230 Ohio reef tank
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tjsailosullivan
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Finally got my algae issue back under control (knock on wood) guess it just had to ride its course. Added a new friend (Red Sea Sailfin) thanks to John over at at Marine Solutions. I couldn't pass this one up. Just a few shots today of my new friend and of some of my favorite pieces.
marinelife
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Congrats on retirement and the tank is looking great!
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Reefing is my middle name
Happy Veterans Day TJ.
tjsailosullivan
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Reefing is my middle name
Tank is looking super. Thanks for the amazing video. Do you have any shrimp with the red coris wrasse and how is he playing?
marinelife
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Tank is looking great!!
tjsailosullivan
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Thanks Wayne, unfortunately no shrimp. Would love to have a cleaner shrimp. To nervous to attempt. Wonder if anyone has had success with wrasse and shrimp?
tjsailosullivan
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Thanks. You should try and swing by sometime. Gonna switch the Halides out in Jan with the Atlantic V2.
marinelife
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I will have to come check that out!
I have 3 cleaner shrimp with my wrasse, no problems at all.
I have 3 cleaner shrimp with my wrasse, no problems at all.
tjsailosullivan
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Tonights photo with just the 2 LED strips on (1 Reefbrite XHO 48" and Buildmy LED 48")
david00061
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Tank is looking great
tjsailosullivan
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Thanks David, btw congratulations on your tank article in Reef Hobbyist Magazine. Your tank is beautiful and quite an inspiration.
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Reefing is my middle name
Man your tank is glowing. Sweeeeeeeeeet.
SantaMonica
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A great glowing retirement
tjsailosullivan
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Wayne,
I had to put this to the test. Bought to cleaner shrimp yesterday and they still seem to be alive (24 hrs) I was a bit nervous, would of been an expensive snack.
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Reefing is my middle name
Wayne,
I had to put this to the test. Bought to cleaner shrimp yesterday and they still seem to be alive (24 hrs) I was a bit nervous, would of been an expensive snack.
I was told that they should know their purpose in the ocean. I can't tell you how many tv specials where cleaner shrimp were cleaning groupers, eels, and other fish that's suppose to be dinner to them. But I also was told that if they were established in the tank first that they were safer in that environment. But every case is different.
dave.m
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Not all fish are used to cleaners. Cleaner shrimp have to have a place they can hide in and feel safe before they start to come out. Then they will tentatively start running their antennae over any fish that comes near. You will often see fish that aren't used to their touch bolting away in shock at first. Eventually a fish will allow itself to be lulled by the touch of the shrimp's antennae and cleaning soon follows. When the cleaning activity becomes too painful the fish will move away.
Same for cleaner wrasses. They use their pelvic fins to continually "tickle" their target fish until it relents and allows them to clean. That's where those films of cleaner fish inside a larger fish's mouth come from. The cleaner continually tickles with the pelvic fins so the larger fish will stay zoned out and not chomp on them.
Dave.M
Same for cleaner wrasses. They use their pelvic fins to continually "tickle" their target fish until it relents and allows them to clean. That's where those films of cleaner fish inside a larger fish's mouth come from. The cleaner continually tickles with the pelvic fins so the larger fish will stay zoned out and not chomp on them.
Dave.M
