MY 6X2X2 OBSESSION SOON TO BE 9X3X3

[zup33r]

 

[zup33r]

Acans looking good

 

[zup33r]

Algea problems
Nutrients coming down now
every pic has aptasia they are causing me massive headaches.
I am thinking of catching out the wrasses and getting peppermint shrimp.

 

[psirex]

I hear copperband butterfly fish works on apstasia and well as Filefish

 

[revhtree]

Still looking good!

 

[jsker]

My Matted File Fish took care of my aptaisa in two weeks and has kept things in check. I saw three about two weeks ago and two day later they were gone

 

[zup33r]

I hear copperband butterfly fish works on apstasia and well as Filefish

I had a rouge copper band that loved Acans.

 

[zup33r]

My Matted File Fish took care of my aptaisa in two weeks and has kept things in check. I saw three about two weeks ago and two day later they were gone

I took your advice on the file fish.
He has a lot of work to do

 

[zup33r]

 

[Rob's Reef]

I took your advice on the file fish.
He has a lot of work to do

How's the file fish working out on the aptasia?

 

[jsker]

I took your advice on the file fish.
He has a lot of work to do

When did you put the file fish in? and as @Rob's Reef stated how is it going?

Those are some very nice colonies, I am about another year away for have a couple good size colonies.

 

[zup33r]

The file fish went in just last week.
Nothing to report yet he always seems to pecking at things.
I've never seen him touch aptasia

 

[zup33r]

Fortunately living in Australia
Large colonies are not expensive

 

[mmw64]

Amazing! Mine looks like your first post, boring.

 

[psirex]

What are you doing for lighting

 

[mrpergo]

it took my file fish a couple of weeks and next thing all the Aptasia was gone and have never had any since......lol

 

[psirex]

Here is an observation\experience I had..... I had aptasia all in my sump but not my display for years! Due to a heater going bonkers I lost a few species including my flame angel and lemon peel angel..... Aptasia return to the display soon after and someone said that one of them had an appetite for them so I added a flame angel back first and the aptasia kept coming so I added a lemon peel about 2 months later and now the aptasia are ALL GONE.....

 

[zup33r]

Here is an observation\experience I had..... I had aptasia all in my sump but not my display for years! Due to a heater going bonkers I lost a few species including my flame angel and lemon peel angel..... Aptasia return to the display soon after and someone said that one of them had an appetite for them so I added a flame angel back first and the aptasia kept coming so I added a lemon peel about 2 months later and now the aptasia are ALL GONE.....

Interesting combo for aptasia results.
I think each fish has individual feeding preferences.
I bet if i target feed the aptasia with reef roids something in the tank will use them as food source.
Just like tricking children to eat vegetables with something tasty

Lighting is 8 hydras.

 

[zup33r]

Blue plating hairy monster starting to to reach upward

 

[zup33r]

I love side shots