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Thanks, appreciate it.Sorry about the YT, looking forward to seeing the new occupants though.
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Thanks, appreciate it.Sorry about the YT, looking forward to seeing the new occupants though.
Comedy fish? That is a great way to put it. I just love our starry blennies droll little face. The bite marks he is giving Mr. Foxface aint so droll though. I keep wondering what he is doing to tick the blennie off so bad. Um... Jawfish are fun too. I love their big eyes and how their head swivels like an owl.YEah, I should have. The PT was suffering from extreme HLLE when I got him and the owner of the store offered full refund if he didn’t improve after a few weeks. I got him for about 1/3rd I could see anywhere else. I should have held off on the YT and got a bigger specimen, but there was talk of a Hawaii ban and I didn’t want to go without a YT. I got the last one in any of the 6 stores within 100 miles. I drove 160 mile round trip to get her. Then of course that’s blew over and a month later I see 15 in the store 7 minutes away.
Katie actually just asked why replace with another yellow? Tbh, she has a point- many beautiful fish out there. I loved the purple on yellow coloration with the YT/PT combo but the aggression and cohabitation issues far outweigh the aesthetics. Maybe get the sailfin ive been looking at?
Anyway. I think next week I need to commit to the dispar shoal and get a few comedy fish. Thinking Midas blenny and a lawnmower. The Midas will bring that yellow pop of colour. I’ve been gunshy aboutvthe dispars since QT can be an issue but I keep talking about it and never get past the checkout. Lot of money to drop only for a repeat of the first attempt. Helps that Katie is on board but feels indulgent considering it’s her money I’m spending .
Desjardinis grow into beligerant a holes really fast. IME anyway. So beautiful though.It’s been on my list for a little while. I saw a gorgeous one in the store a couple months back but someone bought it right then. I was heading out on vacation the following week anyway so didn’t have time to QT.
Then, when I got back, I’ve been kinda putting off buying more fish. But it’s time to stock up. More fish will hopefully dilute the PT aggression. Plus staying away from similar tangs will help
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Midas blenny
Lawnmower blenny
Desjardini sailfin tang - any issues with a PT? Different form, right, so should be tolerated?
mckoskers flasher wrasse
Shoal of dispars
Once pods farm is producing more pods (6 weeks out at this point- restocking next week hopefully)
Ruby red dragonet
Green mandarin
Thoughts?
Sorry about the YT, bud. I do think a YT is something special so if you can replace her, go for it. Maybe get a pair of larger ones and remove the PT for introduction?It’s been on my list for a little while. I saw a gorgeous one in the store a couple months back but someone bought it right then. I was heading out on vacation the following week anyway so didn’t have time to QT.
Then, when I got back, I’ve been kinda putting off buying more fish. But it’s time to stock up. More fish will hopefully dilute the PT aggression. Plus staying away from similar tangs will help
So-
Midas blenny
Lawnmower blenny
Desjardini sailfin tang - any issues with a PT? Different form, right, so should be tolerated?
mckoskers flasher wrasse
Shoal of dispars
Once pods farm is producing more pods (6 weeks out at this point- restocking next week hopefully)
Ruby red dragonet
Green mandarin
Thoughts?
Sorry about the YT, bud. I do think a YT is something special so if you can replace her, go for it. Maybe get a pair of larger ones and remove the PT for introduction?
As far as your fish list.
Midas blenny is a great fish. So are starry blennys!
sailfin, my PT could care less about my SFT but it’s just my limited experience
Angels aren’t even on my radar due to the coral munching, but I might look for one that is less likely to do it. If there is oneComedy fish? That is a great way to put it. I just love our starry blennies droll little face. The bite marks he is giving Mr. Foxface aint so droll though. I keep wondering what he is doing to **** the blennie off so bad. Um... Jawfish are fun too. I love their big eyes and how their head swivels like an owl.
I hope you dont really feel it is her money you are spending? Just a joke I hope. But definately get what she likes if you can. That always helps to get what they think is cool too. That is how I had the coral munching, farting queen angel though.
