For the last 4-6 months, I've really struggled with the corals. Alk swings, AFEWs, and travel have all taken their toll. It's been a constant battle but I'm trying to stay patient and have been content enjoying the fish.
This male rhomboid wrasse is still a favorite:
Rhomboid Fairy Wrasse by
E Z, on Flickr
Rhomboid Fairy Wrasse by
E Z, on Flickr
The powder blue tang occassionally shows signs of ich (some cycles are worse than others) but it seems to be doing really well otherwise. It's well settled now and gets along pretty well, even with the convicts, which was my main concern.
Powder Blue Tang by
E Z, on Flickr
This is the first photo I've gotten of the female/juvi pintail wrasse we added awhile ago. It's currently in the smaller tank and we're planning to move it to the bigger tank if/when it shows signs of making a transition to male.
Pintail Fairy Wrasse by
E Z, on Flickr
Similar looking fish right now, but this is a female lunatus wrasse. She's pretty reclusive but not because other fish bother her. I think she just prefers cruising the rocks vs. swimming out in the open. Can't wait for this one to turn male...
Lunatus Wrasse by
E Z, on Flickr
Blondie, the naso, is doing great. Leader of the tangs for sure:
Blonde Naso by
E Z, on Flickr
Another submale wrasse, this is an 8-line fairy wrasse. Has doubled in size both length and girth...fat little pork-chop:
Eightline Flasher Wrasse by
E Z, on Flickr
The background was distracting in this picture so I got a little artsy-fartsy with it:
Lyretail male by
E Z, on Flickr
Very excited about this wrasse: Katoi Fairy Wrasse. Haven't been able to get a good picture of it yet. Will continue trying though.
Katoi Wrasse by
E Z, on Flickr
This guy is the old guard -- one of the first fish we got. He's doing really well even if he's a "window-licker" -- literally cruises up and down the glass all day long.
Melanarus Wrasse by
E Z, on Flickr
The Katherine's Fairy Wrasse has been much more reclusive since adding the Katoi. I've seen it give some chase but this fish is still pretty active in the tank:
Katherine&[HASHTAG]#x27[/HASHTAG];s Fairy Wrasse by
E Z, on Flickr
Bryopsis has continued to be a pain and I manage it with manual removal. I've gone the Tech M route before but I'm hesitant (on my previous tank and it messed with my Alk/Ca levels for a long time and caused some corals to go down hill and -- worse -- the algae just came back a few months later) since I've had so many other recent issues with alk and coral health. But I though these pictures were cool despite the algae:
Crab by
E Z, on Flickr
Fat LMB by
E Z, on Flickr
Snapped a picture of the tiger tail cucumber -- actually, it split at some point and now I have a second creeping around in the rock:
Tiger tail cucumber by
E Z, on Flickr
Currently, I'm most excited about these two fish in QT:
Psych head in QT by
E Z, on Flickr
Red Tail in QT by
E Z, on Flickr
I ordered a trio but the smallest female died on day 2. Major bummer but the fact that these two survived shipping, made it through one round of prazi and have been eating well, I'm stoked. I had been wanting a male psychhead for a long time. Fingers are crossed!
