Major Update: Few weeks back a local guy was selling bunch of his fish as part of their tank breakdown.. I expressed in another thread, how my tank started to look boring without the tang energy after PBT passed away and I had to re-home Convict due to aggressiveness.. You dont feel energized if you dont enjoy it, and it was about time that I add some more color and energy to the tank.. Since I was getting out of the hypo period, I secured the deal by making a deposit and recently added bunch of new fish to the tank! I know, it isnt advisable to add such a big bio-load at the same time, specially right after a lengthy Hypo stretch, but I just couldn't resist buying the vibrant batch of fish! Brace yourself, this is what I added to the tank
at the same time:
1 Biota yellow tang (Yes, another one coz I just love yellow tangs)
1 Tomini tang
1 Blonde Naso
1 Orange shoulder juvenile yellow/orange
1 Marine betta (such a beauty!)
1 Midas blenny (Seller had 2 of these, unfortunately 1 died while he was taking the fish out of his tank - absolutely love the personality of the blenny I have)
3 golden head sleeper gobies (Seller had 4 of these, unfortunately 1 died while he was taking the fish out of his tank)
3 royal gammas
1 rosy scale wrasse sub male
1 juvenile lineatus wrasse
1 Brunneus wrasse
1 Katoi wrasse
1 Super male yellow coris
1 Radiant wrasse
1 Orange back wrasse
1 Magnificent foxface (2 inch, very very cute little fish)
2 green chromis (making it a total of 7 Chromis in my tank now)
1 aiptasia eating file fish (Seller had 2 of these, unfortunately 1 died while he was taking the fish out of his tank.. I already had 1 in my tank, so now I have 2)
1 Flame angel
3 onyx true percula clowns (Total of 5 Clowns in my tank now)
1 Watchman Goby
1 Pistol Shrimp and 1 Cleaner Shrimp (Havent seen them since day 1, but I hope they are alive - though I know Wrasses might have already had a good expensive meal)
Original Stock:
1 Blue tang
3x Yellow Tangs (total 4 now)
5x Chromis (total 7 now)
3 Pajama Cardinals
2 Clowns (Black Storm and Oscellaris and added 3 more Percula Clowns, total 5 now)
1 Lawnmower Blenny
1 FileFish (total 2 now)
As I imagined, the new Chromis, Yellow and Clowns faced some aggression for a couple of days, but to my surprise, nothing serious and actually it kinda made the tank look better as the 3x Yellow Tangs that were very shy earlier became so outgoing after adding this new bunch of fish that were really outgoing! Now all of them roam together with very little chasing and aggression..
Unfortunately 1 of the golden head sleeper gobies which was eating very well and looked healthy was found dead 3 days after the addition, couldn't find a reason yet but no more casualties after that - I have 2 of them now and they have turned over the sand in my tank at least 1 zillion times since they were added.. Sand looks clean but very uneven, guess giving it more of a natural reef kinda vibe.
There was a bacterial bloom that lasted 4-5 days that made the tank look cloudy, but that seems to have subsided! I also started skimming wet after suggestions from @H2OPlayar in addition to running Carbon Rox 0.8, Filter Floss and UV (24*7).. I did the white bucket test, and the water didnt look too yellow.
Marine Betta was very shy for 1st few days, I hand fed Mysis shrimp and now if come to eat more easily.. Love to watch it open it's big mouth almost as if I am watching a horror movie! Midas Blenny has found a spot right in a rock that's right in the middle of the tank.. Looks so cool when it goes back in and come out from that small hole!
I always wanted a Blonde Naso, this one looks a bit thin, trying to feed more to bulk it up!
Also, getting a pair of Mandarins from
@newfly that I will add to my tank soon, and I guess with that I will have whatever is needed to have a tank of my dreams (corals next)! All in all, I am loving the energy and color in my tank! I know things can go south real fast, but I am keeping my finger crossed.. Managing diseases with UV and variety of healthy food is my plan to keep things as they should be!
Here is a small video of how the tank looks like at the moment:
. Now I just need to convince the wife we need a 6ft long tank instead of the 4ft waterbox we have now lol
