aggressive lagoon
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They will also turn into a cleanup crew elimination team.
happyclam
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Amazing tank! I see real TOTM potential in this tank, just by the sheer beauty but also how simple it is compared to most tanks (very much like the Eng system)
Also one quick question: what did you think of the 17 damsels when you had them? How did they socialize with each other (ie: agressive, territorial, schoaled)? These are C. Parasema right?
Also one quick question: what did you think of the 17 damsels when you had them? How did they socialize with each other (ie: agressive, territorial, schoaled)? These are C. Parasema right?
hobogato
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thanks for the compliments
sorry, not sure of the exact species i had. they were the fiji blue and yellow tail blue as well as some solid yellow ones that were sold as "assorted" they were amazing to watch in such a big group. when i first added them, they did school most of the time, but within a week they had territories worked out and only grouped up when they thought food was coming. they really didnt fight unless someone trespassed, but that was minimal since there was plenty of space for them. i do miss them a bit still.
sorry, not sure of the exact species i had. they were the fiji blue and yellow tail blue as well as some solid yellow ones that were sold as "assorted" they were amazing to watch in such a big group. when i first added them, they did school most of the time, but within a week they had territories worked out and only grouped up when they thought food was coming. they really didnt fight unless someone trespassed, but that was minimal since there was plenty of space for them. i do miss them a bit still.
ThunderTang
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Very nice looking tank!
Snafu-2112
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So, is most of the light still coming from the solartubes?
hobogato
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the light coming to the tank thru the tubes is increasing now but not as bright as it will be during the middle of summer. i still have 216 watts of t5 to supplement it. right now i am running two blue bulbs and two 12K bulbs, but i will likely go to all blue bulbs in the middle of the summer.
hobogato
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thanks s.
took a few pics this evening. i think i have the fish list where i want it with:
volitans lion
radiata lion
fu manchu lion
blackfoot lion
zebra moray
red coris
copperband
6 line wrasse
tusk
radiant wrasse
yellow coris
first, the radiata
the volitans
first territorial discussion
tusk
linkia
urchin
corkscrew gorgonians
the blackfoot (bluefin)
from the top
i picked up this fish not knowing about it specifically - just applying what i already knew in general about keeping lions since i have had them on and off for a long time. after researching, i realize that i will be lucky to keep him very long, but keep your fingers crossed for the little one, he seems to be doing well so far.
took a few pics this evening. i think i have the fish list where i want it with:
volitans lion
radiata lion
fu manchu lion
blackfoot lion
zebra moray
red coris
copperband
6 line wrasse
tusk
radiant wrasse
yellow coris
first, the radiata
the volitans
first territorial discussion
tusk
linkia
urchin
corkscrew gorgonians
the blackfoot (bluefin)
from the top
i picked up this fish not knowing about it specifically - just applying what i already knew in general about keeping lions since i have had them on and off for a long time. after researching, i realize that i will be lucky to keep him very long, but keep your fingers crossed for the little one, he seems to be doing well so far.
yukonblizzard
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BEAUTIFUL! Great job man! Love the variety of life in the tank :thumbsup:
motortrendz
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wow, gorgous tank!!
SaltReefer
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Just found this thread today! Read through the whole thing and I must say it is amazing!
hobogato
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thanks for all of the comments
i was already a tad worried about the bluefin lion because he is always just flat on the bottom. but, in the research i did, they are usually found this way in the wild, sometimes even partially buried in the muck. his colors also seemed very faded compared to what they should be. well, last night, i had to get up in the middle of the night for something and when i turned the lights on, he was swimming all over the tank and had the most vivid coloration! i will try to get a pic one night if i can, but it seems he is doing well.
the fu manchu settled in a verry viewable place last night, so i was able to get better pics of it this morning. it had some scuffs around its head when i firs got it, but those have disappeared now and it is looking nice and fat too.
pardon the flash, i would have cropped it out, but i wanted to include the eel since he was begging for food already
here is another one of just the lion
i was already a tad worried about the bluefin lion because he is always just flat on the bottom. but, in the research i did, they are usually found this way in the wild, sometimes even partially buried in the muck. his colors also seemed very faded compared to what they should be. well, last night, i had to get up in the middle of the night for something and when i turned the lights on, he was swimming all over the tank and had the most vivid coloration! i will try to get a pic one night if i can, but it seems he is doing well.
the fu manchu settled in a verry viewable place last night, so i was able to get better pics of it this morning. it had some scuffs around its head when i firs got it, but those have disappeared now and it is looking nice and fat too.
pardon the flash, i would have cropped it out, but i wanted to include the eel since he was begging for food already
here is another one of just the lion
namxas
Things With Stings R Us!
Ace,
i didn't know you have a bluefin...what temp are you keeping your tank at? how long have you had it?
we've been running our bluefin tank at 66*F, and have had our specimen a bit over 2 mos. it's a gorgeous fish...one of my faves. it is stick-trained, but isn't a super aggressive feeder. it will also take mysis and BS+ from the water column. if nobody is within sight, it rests on the substrate, but if it sees us, it's up and begging.
IMHO, i dunno how long i'd keep it with a volitans tho...they don't get very large. however, if they grow up together, they might be OK.
i didn't know you have a bluefin...what temp are you keeping your tank at? how long have you had it?
we've been running our bluefin tank at 66*F, and have had our specimen a bit over 2 mos. it's a gorgeous fish...one of my faves. it is stick-trained, but isn't a super aggressive feeder. it will also take mysis and BS+ from the water column. if nobody is within sight, it rests on the substrate, but if it sees us, it's up and begging.
IMHO, i dunno how long i'd keep it with a volitans tho...they don't get very large. however, if they grow up together, they might be OK.
hobogato
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yeah, i got it before i knew of their specific care requirements (just assumed they were like other lions - boy was that wrong huh). the tank stays around 75F since the lighting is minimal and the closed loop is an external pump. i have watched it during feeding and it seems a little interested in mysids, but it does take big gulps when i feed freshly hatched artemia every night. i dont know it is irritated by them in the water or if it is actually eating the tiny little things. it has been in the tank a little over a week.
the volitans and the radiata are both around 4" long, and the bluefin is about 3" long, so hopefully they will be ok as they grow up together, like you said
the volitans and the radiata are both around 4" long, and the bluefin is about 3" long, so hopefully they will be ok as they grow up together, like you said
namxas
Things With Stings R Us!
IME, if the fish is small enuff they LOVE pods. when we moved some of our smaller scorps into a tank that had previously been home to a full-grown volitans and a Rhinopias, they had a field day with the pod population.
75*F isn't horrible, as it seems that most of the bluefins are coming from Cebu, and the water they're collected in tends to run 72*F-75*F.
75*F isn't horrible, as it seems that most of the bluefins are coming from Cebu, and the water they're collected in tends to run 72*F-75*F.
