The Rumor Mill for IM20

[Crabby48]

This tank was a gift from a great friend for my bedroom. The scape I’m thinking about as I slowly set get it ready for water.

I have a few nice mini maxi and RFA’s and plan on shrimp and crabs. The focus will be an @OrchidMiss BTA with a pair of clowns. I may fill with select Goni and torches.

IM 20
Xr15 gen6 pro
Mp10

 

[OrchidMiss]

 

[OrchidMiss]

Excited to see everything in the tank!
The mini maxis are going to look amazing in there with some cute crustaceans dancing away

 

[Mhamilton0911]

I loved sexy shrimp. I had a group but then added a tube anenome and they slowly disappeared.

 

[kevgib67]

I loved sexy shrimp. I had a group but then added a tube anenome and they slowly disappeared.

I love sexy shrimp but the same I put them in for my RFAs and there number slowly dwindled to zero.

 

[Crabby48]

I loved sexy shrimp. I had a group but then added a tube anenome and they slowly disappeared.

I love sexy shrimp but the same I put them in for my RFAs and there number slowly dwindled to zero.

That’s sad they disappeared. So many critters I always wanted to keep but couldn’t with a wrasse dominant tank

 

[Mhamilton0911]

I'll definitely try again. Those small shrimpies are very fun to watch!

But I did have 2 rfas in there too, I wonder if they were also snacking.....

 

[Crabby48]

I'll definitely try again. Those small shrimpies are very fun to watch!

But I did have 2 rfas in there too, I wonder if they were also snacking.....

Shrimp are tasty! They are so tiny I wouldn’t be surprised if a RFA gets a snack sometimes. So many things I can see snacking on them.

 

[Mhamilton0911]

I love 'em so much I also made a towel. Not yet available on my Etsy, but the design is technically available....

 

[JoJosReef]

That’s sad they disappeared. So many critters I always wanted to keep but couldn’t with a wrasse dominant tank

I have one sexy that the Yellow wrasse and the leopard wrasse have left alone so far! It rarely strays far from its RFA, though.

 

[Crabby48]

I love 'em so much I also made a towel. Not yet available on my Etsy, but the design is technically available....

Towel is adorable!

I have one sexy that the Yellow wrasse and the leopard wrasse have left alone so far! It rarely strays far from its RFA, though.

If they are fed well most more laid back wrasse will leave them alone if shrimp stay in there home. Bigger more mature can be little risky your two should behave

 

[JoJosReef]

Towel is adorable!


If they are fed well most more laid back wrasse will leave them alone if shrimp stay in there home. Bigger more mature can be little risky your two should behave

I'm trying to get them about 7 feedings per day during the work week. They get their liquid food pumped in 4x per day and inbetween I like to put the pumps on feed mode and sprinkle in small TDO pellets along with phtyo/oysterfeast/ROE (~3x per day). It's the weekends I worry about since I'm not adding the extra feedings--always come in Mondays checking that everyone's alive!

 

[Crabby48]

I'm trying to get them about 7 feedings per day during the work week. They get their liquid food pumped in 4x per day and inbetween I like to put the pumps on feed mode and sprinkle in small TDO pellets along with phtyo/oysterfeast/ROE (~3x per day). It's the weekends I worry about since I'm not adding the extra feedings--always come in Mondays checking that everyone's alive!

That’s a lot of feedings. Mine get crammed in last few hours at night. Weekends sometimes I catch up or they go without food. I’ll dinged up wrasse if they miss a feeding or two.

 

[JoJosReef]

That’s a lot of feedings. Mine get crammed in last few hours at night. Weekends sometimes I catch up or they go without food. I’ll dinged up wrasse if they miss a feeding or two.

The feedings aren't too big and my nitrates are all but nonexistent, so when I'm here I don't mind spoiling them. Also, Italian family. No hungry mouths allowed.

 

[Crabby48]

The feedings aren't too big and my nitrates are all but nonexistent, so when I'm here I don't mind spoiling them. Also, Italian family. No hungry mouths allowed.

My best friend growing up was Italian and know all about how they feed lol. You feed a lot of pellets or more frozen. Wish my struggles were low nutrients.

 

[JoJosReef]

My best friend growing up was Italian and know all about how they feed lol. You feed a lot of pellets or more frozen. Wish my struggles were low nutrients.

Mostly refrigerated food, actually. Reef Nutrition stuff: ROE, PacPods, ArctiPods, PhytoFeast (corals) and OysterFeast (corals). I think they dump less nutrients in the tank water since they are intact--freeze/thawing ruptures cells and releases all their "guts"--but that could just be my mind making up stuff. I add TDO pellets to taste and sometimes freeze dried calanus.

 

[Crabby48]

Some Rfa’s are mine the others are @OrchidMiss. I have a few in my big display and the plan is only the ones I like the most go in the IM20. While visiting I took a few pictures.

 

[JoJosReef]

Felicia looks like she's firing a warning shot.

Some Rfa’s are mine the others are @OrchidMiss. I have a few in my big display and the plan is only the ones I like the most go in the IM20. While visiting I took a few pictures.

 

[Crabby48]

Felicia looks like she's firing a warning shot.

She loves me. We are friends. I whisper sweet things in her ear and give her snacks. Works every time!

 

[OrchidMiss]

When's the water going in?