Reef Junkie
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Oh man, that sucks bro. Nothing like losing a fish to an overflow. What you can do is put a short PVC coupling in the drain side so if it happens again, the fish will have some water to swim in.
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dougwilliams
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I'm embarassed to say I lost a true perc, yellow watchman and purple queen anthias to my drain and filter sock. I had a standpipe drain and at one point had some nylon mesh in there to prevent losses - took it out cause it kep clogging with cyano. So I got rid of that and put the filter sock at the end of the drain. The anthias and clown I could see swimming up that high - but I question why the goby was all the way up there???
dougwilliams
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Chuck- thats my plan exactly. I'm in there all teh time, I'll just grab some next time, I'll need more anyway for future expansion plans. Thanks for the offer though. PS- you want to complete our purchase? Wait? Up to you - I'm up for anything...
dougwilliams
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brad clean out your mailbox
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Crabs will eat anything dead,doubt very much it caught the anthias
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Just like bobbing for apples - except with crabs, it'll never expect that...
Reef Junkie
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Octavio,
This coming from a guy that has to go to PA to win a photo prize of a starfish. You obviously missed the sale. And then Chris, the Roomba king.
Liana, a glass jar, maybe the size of a jelly jar would work.
right before the lights go out, tie a large piece of food to a rock and put it in the jar. Place the jar where you think the crab is. It should be there in the morning. It'll get in, but not out. Just be sure to position the jar so the crab can get in it easily. Don't use plastic.
This coming from a guy that has to go to PA to win a photo prize of a starfish. You obviously missed the sale. And then Chris, the Roomba king.
Liana, a glass jar, maybe the size of a jelly jar would work.
right before the lights go out, tie a large piece of food to a rock and put it in the jar. Place the jar where you think the crab is. It should be there in the morning. It'll get in, but not out. Just be sure to position the jar so the crab can get in it easily. Don't use plastic.
Reef Junkie
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Frayed fins, not a good sign. Might be from stress.
What are your param in the tank? Is your ph stable? With these crabs, if the fish were close enough to get grabbed (even a little bit) they would most likely be crab food. It's not unlikely that the crab is eating them, but it might not be what's killing them.
Test your alk, if it's not at 3.5 or higher, you might get dips in your ph at night. That would certainly cause stress on your little fish.
Do you run a refugium with reverse photoperiod? that would also help keep your ph stable.
What are your param in the tank? Is your ph stable? With these crabs, if the fish were close enough to get grabbed (even a little bit) they would most likely be crab food. It's not unlikely that the crab is eating them, but it might not be what's killing them.
Test your alk, if it's not at 3.5 or higher, you might get dips in your ph at night. That would certainly cause stress on your little fish.
Do you run a refugium with reverse photoperiod? that would also help keep your ph stable.
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