143MPCo's Mixed Reef

[jlugo]

Hi, really a nice tank.... what is GAC?

 

[143MPCo]

Hi, really a nice tank.... what is GAC?

thank you, it stands for Granular Activated Carbon...

More Lingo~ commonly used acronyms:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/lingo-commonly-used-acronyms-0.57652/

 

[143MPCo]

Some fish pictures...

 

[143MPCo]

Sad day, my 3yrs old mandarin passed on, really got attached to that little guy!:(

 

[twilliard]

Oh no not the mandarine such beautiful fish :(
Sorry
Are you going to add a new one?

 

[TheEngineer]

:( sorry

 

[jsker]

3 years, I had two that lasted 5 days. From what I have read, Mandarins are pretty hard to keep. Since I did not have any luck and blue one would look pretty cool in your tank.:D

 

[Diesel]

That is a sad day.
3 years is pretty long time to keep a Mandarin alive.

 

[143MPCo]

Oh no not the mandarine such beautiful fish :(
Sorry
Are you going to add a new one?

Yeah probably will but that guy was special in a weird kind of way -he would come up to the window and actually greet me, I've never seen one do that before, main reasons I got really attached to him.

 

[143MPCo]

:( sorry

Thanks man!

 

[143MPCo]

3 years, I had two that lasted 5 days. From what I have read, Mandarins are pretty hard to keep. Since I did not have any luck and blue one would look pretty cool in your tank.:D

Yeah he was fat so I don't think he succumbed to any parasites I think it was more just old age I restock my tank every couple of months with a fresh batch of pods so I don't think he was starving.

 

[twilliard]

Yeah probably will but that guy was special in a weird kind of way -he would come up to the window and actually greet me, I've never seen one do that before, main reasons I got really attached to him.

I know the feeling. My blenny eats out of my hand and such a cool guy. Would hate to see him go

 

[Th0rn]

Nice tank man! Is your bluethroat trigger shy?

 

[Mike in CT]

That's a bummer Alex.... always sad to loose a long time tank resident.

 

[Th0rn]

Sorry to hear about your mandarin[emoji20] I have always loved those fish but never been able to keep them alive. I understand being attached to a fish also. I had an orange saddle wrasse that would come up to the glass and great me, eat out of my hand, spit water at me and play bite (I can tell it was a play bite because he accidentally bit my finger once instead of the silverside and it was a lot harder) and then one day he died[emoji17]

 

[143MPCo]

Nice tank man! Is your bluethroat trigger shy?

Thanks, my bluethroat female is anything but shy! She's first in line at that dinner line - so to speak, always willing to come up and nibble out of my hand, specially if I've got krill.

 

[143MPCo]

Sorry to hear about your mandarin[emoji20] I have always loved those fish but never been able to keep them alive. I understand being attached to a fish also. I had an orange saddle wrasse that would come up to the glass and great me, eat out of my hand, spit water at me and play bite (I can tell it was a play bite because he accidentally bit my finger once instead of the silverside and it was a lot harder) and then one day he died[emoji17]

Yeah truly sucks you get attached to them, you don't think you would but you do, they truly become an extended part of your family so to speak. Sorry for your loss!

 

[143MPCo]

That's a bummer Alex.... always sad to loose a long time tank resident.

Thanks Mike, maybe at FFM they might have a few that I can take a look and see if I can pick another one out.

 

[143MPCo]

That is a sad day.
3 years is pretty long time to keep a Mandarin alive.

Thanks diesel, just need to find one young enough and spry enough to make it in my tank, we'll see how it goes man!

 

[Rlynch818]

Awesome tank! Any trouble with the Blue Throat Triggerfish? I'd like to get one of those, or some sort of Angel, but have mixed feelings going into a reef. Thanks!