Tank birthday, 47+ years

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In the last few months since I gave away two larger fish I added quite a few smaller, more interesting fish. Of course I threw them right in so maybe ich, uronema, velvet and diphtheria will soon rear it's ugly head.

I added some of these. 2 or 3



Maybe 3 of these.



This totally very cool guy. (I am trying to get more of them)



These two guys.



Two of these Ladies and one male.



This guy



Another one of these


And these



This guy


Two of these.


And one of these


I think I have about 44 fish and I am sure I forgot some but those are the ones I can think of that I got recently with in 6 or so months.
 
Hey Andy. Your still here? Whats up?
Andy gave me that Koran angel but it was just to big for my tank so after a while, as it got larger, I gave him away.
Beautiful fish.
 
Been away for 5 days to Porthmadog Black rock sands with fingers crossed as daughter-in-law was feeding the tank. All was well when I returned, phew!.
 

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I have to run a diatom filter on my tank almost every day to remove dying algae that keeps growing after my sponge removal.

I think I tore my rotator cuff (for the 8th time) so it is very difficult to get my left arm over the tank so I spill water all over the place.

Old diatom filters are not easy to use even with 2 good arms. :confused:

I can't wait to get this ASW out of my tank.

 
They keep saying we need more rain. Exactly how much do we need?

I can barely get through the puddles now.



Puddle.jpg

There is a large pond across the street from me and it has many bullfrogs in it. There is so much water in it now that the frogs get the bends when they go to the bottom and back.

 
So I spent today in the emergency room in the hospital. I like to do that when I have nothing to do but this morning I moved a certain way like when I do the Macarana and tore some more of my rotator cuff. I had I think 7 surgeries to repair these things. I think my surgeon used those aluminum toggle bolts from Home Depot because my rotator cuff repairs don't last to long. I just had it fixed a year and a half ago and the warranty is over.

I dropped my phone and reached for it with the arm with the torn rotator cuff and I hit the ceiling. And it was just painted.

Immediate pain like when you accidently lay in fire coral while wearing a Speedo. They gave me a shot and I have an appointment with my shoulder surgeon but this time I want an entirely new shiny aluminum shoulder.

This way I can give people the cold shoulder.
My problem is soon we are taking the family on a cruise to Bermuda so I can't get it fixed until we get back so I will have to suck up the pain for a couple of months and just rely on alcohol. :anguished-face:
 
That’s rough, I’m trying to get my shoulders fixed now so they last till I’m your age. Hopefully my clownfish last that long too…

My lfs has a clingfish that has been chilling there for close to a month now and I was considering getting it. Do they have any special diet/care requirements? I know you have kept them in the past so was wondering if you had any thoughts or advice
 
C4ctus99 it depends on what kind of clingfish you get. The black ones with the yellow stripes are not easy to keep at all and very few people have kept them succesfully for a long time. The ones that are all black are much easier.

Atoll, If I could stand my screaming, I would fix this myself. After 7 of them I think I can do it and I have very little faith in the doctors that do this. :anguished-face:

Thats why I am trying to get the whole thing replaced.
 
C4ctus99 it depends on what kind of clingfish you get. The black ones with the yellow stripes are not easy to keep at all and very few people have kept them succesfully for a long time. The ones that are all black are much easier.

Atoll, If I could stand my screaming, I would fix this myself. After 7 of them I think I can do it and I have very little faith in the doctors that do this. :anguished-face:

Thats why I am trying to get the whole thing replaced.
It is an all black one, so maybe I’ll pick it up. I saw in another thread sometimes they like to try and eat small fish…have you ever noticed that?
 
I am so "Lucky" that I was able to put about 10 fish in my tank in the last few months all from a filthy store where many of the fish exhibited ich and all kinds of other things and yet, I haven't lost anything to disease.

Now I probably have 45 healthy fish none of which were medicated, quarantined or sung to without one loss. My "luck" is unfathomable.

Even on my tangs or other Ich magnets.

I am going to go and call retired Supermodels to see if any of them want to come here to help me look at my tank. Maybe they have better eyesight and can see ich, velvet of Broknella or whatever it is called. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:
 

WHEN REEFING GETS TOUGH, WHAT KEEPS YOU MOST INVESTED?

  • My livestock depends on me, so I keep showing up for them

    Votes: 14 58.3%
  • I look for small signs that things are improving

    Votes: 3 12.5%
  • I want to figure out what’s going wrong

    Votes: 1 4.2%
  • I remind myself that rough stretches will pass...just keep reefing

    Votes: 3 12.5%
  • I lean on other reefers for advice or encouragement

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • I simplify, step back from tinkering, and give the tank time

    Votes: 2 8.3%
  • Honestly, sometimes I wonder if I want to keep going

    Votes: 1 4.2%
  • Other (Post in the comments)

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