120 Gallon Salty Condo

[schooleyosis]

QT

I also added a medium sized two spot bristletooth to my QT as the original small one didn't make it. Could never get the little guy to eat. This one picks at everything on the bottom of the tank and I've seen it eat a few different items so far but will not eat anything from the water column yet.

The spot is on the glass, not on the fish. His mouth is a little beat up but I'm hoping for a fast recovery.

Got a small urchin from The Aquatic Critter as well. It's about an inch across.

 

[Saltgator]

Nice tang! What are you trying to feed him?

 

[schooleyosis]

What haven't I tried to feed him is more like it. Frozen brine, live brine, frozen mysis, cyclopseeze, pellets, seaweed tied to a rock, seaweed on a clip, seaweed shred to look like flake food, sinking herbivore food pellets, spirulina flakes... I saw it eating the shredded seaweed and the sinking herbivore pellets off of the bottom.

 

[Saltgator]

What haven't I tried to feed him is more like it. Frozen brine, live brine, frozen mysis, cyclopseeze, pellets, seaweed tied to a rock, seaweed on a clip, seaweed shred to look like flake food, sinking herbivore food pellets, spirulina flakes... I saw it eating the shredded seaweed and the sinking herbivore pellets off of the bottom.

Got ya. Sounds like every food was covered. Is your qt operating 24/7? If so, might try another fish (don't have to be much of a fish) in there at the same time. Having a fish that eats on que for ya sometimes teaches others that it's chow time. My vlamingi taught my black tang to eat from my hands when he use to just dart out only for a quick bite. It's kinda like a eating response and security blanket. Fishy see,fishy do. Just my .02

 

[schooleyosis]

Good points. The QT normally isn't open 24/7 but might turn into that. A 20 gallon long is kind of a small tank for a medium sized tang to be housed in but it's all I got so that is what I'm working with.

I'm wondering what kind of fish I could put in there long term to help the other fish learn... Some chromis maybe?

 

[TankedNTn]

He might have something there Ryan. I never thought about it but my Melanurus Wrasse would run and hide every time I opened the top to feed...until he saw another fish scooping stuff out of the water column. Now he's a pig when I feed.

 

[schooleyosis]

Thanks David. He's fat enough right now and I see him constantly grazing the bottom of the tank. He's only been in the QT since Friday afternoon so I'll give him some more time to get "settled in" before beginning to worry too much.

 

[Saltgator]

As for a small fish, yes a damsel or chromis would work. Maybe even a small blenny. As long as it's a active feeder and can be housed in the 20g.

 

[schooleyosis]

Thanks again for the help. I'll give him a few days and see what happens.

 

[Chelle's Ocean]

:) getting ready for some GOOD news soon, ... .... Nah nah nah nah...nah nah nah nah ... hey hey hey ... goooooodbye! :wink: hahaha

 

[schooleyosis]

Chelle's Ocean is correct! That little urchin I bought on Sunday is making quite a path everywhere it goes mowing down the GHA. Also, thanks to Triton for the huge sea hare that did a spectacular job of cleaning up his 90 gallon tank.

Also, good news... I am watching the Blue Eye eat seaweed from the piece of rock rubble I put in there. It cleaned all of the GHA off of the piece of rock rubble so I put some seaweed on a rubber band to the rock and it's eating it. Progress!!!

Couple quick pictures of the sea hare before it took cover from the daylight. Looks like Shrek!

 

[bknapp]

Glad the blue eye is eating now, great news!

Why aren't there any pics of the new light?

 

[schooleyosis]

 

[Saltgator]

Looking good Ryan. Nice hanging job and glad the tang is responding well to food.

 

[schooleyosis]

Thanks Brad. I'm really happy with both the lights and the Tang eating.

 

[bknapp]

There they are. Lol

 

[ToXIc]

great job on the hanging......

 

[wrpeach33]

Looks great Ryan.

 

[schooleyosis]

Thanks fellas!

 

[Chelle's Ocean]

Chelle's Ocean is correct! That little urchin I bought on Sunday is making quite a path everywhere it goes mowing down the GHA. Also, thanks to Triton for the huge sea hare that did a spectacular job of cleaning up his 90 gallon tank.

Also, good news... I am watching the Blue Eye eat seaweed from the piece of rock rubble I put in there. It cleaned all of the GHA off of the piece of rock rubble so I put some seaweed on a rubber band to the rock and it's eating it. Progress!!!

Couple quick pictures of the sea hare before it took cover from the daylight. Looks like Shrek!

- lol- I never steer anyone AWAY from a seahare- always TO, haha - they are soo awesome in my opinion. Hubby named ours Sluggo, lol :) - Glad things are looking on the bright side for you, :) so happy when you can see things changing for the better :)