Angels aren’t even on my radar due to the coral munching, but I might look for one that is less likely to do it. If there is one
That watanabei angel is kinda niceDesjardinis grow into beligerant a holes really fast. IME anyway. So beautiful though.
Starry Blenny is beautiful.
watanabei angels are beautiful.
I want a Lamarcks angel. I need to figure out the next two fish. I just think adding more than one fish at at time helps with aggression.
They are beautiful! The Lamarks angel has beautiful markings! “Kinda nice”That watanabei angel is kinda nice
They are. That’s how I found it, looking up genicabthus after Paul mentioned it.Lamarcks angels and watanabeis are one of the very few reef safe angels. I believe as Paul said they are of the genicanthus Pomacanthidae family. Now I gotta go look it up...
Lol, no. It’s all flat. It’s like a glacial basin of something. Tallest ‘hill’ in the park is something like 78 feet above lake level or something.So are there any hills in the LBL atv areas? It sure looks like a beautiful time. Was it chilly when you went?
My opinion on keeping fish should be taken with a grain of salt, because I've only been keeping saltwater for about a year and only 4 fish so far. That being said, we picked up that midas blenny along with a ruby red scooter blenny on the same weekend. Both are super neat, and the first time I've ever kept either. I'm super worried that the red scooter blenny will eat all the pods because they're both in a small, 13.5g observation tank. The tank is mature and there's pod life, but that scooter blenny is munching all day long and I definitely worry he'll starve. Hopefully not, but I am indeed worried. It'll be 3 more weeks before they move to the main display tank, which doesn't even have the refugium hooked up yet.It’s been on my list for a little while. I saw a gorgeous one in the store a couple months back but someone bought it right then. I was heading out on vacation the following week anyway so didn’t have time to QT.
Then, when I got back, I’ve been kinda putting off buying more fish. But it’s time to stock up. More fish will hopefully dilute the PT aggression. Plus staying away from similar tangs will help
So-
Midas blenny
Lawnmower blenny
Desjardini sailfin tang - any issues with a PT? Different form, right, so should be tolerated?
mckoskers flasher wrasse
Shoal of dispars
Once pods farm is producing more pods (6 weeks out at this point- restocking next week hopefully)
Ruby red dragonet
Green mandarin
Thoughts?
PT is purple tang. Sorry.My opinion on keeping fish should be taken with a grain of salt, because I've only been keeping saltwater for about a year and only 4 fish so far. That being said, we picked up that midas blenny along with a ruby red scooter blenny on the same weekend. Both are super neat, and the first time I've ever kept either. I'm super worried that the red scooter blenny will eat all the pods because they're both in a small, 13.5g observation tank. The tank is mature and there's pod life, but that scooter blenny is munching all day long and I definitely worry he'll starve. Hopefully not, but I am indeed worried. It'll be 3 more weeks before they move to the main display tank, which doesn't even have the refugium hooked up yet.
So my thoughts on the dragonet are that from a beginner's perspective, and I think that I'm a bit over my head with this one as I bought it based on emotional reaction (how cool it looked) instead of waiting which I originally planned to do with a mandarin.. not realizing they're both dragonets. The scooter blenny isn't taking prepared food yet either. Such a beaut to look at though. Amazing colours with the red + yellow + black. He's eating lots of pods, so I'll keep my fingers crossed on this one and be more careful next time.
Don't know much about tangs, haven't kept one yet. Also not 100% sure what PT is. Forgive my ignorance!
Threw half a bottle of tigger pods into the display and another half a bottle into the observation tank already, so fingers crossed!!PT is purple tang. Sorry.
Yeah- scooter blennies are hard. Those tiny little mouths. A very robust Pod population is a must. You might want to go pick up a few bottles of tiger pods and supplement the tank- hopefully they’ll reproduce and create a sustainable population for your little guy
I wish you good success with the dragonet !