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Merry Christmas my friend, I have read you had your own struggles.
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Yeah,
It’s been a rough ride, friend
The Aquatic Critter took out their S-650 and put in the Reefer 850, the 1000 was too big.
It’s a super nice setup.
Is your family doing good?
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Hey there my friend wondering how your making out with new CBB. Sorry you lost the other one 
. Hoping your new one is a hearty pig right outta the gates for you. Such tough little guys to get in the groove but worth it to watch their graceful movement and beautiful coloration.
. Hoping your new one is a hearty pig right outta the gates for you. Such tough little guys to get in the groove but worth it to watch their graceful movement and beautiful coloration.
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Hi Ray, sorry for taking so long to answer I have Covid19, fortunately for me and my family our symptoms are no so bad. It started with my oldest son and it is taking us one by one.Hey there my friend wondering how your making out with new CBB. Sorry you lost the other one
Honestly I am struggling with the CBB, he is not eating, I tried clam, masstick and dry food. He seems weak, not heading in the right direction. On more positive tone, I managed to balance my kH, Ca and Mg so at least I saved my chalices.
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Hello amigo, family is so so, we have Covid at home but doing not so bad. We have medicines and so far only body aches and headaches. I saw you guys had snow last week in Mboro. Did you have fun with the family?
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Pancho no worries my friend your worth the wait to hear from Good to hear you guys have mild symptoms! Hope it passes quickly and your family is back to tip top shape.
Hang in there with the CBB hope he turns on feeding wise.
Good to hear you guys have mild symptoms! Hope it passes quickly and your family is back to tip top shape.Hang in there with the CBB hope he turns on feeding wise.
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Thank you Ray!Pancho no worries my friend your worth the wait to hear from
Hang in there with the CBB hope he turns on feeding wise.
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Yeah,
It was cool, looks like we’re in for 5“ to 7” of snow over the next couple of days.
Pancho,
Hope you guys are on the mend from Covid.
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How's everything going, @PanchoG?
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Hello Freddie, we are all ok thank you. Fortunately we are all vaccinated so the infection was very mild.
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Hello Daniel, we are all doing fine, thank you. I caught us by surprise and changed our New Year’s Eve plans but we are ok.
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It has been awhile since the last update.
I been having a ton of work, I took a new position in my office and the tank suffered it. My CCB couldn’t make it, I tried all kinds of food, bummer. The. I had an alkalinity swing and lost lots of corals. ;Rage
For the last month, I have tried to come back to my husbandry and it seems the tank is stable again. Finally after all these months of struggles, I decided to tank another leap with a fish and it is now eating pellets and also frozen clam slices.
I been having a ton of work, I took a new position in my office and the tank suffered it. My CCB couldn’t make it, I tried all kinds of food, bummer. The. I had an alkalinity swing and lost lots of corals. ;Rage
For the last month, I have tried to come back to my husbandry and it seems the tank is stable again. Finally after all these months of struggles, I decided to tank another leap with a fish and it is now eating pellets and also frozen clam slices.
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Hi Pancho work is at times the worst 4 letter word taking away from our relaxation family time.Sorry bout the cbb and coral losses. CBB I think can be a large percentage luck getting the fish with the right attitude/personality. Glad you seem to have found one that’s putting on the feed bag for you. It’s a huge relief when they are taking prepared foods from the water column.
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Hello my friend! I’m enjoying the tank, I mean of course it has been quite a ride but I had always wanted a Moorish Idol so very I’m very happy right now.
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The Idol is a beauty. Ive come close to getting one but hear they can be a tough fish to get eating and keep. Now I dont Need to get one I can just drop in here and see yours
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I hear the same and honestly after my two fails with the CBB, I was very afraid to buy it. But after seeing him for a second time in the LFS eating I had to take the chance. I asked what he was eating and copy the recipe: clam and shrimp slices mixed with artemia, dry food and garlic guard. I only eliminated the Scott Emulsion due to the high nutrients and I may drop the artemia after finishing the cubes I bought. As I read that it has to be fed several times a day, I increased the dry food dosage to two times a day reducing the quantity in half + prepared frozen food.
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You have no idea how jealous I am, I also won't do a cbb again, fed my last one by hand, ate like a piglet and still passed, I know I can feed an idol just not seen a small one yet, my lfs knows I want a really small one but they rarely come up over here.
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Thank you my friend, he is one of my dream fish!You have no idea how jealous I am, I also won't do a cbb again, fed my last one by hand, ate like a piglet and still passed, I know I can feed an idol just not seen a small one yet, my lfs knows I want a really small one but they rarely come up over here.
I keep my fingers crossed and keep watching the tank almost all day long. This will be my last full week of home office so I am trying to be a good “dad”. ;Nailbiting
I guess I have the advantage of been in Mexico and Idol is abundant in both sides of the oceans here and some LFS are taking the time to teach the hobbyist how to feed them. I really look forward to see one in one of your tanks! ;Woot
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During the past couple of months I also introduced a diamond goby and a watchman goby. The idea was to keep the substrate clean. However they went to live together with the pistol shrimp I bought about two years ago, it seems they were having a love triangle…. lol
I suspect the shrimp hunted some of my fish, since I lost a puffer and a couple of firefish. So I asked my friend from the LFS to help me to capture the shrimp and we found this monster.
He grew so much and of course it was more than capable to hunt some fish. I miss his pistol’s clicks but he had to go. He is now waiting for a new home in the LFS.
I suspect the shrimp hunted some of my fish, since I lost a puffer and a couple of firefish. So I asked my friend from the LFS to help me to capture the shrimp and we found this monster.
He grew so much and of course it was more than capable to hunt some fish. I miss his pistol’s clicks but he had to go. He is now waiting for a new home in the LFS.
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