Ocean Live Rock 25 Gallon IM Lagoon

[jabberwock]

Having trouble getting the new guy to eat (I think). I have not seen him eat, but he seems ok for now. I got flakes, garlic guard, live brine shrimps, frozen Mysis, 2 kinds of micro pellets, and a chopped frozen blend. Been feeding heavy, so when he hides, he might be eating. I don't think he looks skinny yet...

Any thoughts?

 

[jabberwock]

Having trouble getting the new guy to eat (I think). I have not seen him eat, but he seems ok for now. I got flakes, garlic guard, live brine shrimps, frozen Mysis, 2 kinds of micro pellets, and a chopped frozen blend. Been feeding heavy, so when he hides, he might be eating. I don't think he looks skinny yet...

Any thoughts?

PS, I have had him for two days, No signs of aggression or discord.

 

[jabberwock]

He appears to be going after flakes crushed up very small. Still looks ok, as active as a clown goby is...

Merry Christmas!

 

[jabberwock]

I have been really babying him by dropping crushed flakes and live brine shrimp basically on his head. He has been eating more and more confidently every day. I just fed frozen Mysis and a frozen chopped blend by broadcasting it in the tank. He was eating it! Came out of his little spot to get it.

So glad I will not have to target feed forever.

 

[jabberwock]

The odd corner speaks for itself tonight...

 

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Today's Odd Corner features Minty, the Green Clown Goby, an OG hitchhiking feather duster, and an orange gob of goo.

 

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My Carpenter Wrasse is desperately trying to date my purple firefish. Here he is the first day I got him.

And 6 months later.

 

[jabberwock]

Sadly, the clown goby died. He was eating fine one day, and was dead the next. i think he might have been old. All other inmates are doing fine. I think it may just be a three fish tank.

 

[jabberwock]

Side views of the tank.

 

[Sump Crab]

Looking good

 

[Sump Crab]

Then the floor is in enough to set it all back up. Tear down was done at 8:30 am. Started reconstruction at 12:30 pm. 4 hours of limbo, not too bad. Insert a "proper" APS stand which I really love due to its increased height for viewing and ease of maintenance.

Priorities were to get the heater and return pump up and running first. Lights came later.

I want to see the buck over your fireplace lol

 

[Fishy Guy]

Tank is looking great. Your wrasse is beautiful.

 

[jabberwock]

I want to see the buck over your fireplace lol

None of them are HUGE, but I like having them around. Easy to invoke good memories with my Dad, Uncles and Cousins in the woods. The first three are all in the living room. The fourth in the bedroom, there are several more in the basement, on the porch and down the stairwell. I have a tolerant wife. She likes the fresh organic, non GMO meat.

 

[jabberwock]

And... The odd corner.

Today we can see a mushroom, the hitchhiking nem, a limpet, a large brittle starfish arm near the bottom center (hitchhiker), a few small red feather dusters (also hitch hikers) and a photobombing Carpenter's Wrasse.

 

[Sump Crab]

None of them are HUGE, but I like having them around. Easy to invoke good memories with my Dad, Uncles and Cousins in the woods. The first three are all in the living room. The fourth in the bedroom, there are several more in the basement, on the porch and down the stairwell. I have a tolerant wife. She likes the fresh organic, non GMO meat.

Nice! I'm lucky my wife tolerates taxidermy as well. She too enjoys the organic meat that comes from wild venison and other critters I'm lucky enough to harvest.

 

[jabberwock]

Linking to the crouching firefish hidden gorilla crab saga thread...

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/gorilla-crab-vs-purple-firefish.1032849/

 

[jabberwock]

My Carpenter's Wrasse was visibly dejected with the loss of his girlfriend. He was hiding and moping about the last couple days. Still eating, but obviously not himself. Since I got the last gorilla crab out, I decided to try another Purple Firefish today.

My LFS had one in their stock for a couple weeks. It was skinny, but looked healthy otherwise. Big enough to NOT jump through my mesh lid. I scooped it up. 45 minute drip acclimation. I fed immediately and it ate immediately.

The wrasse started zooming around the tank and flashing exuberantly. He was obviously very pleased. To the point where he did a backflip into the mesh lid and lifted a scale...

I wonder if he knows it is a different fish? Anyway, it was a nice day.

 

[jabberwock]

FTS after maintenance yesterday.

My hammer coral looks to be on its way out.

Everything else in the tank seems to be thriving. Added a Flameboy Favia and some little blue daises?

 

[jabberwock]

New guy. he hid for a couple days, but it out and about and eating now. If I can just keep him out of the rear chamber...

 

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And a FTS after Cyano clean up...