Turtle's Fairy Tale

[Katrina71]

My clown recently tried 2 murder 2 plate corals in my tank. They are finally starting to recover after 4 weeks. She decided she wanted to nest in the sand under her Duncan.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

My clown recently tried 2 murder 2 plate corals in my tank. They are finally starting to recover after 4 weeks. She decided she wanted to nest in the sand under her Duncan.

My clowns will keep the sand clear from the base of their trachy. They do what I call "swimming in place" and wag their tails in the sand. Blows sand everywhere but keeps their trachy clean.

 

[Magellan]

My clown recently tried 2 murder 2 plate corals in my tank. They are finally starting to recover after 4 weeks. She decided she wanted to nest in the sand under her Duncan.

Clowns are strange ;Dead

 

[SashimiTurtle]

jeez! I bet those fish never went hungry though ;)

Angels and butterfly never needed nori. The wrasse and the goby didnt seem to care for it. The shag part would come off easily with a magnet scraper. Have to manually remove the base tho with a razor blade and elbow grease.

 

[Magellan]

Angels and butterfly never needed nori. The wrasse and the goby didnt seem to care for it. The shag part would come off easily with a magnet scraper. Have to manually remove the base tho with a razor blade and elbow grease.

I meant because she must have been feeding a lot! I wish I could use a razor blade, or anything more serious than this little mag float or a credit card. Acrylic has its advantages, but disadvantages too :/

 

[SashimiTurtle]

We got corals! Actually, we got corals almost a month ago but Brian over at Jamrock Corals has been keeping them safe for us until the holidays had passed, and then work schedule didnt line up last week and we had some bad storms over the weekend and beginning of this week.... but they are here!!! Everything looks super healthy and pest free as always with Jamrock.

JRC Blood Moon favia

JRC Nuclear Core acan

Purple birds nest

Purple stylo

Everything is glued to rock and was actually looking pretty happy after I left.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

I meant because she must have been feeding a lot! I wish I could use a razor blade, or anything more serious than this little mag float or a credit card. Acrylic has its advantages, but disadvantages too :/

Heavy feeding and only a skimmer for nutrient export. No water changes in 9 months. I'd test phosphates, but it would probably blow up my Hanna.

 

[Magellan]

We got corals! Actually, we got corals almost a month ago but Brian over at Jamrock Corals has been keeping them safe for us until the holidays had passed, and then work schedule didnt line up last week and we had some bad storms over the weekend and beginning of this week.... but they are here!!! Everything looks super healthy and pest free as always with Jamrock.

JRC Blood Moon favia

JRC Nuclear Core acan

Purple birds nest

Purple stylo

Everything is glued to rock and was actually looking pretty happy after I left.

So jealous of your acan collection o_O

 

[SashimiTurtle]

So jealous of your acan collection o_O

Dont be too jealous right now. All but the brand new one look like heck. Algae covered skeletons with receded polyps. Ordering some CUC soon and the angels are gone, so hopefully they bounce back. Just had to pay $300 at the vet so maybe next month for the CUC... come on W2!

 

[Magellan]

Dont be too jealous right now. All but the brand new one look like heck. Algae covered skeletons with receded polyps. Ordering some CUC soon and the angels are gone, so hopefully they bounce back. Just had to pay $300 at the vet so maybe next month for the CUC... come on W2!

Everything ok with the doggo?

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Everything ok with the doggo?

Yep, for the most part. Daisy was HW+ when the wife rescued her. Shes been on iverheart per vet recommendation for about two years now steady and she developed a cough this week. Not a wet cough like heartworms causes but a dry hacking cough that ends in her sounding like she wants to throw up. Sounded JUST like kennel cough to me. She was due for her annual check up anyway, so the wife took her after she got home from work. Vet says the HW are finally dying off and the toxins they release are causing a mild form of doggo pneumonia. There is a medicine that you can give them to kill off the heartworms at once, but it's like flatworm exit(probably the same stuff, heartworm medicine is paraziquantel. It's hard on the dog because all the worms die at once and they all release toxins poisoning the dog's blood.) Her heart still sounds good and she hasn't been acting like she doesnt feel good and still has great energy and appetite.

6 months of iverheart for two doggos, 3 months of bravecto for two doggos, anual checkup, vaccinations and a steroid shot and antibiotics for Daisy... $320 something later and... pets are expensive.

Oh, we got her DNA test back too! Shes 37% chow, 12% collie, 12% boxer(dont see it) and 37% "hearding group." I see chow and collie.

 

[Magellan]

Yep, for the most part. Daisy was HW+ when the wife rescued her. Shes been on iverheart per vet recommendation for about two years now steady and she developed a cough this week. Not a wet cough like heartworms causes but a dry hacking cough that ends in her sounding like she wants to throw up. Sounded JUST like kennel cough to me. She was due for her annual check up anyway, so the wife took her after she got home from work. Vet says the HW are finally dying off and the toxins they release are causing a mild form of doggo pneumonia. There is a medicine that you can give them to kill off the heartworms at once, but it's like flatworm exit(probably the same stuff, heartworm medicine is paraziquantel. It's hard on the dog because all the worms die at once and they all release toxins poisoning the dog's blood.) Her heart still sounds good and she hasn't been acting like she doesnt feel good and still has great energy and appetite.

6 months of iverheart for two doggos, 3 months of bravecto for two doggos, anual checkup, vaccinations and a steroid shot and antibiotics for Daisy... $320 something later and... pets are expensive.

Oh, we got her DNA test back too! Shes 37% chow, 12% collie, 12% boxer(dont see it) and 37% "hearding group." I see chow and collie.

100% sweetie!

glad she’s ok. Usually if they are eating fine, they are fine. we have insurance for Neo (he has better health coverage than I do!) it’s really cheap and covers 90% of medications and procedures...came in really handy when he had to have surgery! (Dumb dog swallowed an entire sock and it got lodged)

 

[That Crusso Kid]

Clowns are strange ;Dead

 

[SashimiTurtle]

100% sweetie!

glad she’s ok. Usually if they are eating fine, they are fine. we have insurance for Neo (he has better health coverage than I do!) it’s really cheap and covers 90% of medications and procedures...came in really handy when he had to have surgery! (Dumb dog swallowed an entire sock and it got lodged)

Oh shes a super sweet doggo... very loving, goes absolutely ballistic wanting hugs when I get home from work. She puts her paws around my waist and sticks her head against my stomach.

 

[Magellan]

;Hilarious ;Hilarious ;Hilarious

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Speaking of getting rid of all the wifes pretty fishies... I told her she can pick out some fish to replace hers and showed her the reef safe wrasse selection on live aquaria. Mostly fairy and flashers with some leopards... she wants a fijian exquisite fairy wrasse... now to locate one that I dont think will have velvet.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Yall remember what I said about Daisy going fool when I get home?

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Trachy is a little more inflated, definitely has some soft tissue damage but I don't think theres anything permanent as of yet. I'll keep a close eye on it in case.

 

[Katrina71]

I would expect a full recovery.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

I would expect a full recovery.

That's what I'm hoping for, that coral is irreplaceable.