ESHOPPS Mariner 70 Build

[steveschuerger]

Ok I posted a thread in the general discussion. Opinions please. I’ve got a lovely garden of aiptasia and I’m finally planning on something to get rid of it. I’m seriously thinking of getting a Copperband as there’s tons of hopefully delicious glass nems and I’ve heard they’ll nosh on tube worms which I have tons of too. My other options I’m afraid would become tasty tidbits for either the wrasses-berghia or possibly them and my mantis -peppermints. Any thoughts? Do I risk the butterfly?

 

[tbrown]

I liked my filefish personally. I haven't been able to find another one since I passed him along after my Aiptasia were gone.

@danieyella you had good luck with yours for a while also, right?

 

[stoney7713]

Trying a hueforge @tbrown

A lot of flatness ....

 

[stoney7713]

Second color of 4

 

[Goaway]

Ok I posted a thread in the general discussion. Opinions please. I’ve got a lovely garden of aiptasia and I’m finally planning on something to get rid of it. I’m seriously thinking of getting a Copperband as there’s tons of hopefully delicious glass nems and I’ve heard they’ll nosh on tube worms which I have tons of too. My other options I’m afraid would become tasty tidbits for either the wrasses-berghia or possibly them and my mantis -peppermints. Any thoughts? Do I risk the butterfly?

Sadly, risk butterfly. Feed them hefty dinner and breakfast. They'll leave your coral alone. Wont promiss cynarinas.

 

[tbrown]

And.... 2 out of 2 fish in full rigor.

 

[tbrown]

They used bubble wrap to send fish in the middle of summer instead of using an insulated box and they don't refund the shipping or box fees even though nothing arrived alive. First and last fish order from Live Aquaria. Oh well.

 

[Mhamilton0911]

They used bubble wrap to send fish in the middle of summer instead of using an insulated box and they don't refund the shipping or box fees even though nothing arrived alive. First and last fish order from Live Aquaria. Oh well.

I think the majority of the things I've read about them....

 

[tharbin]

They used bubble wrap to send fish in the middle of summer instead of using an insulated box and they don't refund the shipping or box fees even though nothing arrived alive. First and last fish order from Live Aquaria. Oh well.

That's insane...

 

[tbrown]

Man, it's crazy what a little nudge will do. They offered to reship and waive the box and shipping fees. I just don't know if I should. If I order today before midnight it ships tomorrow and I work from home Thursday but the bags were cold - pretty sure the fish froze to death from the ice packs they added. Do I risk ordering more fish or take the partial refund and buy dry goods?

 

[stoney7713]

Man, it's crazy what a little nudge will do. They offered to reship and waive the box and shipping fees. I just don't know if I should. If I order today before midnight it ships tomorrow and I work from home Thursday but the bags were cold - pretty sure the fish froze to death from the ice packs they added. Do I risk ordering more fish or take the partial refund and buy dry goods?

Tough decision, I hate the thought of risking livestock, but it's definitely not fair you don't get what you ordered

 

[stoney7713]

Third color

 

[Goaway]

Man, it's crazy what a little nudge will do. They offered to reship and waive the box and shipping fees. I just don't know if I should. If I order today before midnight it ships tomorrow and I work from home Thursday but the bags were cold - pretty sure the fish froze to death from the ice packs they added. Do I risk ordering more fish or take the partial refund and buy dry goods?

Id ask on how they plan to ship this time. Theyve been bagging everything very poorly. How can they even stay in business?

 

[tbrown]

Id ask on how they plan to ship this time. Theyve been bagging everything very poorly. How can they even stay in business?

24 years I suppose.

 

[steveschuerger]

Sadly, risk butterfly. Feed them hefty dinner and breakfast. They'll leave your coral alone. Wont promiss cynarinas.

Well there you go. Problem solved. I have no cynarinas. Though a few of my fish are senoritas…

 

[Goaway]

Well there you go. Problem solved. I have no cynarinas. Though a few of my fish are senoritas…

I should also add, zoas, palythoa with long flowy lashes may become victims. If the cbb likes aiptasia, anything that looks, Or acts like phillip will be eaten.

 

[tbrown]

I should also add, zoas, palythoa with long flowy lashes may become victims. If the cbb likes aiptasia, anything that looks, Or acts like phillip will be eaten.

What about Gonis?

 

[Goaway]

What about Gonis?

Nope. So.ething about goniopora seem to scare fish. Most of the ones I kept.

My powder blue was the exception. Down right tore my gonis to shred like a mad dog.

 

[steveschuerger]

I should also add, zoas, palythoa with long flowy lashes may become victims. If the cbb likes aiptasia, anything that looks, Or acts like phillip will be eaten.

I have one small zoa bunch. No palys ever again. I am modestly concerned for the Gonis

 

[Goaway]

I have one small zoa bunch. No palys ever again. I am modestly concerned for the Gonis

Gonis, torches, sps of any kind are not their coral. Your likely victims would be acans, trachy, blasto, cynarina, acanthophyllia. But, likely not to happen. They will eat worms. Younger cbb will eat pods, worms and maybe aips hiding in rocks.