pulling a few and seeding the DT.

Who mentioned Ai*****? What is wrong with you!!!!

I've been trying very hard to keep my tank pest free- but i brought an aip in on a feather duster and now i have 6 visible. I'm going to have to get one of those ugly aip eating filefish, but @Victoria M tells me im being a snob and I shouldn't worry about looks. Lol

@Victoria M is a smart woman and should be taken seriously.

Sounds like you need to purchase a copperband butterfly to take care of your aiptasia. All the cool kids are doing it. LOL

Salty Lemon · Apr 16, 2020

Katrina71 said:
Leave them. They'll go away.

I've read that too. I don't mind some around the display tank, I just don't want an infestation. Here's hoping....

Katrina71 · Apr 16, 2020

neilp2006 said:
Berghia?

Uugghh. Another ugly one. No fair.

I like these-

We'd see these all the time diving the Monterey bay. Sigh.

Big booty nudis are beautiful

Murica · Apr 16, 2020

neilp2006 said:
I love pineapple sponges. I have a bunch in my long term invert QT and have several times considered pulling a few and seeding the DT.

Who mentioned Ai*****? What is wrong with you!!!!

I've been trying very hard to keep my tank pest free- but i brought an aip in on a feather duster and now i have 6 visible. I'm going to have to get one of those ugly aip eating filefish, but @Victoria M tells me im being a snob and I shouldn't worry about looks. Lol

That was me... sorry haha

User · Apr 16, 2020

Salty Lemon said:
@Victoria M is a smart woman and should be taken seriously.

Sounds like you need to purchase a copperband butterfly to take care of your aiptasia. All the cool kids are doing it. LOL

Lol, she definitely is.

Literally everyone has been '

Katrina71 said:
Big booty nudis are beautiful

IF your going to be that drab, you've at least got to look cool

Melibe. Lions mane. Insane in RL

Raege · Apr 16, 2020

Cool! I had never heard of the hooded Nudibranch. Not sure I’d want one eating my copepods and amphipods competing with CBB and wrasse in display but in a 2nd tank might be cool

User · Apr 16, 2020

Raege said:
Cool! I had never heard of the hooded Nudibranch. Not sure I’d want one eating my copepods and amphipods competing with CBB and wrasse in display but in a 2nd tank might be cool

i once saw one about 8" long with a hood the size of A dinner plate. You'd need at least a 125g species tank...they like to inflate and drift

RichtheReefer21 · Apr 16, 2020

neilp2006 said:
Berghia?

Uugghh. Another ugly one. No fair.

I like these-

We'd see these all the time diving the Monterey bay. Sigh.

Seriously though- I thought berghia only go after small aiptasia? I have a couple that are like dime sized and they'd end up surviving and continuing to seed.

Same issue with bergs when I tried them.

@Salty Lemon sorry the clowns eggs/fry didnt make it. They will lay again. Circle of life.

Salty Lemon · Apr 16, 2020

RichtheReefer21 said:
Same issue with bergs when I tried them.

@Salty Lemon sorry the clowns eggs/fry didnt make it. They will lay again. Circle of life.

They laid eggs yesterday. Busy little buggers.

Victoria M · Apr 17, 2020

About every three weeks ours would lay eggs at dinner time and my boys would always laugh and say “oooh gross, they are doing it again” or “oooh fishy pron”

Victoria M · Apr 17, 2020

Ehhmmmm.. @neilp2006 I would never say you were being a fish snob. I might imply it, however. I said the file fish was to be admired for attributes other than beauty. *takes a bow*

NY_Caveman · Apr 17, 2020

Victoria M said:
About every three weeks ours would lay eggs at dinner time and my boys would always laugh and say “oooh gross, they are doing it again” or “oooh fishy pron”

Nice! Where is the cheesy 70s music?

Victoria M · Apr 17, 2020

NY_Caveman said:
Nice! Where is the cheesy 70s music?

LOL. I did not know how to put music with video back then.

If I ever get to film clown fish pron again there will be Barry White in the back ground.

Salty Lemon · Apr 18, 2020

My new copperband isn't eating. His red streaks have disappeared but he hangs out in the top corner of the tank and I've never seen him swim about. I'm concerned he going to die unless he starts eating. The Masstick arrived and he won't touch it. (That stuff smells god-awful.) The Longnose seems to like it. I gave a small piece to my anemone in my dt -- he dug right in.

Murica · Apr 18, 2020

Salty Lemon said:
My new copperband isn't eating. His red streaks have disappeared but he hangs out in the top corner of the tank and I've never seen him swim about. I'm concerned he going to die unless he starts eating. The Masstick arrived and he won't touch it. (That stuff smells god-awful.) The Longnose seems to like it. I gave a small piece to my anemone in my dt -- he dug right in.

Unfortunately i hear CBB can be very difficult to start eating. You may just need to research and feed him every option until he finally chooses one. Good luck