Maggie's Mixed Reef Build V3, now a 75!

F i s h y · Apr 24, 2023

Mhamilton0911 said:
I got a random 3pk so it's a true mystery of what I'll get. I like risks.

ooooo that sounds like fun!!! hopefully you get something great.

Goaway · Apr 24, 2023

Mhamilton0911 said:
I got a random 3pk so it's a true mystery of what I'll get. I like risks.

Hopefully not 3 frags of the same one.

crusso1993 · Apr 24, 2023

Mhamilton0911 said:
Oh and I have this flat bottom

Flat bottom? Everyone knows it’s all about the Big Bottom!

Mhamilton0911 · Apr 24, 2023

Goaway said:
Hopefully not 3 frags of the same one.

I would hope the picker for that day isn't in that mood!! I left a note asking if something pink was possible so let's see how they respond in picks.

Goaway · Apr 24, 2023

Mhamilton0911 said:
I would hope the picker for that day isn't in that mood!! I left a note asking if something pink was possible so let's see how they respond in picks.

I don't know a lot about all the coral vendors. There is one that made my list of "never again"

Mhamilton0911 · Apr 24, 2023

crusso1993 said:
Flat bottom? Everyone knows it’s all about the Big Bottom!

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Mhamilton0911 · Apr 24, 2023

Goaway said:
I don't know a lot about all the coral vendors. There is one that made my list of "never again"

Do tell

Goaway · Apr 24, 2023

Mhamilton0911 said:
Do tell

Corals anonymous, 1 frag wasn't and is not fully healed. 1 mushroom bleached, the other looks not even 5 % of what I ordered. I am sure that's covered by " Please keep in mind, due to variances in species, your item may not look exactly like the one pictured"

Mhamilton0911 · Apr 24, 2023

Goaway said:
Corals anonymous, 1 frag wasn't and is not fully healed. 1 mushroom bleached, the other looks not even 5 % of what I ordered. I am sure that's covered by " Please keep in mind, due to variances in species, your item may not look exactly like the one pictured"

I haven't used them yet. This order was aquasd and mostly not wysiwyg but rather the "multiples available" option. So this is a big surprise situation.

Goaway · Apr 24, 2023

Mhamilton0911 said:
I haven't used them yet. This order was aquasd and mostly not wysiwyg but rather the "multiples available" option. So this is a big surprise situation.

Aquasd shouldn't be too bad. I'll love to see what they give you

danieyella · Apr 24, 2023

They usually take care of me. Nothing *quite* matches their photos but I'm pretty good at predicting what it will look like now

Mhamilton0911 · Apr 25, 2023

Considering I now have a frag tank, empty, maybe I will see if those damsels are still in the store. Gives me time to see if they are true springeri or just blue damsels. If they pass, I'll add to display, if they seem regular ol blue damsels I'll take em back.

Plus I hear damsels are great for flatworm control so being in a frag tank with new incoming coral should be beneficial.

My coral should ship on the 1st.

tbrown · Apr 25, 2023

Mhamilton0911 said:
Considering I now have a frag tank, empty, maybe I will see if those damsels are still in the store. Gives me time to see if they are true springeri or just blue damsels. If they pass, I'll add to display, if they seem regular ol blue damsels I'll take em back.

Plus I hear damsels are great for flatworm control so being in a frag tank with new incoming coral should be beneficial.

My coral should ship on the 1st.

Did they have yellow tails?

Goaway · Apr 25, 2023

Mhamilton0911 said:
Considering I now have a frag tank, empty, maybe I will see if those damsels are still in the store. Gives me time to see if they are true springeri or just blue damsels. If they pass, I'll add to display, if they seem regular ol blue damsels I'll take em back.

Plus I hear damsels are great for flatworm control so being in a frag tank with new incoming coral should be beneficial.

My coral should ship on the 1st.

Gotta remember, there are 2 species of springiri, one has a pale white tail, the other is black stripes. the small blue ones are peaceful and can live in a small pack, the black stripes will make a pair.

(According to the article I linked from reefbuilders.)

Edit: which I am now also after these springeris.

Mhamilton0911 · Apr 25, 2023

tbrown3589 said:
Did they have yellow tails?

Goaway said:
Gotta remember, there are 2 species of springiri, one has a pale white tail, the other is black stripes. the small blue ones are peaceful and can live in a small pack, the black stripes will make a pair.

In the pic I took in the store my phone really distorted the color, in person the tails were not yellow but rather clear with a slight blue tint.

Stores' order sheet listed them as the springeri type so if they are wrong it's from the diver or wholesaler at some point.

I talked with the owner of the store for a while about them, he says he usually orders different ones, these were a type he usually doesn't order, and he got in other of his normal order types.

He's not 100% sure about the exact species either, we were both looking at comparison photos and trying to nail it down but didn't come to a conclusion. Thinking maybe the juvenile colors were more bland and they might gain those black flecks with age?

I sure didn't want to chance them with my display, but since I can monitor them in another tank I think I'll try. I like the activity of all the damsels but not the aggressiveness.

Another question, will they show their true nature if they are by themselves? Or will they seem ok enough to let me release them to the big tank only to change to a holes and make me question life choices?

I love how I start out confident and by the time I type things out I'm already second guessing myself. That's why it helps to talk things out I guess.

Goaway · Apr 25, 2023

Mhamilton0911 said:
In the pic I took in the store my phone really distorted the color, in person the tails were not yellow but rather clear with a slight blue tint.

Stores' order sheet listed them as the springeri type so if they are wrong it's from the diver or wholesaler at some point.

I talked with the owner of the store for a while about them, he says he usually orders different ones, these were a type he usually doesn't order, and he got in other of his normal order types.

He's not 100% sure about the exact species either, we were both looking at comparison photos and trying to nail it down but didn't come to a conclusion. Thinking maybe the juvenile colors were more bland and they might gain those black flecks with age?

I sure didn't want to chance them with my display, but since I can monitor them in another tank I think I'll try. I like the activity of all the damsels but not the aggressiveness.

Another question, will they show their true nature if they are by themselves? Or will they seem ok enough to let me release them to the big tank only to change to a holes and make me question life choices?

I love how I start out confident and by the time I type things out I'm already second guessing myself. That's why it helps to talk things out I guess.

Yellow tail, will have yellow tails, perhaps even a yellow belly. The neon blue damsel will have a black dot behind the dorsal fin.
Neon blue

More peaceful springer, according to reefbuilders

best kept in a pair only. still according to reef builders.

Goaway · Apr 25, 2023

Salty underground had several could be springers for sale, I am tempted to make an order and get some emerald crabs too. As my lfs hasn't gotten 1 in in 3 weeks or has it been 4?