Fishroom Reality Check

[User]

Just bought 5 springers damsels and a lawnmower blenny. Arrive Tuesday.
Hybrid h2o2 TTM and molly observation for 3 weeks post.

 

[User]

Uugghh. Just got the damsels and, while they are indeed Speingers damsels, I was hoping for the black checked variety that may be a separate species but everyone calls them Springers and they even use the black checked photo in their store.

4/5 look great, 1/5 a little tattered and pale. Lawnmower blenny is looking good

15min h2o2 dip, now in TTM1.

 

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Everyone looked good this morning- the small damsel a little lethargic maybe, or just too soon after lights up? Not sure

they seem to be eating pellets and spiraling enriched mysis, and I set up a baby brine shrimp hatch last night which I’ll feed a bit later

need to switch out 1 g of water for a change and salinity increase. They arrived in 1.020 water, so I need to switch out 1g a day with 1.026 for 10 days to get them up to the salinity of the observation tank.

mum still a little bummed they are the plain blue form, and not the black speckled form that was in the picture- but it’s fine. Still pretty to look at and the extra color and movement in the tank will be beautiful

 

[User]

The little damsel that wasn’t looking great passed last night. Signs of an attack, so I think he just got too stressed to defend himself and succumbed to bullying. I think. Haven’t seen any overt fighting but small quick flashes of territorial Defence.

it’sTTM 3- TTM 4 transition today. 3 more days and they go into the 20 long observation with 2 mollies. That’ll give them more space

Sad face

 

[User]

@neilp2006 how is the RBTA?
Any change?

 

[User]

Ok, so the Horde are in the 20l observation tank with the lawnmower blenny - who perked way up after seeing the algae coated walls- and 4 canary mollies.

3 weeks hanging out and they are good to go

also- this is the most fish in one of my tanks in 2 years... silly, but true

 

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@Paul B style baby brine shrimp feeder and the whole gang

everyone seems happy.

 

[User]

New tank for the new house is going to be a 96x36x30 peninsula, external overflow with star fire glass 3 sides, pvc bottom and euro braces, with black silicone... that’s the plan. Already got a great quote. And wife is fully on board

she’s getting a 40b puffer species tank for her office. Her idea. Probably make it entirely separate

 

[User]

I’m also going to rearrange the sump layout. This one has been working great, but I might get rid of the 125 (with the empty, wasted, 40g capacity fuge section) and do the 29g WC / skimmer tank cascade into a 40b return section... with an in-wall 40b display macro fuge that will be viewable from the hangout room.

 

[User]

@Paul B check this out- thank you for the design

 

[User]

So- one of the damsels somehow got his lip caught in the mesh of the feeder and died. I went 5 hours between checks and it happened sometime this afternoon. I am so bummed

 

[drawman]

Sorry to hear it that sucks!

 

[Paul B]

I never heard of that one. Thats weird.

 

[User]

I never heard of that one. Thats weird.

Yeah, poor combination of mesh size and small mouth maybe. Still a great design- can’t fault it because of an unfortunate accident

 

[Victoria M]

Hi Neil, so weird!? Always something though, right? Did you see I put a harlequin shrimp in QT obs tank Thursday night?

 

[User]

Hi Neil, so weird!? Always something though, right? Did you see I put a harlequin shrimp in QT obs tank Thursday night?

Yes- always something.

I did see that! So cute. Since my clowns have shown no interest in my anemone, I’m thinking of getting an anemone crab. Not sure though.

when I was planning on the floating mangrove 20l, I wasthinking of some RFAs and a group of sexy shrimp. Might revisit that idea now that I’m considering going ahead with the planted macro kinda-display tank.