my new baby... AKA The Café

[James_O]

Ok, it turns out I do have more money than I expected!

I now have enough funds to setup a QT tank.

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Now the question is: which dottyback?

They have the orchid and a sunrise. BUT, they also have a striped blenny, which are pretty hard to find up here.

Thoughts?

Ive done research on the 3 fish mentioned above, so it’s not like I’m impulsive buying.

 

[James_O]

The three contenders:

 

[sp1187]

Think you still got this Mike...

elder statesman

 

[Reefing_addiction]

@1ocean
This is a Favia

Are these the zoas your asking about? They are JF stargazer

 

[sp1187]

M,,,,,,F.....I had to get the coral bandit shrimp out of the 140 last night.. which my girl loves.
We kept finding fish missing and he is about 3 inches or a little more in body length. I read stories of people having the same issue and the shrimp was attacking fish at night.
Also we know he has been killing off snails cause empty shells are piled up by his hiding place in the rocks...
Lost a neon gobbie, fairy basslet, a small anthias,
So his home is now in the refug....

 

[sp1187]

kill me now

 

[Reefing_addiction]

kill me now

Nope
No
Nope

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Now I’m hungry

 

[James_O]

The three contenders:

Thoughts?

Now it’s between the dottyback and the blenny.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Thoughts?

Now it’s between the dottyback and the blenny.

I'm not familiar with That dottyback.

Is this type prone to turning into fish and invert invert killers when they hit about 4"?

I'm dealing with this with my neon DB. Before the hospital tank all was well. During the change over, he went into the acclimation box and somehow jumped out, into the DT. Since he's killed all but a few of my nass snails and I'm pretty sure also killed my chiseltooth wrasse.

Blenny are cool to look at. Got a Midas in qt now. I don't love how reclusive they are but it is what it is.

 

[LRT]

Id go with blenny. Super personable and characters.
It seems like most horror stories involve dottiebacks. Pretty fish though

 

[James_O]

Ended up getting the dottyback, only because he will eat the amphipods.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Ended up getting the dottyback, only because he will eat the amphipods.

So where did you fall on the qt? Are you set up for the new fish?

 

[James_O]

So where did you fall on the qt? Are you set up for the new fish?

Yup! Setting it up now. Got the filter and heater while I was there.

I plan to ‘instant’ cycle the QT tank with media from the 29g.

In hindsight, I should have setup the QT tank BEFORE I got the fish, but, oops.

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Can a QT tank be bare bottom? If not, that’s ok. I figured with a dottyback it may prefer sand?

 

[James_O]

Is this type prone to turning into fish and invert invert killers when they hit about 4"?

Oh, definitely not. These are very peaceful and only prey on amphipods.

 

[LRT]

@Lost in the Sauce Earls looking all kinds of textury today!

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

@Lost in the Sauce Earls looking all kinds of textury today!

Am I still allowed to lick earls or is that just greedy?

 

[James_O]

So, hehe, when I pulled out this fake nem, I thought nothing off it.

I just realized there are a TONNN of amphipods on it! (Now dried and dead, which I’m thankful for)

All those white spots you see, are dead ones. They absolutely COVER the whole thing.

 

[LRT]

Am I still allowed to lick earls or is that just greedy?

Dude we may be headed your way on labor day. Do you still have those rainbow yumas?

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Dude we may be headed your way on labor day. Do you still have those rainbow yumas?

Yessir.