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Added them pretty slowly over the course of 5 months. The stupid Royal Gramma got everyone riled up. I am not SURE it was not velvet. Pretty sure it was ich though. I have about 30 more days to go of fishless.Gotta say I’m curious about your ich. Are you sure it wasn’t velvet? Seems odd you lost all your fish. How long had you had them?
Those gulf limpets are already algae eating beasts too! The one in my 10g completely eradicated my invasive ulva.Today I want to talk about good hitchhikers. They do abound! All of these came in on the TBS Premium Ocean live rocks. We even had a discussion by email beforehand to talk about what I might like to see. They nailed it.
The urchin is an algae Roomba! Only draw back is that it does eat coralline.
It is also a bit of a daredevil.
I have counted a total of 9 limpets at one time. They are growing fast.
Yellow rock boring sponges
Lightbulb Nem has quadrupled in size. It has not multiplied.
2 Tunicate colonies. These guys were awesome, they only lasted 3 months. They would dissolve into an orange wad of gum and then multiply by reconstructing themselves with more cells. Then a limpet ate them. Very sad...
Porcelain Crabs, at least 6 individuals
A couple odds and ends were one bivalve clam thingy, a single barnacle that survived a few months, a few small bristle worms, lots of pods, lots and lots of micro bristle stars, and 2 bristle stars about the size of a half dollar, a cup coral that got smothered by sand, and a partridge in a pear tree.
I have 9... I don't scrub the glass very often to keep them in high cotton!Those gulf limpets are already algae eating beasts too! The one in my 10g completely eradicated my invasive ulva.
Ha! No Royal Grammas, ever again. Both of the ones I have had were trouble makers. I guess I will not reveal just yet, see who figures it out...Nems look great! Everyone labels their nems "ultra". Has no meaning in my opinion. Royal gramma coming next?
Winner winner chicken dinner!Swissguard basslet
I love basslets!Winner winner chicken dinner!
He is in the on deck circle. Probably going to add a Yellow Watchman Goby and a Possum Wrasse before he goes into the main tank.
A Swalesi?I love basslets!
I agree mostly with what you say here. I would add that it is really important not to buy fish that will compete for a "niche" habitat in a small tank. Mix a bottom dweller with a rock dweller and a more open water species, and you can maximize the volume of your tank.I’m old school and follow the 1 fish per 10
Gallon rule. Something to be said about not overcrowding and stressing fish. It’s been my experience that healthy fish do not succumb to disease. I live with what I believe to be velvet in my system and it only ever rears its head when I do something very stupid and stress everyone out, or try and add a tang. It’s been this way as long as i can remember.
Clean water, healthy diet, low stress is a combo for success!
Thanks, he is still doing great. I plan to add him mid next week...Can’t wait to see the basslet in the new home! Beautiful tank